Shipping Companies' House Flags (Finland), P-Z

image by Jarig Bakker, 10 February 2006
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Lepsama - per hoist diagonal white over red; over all "S&H". (I guess Lepsama is a typo for Lepsala)
Jarig Bakker, 10 February 2006

Silja Line

A consortium of Finska Angfartygs A/B, Rederi A/B Bore and Rederi A/B Svea. According to Lloyds Silja Line O/Y was formed in 1957 and appears in the early days as Siljavarustamo-A/B Siljarederiet O/Y and then Siljavarustamo-A/B Siljarederiet O/Y. From the cap badges in the Collectors Corner site it seems that the early flag was of conventional mode of white and a very broad blue horizontal band bearing a white cross throughout in turn surmounted by an undefined white circle charged with a blue "S"

From Brown 1995 [lgr95] showing the, what I take is, seal head but as a black outline on white and facing the hoist which fits in with the funnel markings. A possibility for Al's flag, failing an actual sighting to disprove it, is that it is likely to be for use as a shore flag only, it being a common ploy for those with names on them to be so used.
Neale Rosanoski, 2 December 2003

Suomen Petrooli O/Y

image by Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Helsinki, Canadian style White-Blue-White; in the center a white octagon, with inner red outlined octagon; red "SP".
Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005

Established 1932 and affiliated with Teboil, Suomen Petrooli is responsible for oil acquisition. Both companies are being/have been acquired by the Rusian company Lukoil.
Phil Nelson, 25 December 2005

United Owners Company

United Owners Company, Mariehamn, Aland islands, Finland - ship: Stavos

White swallowtail with a narrow blue horizontal line at 1/3 off the bottom, interrupted by a white shamrock bordered blue, and at hoist and fly blue capitals UO.

Source: Flagchart Vlaggen in de haven van Amsterdam (flags in the harbour of Amsterdam), no date
Jarig Bakker, 7 July 2004

Vaasan Laivat o/y

image by Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of Shipping Companies of the World [lgr95]

Vaasa - white flag, blue disk interrupted by 7 horizontal white stripes; in bottom white flying bird.
Jarig Bakker, 5 December 2005

Vasa-Umeå AB

On vasabatarna.se (closer image here) you can see a flag of the historical Finnish shipping company Vasa-Umeå AB, which used to operate ships going between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden (also Vaasa-Sundsvall and Pori-Sundsvall).
Elias Granqvist, 17 May 2006

Waldemar Hoglund - Rederi A/B Nordfart

Wasa Nordsjö Ångbåts Akt. Bolag

image by Jarig Bakker
Source: Brown's Flags and Funnels of British and Foreign Steamship Companies [wed26]

White flag, blue cross; in all quarters blue "WNAB".
Jarig Bakker, 21 December 2004