COMPANY
COMPANY
MERIANKKURI

Meriankkuri Oy is a shipping company owned by the Kankaala family, which owns nine ships. Meriankkuri directly owns three of the company’s fastest motor vessels. The company has two subsidiaries, LP Management Oy and Toppilan Möljä Oy. LP Management owns four steamships in Savonlinna. Toppilan Möljä owns the Alpo tug in Oulu and the company’s largest vessel, the 40-meter long Terwatoppila, in Helsinki. In addition, Toppilan Möljä is the owner of the steamship Rauha together with LP Management.
AFFILIATED COMPANIES:
- LP Management Oy 45%
- Toppilan Möljä Oy 30%
MERIANKKURI
Meriankkuri Oy is a shipping company owned by the Kankaala family, which owns nine ships. Meriankkuri owns directly three of the company’s fastest motor vessels. The company has two subsidiaries, LP Management Oy and Toppilan Möljä Oy. LP Management owns four steamships in Savonlinna. Toppilan Möljä owns the Alpo tug in Oulu and the company’s largest vessel, the 40-meter long Terwatoppila, in Skogby, Tammisaari. In addition, Toppilan Möljä is the owner of the steamship Rauha together with LP Management.
AFFILIATED COMPANIES:
- LP Management Oy 45%
- Toppilan Möljä Oy 30%


mARKKU KANKAALA
MANAGING DIRECTOR, STEAMSHIP FLEET OWNER
The founder of Meriankkuri Oy is Markku Kankaala, multi-entrepreneur from the town of Ii, northern Finland. Markku has always been interested in boats and boating. He has been on the sea already as a child, and has since owned boats all his adult life. He started to acquire more boats for different purposes, and in this way the activities expanded. The actual shipping operations started in 2018, when he acquired his first motor yacht Sunseeker Manhattan 60. Since then, the boats have changed several times and their number has increased to nine. The companies Meriankkuri Oy (formerly RukaTop Oy), LP Management Oy and Toppilan Möljä Oy were founded around boating. As the owner and outfitter of four steamships, Markku is entitled to use the title "steamship fleet owner".
HISTORY
From Rukatop to fleet owner - from the top of the fell to the sea
YEAR 2007
Rukatop villa was built on top of Ruka in 2007.
YEAR 2018
The Rukatop villa was sold and the company acquired its first ship, the Sunseeker Manhattan 60. That was when the direction turned to the future shipping company.
YEAR 2019
Meriankkuri Oy (formerly Rukatop Oy) acquired 45% of the steamship company LP Management Oy (VIP Cruise), which has four steamships.
YEAR 2020
Meriankkuri Oy bought 30% of Toppila Möljä Oy, which owns several different vessels.
YEAR 2021
The company acquired the motor yacht Fairline Squadron 62.
YEAR 2022
In the spring of 2022, Toppilan Möljä Oy acquired the M/S Isosaari (now M/S Terwatoppila) ship.
YEAR 2022
Toppilan Möljä Oy and LP Management Oy acquired together the oldest steamship in Finland, the tug S/S Rauha.
YEAR 2022
The company acquired the motor yacht Elegance 68.
YEAR 2023
The most recent purchase to the fleet is the motor vessel M/V Wetteri (Targa 27.2 GT) for connection vessel use.
YEAR 2007
Rukatop villa was built on top of Ruka in 2007.
YEAR 2018
The Rukatop villa was sold and the company acquired its first ship, the Sunseeker Manhattan 60. That was when the direction turned to the future shipping company.
YEAR 2019
Meriankkuri Oy (formerly Rukatop Oy) acquired 45% of the steamship company LP Management Oy (VIP Cruise), which has four steamships.
YEAR 2020
Meriankkuri Oy bought 30% of Toppila Möljä Oy, which owns several different vessels.
YEAR 2021
The company acquired the motor yacht Fairline Squadron 62.
YEAR 2022
In the spring of 2022, Toppilan Möljä Oy acquired the M/S Isosaari (now M/S Terwatoppila) ship.
YEAR 2022
Toppilan Möljä Oy and LP Management Oy acquired together the oldest steamship in Finland, the tug S/S Rauha.
YEAR 2022
The company acquired the motor yacht Elegance 68.
YEAR 2023
The most recent purchase to the fleet is the motor vessel M/V Wetteri (Targa 27.2 GT) for connection vessel use.

2007
Rukatop huvila rakennettiin Rukan huipulle vuonna 2007.

2018
Rukatop huvila myytiin ja yhtiö hankki ensimmäisen aluksensa Sunseeker Manhattan 60. Siitä alkoi tie kohti laivanvarustamoa.

2019
Meriankkuri Oy (entinen Rukatop Oy) hankki omistukseensa 45% LP Management Oy (VIP Cruise) höyrylaivayhtiöstä.

2020
Meriankkuri Oy osti 30% Toppilan Möljä Oy:sta, jolla on useita eri aluksia.

2021
Yhtiö osti moottorijahdin Fairline Squadron 62.

2022
Yhtiö osti moottorijahti Elegance 68:n.
Company
Meriankkuri Oy is a shipping company owned by the Kankaala family, whose ships operate all over Finland.

Contacts
- Markku Kankaala
- Managing Director
- markku@kankaala.fi
- +358 400 685719