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The harbour is operated by the Port of Helsinki. It has two passenger terminals: West Terminal 1 (Finnish: Länsiterminaali 1, Swedish: Västra terminalen 1) and West Terminal 2, which opened in February 2017. West Terminal 1 is used mainly by passenger ships from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg.
In 2017, the Port of Helsinki acquired a majority stake in the Port of Loviisa, situated some 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Helsinki. [6] The port is owned by the city of Helsinki and operated by Port of Helsinki Ltd. The current port traffic volumes and urban population categorize Helsinki as a Large-Port City [7]
The harbour, located in the suburb of Vuosaari in East Helsinki, handles goods traffic for the Greater Helsinki region, while passenger services remain in Helsinki city centre. Vuosaari Harbour has assumed the operations of two container harbours, West Harbour in the city centre and Sörnäinen Harbour , and will eventually also replace the oil ...
Port Alternative name Region Passengers millions [a] Cargo million tons [b] Hamina-Kotka: Gulf of Finland: 15.1 Hanko: Gulf of Finland: 4.8 Helsinki: Gulf of Finland: 12.6: 14.6 Ingå: Gulf of Finland: 1.9 Jakobstad: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.1 Kaskinen: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.1 Kemi: Ajos: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.9 Kilpilahti: Sköldvik: Gulf of Finland: 21.4 ...
Katajanokka Terminal (Finnish: Katajanokan terminaali, Swedish: Skatuddens terminal) is a ferry terminal located in Katajanokka, in the Southern Harbor of Helsinki, Finland. The shipping company Viking Line operates scheduled services from the terminal to Stockholm and Tallinn .
The Olympia Terminal (Finnish: Olympiaterminaali, Swedish: Olympiaterminalen) is a dock in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by the Hytönen-Luukkonen architects bureau and opened for the 1952 Summer Olympics. Today, the terminal has a regular connection to Stockholm, acting as Silja Line's Helsinki terminal. Over 1.5 ...
The largest general port is Port of Hamina-Kotka. Port of Helsinki is the busiest passenger harbour, and it also has significant cargo traffic. [24] By cargo tons, the five busiest ports are Hamina-Kotka, Helsinki, Rauma, Kilpilahti and Naantali. [25] Icebreakers keep 23 ports open for traffic even in winter.
Aerial view of Eteläsatama, Helsinki Eteläsatama seen from the south with Helsinki Cathedral visible in the background. South Harbour (Finnish: Eteläsatama, Swedish: Södra hamnen) is a bay and harbour area immediately next to the centre of the city of Helsinki, Finland. 4.7 million passengers in liner traffic and some 37 000 international cruise passengers travel through it every year.