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Location:
Europe,
Finland, Helsinki
Category:
Harbour
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Description:
View of the market,
City
Hall, the Presidential Palace, the
green-domed Lutheran Cathedral
Location Information:
South
Harbour (Finnish: Eteläsatama,
Swedish: Södra hamnen) is a bay and
harbour area immediately next to the
centre of the city of Helsinki,
Finland. It is the largest passenger
harbour in Finland, and 5.4 million
passengers travel through it every
year. The most of the harbour's
traffic is to Stockholm, Sweden and
Tallinn, Estonia, and cruises. In
summertime, there is also much small
ship traffic.
The bay is bordered by the districts
of Katajanokka, Kaartinkaupunki,
Ullanlinna and Kaivopuisto. The
waterway leading to the South
Harbour is 9.6 metres deep. The most
critical point on the waterway is
the Kustaanmiekka strait, with a
width of 80 metres. The waterway has
a speed limit of 30 km/h, except for
the Katajanokka area, which has a
speed limit of 10 km/h.The
southernmost terminal is the Olympia
Terminal, built for the 1952 Summer
Olympics. It is used by the
cruiseferries of Silja Line. The
Olympia Quay pier next to it is 370
metres long and has a water depth of
7.5 to 8.8 metres.
On the Valkosaari island in front of
the Olympia Terminal is the home
port of Nyländska jaktklubben (NJK),
Helsinki's oldest yacht club, and a
restaurant. In summertime, there is
a regular ship connection to the
island from the south side of the
terminal.
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