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Port of Helsinki (Finnish: Helsingin Satama, Swedish: Helsingfors Hamn) is owned by the city of Helsinki and is Finland's main port, specialized in unitized cargo services for Finnish companies engaged in foreign trade. Helsinki is also the busiest passenger port in Finland and fourth busiest in Europe, with diverse services to Tallinn, Stockholm, Travemünde, Rostock, Gdynia and St. Petersburg.

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Harbours

The Port of Helsinki oversees three harbours:

  • South Harbour: passenger traffic (formerly cargo traffic, moved to West Harbour and Sörnäinen Harbour in 1980's)
  • West Harbour: passenger traffic (formerly cargo traffic, moved to Vuosaari Harbour in 2008)
  • Vuosaari Harbour: the cargo port, also passenger traffic

    • Former

  • Sörnäinen Harbour: formerly cargo traffic, closed and moved to Vuosaari Harbour in 2008

    • Harbour Board

    The members of the Harbour Board from 2013 to 2016 are:

  • Hannele Luukkainen (National Coalition Party), chairman
  • Seppo Kanerva (Finns Party), deputy chairman
  • Eija Terhen Saarinen (National Coalition Party)
  • Esko Riihelä (National Coalition Party)
  • Jan D. Oker-Blom (The Swedish People's Party of Finland)
  • Veijo Åberg (Green League)
  • Annika Andersson (Green League)
  • Sanna Rauhansalo(Centre Party of Finland)
  • Jyrki Lohi (Social Democratic Party of Finland)
  • Dan Koivulaakso (Left Alliance), representing the city council

    • References

    Port of Helsinki Wikipedia
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