Port of Helsinki


The Port of Helsinki is the busiest passenger port in the world and the main port for foreign trade in Finland.
For passenger traffic, the port operates regular liner connections to destinations such as Tallinn, Stockholm, Saint Petersburg and Travemünde, serving a total volume of 11.6 million passengers in 2018. Additionally, it is a popular destination for international cruise ships with 520,000 passenger arrivals in 2018. In terms of combined liner and cruise passengers, it overtook the Port of Dover in 2017 to become the busiest passenger port in the world.
As Finland's leading cargo port, a total of 14.7 million tonnes of goods were transported in 2018. The main export commodities are products for the forest industry, machinery and equipment, whereas in imports the most prominent product group are daily consumer goods.
The port is owned by the city of Helsinki and operated by Port of Helsinki Ltd.

Harbours

The Port of Helsinki consists of three active harbours.

South Harbour

The South Harbour is a bay and harbour area immediately next to the centre of the city of Helsinki. It offers liner traffic connections to Tallinn and Stockholm and also serves cruise ship traffic. The east side of the bay hosts the 810 m long Katajanokka Quay in Katajanokka.

West Harbour

The West Harbour is a passenger and cargo harbour in the Jätkäsaari district of Helsinki. Liner traffic connections operate to Tallinn and Saint Petersburg. The West Harbour area also includes the Munkkisaari Quay on the west side of neighbouring Munkkisaari, used by cruiseliners.

Vuosaari Harbour

is located in the suburb of Vuosaari and was opened in November 2008. It replaced the North Harbour and Laajasalo Oil Harbour and serves primarily container and Roll-on/roll-off traffic. Passenger services remain with the other two harbours in Helsinki city centre with the exception of a connection to Travemünde.