Port of Helsinki
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, with diverse services to Tallinn, Stockholm, Travemünde, Rostock, Gdynia and St. Petersburg.
Harbours
The Port of Helsinki oversees three harbours:
- South Harbour: focus on passenger traffic, also cargo traffic
- West Harbour: passenger and cargo traffic
- Vuosaari Harbour: the main cargo port, also passenger traffic
- Sörnäinen Harbour: cargo traffic (not in use since 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
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