Port of Helsinki
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Port of Helsinki 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.
Helsinki
Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is...
and is Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
'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 HarbourVuosaari HarbourVuosaari Harbour is a seaport facility in Helsinki, Finland, opened in November 2008....
: 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 2009 to 2012 are:- Mikko Kortelainen (National Coalition Party), chairman
- Olli Aalto (Green LeagueGreen LeagueThe Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
), deputy chairman - Michel B. Berner (National Coalition Party)
- Tiina Taivaloja(National Coalition Party)
- Ritva Laitinen (Green LeagueGreen LeagueThe Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
) - Ulla-maija Rajakangas (Social Democratic Party of FinlandSocial Democratic Party of FinlandThe Social Democratic Party of Finland is one of the three major political parties in Finland, along with the Centre Party and the National Coalition Party. Jutta Urpilainen is the current SDP leader. The party has been in the Finnish government cabinet for long periods and has set many...
) - Johanna Hautakorpi(Green LeagueGreen LeagueThe Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
) - Laura Kolbe (Centre Party of Finland)
- Markus Kalliola (Christian Democrats)
- Olli Salin (Communist Party of FinlandCommunist Party of FinlandThe Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
) - Annika Andersson (Green LeagueGreen LeagueThe Green League is a centrist green liberal political party in Finland. It has ten seats in the Finnish Parliament and two in the European Parliament. The current chairperson is Ville Niinistö....
), representing the city council