Vuosaari Harbour
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Vuosaari Harbour (Vuosaaren satama in
seaport facility in Helsinki, Finland, opened in November 2008. Its gatehouse is also currently the 25th tallest building in Finland
.
The harbour, located in the suburb of
Greater Helsinki region, while passenger services remain in Helsinki city centre. Vuosaari Harbour has assumed the operations of two container harbours, West Harbour in the city centre and Sörnäinen Harbour, and will eventually also replace the oil harbour in Laajasalo. In addition, the railway depot in Pasila
currently used by goods transport will be moved northwards. These processes release land for commercial and residential redevelopment.
The harbour has a total land area of 150
Ring III
to the new seaport and a new railway line to be used for transporting goods in and out of the harbour.
The Vuosaari harbour was built on the site of the former Vuosaari shipyard.
External links
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- Port of Helsinki: Vuosaari Harbour
- Vuosaari Harbour project
- Plans for the redevelopment of the harbour areas at the Helsinki City Planning Department's projects website:
- Kruunuvuorenranta (the oil harbour)
- Länsisatama (West Harbour)
- Sörnäistenranta-Hermanninranta (Kalasatama)