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The Port of Hanko is a cargo port in the city of Hanko, on the south coast of Finland. Situated almost at the tip of the Hanko Peninsula , it is the southernmost of all Finnish ports. [ 2 ]
Hanko granite was exported worldwide, and was used in construction of the Ateneum, the Helsinki Central Station, and other iconic Helsinki buildings, as well as buildings in St. Petersburg and elsewhere. [14] [15] In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Hanko was the port of choice for emigrants leaving Finland for a new life in North ...
As a result of the Moscow Peace Treaty, Finland lost the city and port of Hanko to the Soviet Union. The port was used as a base by the Soviet Baltic Fleet from which they could dominate the Gulf of Finland. When the Continuation War broke out in 1941, Finnish forces besieged Hanko. The port in Hanko was within range of the heavy guns at Örö ...
Port Alternative name Region Passengers millions [a] Cargo million tons [b] Hamina-Kotka: Gulf of Finland: 15.1 Hanko: Gulf of Finland: 4.8 Helsinki: Gulf of Finland: 12.6: 14.6 Ingå: Gulf of Finland: 1.9 Jakobstad: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.1 Kaskinen: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.1 Kemi: Ajos: Gulf of Bothnia: 1.9 Kilpilahti: Sköldvik: Gulf of Finland: 21.4 ...
The Finnish national road 25 (Finnish: Valtatie 25, Hangonväylä; Swedish: Riksväg 25, Hangöleden) is the main route between the major cities of Hanko and Hyvinkää in southern Finland. It runs from Tulliniemi in Hanko to the Maisala in Mäntsälä , where it continues to Porvoo as the 2nd class main road 55 .
Port Country City/Cities Tons Containers TEU Passengers Number Year Number Year Number ... Port of Hanko Finland: Hanko: 4,115,439: 2023 [10] 53,524: 2023 [10] 13,679:
The town of Hanko is situated on the peninsula, as is the Port of Hanko. The Baltic Sea proper is demarcated by a line from the Hanko Peninsula to the northwesternmost point of mainland Estonia. The waters east of this line are considered the Gulf of Finland. Map of Hanko Peninsula Aerial view of Hanko Peninsula
Hanko is the southernmost town in Finland. Hanko has a seaport which, thanks to its location, can be used for the longest possible time during the sometimes very severe, and freezing, Finnish winters. Because all the other Finnish seaports might be frozen solid during the winter, there was an anticipation for a large amount freight transit traffic.