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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 ...
In addition to sea transportation, the Company provides port services in Finland in Helsinki and Turku. Finnlines’ roll-on/roll-off services cover the Finnish ports of Hanko, Helsinki, Kotka, Turku and Uusikaupunki, offering connections with Estonian, Polish, German, Danish, British, Dutch, Belgian and Spanish ports.
The agreement was later expanded to include the port of Turku. 6 September 1940 The troop transfer treaty between Finland and the Soviet Union is signed: The Soviet Union can use rail lines from the Soviet border to Hanko. Only three trains are allowed to be simultaneously in Finland. April 1941
This list of ports in Finland includes the largest cargo and passenger sea ports in Finland by international transport volumes. [1] It excludes individual harbours (such as Vuosaari Harbour , part of the Port of Helsinki), military bases, marinas and inland waterway ports (such as the Port of Lappeenranta ).
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.
SS Arcturus was a passenger ship of the Finland Steamship Company operating primarily on the route between Hanko, Finland and Hull, England via Copenhagen, Denmark. Gourlay Brothers of Dundee, Scotland built Arcturus, launching her on 1 October 1898 and completing her that December.