The Port of Naantali ( fi, Naantalin satama, sv, Nådendal hamn) is a

port A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...

located in the south-west of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

, city of

Naantali Naantali (; sv, Nådendal) is a town in southwestern Finland, and, as a resort town during the summer, an important tourist centre of the country. The municipality has a population of (), and is located in the region of Southwest Finland, west ...

, where the mainland meets the beginning of the Turku archipelago. The port is among the largest in Finland in terms of passenger and cargo volume. The Port of Naantali's main volumes deriving from the liquid and dry bulk materials and ferry goods. The port consists of three parts: Main Harbour ( fi, Kantasatama), Luonnonmaa Harbour (which is located next to the

Turku Repair Yard sv, Åbo Reparationsvarv Ab , native_name_lang = , romanized_name = , former_name = , type = , traded_as = , ISIN = , industry = ship and boat repair and maintenance , genre = , fate = , predecessor = Wärtsilä Marine , succe ...

) and the Oil Harbour for

Neste Neste Oyj (international name: Neste Corporation; former names Neste Oil Corporation and Fortum Oil and Gas Oy) is an oil refining and marketing company located in Espoo, Finland. It produces, refines and markets oil products, provides engi ...

's Naantali

refinery A refinery is a production facility composed of a group of chemical engineering unit processes and unit operations refining certain materials or converting raw material into products of value. Types of refineries Different types of refineries ...

; all of which are managed by the Port of Naantali. At present, the port has both freight and passenger traffic and the connection from Naantali to

Kapellskär Kapellskär () is a port about north of Stockholm, in Sweden. It is located by the Baltic Sea, in Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County. Services The port is served by frequent passenger ferry services to Mariehamn, Åland, Finland, operated ...

in Sweden is operated by

Finnlines Finnlines Plc ( fi, Finnlines Oyj, sv, Finnlines Abp) is a shipping operator of ro-ro and passenger services in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea. It is a subsidiary of the Grimaldi Group. Finnlines’ sea transports are concentrated in the Bal ...

. The main entrance channel ''Naantalin väylä'' is 120 kilometres long and starts southern of Utö. Since 2009 it is cleared for vessels with drafts up to , after it got extended from 13 metres which had been in effect since 1986.

External links

Official website
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Naantali Buildings and structures in Southwest Finland