Katajanokka Terminal (, ) is a

ferry terminal A passenger terminal is a structure in a port which services passengers boarding and leaving water vessels such as ferry, ferries, cruise ships and ocean liners. Depending on the types of vessels serviced by the terminal, it may be named (for e ...

located in

Katajanokka Katajanokka (; ) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki, Finland, with around 4000 inhabitants in 2005. The district is located adjacent to the immediate downtown area, though in the first major town plan for Helsinki from the mid-18th century, the area ...

, in the Southern Harbor of

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. The shipping company

Viking Line Viking Line Abp is a Finland, Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferry, ferries and cruiseferry, cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland, Åland Islands, Sweden and Estonia. Viking Line shares are quoted on the Helsinki Stock Ex ...

operates scheduled services from the terminal to

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and

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. The terminal building was originally a customs warehouse, the harbour building K8. It was built in 1937 designed by the city architect Gunnar Taucher. The building was changed to a passenger terminal in 1977, when the '' Finnjet'' started traffic between Helsinki and

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. The work for the change was designed by the harbour architect Kari Unelius.Perustamissuunnitelma – Katajanokka – Katajanokan terminaali K8 – Muutokset 2008
Port of Helsinki 2006. Accessed on 23 June 2019. The terminal building has since been expanded many times, the latest time so far in 2008 with a new glass-walled expansion on the shore side, which was designed by architect Ari Bungers. The building is protected. Opposite the terminal entrance is the anchor of the

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n passenger ship ''Iezekiil'' which sank in 1855. The anchor was found by divers near

Suomenlinna Suomenlinna (), or Sveaborg (), is a sea fortress composed of eight islands, of which six have been fortified. Located about 4 km southeast of the city center of Helsinki, the capital of Finland, Suomenlinna is a popular destination for bot ...

in 1977.Vaheri-Hyvärinen-Saari
Hesekiel
Hylyt.net. Accessed on 23 June 2019. The terminal is served by the

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lines 5 and 4.

Ships serving the terminal

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Katajanokka Terminal at Viking Line

Katajanokka Terminal at Port of Helsinki
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