The Olympia Terminal ( fi, Olympiaterminaali, sv, Olympiaterminalen) is a

dock A dock (from Dutch language, Dutch ''dok'') is the area of water between or next to one or a group of human-made structures that are involved in the handling of boats or ships (usually on or near a shore) or such structures themselves. The ex ...

in the South Harbour of Helsinki, Finland. It was designed by the Hytönen- Luukkonen architects bureau and opened for the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

. Today, the terminal has a regular connection to

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, acting as Silja Line's Helsinki terminal. Over 1.5 million passengers travel through the Olympia Terminal annually. A currency exchange point, an ATM and a café are present in the building. Silja Line’s MS Silja Serenade and MS Silja Symphony operate daily to

’s Värtahamnen, departing at 17:00.

History

The ( en, Helsinki Marine Station), was opened on 16 July 1952, just before the Olympics. The building was designed by architects Aarre Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen. The first ship to use the new passenger pavilion was , arriving from Stockholm on the opening day. SS ''Bore I'' was also the first ship to depart from the harbour, as it set off on its return journey at 19:00. The next day, arrived and the day after that, arrived. The Olympic pier was first used by cruise ships to Stockholm. When the Olympia Terminal was completed in 1952, it was visited by over 90,000 passengers annually, but only in summer and autumn. Silja Line started all-year-round traffic from the Olympia Terminal to Stockholm in 1972 and regular traffic to Tallinn in 1995. However, regular traffic to Tallinn from the Olympia Terminal ceased in 2005. The terminal and its ferry docks were renovated in 1989/1990 to handle larger ships.
/ref> The facility includes two cruiseferry docks and sets of driving ramps.

Ships serving the terminal

References

External links

Port of Helsinki: Olympia Terminal
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