The Port of Turku is the oldest port in Finland, and it is mentioned in the Arab geographer Muhammad al-Idrisi's 1154 book Kitab Rudjar . The port spans a wide area on the southern coastline of the city of Turku, from the mouth of the River Aura to the district of Pansio . It is one of the most important ports in the country, with over four million tonnes of cargo and over four million passengers per year passing through. It is also the only port in Finland with train ferry services, and its location at the southwestern corner of Finland means that it is most efficiently situated to serve the Baltic Sea.

Daily passenger ferry traffic is operated from Turku to Åland and Stockholm, and weekly ferry destinations include Travemünde , Hamburg, Lübeck, Antwerp, Harwich and Paldiski . There are also less frequent connections to popular holiday destinations such as St Malo and several cities in Spain. The most important operators of ferry services are Silja Line, Viking Line and SeaWind Line .

External link

• Port of Turku website