Getting There By Water
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There are five ferry terminals in the city, all with restaurants and bureaux de change. These are Harbour Kanava Terminal, off Katajanokanlaituri, Katajanokka Terminal, off Mastok, Makasiini Terminal, off Laivasillankatu, Olympia Terminal (South Harbour), off Laivasillankatu, and Länsisterminaali or West Terminal (West Harbour), in the Lansisatama area, off Hietasaarenkuja. The Port of Helsinki, Olympiaranta 3 (tel: (09) 173 331; e-mail: port.helsinki@hel.fi; website: www.hel.fi/port/english), can provide further information.
Ferry services: There are a number of car ferries travelling between Helsinki and Germany, Sweden and Estonia. Providers include: from Germany, Finnlines, Lönnrotinkatu 21 (tel: (09) 105 440), or Nordic Ferry Centre (tel: (09) 251 0200; website: www.finnlines.fi); from Sweden, Silja Lines, Mannerheimintie 2 (tel: (09) 180 4590 or 0203 74552 (customer number, lines open 0800-2115); website: www.silja.fi); from Estonia, Tallink, Erottajankatu 19 (tel: (09) 228 311 or 282 1277; website: www.tallink.fi), and from Stockholm, Viking Line, Mannerheimintie 14 (tel: (09) 123 577; website: www.vikingline.fi). Nordic Jetline, Kanavaterminaali (tel: (09) 681 770; fax: (09) 6817 7111; e-mail: booking@njl.fi; website: www.njl.fi), operates catamaran services to Tallinn from Harbour Kanava Terminal.
Transport to the city: Kanava and Katajanokka terminals are served by bus 13 and trams 2 and 4. Olympia and Makasiini terminals are served by trams 1A, 3B and 3T. Länsisterminaali is served by bus 15.
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