New technology
Digitalisation plays an important role in ensuring smooth services and the safety of passengers and cargo.
What’s changing?
- In the future, the joint terminal will serve all passenger ships arriving in Turku.
- The renewed quay and pier structures, field areas and traffic arrangements will facilitate faster passenger and cargo traffic.
The construction of Ferry Terminal Turku will be carried out in stages throughout 2025–2027 in a way that ensures that the daily operations of the Port will continue without interruption.
Shipping companies involved in the project
The new joint terminal and its field areas will be used by the two shipping companies operating from Turku, namely Tallink Silja and Viking Line. The new terminal building enables the provision of flexible service for large numbers of passengers during a ship’s stay in port: the terminal building can hold up to 4,000 passengers at the same time. The efficient zoning and traffic arrangements ensure the smooth and safe flow of cargo traffic to the car deck of the passenger ferries.
The investment, which is sizeable even by international standards, is based on agreements between the Port of Turku, the City of Turku, Tallink Silja and Viking Line for the development of Turku’s passenger harbour. The joint terminal is run by the Port of Turku and, in the future, may welcome shipping traffic operated by other shipping companies as well.
Space for the expansion of the City of Turku
One of the motivations for the Ferry Terminal Turku project has been the need to serve Turku as it grows and develops. The City wants to create a lively seaside area around Turku Castle with plenty of services to benefit and delight tourists and residents alike.
While Turku gains space for expansion, the project gives the Port of Turku the opportunity to renew its own area and operations. In this way, the Ferry Terminal Turku project and new joint terminal will accelerate both the urban development of Turku and the advancement of the Linnanniemi area, as well as future shipping traffic.
Carefully considered traffic arrangements
Approximately 80,000 trucks, over 1,500 vessels and more than 2 million passengers enter the port of Turku each year. In addition, there are several daily train services to the port.
An important aspect of the Ferry Terminal Turku project is the planning of traffic arrangements to ensure that passenger and cargo traffic flows safely at all times of the day, both to and from the port. This may require changes to the road and rail routes. Changes will be announced as they are confirmed.
