Jätkäsaari
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Jätkäsaari (; ) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood. It was the site of the main container port in Helsinki until late 2008, when the harbour moved to the new facilities in Vuosaari. The terminals for passenger ferries to Tallinn remain in Jätkäsaari at the West Harbour.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Etymology
- Inhabitation
- As a cargo harbour
- As a residential area
- As a concert venue
- Transport
- Public transport
- Tunnel project
- Post office and post codes
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
Jätkäsaari (; ) is a peninsula and a quarter in Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is part to the Kampinmalmi district and Länsisatama neighbourhood. It was the site of the main container port in Helsinki until late 2008, when the harbour moved to the new facilities in Vuosaari. The terminals for passenger ferries to Tallinn remain in Jätkäsaari at the West Harbour.
thumb|left|The logo of Jätkäsaari resembles a stylised hook of a harbour crane, with a connotation to the letter "J". The logo was designed by the Helsinki-based design company BOTH.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jätkäsaari” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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