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[[File:Värtahamnen helikopter.JPG|thumbnail|300px|Värtahamnen (2012)]]
[[File:Värtahamnen helikopter.JPG|thumbnail|300px|September 2012 aerial photograph of Värtahamnen.]]
'''Värtahamnen''' is a port in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent [[Stockholm Free Port]] at [[Lilla Värtan]] is [[Stockholm]]'s main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company [[Silja Line]] as well as freighters for [[Tallink]] operating in [[Åland Islands]] and [[Estonia]]. The port also services the [[SeaWind Line]] and the coal power plant in [[Hjorthagen]]. Värtahamnen located in the [[Gärdet]] and Hjorthagen districts. The structure was built in 1879-1886 after the city bought land in order to create a port for coal and other bulk goods. Rail freight and passenger traffic were routed through the [[Värtabanan]] line when the Värtan station was inaugurated in 1882. The port was widened and deepened gradually during the early 1900s, and in 1903 the nearby coal-fired [[Värtaverket]] plant was inaugurated.<ref name=stockholmshamnar.se>{{cite web|title=Värtahamnen|url=http://www.stockholmshamnar.se/Historia/Platser/Stockholm/Vartahamnen/?paging=3|work=stockholmshamnar.se|language=Swedish|accessdate=28 September 2013}}</ref> It in 1904, a municipal building was added which served as the customs and port offices.
'''Värtahamnen''' is a port in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent [[Stockholm Free Port]] at [[Lilla Värtan]] is [[Stockholm]]'s main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company [[Silja Line]] as well as freighters for [[Tallink]] operating in [[Åland]] and [[Estonia]]. The port also services the [[SeaWind Line]] and the coal/biofuel power plant in [[Hjorthagen]]. Värtahamnen is located in the [[Gärdet]] and Hjorthagen districts. The structure was built in 1879-1886 after the city bought land in order to create a port for coal and other bulk goods. Rail freight and passenger traffic were routed through the [[Värtabanan]] line when the Värtan station was inaugurated in 1882. The port was widened and deepened gradually during the early 1900s, and in 1903 the nearby coal-fired [[Värtaverket]] plant was inaugurated.<ref name=stockholmshamnar.se>{{cite web|title=Värtahamnen|url=http://www.stockholmshamnar.se/Historia/Platser/Stockholm/Vartahamnen/?paging=3|work=stockholmshamnar.se|language=sv|access-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> In 1904, a municipal building was added which served as the customs and port offices.

== Ships serving the terminal ==
{|class="wikitable"
! Company
!style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 1px;width:200px;" |Ship
!style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 1px;width:200px;" |Route
! Notes
|-
|rowspan="3"|{{flag icon|Finland}} [[Silja Line]]
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Silja Serenade]]''
|rowspan="2"|Stockholm – Mariehamn – Helsinki
|-
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Silja Symphony]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Baltic Princess]]''
|rowspan="1"|Stockholm – Mariehamn/Långnäs – Turku
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag icon|Estonia}} [[Tallink]]
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Baltic Queen]]''
|rowspan="2"|Stockholm – Mariehamn – Tallinn
|-
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Victoria I]]''
|}


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}
;Bibliography


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==External links==
==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822203932/http://www.stockholmshamnar.se/Vara-hamnar/Stockholm1/Vartahamnen/ Official website] {{sv|lang}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100822203932/http://www.stockholmshamnar.se/Vara-hamnar/Stockholm1/Vartahamnen/ Official website] {{in lang|sv}}


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Latest revision as of 19:34, 12 October 2024

September 2012 aerial photograph of Värtahamnen.

Värtahamnen is a port in Stockholm, Sweden. Värtahamnen and the adjacent Stockholm Free Port at Lilla Värtan is Stockholm's main port. Värtahamnen primarily serves passenger ferries for the shipping company Silja Line as well as freighters for Tallink operating in Åland and Estonia. The port also services the SeaWind Line and the coal/biofuel power plant in Hjorthagen. Värtahamnen is located in the Gärdet and Hjorthagen districts. The structure was built in 1879-1886 after the city bought land in order to create a port for coal and other bulk goods. Rail freight and passenger traffic were routed through the Värtabanan line when the Värtan station was inaugurated in 1882. The port was widened and deepened gradually during the early 1900s, and in 1903 the nearby coal-fired Värtaverket plant was inaugurated.[1] In 1904, a municipal building was added which served as the customs and port offices.

Ships serving the terminal

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Company Ship Route Notes
Finland Silja Line MS Silja Serenade Stockholm – Mariehamn – Helsinki
MS Silja Symphony
MS Baltic Princess Stockholm – Mariehamn/Långnäs – Turku
Estonia Tallink MS Baltic Queen Stockholm – Mariehamn – Tallinn
MS Victoria I

References

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  1. ^ "Värtahamnen". stockholmshamnar.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 September 2013.

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