Exceptions in Suomenlinna water traffic on July 13th 2023

There are exceptions in Suomenlinna’s water traffic on Thursday 13 July 2023. The passenger ferry service to Suomenlinna runs from 6:00 a.m. to 9:40 p.m. only between Katajanokka-Suomenlinna-Katajanokka. From 10:20 p.m. onwards the ferry service will return to the normal route Kauppatori-Suomenlinna-Kauppatori. The waterbus service to Suomenlinna and Lonna exceptionally runs from Kalasatama instead of Kauppatori.

The exceptions are caused by the visit of US President Joe Biden to Finland, hosted by the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, and the Nordic-US summit. The meeting will take place at the Presidential Palace. The security measures of the visit affect Suomenlinna’s water traffic. More information about the visit can be found in the bulletin of the President’s Office, and traffic arrangements in the bulletin of the Police.

Ferry service to Suomenlinna 13.7.

HSL informs about exceptional traffic and schedules on its own channels. Exceptions can come into effect at short notice, so it is recommended to actively follow the information on the HSL app and HSL website.

Regardless of the departure pier on the mainland, ferry traffic in Suomenlinna uses normal piers, i.e. passenger ferries use the main pier and the service ferry uses the service pier.

Waterbus service to Suomenlinna 13.7.

The FRS Finland waterbus to Suomenlinna leaves from Kalasatama instead of Kauppatori once an hour. You can find the day’s exception schedule and route on the FRS Finland website. Departure pier in Kalasatama is Parrulaituri.

We will update any changes regarding the exception to this news.