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Suomenlinna/Sveaborg

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Beskrivning/Description

A popular guest harbour built in the old wharf of Sveaborg fortress, which in itself is well worth a visit. Sveaborg's construction started in 18th century under the command of Augustin Ehrensvärd, and the works were continued under the Russian rule from 1809 on. It's one of the largest if not the largest historical sea fort in the World. Read more at http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sveaborg .

Harbour master's tel: +358 41 510 1060. Sorry, no reservations. Cafe Bar Valimo doubles as port office. Web pages are currently (2012) only available in Finnish, but here's the link anyway: http://www.valimo.org/valimo_suomenlinna_vierasvenesatama_laituri.html - perhaps one day they will add svenska or English.

Insegling/Approach

Enter the harbour area through an inlet that opens to the SW in 60.14554 N, 24.97745 E. The passage is narrow, but deep enough even for large boats.

Förtöjning/Mooring

About 40 berths with step-on booms. The space between booms is 2,5 and 7 meters. The larger ones are obviously designed for two or even three boats. Max. allowed displacement 20 tons.

Prisbild/Pricing

Mooring costs (2012) 20 €/night + 3 € for eventual electricity. Washing machine and tumbler 5 €/batch, washing powder included.

Notes on facilities

The showers are open only in the morning and in the evening, toilets 24 hrs.
Group sauna for men and women separately daily btw. 18-22 hrs. Any drinks must be ordered from the bar.
Ferry connection to the market square (salutorgen) downtown Helsinki, see map at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Suomenlinna-Sveaborg.svg. The guest harbour is in Varvilahti/Varvviken and the ferry harbour is on the north side of the island group.
Grocery store near ferry harbour. If you find your way to the harbour, you don't miss the store. For transportation of larger purchases one can borrow a push-cart from the port office.
Food and drink is available at Bar Valimo.
Swimming beach on the SW side of the island.
Fuel is not available in Sveaborg, but there are many marine gas stations in the city. Ask port office for info.
Open fire and grilling are not allowed.
There's an operating small vessel wharf 200m south of the guest harbour, but I don't know if they sell their services for occasional visitors. Doesn't harm to ask, though.

Things to do

The points of interest in Sveaborg include Ehrensvärd museum, toy museum, customs museum, Suomenlinna/Sveaborg showroom WWII submarine Vesikko, artillery museum, art gallery, summer theater, Gustavsvärd (old parade entrance to the fortress from the sea) and of course the fortress itself which provides plenty of excitement especially for kids. There is a choice of restaurants and bars from the top-notch dining place Valhalla to relaxed cafes and pubs.