port of Vaasa

{{short description|Port in Finland}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox port

| name = Port of Vaasa

| image = Vasklot hamn cirka 1994 med Silja Festival på inkommande och Wasa Queen vid kaj i bakgrunden Sundom skärgård.jpg

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| image_caption = Port of Vaasa pictured in 1994

| pushpin_map = Finland

| country = Finland

| native_name = {{lang|fi|Vaasan satama}} – {{lang|sv|Vasa hamn}}

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| location = Vaasa

| coordinates = {{coord|63.087482|21.555966|display=inline,title}}

| locode = FI VAA{{cite web |title=UN/LOCODE - Finland |url=https://service.unece.org/trade/locode/fi.htm |publisher=United Nations |accessdate=2 October 2020}}

| opened =

| operated = Kvarken Hamnar Ab / Merenkurkun Satamat Oy

| owner =

| type = coastal natural

| sizewater =

| sizeland =

| size =

| berths =

| wharfs = 5

| piers = 2

| draft_depth = max. {{convert|9.0|m}} depth

| employees =

| arrivals =

| cargotonnage = {{circa}} 860,000 tons (int'l) (2018)

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| passengertraffic = {{circa}} 200,000 (2018)

| website = http://www.kvarkenports.com/about/vaasa.html

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The Port of Vaasa (Finnish: Vaasan satama, Swedish: Vasa hamn) is a mixed-use port in the city of Vaasa on the west coast of Finland, in the Kvarken area of the Gulf of Bothnia. It is situated on the island of Vaskiluoto, some {{convert|2.5|km}} due west of the Vaasa city centre, and connected to the mainland by the Vaskiluoto road and rail bridge. The port is serviced by the tracks and infrastructure of Vaskiluoto railway station.

In 2018, inbound (import) cargo traffic accounted for {{circa}} 80% of the port's total throughput,{{cite web |title=Traficom International Maritime Statistics 2019 |url=https://www.traficom.fi/sites/default/files/media/file/Ulkomaan_Meriliikenteen_2018_vuosijulkaisu.pdf |website=Traficom.fi |publisher=Finnish Transport and Communications Agency |accessdate=1 October 2020 |language=fi}} with the majority of this consisting of coal and oil intended as fuel for the nearby Vaskiluoto power stations.

The port also serves as a terminal for passenger and vehicle ferries to Umeå, Sweden, operated by Wasa Line.{{cite web |title=Our ferry - WasaLine |url=https://www.wasaline.com/en/our-ferry/ |website=WasaLine.com |accessdate=30 September 2020}} In 2018, the port handled over 200,000 passengers.

Since 2015, the ports of Vaasa and Umeå have, despite being in different countries, been operated by the same company, Kvarken Hamnar Ab / Merenkurkun Satamat Oy (literally 'Ports of Kvarken'), jointly owned by the two cities.{{cite news |title=Vaasan ja Uumajan yhteinen satamajohtaja löytyi Suomesta |url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-7478643 |accessdate=1 October 2020 |publisher=Yle |date=18 September 2014 |language=fi}}{{cite news |title=Satamayhtiö yli Merenkurkun - tärkeä solmu Norjan ja Pietarin välillä |url=https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/satamayhtio-yli-merenkurkun-tarkea-solmu-norjan-ja-pietarin-valilla/3417150#gs.hk60yf |accessdate=1 October 2020 |publisher=MTV |date=3 June 2014 |language=fi}}