Port of Lappeenranta

The Port of Lappeenranta (Finnish: Lappeenrannan satama, Swedish: Villmanstrands hamn) is an inland harbour in the city of Lappeenranta, Finland, on the southern shore of Lake Saimaa. It is located in the city centre on the Kaupunginlahti bay, and is therefore also known as the Kaupunginlahti harbour.[2]

Port of Lappeenranta
Harbour in the foreground, with marina at the back
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Native name	Lappeenrannan satama
Location
Country	Finland
Location	Lappeenranta
Coordinates	61.062889°N 28.188306°E / 61.062889; 28.188306
UN/LOCODE	FI LPP[1]
Details
Operated by	Port of Lappeenranta / Lappeenranta Free Zone Ltd[2]
Type of harbour	inland natural
Draft depth	max. 4.0 metres (13.1 ft) depth
Statistics
Passenger traffic	c. 16,400 (int'l, total) (2018)[3]
Website www.portoflappeenranta.fi/In-English

Scheduled international passenger services run from Lappeenranta to the Russian city of Vyborg (Finnish: Viipuri) on the Gulf of Finland, and wider afield, via the Saimaa Canal, which starts some 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi; 3.5 nmi) east of the harbour.[4][5][6] The total number of international passengers (departures and arrivals) was c. 16,400 in 2018.[3]

There are many operators providing day cruises and water transport services to different parts of Lake Saimaa and connected waterways.[6]

The Kaupunginlahti harbour also used to handle cargo traffic until 1968, when a new facility was built in Mustola, near the northern end of the Saimaa Canal. The Mustola harbour forms part of the overall Port of Lappeenranta.[2]