News

• 15.9.2025

  A Returnee Joins the Team

  A Returnee Joins the Team Port of Kokkola team is gaining another expert as Patrik Knutar has been appointed as our new Technical Manager. Patrik is a civil engineer and has previously worked at the Port of Kokkola as a maintenance supervisor from 2011 to 2016. Since then, he has…

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• 21.7.2025

  ACTION PORT 2/2025

  ACTION PORT 2/2025  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 25.2.2025

  ACTION PORT 1/2025

  ACTION PORT 1/2025  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 21.1.2025

  Port of Kokkola and Yara to an agreement on iron oxide transport

  Iron oxide is loaded onto ships at the Deep Port, whose capacity is now also being used for Yara’s needs.

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• 1.1.2025

  Port of Kokkola – Gateway to the world

  Port of Kokkola Gateway to the world As the new year begins, we are excited to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Port of Kokkola. The port’s roots run deep in the history of our hometown, and throughout its existence, it has provided employment for countless Kokkola families and served…

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• 30.12.2024

  The harbour bear has been named

  The Port of Kokkola’s harbour bear has been named The cheerful, endearing, and occasionally world-traveling Harbour Bear, who has been a part of Port of Kokkola for two centuries, has been named Nalle-Anders. The name of our Harbour Bear, Nalle-Anders, directly references the 200-year history of Kokkola’s harbour, as the…

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• 15.11.2024

  ACTION PORT 3/2024 

  ACTION PORT 3/2024  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 1.7.2024

  ACTION PORT 2/2024 

  ACTION PORT 2/2024  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 1.4.2024

  14.10.-16.10.2025 Antwerp XL, Antwerp Expo-hall

  14.10.-16.10.2025 Antwerp XL, Antwerp Expo-hall 🚢 Port of Kokkola at Antwerp XL 📍 Stand 3.093 | 14–16 October 2025 | Antwerp ExpoPort of Kokkola is heading to Antwerp XL, Europe’s leading breakbulk event – and we’re excited to meet you there! Visit us at stand 3.093 to learn how our…

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• 12.1.2024

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 1/2024

  ACTION PORT 1/2024  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 20.11.2023

  Container traffic in the port of Kokkola will have more impact.

  Container traffic in the port of Kokkola will have more impact. PRESS RELEASE 20.11.2023 The current operators in Kokkola Industrial Park have several significant investments underway related to the clean green transition. In addition, several new operators are considering investing in Kokkola. – We have had loyal container transport customers…

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• 27.10.2023

  Anssi Martinmäki
  Commercial Manager of Port of Kokkola Ltd.

  Anssi Martinmäki Commercial Manager of Port of Kokkola Ltd. Logistics Engineer Anssi Martinmäki (40) has from 6 November been nominated Port of Kokkola’s Commercial Manager. Martinmäki will move to his new position from Juhani Kähkönen Oy, where he worked as a project engineer in the mechanical forest industry in transport…

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• 12.10.2023

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 2/2023

  ACTION PORT 2/2023  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola

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• 5.6.2023

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 1/2023

  ACTION PORT 1/2023  The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 1/2023

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• 30.12.2022

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 3/2022

  Action Port 3/2022, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 22.12.2022

  Season’s Greetings

  We want to wish You All a Joyful and Merry Christmas! 

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• 1.12.2022

  POWER – 4 – FUTURE

  EU funding in support of the development of diversified projects in the port of Kokkola The 3 million euro investment support that was granted by the EU to Port of Kokkola in June this year, will strengthen the port of Kokkola’s continuing position as an important general port in Finland.…

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• 14.10.2022

  Panamax of Week 41

  Panamax of Week 41 SDTR CELESTE. M/s SDTR Celeste flies the flag of the Marshall Isles and is built in 2021. Her deadweight is 84,994 ton, length 227.2 metres and width 36 metres.

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• 29.9.2022

  Action Port 2/2022, newsletter for customers and interested parties

  Action Port 2/2022, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 5.9.2022

  Port of Kokkola organized an adventure trip to the PowerPark Amusement Park

  Port of Kokkola organized an adventure trip to the PowerPark Amusement Park for Ukrainian children on the occasion of the UN’s International Day of Charity, 5th September Nearly a hundred Ukrainian children and their parents had a relaxing day out at Alahärmä PowerPark Amusement Park on the first Saturday in…

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• 3.9.2022

  Port of Kokkola organizes an adventure trip to the PowerPark for Ukrainian children

  Port of Kokkola Ltd organizes an adventure trip to the PowerPark amusement park for Ukrainian children In Port of Kokkola, we thought about what we could do for the Ukrainian families who now live in Kokkola after having to flee the war of aggression started by Russia. We decided to…

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• 18.8.2022

  Panamax of the week 33

  Panamax of the week 33 YONG XING. Built in 2022 sails under the flag of Hong Kong. The vessel Yong Xing is of Panamax class and has a deadweight of 61 642 tons. Yong Xing is 200 long and 32 m wide.

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• 15.8.2022

  Cape size of the week 33

  Cape size of the week 33 TRUE CHAMPION. Built in 2011 m/s True Champion sails under the flag of Liberia. The vessel is of Capesize class and has a deadweight of 179,156 tons. True Champion is 292 m long and 45 m wide.

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• 1.8.2022

  Carita Rönnqvist on 1 August retired from her duties

  An era came to an end in Port of Kokkola when Carita Rönnqvist on 1 August retired from her duties as Harbour Master, a position she held for 18 years.

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• 7.7.2022

  POWER-4-FUTURE project in Port of Kokkola

  POWER-4-FUTURE project in Port of Kokkola is selected for EU co-funding via Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program. The Grant Agreement negotiations are ongoing. Please read more at CINEA’s press release: https://cinea.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/transport-infrastructure-eu-invests-eur-54-billion-support-key-projects-across-continent-2022-06-29_en Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (in Finnish): https://www.lvm.fi/-/suomi-sai-eu-rahoitusta-liikennehankkeille-ennatykselliset-80-78-miljoonaa-euroa-1784063

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• 4.5.2022

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 1/2022

  Action Port 1/2022, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 1.2.2022

  Videos of Port of Kokkola

  You can also watch videos from this link:https://portofkokkola.fi/en/videos/

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• 19.1.2022

  Panamax of the week

  Panamax of the week 3 Nordic Olympic NORDIC OLYMPIC. M/s Nordic Olympic flies the flag of the Marshall Islands and she is built in 2015. The deadweight of the vessel is 7, 180 ton and she measures 225 metres in length and 32.33 metres in width.

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• 27.12.2021

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 3/2021

  Action Port 03/2021, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 12.11.2021

  Panamaxes of the Weeks 44 and 45

  Panamax of the week 44, Thalia M/s Thalia loaded in week 44 in the Deep Port of Kokkola. THALIA. M/s Thalia flies the flag of the Marshall Islands. She is built in 2016 and has a deadweight of 81,031 ton. The vessel is 229 metres long and 32.26 metres wide.…

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• 2.11.2021

  The Port of Kokkola is participating in improving the state of the Baltic Sea.

  The Port of Kokkola is participating in improving the state of the Baltic Sea.

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• 27.10.2021

  Panamax of the Week 43

  Panamax of the Week 43 M/s Laura D is loading during week 43 in the Deep Port of Kokkola. LAURA D. The vessel is built in 2012 and sails under the flag of Liberia., She has a deadweight of 121,624 ton, is 260.63 metres long and 43,05 metres wide.

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• 14.10.2021

  Panamaxes of the weeks 39-41

  Panamax of Week 39, Nord Draco NORD DRACO. M/s Nord Draco flies the flag of the Marshal Isles. She is built in 2014 and has a DWT of 84,694 ton. The vessel is 228.95 metres long and 35 metres wide. Panamax of the Week 40, Egor Letov In week 40…

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• 27.9.2021

  Live stream: Port of Kokkola’s Fairway 14 meters – inauguration ceremony

  Live stream: Port of Kokkola’s Fairway 14 meters – inauguration ceremony Kokkola Fairway 14 meters – live streaming from the the inauguration ceremony. It is time for a celebration, because on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, we will celebrate the inauguration of the Kokkola 14-meter fairway. The inauguration will be carried…

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• 16.9.2021

  Panamaxes, weeks 32, 34 and 37

  Panamax of Week 32, Kendra Oldendorff M/s KENDRA OLDENDORFF. This Panamax vessel is built in 2019, flies the flag of Portugal and has a deadweight of on 81,400 ton. M/s Kendra Oldendorff is 229 metres long and 32 metres wide. Panamax of Week 34, Artvin M/s ARTVIN. This Panamax vessel…

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• 14.9.2021

  The core network TEN-T as a goal

  Port of Kokkola Ltd., owned by the City of Kokkola, aims to be included in the European TEN-T core network.

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• 23.7.2021

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 2/2021

  Action Port 02/2021, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 23.7.2021

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 2/2021

  Action Port 02/2021, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 16.7.2021

  Cape size of the Week

  Cape size of the Week 28 LAKE DESPINA. M/s Lake Despina, built in 2014, is a Cape Size class vessel, sails under the flag of Cyprus, and has a deadweight of 181 600 ton. Lake Despina is 291.9 metres long and 45 metres wide.

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Panamax of the Week

• 14.10.2022

  Panamax of Week 41

  Panamax of Week 41 SDTR CELESTE. M/s SDTR Celeste flies the flag of the Marshall Isles and is built in 2021. Her deadweight is 84,994 ton, length 227.2 metres and width 36 metres.

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• 18.8.2022

  Panamax of the week 33

  Panamax of the week 33 YONG XING. Built in 2022 sails under the flag of Hong Kong. The vessel Yong Xing is of Panamax class and has a deadweight of 61 642 tons. Yong Xing is 200 long and 32 m wide.

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• 15.8.2022

  Cape size of the week 33

  Cape size of the week 33 TRUE CHAMPION. Built in 2011 m/s True Champion sails under the flag of Liberia. The vessel is of Capesize class and has a deadweight of 179,156 tons. True Champion is 292 m long and 45 m wide.

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News

• 28.1.2022

  Efficient logistics services for the wind power industry

  Wind power is being built in Finland at a record pace. Kokkola is located in the centre, whether we are talking about wind farms located in the coastal region of Ostrobothnia or inland, such as central Finland. The port of Kokkola is Finland’s third largest general port, accustomed to meet…

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• 16.4.2021

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 1/2021

  Action Port 01/2021, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 22.12.2020

  Action Port – The newsletter of Port of Kokkola 3/2020

  Action Port 03/2020, newsletter for customers and interested parties

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• 18.12.2020

  Merry Christmas!

  Thank you for the year that has gone, Merry Christmas and may the New Year 2021 be successful! Port of Kokkola Ltd. has this year decided to donate the funds reserved for Christmas gifts to the association Keep the Archipelago Clean in support of its activities. www.pidasaaristosiistina.fi/en

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• 9.10.2020

  The 14 metres deep fairway into Kokkola is now in use

  The 14 metres deep fairway into Kokkola is now in use The first Panamax class vessel carrying bulk cargo is currently loading in the Deep Port of Kokkola. It arrived in the port via the 14 metres deep fairway, which has been in use as of 30 September. The vessel,…

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• 30.9.2020

  Action Port – The news-letter of Port of Kokkola 2/2020

  The deepening works on the 14 meter fairway into Port of Kokkola are completed.
  The autumn 2020 newsletter, published by Port of Kokkola Ltd., focuses on a versatile presentation of this major project.

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• 3.9.2020

  City of Kokkola 400 years

  The Port of Kokkola Ltd congratulates the city of Kokkola on its 400th anniversary! The port’s gift to the city is fireworks, which will be seen on September 7, 2020 at Meripuisto, at 9:30 p.m.

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• 21.8.2020

  Ministry of the Interior decree on restrictions on access, movement and stay

  A total of 20 new locations have been added to the annexes of the Ministry of the Interior decree on restrictions on access, movement and stay, two old locations have been removed and the area of two current locations has been extended. The new locations are Airport Sodankylä, the new…

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• 20.7.2020

  Panamax Bulk – removing bottleneck in the Deep Port of Kokkola

  Panamax Bulk is co-financed by the EU through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program. The project started in June 2020 and will be finished by the end of 2022.

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