Port of Helsinki Webcam – See Ferries Leave for Tallinn

The Port of Helsinki Webcam looks over West Harbour in the Jatkasaari district, where the shuttle ferries to Tallinn load at West Terminal 2. The port runs the camera itself, and it turns between a few set views: the long curved roof of Terminal 2 with a ferry at its berth, the tram stop and car lanes in front of it, and a glazed passenger gangway reaching out over the freight lanes, with low islands and open water beyond. Two more of the port’s cameras sit in the tabs, one over the West Harbour check-in lanes and one on a rooftop above South Harbour and Market Square. Ships come and go through the day, and after dark the floodlights on tall masts keep the terminal bright enough to follow.

About the Port of Helsinki

The Port of Helsinki works from three active harbors: West Harbour, South Harbour and Vuosaari. West Harbour handles the Tallinn traffic. Terminal 2, completed in 2017, serves Tallink’s shuttles to Terminal D in Tallinn and Eckero Line’s ship to Terminal A there. It is the port’s busiest route by far: of the 9,451,000 liner passengers who used the port in 2025, 7,519,000 traveled between Helsinki and Tallinn.

Jatkasaari looked very different until late 2008, when it was Helsinki’s main container port. That November the cargo moved east to the new Vuosaari Harbour, and only the passenger traffic to Estonia stayed behind. Work on a new city district began in late 2009, planned for about 17,000 residents and 6,000 jobs. Tram 9 reached the West Terminal in August 2012, and its trams, which can run packed with ship passengers, pull up at the stop in front of Terminal 2 in the main camera’s widest view.

South Harbour, beside Market Square, is the Stockholm side of the port, with the Olympia Terminal on its west side and the Katajanokka Terminal on the east. Across all three harbors the port also handled 13.4 million tonnes (14.7 million short tons) of cargo in 2025. The South Harbour camera is an Axis Q6155-E pan-tilt-zoom unit whose current broadcast began in February 2020, and both West Harbour streams have been running since January 2022.

Weather and Climate at the Port of Helsinki

Helsinki lies in the far south of Finland, where the snow season is much shorter than in the rest of the country. The 1991 to 2020 averages from the Kaisaniemi weather station give a daily mean of -3.1 C (26 F) in January and -3.8 C (25 F) in February, the coldest month, with nights near -6 C (21 F). April averages only 4.4 C (40 F). July is the warmest month, with a mean of 18.1 C (65 F) and afternoons around 22 C (71 F), before October cools to 6.6 C (44 F).

Daylight changes this camera more than anything else. Around the summer solstice Helsinki gets 18 hours and 57 minutes of daylight, while the shortest days in December last just 5 hours and 48 minutes. In late October the midday sun climbs to only about 18 degrees, throwing long shadows across the lanes and glare on the water when the camera faces south. In a cold winter snow can cover the car lanes and ice can spread across the sea behind the terminal, while the floodlights keep the gangway readable through the long nights.

Things to Do Near the Port of Helsinki

Jatkasaari repays a walk before a sailing. The new district has Hyvantoivonpuisto park, the Rokkiporkkana pedestrian bridge and the Horisontti sculpture, and the 16-floor Clarion Hotel Helsinki, opened in October 2016, is one of its landmarks. The old Huutokonttori building now holds a fire station and a library.

South Harbour has the classic Helsinki sights. Market Square sits at the eastern end of Esplanadi, with the Presidential Palace and City Hall beside it. HSL runs a ferry from the square to the Suomenlinna fortress all year, and in summer private boats add cruises to Suomenlinna and other islands. On the Katajanokka waterfront, the 40 meter (131 foot) SkyWheel Helsinki has turned since June 2014, and the Allas Sea Pool is another harbor attraction.

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Both ferry destinations have a camera of their own, as does central Helsinki.

• Helsinki Webcam
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• Stockholm Webcam

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is the Port of Helsinki located?

The port is in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, on the country’s south coast. Its passenger ferries use two harbors close to the city center: West Harbour in the Jatkasaari district and South Harbour beside Market Square. Container traffic goes through Vuosaari Harbour in the east of the city. The main camera on this page is at West Harbour, by West Terminal 2.

What can you see on the Port of Helsinki Webcam?

The main camera turns between set views of West Harbour: Terminal 2 and its berth, the tram stop and car lanes, and the glazed gangway with islands and open sea behind. The West Harbour North tab looks down on the check-in lanes, where trucks line up for the ships. The South Harbour tab covers the downtown waterfront.

Is there a Helsinki South Harbour webcam?

Yes, the South Harbour tab on this page. It is the port’s own pan-tilt-zoom camera on a rooftop above Market Square, and its views run from the SkyWheel and the ferry pier at the edge of the square, often with a red-hulled ferry at the Katajanokka Terminal behind, to the market stalls and the obelisk on the square with the harbor basin beyond.

Does the Port of Helsinki Webcam show Vuosaari?

No. Vuosaari Harbour opened in November 2008 and handles mainly container and roll-on/roll-off traffic, along with the Finnlines daily service to Travemunde in Germany. All three cameras on this page watch the passenger harbors in the city center instead.

Where do cruise ships dock in Helsinki?

Summer cruise ships use Munkkisaari Quay, part of West Harbour. It has no terminal building, so passengers ride shuttle buses into central Helsinki. In 2025 the port recorded 101 cruise calls bringing more than 175,000 international cruise guests.

Is there a ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki?

Yes. Silja Line sails from the Olympia Terminal on the west side of South Harbour and Viking Line from the Katajanokka Terminal on the east side, each with one ferry a day to Stockholm by way of Mariehamn. The route carried 1,687,000 passengers in 2025.

How do you get from the Port of Helsinki to the city center?

From West Harbour, take tram 9, which has run along Atlantinkatu to the West Terminal since the Atlantinsilta bridge opened in May 2021. The South Harbour terminals sit on either side of Market Square, at the edge of downtown.

What is the weather like at the Port of Helsinki?

Expect cold, dark winters and mild summers: January averages -3.1 C (26 F) and July 18.1 C (65 F) at Helsinki’s Kaisaniemi station. Days run from under 6 hours in December to almost 19 hours in June.

Source: Port of Helsinki