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Architects: PES-Architects
- Area: 12900 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Marc Goodwin, Kari Palsila
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Manufacturers: Atlas Schindler, Jaatime Oy, Lasiluoto Oy, Mermet, Metek, Muotolevy Rakennustuotteet Oy, NORMEK Oy, Novelis, Thermory, Versaali Oy
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Lead Architects: Tuomas Silvennoinen, Architect SAFA (chief designer), Pekka Mäkelä, Architect (project manager), Emmanuel Lopes, Architect, Hanna Eskelinen, Architect SAFA
Text description provided by the architects. PES-Architects’ West Terminal 2 (Länsiterminaali 2), completed in February 2017, is situated in Helsinki's West Harbour on a narrow plot of reclaimed land at the southern tip of the new Jätkäsaari neighborhood, a former freight port area. The new terminal was built to meet the needs of the growing ferry traffic on the Helsinki-Tallinn route. The goal was to enable faster embarkation and disembarkation of passengers and reduce the turnaround times of ferries in port to just one hour. The terminal will serve the majority of the 6-7 million passengers traveling between Helsinki and Tallinn via West Harbour each year.
