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West Harbour in 1937

West Harbour in 1937
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West Harbour. Aerial view from Munkkisaari towards Hietalahti. Munkkisaari is on the right in the foreground. In the background are Jätkäsaari and Jätkäsaarenlaituri on the left and Hietalahdenranta and the Hietalahti basin on the right. Kamppi is on the right in the background.
The construction of West Harbour began in 1913. Capacity was increased by dredging the seafloor and connecting islands to the mainland through backfilling.

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The steamship Ariadne about to leave Helsinki for Szczecin. There are plenty of passengers on the outer deck and those who have accompanied them on the quay. Ariadne was built in 1914 and was owned by Finland Steamship Company Ltd until 1969. The bow of the ship was overhauled in 1938.

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