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[[Image:Olympiaterminaali IMG 0746.jpg|thumb|right|The Olympia Terminal]]
[[Image:11-07-31-helsinki-by-RalfR-014.jpg|thumb|right|Waiting hall by the check-in desks]]
The '''Olympia Terminal''' ({{langx|fi|'''Olympiaterminaali'''}}, {{langx|sv|'''Olympiaterminalen'''}}) is a [[dock (maritime)|dock]] in the [[South Harbour, Helsinki|South Harbour]] of [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]. It was designed by the [[Aarne Hytönen|Hytönen]]-[[Risto-Veikko Luukkonen|Luukkonen]] architects bureau and opened for the [[1952 Summer Olympics]].

Today, the terminal has a regular connection to [[Stockholm]], acting as [[Silja Line]]'s Helsinki terminal. Over 1.5 million passengers travel through the Olympia Terminal annually. A [[Foreign exchange market|currency exchange]] point, an [[Automated teller machine|ATM]] and a [[café]] are present in the building.

[[Silja Line]]’s [[MS Silja Serenade]] and [[MS Silja Symphony]] operate daily to [[Stockholm]]’s [[Värtahamnen]], departing at 17:00.

== History ==
The '''{{lang|fi|Helsingin Meriasema}}''' ({{langx|en|Helsinki Marine Station}}), was opened on 16 July 1952, just before the Olympics. The building was designed by architects Aarre Hytönen and Risto-Veikko Luukkonen. The first ship to use the new passenger pavilion was {{SS|Bore I}}, arriving from Stockholm on the opening day. SS ''Bore I'' was also the first ship to depart from the harbour, as it set off on its return journey at 19:00. The next day, {{MS|Brynhild}} arrived and the day after that, {{MS|Aallotar|1952|6}} arrived. The Olympic pier was first used by cruise ships to Stockholm.<ref>{{lang|fi|Uusi Suomi}}, 16 July 1952, page 6</ref>

When the Olympia Terminal was completed in 1952, it was visited by over 90,000 passengers annually, but only in summer and autumn. Silja Line started all-year-round traffic from the Olympia Terminal to Stockholm in 1972 and regular traffic to Tallinn in 1995. However, regular traffic to Tallinn from the Olympia Terminal ceased in 2005. The terminal and its ferry docks were renovated in 1989/1990 to handle larger ships.<ref>[http://valkeatlaivat.net/satamat/olympiaterminaali.htm {{lang|fi|Valkeatlaivat.net: Olympiaterminaali}}]</ref>  The facility includes two [[cruiseferry]] docks and sets of driving ramps.

== Ships serving the terminal ==
{|class="wikitable"
! Company
!style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 1px;" |Ship
!style="background: #efefef; border-bottom: 1px;" |Route
|-
|rowspan="2"|{{flag icon|Finland}} [[Silja Line]]
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Silja Serenade]]''
|rowspan="2"|Helsinki – Mariehamn – Stockholm
|-
|rowspan="1"|''[[MS Silja Symphony]]''
|}

== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/passengers/olympia_terminal Port of Helsinki: Olympia Terminal]

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