Archive for August 2021
The first harbour ice-breaker
In 1963, Naantali received Finland’s first modern harbour ice-breaker and tugboat, M/S Naantali. The ice-breaker helped with wintertime seafaring and gained appreciation for Naantali in the seafaring circles. The vessel had a crew of five, including its own cook. Previously there had been just old ice-breaker Turso in Helsinki. M/S Naantali broke ice and carried…
Read MoreWhen all of Naantali shook
On the dark October night in 1958, a tremor was felt everywhere in Naantali. A tanker berthed in the Naantali oil refinery exploded. The ship’s tween-deck made of iron rose up and the ship tilted to its side. The tanker sank to the bottom in ten minutes. The major fire alarm brought in several fire…
Read MoreFirst Port Director Antti Merilahti
In 1958, Antti Merilahti started work as a harbour pilot in Naantali. The post of Harbour Master was established in 1959, and Antti Merilahti was hired for the job. At the same time, two more pilots were hired by the Port. To the sea at the age of 14 Antti Merilahti headed out to the…
Read MoreBig industry finds the Port of Naantali
The construction of rock shelter for the State’s fuel depot (currently Neste) started in Tupavuori in summer 1944. The first two underground rock cavities were completed in 1946 and the next five by 1948. Oil shipments to Naantali commenced. An oil tanker arrived in the emergency supply store approximately once a month. Started in 1957,…
Read MorePort of Naantali – an excellent place for seafaring
The location of the present Port of Naantali, south of the city-centre, on Naantalinsalmi straits is a naturally suitable place for a port, and a deep fairway leads there. Naantali’s commercial industrial port emerged during the Second World War and in the years after it. During the Continuation War a place was being sought for…
Read MoreTupavuori seaside resort
On Naantalinsalmi straits a seaside resort was in operation from 1918 to 1940s. There was a pavilion, restaurant, sandy beach and a water slide along which people slid to the sea with a wooden sled. ”The Tupavuori seaside resort is located a couple of kilometres away from the town along a lovely walking path that…
Read MorePart 1. Port operations in Naantali back the Middles Ages
Compiled by Anne Pentti The port has always been an integral element of Naantali. Already in late Middle Ages Naantali had lively trade relations with Baltic Sea towns. The original port of Naantali was located next to the convent church, on the south side bay, where the current guest marina is now. It was an…
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