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Kotka

Name: Kotka
Address: FI

UN/LOCODE FIKTK · Scale rank #104 worldwide

Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Cargo pier depth: 6.4 m
Largest vessel: 244.9 m

Overview

Kotka is a large seaport in Finland – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). Cargo pier depth up to 6.4 m; channel depth 14.0 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 244.9 m, beam 35.2 m, draft 10.0 m. Water body: Gulf of Finland; Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Finland
Water body: Gulf of Finland; Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: FIKTK
WPI number: 28230
Coordinates: 60.4667, 26.9667
Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Shelter: Excellent

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth14.0 m

Anchorage depth11.0 m

Cargo pier depth6.4 m

Oil terminal depth7.9 m

Max. vessel length244.9 m

Max. vessel beam35.2 m

Max. vessel draft10.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✓ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✗ Oil terminal
✗ LNG terminal

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Limited
Dry dock: Medium
Railway: Small

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✗ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Kotka in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Finland share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Finland market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Muuga-Port of Tallin	EE	Large	155 km
Sillamae	EE	Large	123 km
Paldiski South Harbor	EE	Large	204 km
Vanasadam - Port of Tallinn	EE	Large	167 km
Riga	LV	Large	425 km
Stockholm	SE	Large	513 km
Helsinki	FI	Large	115 km
Kokkola	FI	Large	428 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 195 (Enroute) - Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Bothnia ↗