The city council of the Finnish Turku has approved the amended town plan for the brand-new Ferry Terminal Turku (FTT), expected for commissioning in 2027.

The approval enables the building of the joint Port of Turku-Tallink & Silja Line-Viking Line terminal, the relocation of rail passenger operations, and the development of other future port traffic activities.

In addition, the council approved the range of the cost estimate for implementing the public areas in the town plan for FTT to be from €29-54m (the entire EU Connecting Europe Facility-supported project is estimated to cost €172m).

The 1957-launched passenger pavilion on Linnanniemi will be demolished to make room for FTT (the freed-up area will instead house the Museum of History and the Future).

The FTT project proceeds on various fronts: the quay no 23 construction tender process is underway (works are intended to kick off in September/October 2023 and be completed by March 2025).

The architectural and spatial planning of the terminal is in progress (to be finalised by end-October 2023).

The purchasing of area and traffic planning is in progress. The decision on the former will be made by the end of August 2023, while the work on the latter will start the following month.

This summer, it is also planned to buy equipment: ferry berth ramps and passenger gangways (FTT will also offer the automooring technology).

Photo: PES-Architects