Port guide · UN/LOCODE FI SKV
Porvoo, Finland
Finland · 60.30° N, 25.63° E · Also listed as Borga; Skoldvik
The World Port Index classes Porvoo as a river port reached from the Gulf of Finland. It records a channel depth of 14 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 7,110 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 278 m
- From Norfolk
- 7,110 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Loviisa40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
Of the 26 ports in Finland with guides here, Porvoo records the deepest channel in the index. The index sets a maximum vessel length of 278 m and a maximum draft of 15.3 m.
- Channel depth
- 14 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 278 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 48 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 15.3 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Porvoo is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Finland
- US exports, 2025
- $2.9BLed by mineral fuels and oils
- US imports, 2025
- $8.1BLed by pharmaceutical products
Other ports in Finland
The nearest is Loviisa, 40 km away in a straight line.
- HaminaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI HMN
- HankoCargo pier 12.5 m, channel 6.4 m, container, ro-ro and breakbulkFI HKO
- HelsinkiCargo pier 3.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI HEL
- InkooCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 12.5 m, breakbulk and bulkFI INK
- KaskinenCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI KAS
- KemiCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI KEM
- KokkolaCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 4.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI KOK
- KotkaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 14 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI KTK
- KristinestadCargo pier 3.4 m, channel 4.9 m, breakbulk and bulkFI KRS
- LoviisaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkFI LOV
- MantyluotoCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.4 mFI MTY
- MariehamnCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 6.4 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI MHQ
- NaantaliCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 12.5 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI NLI
- OuluCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI OUL
- PietarsaariCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI PRS
- PoriCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 6.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI POR
- PorkkalaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 m, breakbulk and bulkFI POA
- RaaheCargo pier 7.9 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI RAA
- RahjaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 3.4 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI KJO
- RaumaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI RAU
- TahkoluotoCargo pier 9.4 m, channel 9.4 mFI THK
- TornioCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, breakbulk and bulkFI TOR
- TurkuCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 9.4 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI TKU
- UusikaupunkiCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 7.9 m, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI UKI
- VaasaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 7.9 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkFI VAA
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.