Mariehamn : Profile

Location

The town is on the large peninsula projecting from the southern shore of the principal island of Aland. It is an attractive place of old wooden houses and pavement cafes. It has an ancient seafaring tradition of which it is justifiably proud.

Clearance

Passport Control Office
Mariehamn
Tel:020 410 7230/7239, VHF Channel 74
Approach fairway is past Korso or Nyhamn.

Docking

There are harbours on both sides of the peninsula, which, although only a mile apart by land, require an early decision about which to head for when approaching by sea.

Alandska Segel Sallskapet (ASS Guestharbour)
Åland Island Yacht Club, Vasterhamn (West Harbour), P.O Box 135, FIN-22101 MARIEHAMN
Tel:+358-18-19144 / 18 13610, Fax:+358-18-19144, VHF Channel 16
info@segel.aland.fi
Opening Hours: Office hrs 0800-2100
All facilities. Close to the town centre. Take any vacant berth and then call at the office. The club also has a marina on the island of Rödhmn, 10 nm south of Mariehamn.

Lemstroms kanal Swing Bridge
Tel:+358 (0)18 33 731, bridge-master.
Opening Hours: From 08:00 to 17:30(May, Sept,Oct) & to 21:50(June,July)
Opened on the hour for 10 minutes. For a fee of 10euro, the bridge can be opened after closing hours.

Mariehamns Seglarforening (MSF Guestharbour)
Osterhamn (East Harbour), Box 155, AX-22101 Mariehamn
Tel:+358 018 19979, Fax:+358 018 22399, VHF Channel 06
Opening Hours: Office 0800-1300,1500-2100
Shelter is good in strong SW’lies. All facilities. Some provisions and is close to the maritime quarter.

Port Authority
Tel:+358 (0)18 531 471, VHF Channel 12, 13, 16 "Mariehamn Port"

Zetterstroms Varv
Varvsvagen L183, F-22100 Mariehamn, , Aland, Finland
Tel:+358 18 22 855, Fax:+358 18 22 856
m02777@aragon.aland.fi
Lat 60deg 06'.6N, Long 19deg 55'.6E This yard is located on the west side of Mariehamn peninsula in the Aland Islands. Haulout, lifting cradle, repairs and winter berthing. Larger boats can be lifted out by crane but must be stored outside.

Yacht Clubs

Alandska Segel Sallskapet (ASS Guestharbour) [see above]

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