51 Accessibility Road network Kokkola has an excellent location by the sea and is at a node point of main roads and the railway. The distance to Oulu by Highway 8 is 200 kilometres, and to Turku 436 kilometres. Highway 28 takes you to Kajaani, 247 kilometres away. Highway 13 leads to Jyväskylä and Lappeenranta. Ports The Port of Kokkola is the third largest general port in Finland, and the largest in bulk materials when measured in exported tons. The port is open year-round and is the only port in the Kvarken and the Bay of Bothnia that has deep quays and deep access channels. The port has a direct rail connection to the main railway and then to Russia; several container and ore trains embark to and from Russia daily. Direct road connections from the port to Main Road 8 were upgraded in the 2000s. The Port of Kokkola consists of three port sectors; the General Port, the Deep Port, and the Silverstone Port. The Deep Port is suitable for vessels up to Panamax 80 000 DWT class, with draft up to 13 meters, and handles mainly bulk cargoes, such as various raw materials for the steel industry. The All Weather Terminal (AWT), the largest of its kind in Europe, is located in the General Port where mainly containers, breakbulk cargo, and light bulk are handled. The Port of Kokkola has regular transport connections to e.g. Middle Europe and North Africa and regular transhipment container traffic connections via Antwerp. The port also has Merijärvi Oulainen Ala vieska annus Kalajoki Luoto Sievi Kruunupyy Pedersöre Kaustinen Tohola pi Vörå Perho Seinäjoki Kauhava Alajärvi Lapua Kinnula Soini Karstula Veteli a Kivijä Lestijärvi Halsua Kyyjärvi Reisjä Evijärvi Lappajärvi Isokyrö Vimpeli 0 10 20 30 km E8 8 Uusikaarlepyy Kokkola Pietarsaari 28 27 Ylivieska K Niv m Hanhikivi Map 1:1 million © NLS 2013 COUNCIL OF OULU REGION 2013 the infrastructure required to handle chemicals and oil products, for example. Kokkola Industrial Park (KI P) is grown alongside the port sectors and hosts the largest inorganic chemistry cluster in Northern Europe. At the Port of Pietarsaari, efficient handling of cargo is key. Pier capacity, a deeper route and new port areas are significant in cost-efficient cargo handling and developing the logistics of the area. The main products passing through the port are cellulose, timber and paper. The main imports are pulpwood, wood chips, timber, oil, mineral products and chemicals. The port also handles heavy lift and project loads. In 2015, Pietarsaari port will benefit from a new 11-metre deep route and over 8 hectares of new dockside area. There is a rail connection to the port from the main railway. The Port of Pietarsaari serves customers 24 hours a day, all year round. Port of Kokkola www.portofkokkola.fi Kokkola Industrial Park www.kip.fi Port of Pietarsaari www.portofpietarsaari.fi Municipalities in the Kokkola–Pietarsaari economic region
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