South Harbour, Helsinki

As of 2020, the Carmel, an old vessel, was keeping the harbor open by circling 400 times within 24 hours.

At the end near the Helsinki Market Square was the Kanava Terminal (Finnish: Kanavaterminaali, Swedish: Kanalterminalen), used by express ships travelling to Tallinn.

In front of the Presidential Palace is the Linnanallas (Slottsbassängen) bay, used by visiting small boats.

At the Market Square shore is Keisarinluodonlaituri (Kejsargrundskajen), named after an islet that the ship carrying emperor Nicholas I of Russia collided with in 1833.

Next is the Makasiini Terminal (Finnish: Makasiiniterminaali, Swedish: Magasinterminalen), used by express ships to Tallinn.

On the Valkosaari island in front of the Olympia Terminal is the home port of Nyländska Jaktklubben (NJK), Helsinki's oldest yacht club, and a restaurant.

In summertime, there is a regular ship connection to the island from the south side of the terminal.

Its shores were so low that it was only suited for a harbour for boats owned by the inhabitants of the coast and the islands.

In the middle 18th century, the bay was called Eteläinen kaupunginsatama (Södra Stadshamnen).

A minor incident happened in 1827, when the bottom of the filled ground failed, and masses of land flowed down to the sea.

Further harm to harbour visitor was caused by the shipwrecks, which could lie on the bottom of the sea for years.

For long, the Ullanlinna shipyard was located at the southern part of the bay, which was renamed to Ulricaborgs skeppsvarf (Finnish: Ullanlinnan Varviyhtiö) in 1847.