MS J. L. Runeberg

MS J. L. Runeberg (formerly SS Helsingfors Skärgård) is a steamship built at Sandvikens Skeppsdocka och Mekaniska Verkstad in Helsinki, Finland in 1912.^[1] It is named after Johan Ludvig Runeberg,^[2] the Finnish national poet. The original steam engine was replaced with a diesel engine in 1962.

M/S J.L.Runeberg departing from Helsinki in August 2019.

M/S J.L.Runeberg in the Porvoo harbour.

The ship operates between Helsinki and Porvoo from May to September four to five days a week, and between Helsinki and Loviisa from July to August once per week.

Statistics

• Passengers: 220
• Length: 28.8 m
• Width: 6.65 m
• Draft: 2.0 m
• ISM certified in 1998