The port of Turku in south western Finland plans to build a cruise ferry terminal that would serve Tallink group and Viking Line, its two cruise ferry customers.

At the moment, the companies use separate facilities that are located within a few hundred metres from each other at the mouth of the Aura River.

A computer generated image shows a large Y-shaped building where the Silja Line terminal has stood since its opening in 1972. The company is part of the Tallink group.

Road and railway links to the planned terminal would also be built and the project is estimated to cost about €45 million, the Port said in a newsletter.

Silja Line and Viking Line both have two large cruise ferries in service between Turku. The Aland Islands and Stockholm. The crossing takes about 10 hours each way.