Jumalsund canal
Jumalsundin kanava

This is a canal in Strömfors, Ruotsinpyhtää, municipality at the coast of the Gulf of Finland, about 10 kilometers southeast of the town Lovisa. The canal is between the mainland and the Vahterpää island. The sound here was dredged and the canal built by the end of the 1890:ies. The canal was opened in 1898. The canal opened a new and safe fairway for small boats. It is sheltered from storms.
Nowadays the canal is part of a fairway 1,2 meter deep along the coast. And it is narrow as it passes many narrow sounds. A sightseeingboat m/s Alfa have regular tours on this route. Alfa is a genuine wooden boat from Summa and it is 4,2 meters wide. That is the biggest boat that can pass the canal.
The canal is 100 meters long, 6 meters wide, 1,2 meter deep and the free heigth is 4,5 meters.

Tarmo Hurskainen © 2005

Kanalen från söder och landsvägsbron mellan fastlandet och Vahterpää ö.
The canal seen from south and the roadbridge
between the mainland and Vahterpää island.

© Picture: Kari Mäenpää


Jumalsund canal seen from the southern entrance.

The southern part of the canal seen towards south.

The canal seen towards south from the northern side och the bridge. Ledmärket is mounted on the bridge.

Jumalsund canal seen from the southern entrance.

The southern part of the canal seen towards south.

The canal seen towards south from the northern side and the bridge. The navigationmark is mounted on the bridge.

© Pictures: Saaristoliikenne Jonmar Ky

Read more about m/s Alfa but only in Finnish.

Source: Tarmo Hurskainen's own investigations, 2006
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