MS J. L. Runeberg
Steamship
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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.


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