SS SAVONLINNA

HISTORY

The passenger ship Savonlinna was constructed as the flagship of the company Saimaan Höyrylaiva Osakeyhtiö in 1904. It became known as the Saimaa Express thanks to its speed, making the trip from Savonlinna to Lappeenranta in less than seven hours.

The construction of the Savonlinna brought the town much closer to Lappeenranta and the railway to St. Petersburg. The time of departure from Lappeenranta was set at 5 AM to coincide with the arrival of the train, and to allow the return trip from Savonlinna to catch the evening train at 11 PM. Due to its speed and association with the railway, the ship soon gained the nickname ”the Saimaa Express”. In addition to passengers and cargo, she also carried mail.
Starting from the 1920s, the SS Savonlinna’s route was expanded to include Lappeenranta’s neighbouring port of Vuoksenniska, and the SS Imatra II started taking shifts on the route.While passenger traffic was booming, a good deal of freight was shipped as well, especially between Puumala, Lappeenranta and Vuoksenniska. The people of the countryside and the islands took to the ships as a conveyance to the town markets, bringing aboard regular farm products as well as cattle. The ambience must have been something when the ship was crammed full of passengers: first-class vacationers and businessmen on the upper decks, the lower decks teeming with commoners and their belongings.

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SS SAVONLINNA

Boat specifications: 

CODE	SIZE		PACKING VOLUME
CS2402P	31L x 8W x 21H (cm)	12.2L x 3.14W x 4.64H (inch)	0.017m³

(Note: The above prices do not include VAT and shipping costs)

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SS SAVONLINNA

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Over 70 years of establishment and development, manufacturing wooden boat models has become a traditional profession of the Vietnamese craft village. Gia Nhien Company is one of the companies exporting handicrafts. Gia Nhien has a wealth of experience in hand-crafting. Currently, our company produces wooden boat models with many diverse models. We check every detail and color thoroughly before reaching the customer.

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