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Kultaranta VIII

Presidential yacht of Finland

Summary

Presidential yacht of Finland

Field	Value
display_title	ital
section1	{{Infobox ship/image
image	Kultaranta VIII.jpg
image_caption	Kultaranta VIII leaving the summer residence, 2011
section2	{{Infobox ship/career
country	Finland
flag
name	Kultaranta VIII
builder	Uki Workboat, Uusikaupunki
original_cost	1.9 million euros
laid_down	2007
commissioned	16 May 2008
homeport	Pansio, Finland
status	In service
section3	{{Infobox ship/characteristics
length	19.3 m
beam	5.7 m
draught	1.45 m
depth	3.6 m
propulsion	4 × Volvo Penta engines, total 1740 hp
capacity	18 passengers

Kultaranta VIII is the presidential yacht of the President of Finland. It replaced the previous yacht, Kultaranta VII, in 2008. It is named after "Kultaranta", the President's summer residence.

The yacht was built by the Finnish shipbuilding company Uki Workboat in Uusikaupunki. It is 19.3 m long and 5.7 m wide. Its hull is made of aluminium, and the interior is mainly of wood. It is powered by four Volvo Penta engines with a total output of 1740 hp.

Laid down in 2007, the yacht was completed at a cost of around 1.9 million euro, and handed over on 16 May 2008. It is crewed by members of the Finnish Navy, and is docked at the Pansio Naval Base when not in use.

References

Sankkila, Heikki. (17 June 2008). "Presidentti arvostaa uuden edustusveneensä kotimaisuutta". [[Turun Sanomat]].

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