Arriving at Event Centre Satama Areena

It is easy to reach us by bicycle—either your own or a city bike. Bicycle parking areas are located at the south and west main entrances, and the city bike station is situated between Satama Areena and the Maritime Centre Vellamo, along Tornatorintie.

Kotkansaari cycling routes: Google Maps
City bikes: Kotka – City bikes

Kotka’s city bike system is part of the Donkey Republic network, which operates widely across Europe.

Satama Areena is located approximately eight kilometers from Highway 7 (E18), and access by car is convenient from several directions.

While parking space in the immediate vicinity of Satama Areena is limited, there are several large parking areas in the Kantasatama district.

The parking area at the Maritime Centre Vellamo is primarily reserved for the Centre’s visitors; we ask that Satama Areena guests use the Kantasatama P1, P2, and P3 parking areas instead.

In addition to the Kantasatama parking areas, we recommend the Kotka Toriparkki (Market Square parking garage), located just a few minutes’ walk (approx. 500 meters) away; here, your vehicle is protected from the sun, rain, snow, and wind. A signposted walking route leads directly from Kotka Toriparkki to the southern entrance of Satama Areena.

Parking spaces for visitors with reduced mobility and a drop-off point for passengers are available in front of Satama Areena.

Parking without a permit in the Satama Areena service yard is prohibited. The service yard is reserved exclusively for staff and event organisers.

You can easily reach the western entrance of Satama Areena—main entrance C—by taxi. There is a taxi stand in front of the western entrance that operates during events.

We recommend Kymenlaakson Taksi as the transport partner for our guests.

The local transport terminal on Norskankatu is located approximately 300 meters from Satama Areena.

Long-distance buses stop at the Katariinantori bus station; from there, it is about a 1.5-kilometer walk to Satama Areena through the beautiful center of Kotka.

Parking for charter buses is available in the Kantasatama area (zones P2 and P3), next to the Maritime Centre Vellamo, and along Norskankatu. The drop-off point for charter groups is located right next to the western entrance, on the Tornatorintie side.

The Kotka Satama (Kotka Harbour) stop is located approximately 350 meters from Satama Areena. There is a clear line of sight and an accessible route to the stop from the western entrance. VR provides train services to Kantasatama from across Finland.
Please check schedules and routes at vr.fi.

Check the VR website for any additional trains scheduled for event nights.

The Maritime Centre Vellamo has its own guest dock, which is also available for use by Satama Areena visitors for the duration of their visit. The dock is located on the north side of the Maritime Centre Vellamo, approximately 100 meters from the entrance (60˚28.4’N/26˚56.7’E). The guest dock offers eight berths with mooring booms and 30 meters of space for alongside mooring. As the dock is not intended for overnight stays, it does not provide electricity, water, sewage pump-out, or waste management services.

A service marina for visiting boaters is located in Sapokka, Kotka (60°27.5’N/26°57.1’E), offering fuel sales, sewage pump-out, a water point, restaurant services, showers, and laundry facilities.

A water bus dock for chartered services is also located near Satama Areena, making it easy to combine your visit with, for example, a cruise around Kotkansaari Island or into the waters of the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park.

A helicopter landing area is located next to the Maritime Centre Vellamo, right beside Satama Areena.

The nearest airport to Satama Areena is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (130 km). There are convenient transport connections from the airport to Kotka via both rail and motorway.