A "Viking Port" to be built in Monchegorsk for 550 million rubles

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10-13-2023

The Viking Port tourist complex is planned to be built in Monchegorsk, said Alexander Polenkov, Deputy director of the Monchegorsk Development Agency.

"The cost of the investment project is 550 million rubles with a payback period of seven. "The Viking Port is looking for investors," he is quoted as saying by b-port.com.

Polenkov said that 540.000 tourists visited Monchegorsk in 2022 due to complex tours and event events.

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