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In 1962, the car ferry Reserv 1 (Houtskär), here on route between Houtskär and Korpo, started ferry traffic between the Kittuis ferry landing and the Galtby ferry landing. Traffic had already started on December 15, 1960 with the ferry Korpo between Pärnäs, Nagu and Kittuis, as the ferry landing in Galtby was not ready. The historical date is therefore 15.12.1960. The ferry was bought to Finland from Sweden in 1960 with the name FÄRJA 61/54 and renamed "Reserv 1". The vessel was equipped with a 288 hp. steam engine. The traffic started under this name, in 1962 the ferry was modernized to a motor vessel, 420 hp and at the same time got the name "Houtskär". The dimensions were: length 27 m and width 7.3 m.