Tag: Viking Line

  • Takatalo & Tompuri brewery’s KASKI Mustakaura won Finland’s best beer 2023

    Takatalo & Tompuri brewery’s KASKI Mustakaura won Finland’s best beer 2023

    The main prize of “Finland’s best beer 2023” was chosen with the help of an international final jury. In addition, the competition’s main partner, Viking Maltreceived separate rankings in the dark and medium dark ale, stout and porter categories. There were a total of 15 categories in the competition, of which the largest participated in…

  • Finnish tourists become the largest tourist group in Åland – Summer in the archipelago continues well into autumn

    Finnish tourists become the largest tourist group in Åland – Summer in the archipelago continues well into autumn

    “Mainland Finns have discovered the uniqueness and exotic charm of Åland. We have noticed that domestic customers want to experience Åland even more comprehensively than Swedes, emphasizing the quality of accommodation and dining,” he says. Niko MicklinVisit Åland’s marketing and sales director. Åland’s autumn months offer plenty of things to do for travelers interested in…

  • Helsingin Allas Sea Pool is suing Viking Line for 3 million euros for collision damage to the pier

    Helsingin Allas Sea Pool is suing Viking Line for 3 million euros for collision damage to the pier

    The accident happened more than a year ago in the port of Helsinki.

  • See: Water skiers jump over the waves of the Baltic Sea ferry near Helsinki

    About half an hour before arriving at the port of Helsinki by ferry from Tallinn, Estonia, passenger Mikko Silvennoinen was amazed to see the water skiers jumping over the waves behind a much larger ship. However, according to Baltic ferry operators, the practice is quite common in the summer, especially near Stockholm, Sweden. Stefan ÖlanderThe…

  • Hundreds of Ukrainians arrive in Finland every day

    Hundreds of Ukrainians arrive in Finland every day

    According to unofficial estimates, hundreds of Ukrainian citizens fleeing the war in their homeland arrive in Helsinki, the capital of Finland, every day. The Estonian Broadcasting Corporation (ERR) reported earlier this week that almost 20,000 Ukrainians had arrived in Estonia, and the shipping companies added that many would continue their journey by ship to Finland.…

  • Viking Line ferry tickets include a fuel surcharge

    Viking Line ferry tickets include a fuel surcharge

    Starting Thursday, Viking Line will charge passengers an additional fee to cover rising fuel costs. According to the company, the measure is valid until the end of August. A return trip between Helsinki and Stockholm incurs an additional charge of EUR 5.80, while those returning from Helsinki to Tallinn or Mariehamn from Helsinki or Turku…

  • There is no further investigation into the collision of the Pool Sea pool, the safety authority says

    The Finnish Safety Investigation Board (Otkes) announced on Monday that it does not intend to launch a larger investigation last month into the circumstances of the collision between Viking Line’s ferry and parts of the Port of Helsinki, including the Pool Area. The authority published the results of a preliminary investigation into the case, according…

  • Viking Line denies liability for damages to the Pool Pool

    Viking Line denies liability for damages to the Pool Pool

    CEO of Viking Line Jan Hanses told the Helsinki District Court on Thursday that the captain of MS Gabriella would not have been able to prevent the accident last month. He argued that this means that the company is not liable to pay damages to the Pool Sea Pool. On January 12, the ship’s power…

  • Monday’s newspapers: latest NATO poll, Convoy protest expires, snowstorm break

    Monday’s newspapers: latest NATO poll, Convoy protest expires, snowstorm break

    A recent survey commissioned and published by the Finnish Farmers’ Association Future of the countryside stated that 45 per cent of respondents would support Finland’s application to NATO on the condition that the country’s leaders recommend joining. About a third of respondents opposed the proposal, while less than a quarter were unsure. Support for NATO…

  • The popular Helsinki seaside pool was damaged in a recent berth collision with Viking Line

    The popular Helsinki seaside pool was damaged in a recent berth collision with Viking Line

    According to the city and the seaside company, the berth of the Port of Helsinki and parts of the Pool Sea Pool building were damaged after Viking Line’s ship collided with the structures about two weeks ago. On January 12, the ship’s power outage caused MS Gabriella to drift into the dock and slowly collided…

  • See: The cause of the collision of the Viking Line ferry in Helsinki is being investigated

    See: The cause of the collision of the Viking Line ferry in Helsinki is being investigated

    According to the company, the Viking Line ferry MS Gabriella, which collided with the pier in the Port of Helsinki on Wednesday, will be out of service for a month due to repairs. The ship, which was carrying about 200 passengers at the time of the accident, was embarking on a regular voyage to Stockholm…

  • The sea attracts people with Christmas parties and entertainment

    The sea attracts people with Christmas parties and entertainment

    The modern, green-valued cruise ship, the quietest ship in the Baltic Sea, has been a favorite of passengers since the beginning of 2013, when it was launched on the Turku-Stockholm route. “In general, we have been able to celebrate a new milestone of almost a million almost every year. Due to the pandemic, this time…

  • Viking Line discriminated against Roma women

    Viking Line discriminated against Roma women

    Viking Line Skandinavien AB has acknowledged discrimination against two Roma women who were not allowed to board a ship to Turku last winter. Viking Line and the Discrimination Ombudsman, DO, have reached an agreement on discrimination compensation of SEK 25,000 each for the two women. A third woman will be replaced. “For us, it is…

  • Finland accuses a Danish man of a 33-year-old crime

    Finland accuses a Danish man of a 33-year-old crime

    Prosecutors have charged a Danish man born in 1969 with a homicide for a crime that took place on a Viking Line ferry in 1987. "I have no reason to believe that the trial will not start as planned," said the district attorney Kai Selander. The authorities have not remanded the defendant in Denmark in…

  • Otkes: No investigation is needed into the Viking Grace accident

    Otkes: No investigation is needed into the Viking Grace accident

    The Safety Investigation Agency (Otkes) has announced that it will not launch a formal investigation into how the Viking Grace cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Mariehamn in Åland on 21 November. I took the leader Veli-Pekka Nurmi told the BTI news agency that the decision was made because nothing had come to…

  • Otkes: A technical failure caused Amorella to run aground

    Otkes: A technical failure caused Amorella to run aground

    The Safety Investigation Authority (Otkes) has said that the reason for the landing of Viking Line’s passenger ship Amore in September was a technical failure of the ship’s power management unit. As a result of the fault, the right propeller plate automatically moved fully backwards as the vessel approached the narrow strait in the Åland…

  • Viking Grace runs aground with 300 passengers

    Viking Grace runs aground with 300 passengers

    Viking Grace ran aground on the coast of Mariehamn in Åland on Saturday. According to the ferry company Viking Line and the Coast Guard of Western Finland, there were no passengers in immediate danger. The ship, which could carry up to 2,800 people, had 331 passengers and 98 crew members on board at the time…

  • Viking line’s ships have run aground off Mariehamn

    Viking line’s ships have run aground off Mariehamn

    Viking line’s ship Grace has run aground off Mariehamn on Åland. This is stated by the Finnish Coast Guard for Finnish media, reports our correspondent. Lars Blohm, rescue leader at the Swedish Maritime Administration’s Maritime and Air Rescue Center, tells TT that Grace’s crew has stated that they do not need help, and that they…

  • Viking Line says Covid was caused "severe impairment"

    Viking Line says Covid was caused "severe impairment"

    Passenger and cargo ferry company Viking Line said the coronavirus crisis continued to worsen its business. In its third-quarter report released on Wednesday, the company said its operating result was EUR -35.2 million in January-September. At the same time, the company’s sales of EUR 56.6 million in the third quarter were significantly lower than a…

  • The ferry Amorella has been pulled loose

    The ferry Amorella has been pulled loose

    Viking Line’s ferry Amorella, which ran aground in the Åland archipelago, was pulled loose on Wednesday afternoon. The ship has been stuck in the mud at Järsö since Sunday after it ran aground with 207 passengers on board the Åland archipelago. Amorella will later be moved to Naantali to be repaired.

  • At sea after Sunday – Amore will be moved on Wednesday

    At sea after Sunday – Amore will be moved on Wednesday

    Viking Line’s cruise ship Amore, which got stuck off the coast of Åland on Sunday after running aground, will be towed to Åland’s port of Långnäs on Wednesday, according to the shipping company. About 200 passengers were evacuated after Sunday’s incident. The ship will be taken to Naantali for later repair, but when that will…

  • The Viking Line ferry runs aground outside Åland, passengers were evacuated

    The Viking Line ferry runs aground outside Åland, passengers were evacuated

    The crew navigated the ferry ashore after the incident to stabilize the situation. All passengers were evacuated with the help of local authorities in the afternoon and transported to an evacuation center set up at the Åland school. Viking Line announced on Sunday that no passengers or crew were injured in the incident. “We are…

  • Maritime safety expert on the ferry: “Very serious”

    Maritime safety expert on the ferry: “Very serious”

    The Viking Line vessel Amorella, which ran aground off Åland today, will now be evacuated. Similar incidents on the lake occur at regular intervals, but that the incidents then develop into an accident is very unusual, says maritime safety expert Thore Hagman. – This is a passenger ferry that runs there regularly. They have both…

  • The Finnish ferry has run aground off Åland

    The Finnish ferry has run aground off Åland

    The Viking Line vessel Amorella ran aground off Åland on Sunday, the shipping company for Ekot confirms. According to information to Ålandstidningen, the passengers have gathered on deck wearing life jackets. 207 passengers and 74 crew members are on board the ship. It is still unclear what caused the accident. Amorella was on her way…

  • The cruise company Tallink will suspend the Turku-Tallinn route

    The cruise company Tallink will suspend the Turku-Tallinn route

    The Estonian shipping company Tallink Grupp has announced that it will suspend the route between Turku and Tallinn, Estonia due to a decrease in the number of passengers related to the coronavirus. Cruise ship ticket sales fell significantly due to fears of possible threatening travel restrictions, Paavo Nõgene, Tallink Group’s CEO said in a press…

  • Viking Line announces layoff negotiations

    Viking Line announces layoff negotiations

    According to the Finnish shipping company Viking Line, the coronavirus pandemic has dramatically affected its business. Approximately 570 employees participate in the company’s announced cooperation negotiations, which affect personnel in Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Åland. “The most important restrictions still in force for Viking Line concern travel restrictions between Finland and Sweden,” the company said…