The Finland-based Wasaline says that the 2025-year was a good year for the ferry line.
On the passenger side, volumes increased by 2.6% to 259,769 passengers, despite the vessel being on dry dock during the last week of December. On the freight side, there was a slight decline in volumes, but freight operations showed an increase in market share.
The turnover increased by 2.7% to €28.8m, as Wasaline states.
During 2025, Wasaline reduced its emissions by 85.3%, mainly due to the company switching to biogas operations in August.
Peter Ståhlberg, CEO of Wasaline, says that “Despite the economic slowdown, we see our passenger numbers continuing to grow. We have new segments from Central Europe that are interested in winter cruises when there is ice in the Kvarken area. These are mainly tourist groups from Germany, but this year we are also seeing bookings from other European countries. Most of our passengers are still Finns and Swedes.”
He adds that, “We see great potential in intermodal transport looking ahead to 2026. Interest from freight customers has also increased as we operate on biogas, and our concept of minimizing the climate footprint is delivering results.”
The Ro-Pax Aurora Botnia returned from the shipyard in Naantali on Sunday, January 11. At the shipyard, maintenance was carried out on the bow thrusters and azipods, and inspections were performed by the DNV classification society. The passenger areas were also upgraded, and the car deck was repainted.
