Viking Line carried 4.61 million passengers in 2025 across its five vessels and achieved a record cargo volume, despite a marginal year-on-year passenger decline.

Key passenger figures

• Total passengers: 4,608,573 (–0.8% vs 2024)
• Passenger cars: 509,634
• International passengers: Market share increased to 13.5%

Route highlights:

• Helsinki–Tallinn: 1,823,917 passengers
• Helsinki–Mariehamn–Stockholm: 808,787 passengers (+12%, market share 47%)
• Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm: 1,944,798 passengers
• Special cruises: 31,071 passengers
• The jointly owned Birka Gotland, operated with Gotlandsbolaget, carried 570,513 passengers, up 30% compared with its shorter first operating year.

Service and fleet investments

Deputy CEO Peter Hellgren highlighted improved customer satisfaction and strong summer performance, supported by fleet investments, including upgrades to VIKING XPRS on the competitive Helsinki–Tallinn route.

Cargo reaches record level

• Cargo units: 139,484
• Year-on-year growth: nearly +4%

Freight Director Harri Tamminen attributed the result to long-term customer partnerships and new fossil-free transport solutions.

Emissions reduction and future concepts

• Biogas use: increased tenfold to ~6,000 tonnes
• GHG reduction: more than 60,000 tonnes
• Carbon-neutral option: now available for both passengers and cargo customers

In June, Viking Line unveiled the HELIOS concept, an electric-powered passenger/car ferry planned for the Helsinki–Tallinn route. If realised, it could enable a green shipping corridor across the Gulf of Finland in the early 2030s.

Source: Viking Line

Photo: Mike Louagie