Eckerö Line

The Eckerö Line is a Finnish shipping company that belongs to the Åland-based Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö. It runs two big ferries between Helsinki, in Finland, and Tallinn, in Estonia. These ferries help people travel easily between the two cities.

It is important not to confuse Eckerö Line with another company called Eckerö Linjen. Even though both companies are owned by the same parent company, Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö, they operate different ferry routes. Eckerö Linjen runs ferries between Berghamn in the Åland Islands and Grisslehamn in Sweden.

History

In 1992, Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö and Birka Line started a new company called Eestin Linjat to run ferries between Helsinki and Tallinn. People in Finland thought the name sounded Estonian because it used the word "Eesti." In 1995, the company changed its name to Eckerö Line.

Over the years, Eckerö Line added new ships, like the MS Nordlandia in 1998 and the MS Translandia in 2004. In 2019, they added another ship called MS Finbo Cargo to carry more passengers and cargo on the Helsinki to Tallinn route.

Fleet

The Eckerö Line has a group of ships that it uses today. These ships are listed in a table.

There are also ships that used to work for Eckerö Line but are now used elsewhere or retired. These ships are listed in another table.