On 20 March 2024, the refurbished cruise ship Birka Gotland, formerly known as Birka Stockholm, embarked on its maiden voyage from Stockholm to Mariehamn with 600 passengers. Despite having a capacity for 1,800 passengers, the decision to start with reduced capacity ensures smoother operations and adaptation to routines. This vessel, a product of collaboration between

Passengers have selected Helsinki Airport in Finland as the best airport in Europe in terms of customer experience in the 15–25 million passenger size category. The ASQ Award (ASQ, Airport Service Quality) given to airport company Finavia is based on an annual international survey involving 400 airports in 95 countries. Helsinki Airport underwent an extensive

Several Nordic Airports have released passenger data of January. Avinor: • 3.3 million passengers traveled through Avinor airports, up by 2% from last year. • Tromsø airport saw a remarkable 126% growth on international routes. Swedavia: • Nearly 2.1 million passengers used Swedavia airports, slightly down from last year. • Stable demand for air travel

Viking Line’s Performance (2023): • Operated fewer vessels but recorded almost five million passengers (4,897,494).• Strong performance on specific routes like Turku–Åland–Stockholm.• Notable vessels contributing to success: Viking Grace and Viking Glory.• CEO Jan Hanses anticipates an exciting and demanding 2024.• Key drivers for 2024 include reflagging of Viking XPRS and Viking Cinderella, along with

Several Nordic airports and airport operators have released their passenger numbers for October. Avinor:• 4.5 million passengers in October, a 1.5% increase from 2022.• 8% behind 2019 numbers.• Spain remains the largest destination, 7% above 2019 levels.• Decreased traffic to Sweden and Denmark by 21% and 12%, respectively. Swedavia:• 2.9 million passengers in October, a

Tallink’s passenger numbers between Estonia and Finland dropped by 0.6%, and freight volume decreased by 27%. The passenger count between Finland and Sweden declined by 18.1%, and freight volume fell by 41%. Passenger traffic between Estonia and Sweden increased by 5.3%, while freight traffic decreased by 1.1%. Total passengers from July to September were 1,775,821,