Ålandstrafiken is the public ferry authority of the

Åland Åland ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...

Islands, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of

Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...

in the

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. It is managed by the

Government of Åland The Government of Åland () is the executive authority of Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. It is led by the Premier of Åland (), who is elected by the Parliament of Åland (). Åland Premiers * Carl Björkman (politician), Carl Björ ...

, which oversees all inter-island ferry services as well as connections to the Finnish mainland.

Overview

Ålandstrafiken coordinates and sells tickets for most ferry services within Åland and between Åland and western

. The network includes four main routes, several feeder lines, and six shorter cable ferries linking smaller inhabited islands. MS Skarven

Routes

The system consists of four main ferry lines, with additional feeder and cable ferries. Major connections include: * Northern Line: Hummelvik (

Vårdö Vårdö is an island municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (di ...

) – Enklinge – Kumlinge – Lappo (

Brändö Brändö is an island Municipalities of Finland, municipality of Åland, Finland. Characteristics of Brändö are the numerous assembly of islands and islets, most important of which are linked by bridges and causeways. The municipality has a pop ...

) – Torsholma (Brändö) – Åva (Brändö) – Osnäs (

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, mainland Finland). Includes feeder links to Jurmo and Asterholma. * Southern Line: Långnäs (

Lumparland Lumparland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. It is the smallest municipality on mainland Åland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The mu ...

) – Överö (

Föglö Föglö is a group of islands and municipality in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Swedis ...

) – Sottunga – Husö – Kyrkogårdsö (

Kökar Kökar () is an island municipality in the south-eastern part of the Åland archipelago, an autonomous region of Finland. It is accessible by ferry from Långnäs on Åland's main island and from Galtby on the Finnish mainland. Kökar has a ...

) – Kökar – Galtby (

Korpo Korpo (; ) is an island located in the Turku archipelago. It is a former municipality of Finland. On 1 January 2009, it was consolidated with Houtskär, Iniö, Nagu and Pargas to form the new town of Väståboland. As of 1 January 2012, Vä ...

, mainland Finland). * Cross Line: Långnäs – Snäckö (

Kumlinge Kumlinge is a municipality and group of islands in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The main island is also named Kumlinge. The name is thought to mean "rocky passage". As of 31 December 2023, Kumlinge had a population of 320 and a tota ...

), with some stops by request (e.g., Överö, Sottunga, Bergö). * Föglö Line: Svinö (Lumparland) – Degerby (Föglö). In addition, six cable ferries provide short crossings between nearby islands, including Lappo–Björkö, Finnholma–Jyddö, Vårdö–Simskäla, Lumparland–Ängsö, Prästö–Töftö, and Snäckö–Seglinge.

Fleet

The number and names of ferries in service may change from year to year. According to sources from 2015, Ålandstrafiken operated about thirteen main ferries along with several cable ferries.

Gallery

Färjfäste,Vårdö.JPG, Hummelvik harbour, Vårdö Kumlinge färjfäste.JPG, M/S ''Alfågeln'' at Kumlinge Torsholman lauttasatama.jpg, M/S ''Alfågeln'' at Torsholma, Brändö Längön lauttasatama.jpg, M/S ''Viggen'' and M/S ''Doppingen'' at Åva, Brändö SoedraLinjen 13.jpg, Husö, Sottunga MS Ejdern.jpg, M/S ''Ejdern'' at Kyrkogårdsö MS Gudingen in Kökar.jpg, M/S ''Gudingen'' at Kökar SoedraLinjen 01.jpg, Långnäs, Lumparland SoedraLinjen 05.jpg, Överö, Föglö Kumlinge-SnäcköFärgfäste.JPG, Snäckö, Kumlinge

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