Eckerö Linjen is a Finnish

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operating a ferry between Berghamn harbour in

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in the Åland Islands and

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. The company is owned by the

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based Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö. Eckerö Linjen should not be confused with its similarly named sister company Eckerö Line, which operates ferry services between

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and

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History

Eckerö Linjen began trafficking between

and

in 1961. This route is much shorter than the one sailed by

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, Eckerö Linjen's main competitor in the Åland - Sweden traffic, taking only two hours to cross. Partially as a result of this Eckerö Linjen operated its first two decades on small used ferries, until the acquisition of the first M/S ''Eckerö'' in 1982. Since January 2005 the route is operated by the second M/S ''Eckerö'', a notably larger ship than the ones that have previously sailed on the line, with the second M/S Roslagen used as an extra ship during the summer high season. Viking, now holds the largest individual shareholder position with a 17.1% stake in Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö (Rederi AB Eckerö), the parent company of Eckerö Linjen. Although Eckerö Linjen and Eckerö Line are technically separate companies, ships from one company have often been used to cover for ships of the other during dockings and technical malfunctions.

Fleet

Current fleet

Former ships

* MS Alandia * MS Roslagen

External links

Eckerö Linjen official website
* at (in Swedish)

References