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M/S Rosella, the longest serving ship of Viking Line, arriving in Helsinki in summer 2003
M/S Rosella, the longest serving ship of Viking Line, arriving in Helsinki in summer 2003

SF Line was the name of the Finnish shipping company presently known as Viking Line. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands The company, originally named Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan, was one of three shipping companies that formed shipping marketing company Viking Line in 1966, the other two being Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen and Rederi AB Slite. Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 After the other companies left Viking Line in 1988 and 1993 respectively, SF Line stood as the sole owner of Viking Line. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) As a result, SF Line changed its name to Viking Line in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

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Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen (later Rederi Ab Solstad and merged into Rederi Ab Sally in 1970) was founded in 1959 and started ferry operations between Gräddö (Sweden) and Korpo (Finland). Rederi Ab Sally was a Finnish shipping company founded in the 1937 by Algot Johansson "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. After a disagreement between the founders, a group of men led by Gunnar Eklund left Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen and started a new company, Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan. The new company purchased the steamer Brittany, renamed her Ålandsfärjan and started operations between Kapellskär (Sweden) and Mariehamn (Åland) in direct competition with Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen. Kapellskär is a Port about 60 km north of Stockholm, in Sweden. Demographics A chart on population growth Sister cities Mariehamn is twinned with Visby, Sweden Kópavogur

In 1966, Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan, Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen and Rederi AB Slite joined forces and founded the marketing company Viking Line in order to compete with Silja Line. Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink. During the following years, the three companies ordered many newbuildings and Viking Line became a dominant operator in baltic ferry operations.

In 1970, Rederi Ab Ålandsfärjan changed its name to SF Line, 'S' referring to Sverige (Sweden) and 'F' to Finland. Their first newbuilding was the M/S Kapella, delivered in 1967. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. As a tribute to Gunnar Eklund's wife Ellen, the names of all subsequent new ships of SF Line ends with '-ella'.

When Rederi Ab Sally in 1987 was acquired by Silja Line's owning company EffJohn, SF Line and Rederi AB Slite forced Sally to leave Viking Line. After the bankruptcy of Rederi AB Slite in 1993, SF Line was the only remaining company in Viking Line. SF Line then changed its name to Viking Line.

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Background New vessels for SF Line The market for transporting passengers cars and cargo trucks across the Baltic Sea between Finland and Sweden History When the Mariella was delivered in 1985 she was the first ship on Viking Line's Helsinki — Stockholm service which was not owned History The Amorella was ordered in 1986 by SF Line, one of the partners in Viking Line consortium Consept and construction The Isabella was the second of two sister ships ordered by SF Line from Brodogradiliste Split in Split, Yugoslavia History The Cinderella was planned in the later half of the 1980s as the new flagship for SF Line History The Cinderella was planned in the later half of the 1980s as the new flagship for SF Line Concept and construction Euroway was a concept developed during the latter half of the 1980s by the Sweden -based Sea-Link Shipping. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping company that operates a fleet of ferries and cruiseferries between Finland, the Åland Islands Rederi Ab Sally was a Finnish shipping company founded in the 1937 by Algot Johansson Rederi AB Slite was a Swedish Shipping company, founded in 1947 Silja Line ( Tallink Silja Oy) is a Finnish ferry company owned by the Estonian Ferry operator Tallink.
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