Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö
| Company type | Aktiebolag |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Mariehamn, Åland, |
| Services | Group holding company |
| Website | www.rederiabeckero.ax |
Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö is a Finnish holding company based at Mariehamn in Åland. The principal constituents of the group are:[1]
- Birka Cruises, a company operating Baltic cruises from Stockholm in Sweden. Services terminated in 2020 and the only ship is laid up and offered for sale.
- Eckerö Line, a company operating car ferry services between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia.
- Eckerö Linjen, a company operating car ferry services between Berghamn in the Åland Islands and Grisslehamn in Sweden.
- Eckerö Shipping, a company providing freight shipment services between Finland and Sweden
- Williams Buss, a company providing bus services in the Åland Islands.
Current fleet
Current as of 7 February 2026.[2]
| Ship | Type | Built | Entered service |
Gross tonnage | Passengers (max) |
Lane meters | Knots | Route | Flag and home port | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS Eckerö | Cruiseferry | 1979 | 2005– | 12,358 GT | 1.635 | 515 m | 20 | Eckerö – Grisslehamn | Grisslehamn, Sweden | |
| MS Finlandia | Cruiseferry | 2001 | 2012– | 36,365 GT | 2.520 | 1.808 m | 27 | Helsinki – Tallinn | Eckerö, Finland | |
| MS Finbo Cargo | Ro-Pax | 2000 | 2019– | 22,152 GT | 366 | 2.000 | 22,5 | Vuosaari – Muuga | Eckerö, Finland | |
| MS Fjärdvägen | Ro-Ro | 1972 | 2025– | 8,990 GT | 12 | 780 | 17,5 | For sale, laid up in Långnäs. | Mariehamn, Finland | |
| MS Fjärdvägen | Ro-Pax | 1987 | 2026– | 20,783 GT | 119 | 1.647 | 20,5 | Långnäs – Naantali | Eckerö, Finland |
References
- ^ "The Group". Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Vessels". Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
Bibliography
- Sjöström, Pär-Henrik; Brzoza, Krzysztof (2011). Historien om den som kommer igen: Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö 1961–2011. Ekenäs tryckeri. ISBN 9529285914.