Finland Ferries: Tallinn, Stockholm & Baltic Crossings

One of Europe’s busiest passenger ferry routes, linking the capitals of Finland and Estonia across the Gulf of Finland in about two hours. It is easy as a day trip, with Tallinn’s medieval Old Town a short walk from the harbour.

The famous Baltic overnight cruise-ferries between Helsinki and Stockholm, sailing through both archipelagos and calling at Mariehamn in the Åland Islands. The ships are floating hotels with buffets, shows and cabins for every budget.

The direct ferry between Finland and Germany, a full day and night at sea that saves the long drive around the Baltic through Sweden and Denmark. Meals are included in many fares and all passengers have cabins.

The Turku–Stockholm crossing threads through the Finnish and Åland archipelagos, one of the most island-studded stretches of sea in Europe. Tallink Silja and Viking Line both run big cruise-ferries on it, calling at Mariehamn or Långnäs in Åland on the way.

Finnlines’ Naantali–Kapellskär line is a quieter, freight-and-car alternative to the Turku and Helsinki cruise-ferries, landing north of Stockholm near Norrtälje. Its two new Superstar-class ships, Finnsirius and Finncanopus, call at Långnäs in Åland on every crossing.

Wasaline’s Aurora Botnia is the only ferry across the Kvarken, the narrowest point of the Gulf of Bothnia, linking Vaasa in Finland with Holmsund near Umeå in Sweden. The route is jointly owned by the two cities and is the northernmost car-ferry crossing between the countries.