Who owns Viking Line?
Viking Line is owned by Viking Line Abp (Finland, HEL: VIK1V).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Viking Line Annual report 2025, Viking Line Abp, 20 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Viking Line Abp reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇮 Finland, Mariehamn
- Origin
- 🇫🇮 Finland, Mariehamn
- Category
- Travel & transport › Ferries
- Parent ticker
- HEL: VIK1V
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Viking Line
Viking Line is the passenger and freight ferry operation of Viking Line Abp, which the 2025 annual report says ran five wholly owned vessels and one jointly owned vessel in the northern Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Finland. Its main markets are the Finnish mainland, Sweden, the Åland Islands and the three Baltic countries.
Ownership timeline of Viking Line
- Current owner Viking Line [1] reported
Where Viking Line sits in Viking Line
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in ferries, and who owns them
The 33 brands in ferries on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Attica Group, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Star Ferries | Attica Group | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| 2GO Travel | 2GO | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
| BC Ferries | BC Ferries | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Brittany Ferries | Brittany Ferries | 🇫🇷 France |
| Chu Kong Passenger Transport | Chu Kong Shipping | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| La Méridionale | CMA CGM | 🇫🇷 France |
| Color Line | Color Line | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| CTN | CTN | 🇹🇳 Tunisia |
About the owner: Viking Line
Viking Line is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mariehamn, Finland. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as HEL: VIK1V.
Viking Line Abp is a ferry company registered in Mariehamn, Åland, whose shares have been listed on Nasdaq Helsinki since 5 July 1995. Its 2025 annual report lists Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Helsinki branch (20.8 per cent), Ångfartygs Aktiebolaget Alfa (15.3 per cent) and Rederiaktiebolaget Hildegaard (10.3 per cent) as the largest registered shareholders at 31 December 2025, and reports 2025 turnover of EUR 480.9 million.
🇫🇮 Viking Line and other Finnish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 63 brands that began in Finland. 21 of them (33%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Viking Line is not one of them.
- ESL Shipping — Aspo 🇫🇮
- Finnair — Finnair 🇫🇮
- Nurminen Logistics — Nurminen Logistics 🇫🇮
- Arabia — Fiskars Group 🇫🇮
- Atria — Atria 🇫🇮
- Benecol — Raisio 🇫🇮
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Viking Line?
The parent company of Viking Line is Viking Line Abp, a publicly listed company headquartered in Finland.
Is Viking Line Finnish?
Yes. Viking Line originated in Finland and its owner, Viking Line Abp, is also headquartered in Finland.
Is Viking Line still owned by Viking Line Abp?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, Viking Line is still owned by Viking Line Abp. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Viking Line Annual report 2025 — Viking Line Abp, Annual report, published 20 March 2026; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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