Sweden's Stena Line has bought the shipping company Finnish Wasaline which operates the only daily ferry service connecting Vaasa, Finland, and Umeå, Sweden. Wasaline is the trademark of NLC Ferry, a company of the entire owned by Kvarken Link which is a joint venture 50:50 between the cities of Vaasa and Umeå. The agreement of The acquisition, signed today by the parties, provides that the ship Aurora Bothnia used on the Vaasa-Umeå route remains of owned by Kvarken Link.

The agreement, which is subject to the approval of the municipal elections of Vaasa and Umeå that will meet in the coming days and other competent authorities, it is expected to be completed in early 2026.

Currently, Stena Line ships operate 20 routes that between the different shores of the Baltic Sea and the Kattegat and which connect the United Kingdom with the European continent and with Ireland.