Helsinki – Stockholm
Ferry to Sweden
Helsinki – Stockholm
Ferry to Sweden
The Helsinki Stockholm ferry route connects Finland with Sweden and is currently operated by 2 ferry companies. The Viking Line service runs up to 7 times per week with a sailing duration of around 17 hours 45 minutes While the Tallink Silja Line service runs up to 7 times per week with a duration from 18 hours.
So that’s a combined 14 sailings on offer per week on the Helsinki Stockholm route between Finland and Sweden. Compare now and get the best fare at the time that you want to travel.
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Helsinki port was founded in 1550 as a port town to compete for Baltic Sea transport and is now one of the key ferry ports in the region. Helsinki ferry port is the busiest passenger port in Finland with connections to numerous countries including Sweden, Estonia, Poland, Russia and Germany. Unsurprisingly for a port of its size, Helsinki has numerous ferry terminals - West Terminal for departures to Estonia and Russia, Olympia for Sweden, Katajanokka and Makasiini for Estonia and Hansa terminal for crossings to Germany and Poland.
The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, when it was an important post in the iron trade from the mines in Bergslagen. The first part of the name — stock — means log, while the last part — holm — means islet or small island. The full origin of the name is disputed. The city is said to have been founded by Birger Jarl in order to protect Sweden from invasion from the sea by foreign navies and to stop pillage of the cities such as Sigtuna on Lake Mälaren. The first building at Stockholm was a fortification for the purpose of controlling the traffic between the Baltic Sea and Mälaren. Under the leadership of Magnus Ladulås Stockholm developed into an important trade city in the following decades, advanced through relations with Lübeck of the Hansa league. In 1270 Stockholm appears in historical documents as a city and in 1289 it was described as the most populated city in the Swedish region.
