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27-456: Wasaline , previously Oy Vaasa-Umeå Ab (1948–1965), Vaasa-Umeå AB (1965–1979), Oy Vaasanlaivat – Vasabåtarna Ab (1979–1991) and Wasa Line (1991–1993) are different names for the Finnish shipping company that ceased trading in 1993 when it merged into Silja Line . Since 2013 the name is being used by a new company that operates between Vaasa (homebase) and Umeå. In 1948, Rederi Ab Vasa-Umeå

54-430: A city of shipping to an industrial city. From 1850 to 1900, the population increased from about 1,500 to over 6,000 inhabitants. The existing factories developed rapidly and new factories were established. Production in the factories was still small-scale. The city produced everything from beer and spirits to soaps and matches. The Finnish-speaking population in the city increased sharply when the tobacco factory expanded and

81-433: A complete list. List of ship companies The following articles list companies that operate ships : [REDACTED] Media related to Shipping companies at Wikimedia Commons Jakobstad Jakobstad covers a land area of 88.52 km (34.18 sq mi). The population density is 220.52/km (571.1/sq mi). Neighboring municipalities are Larsmo , Pedersöre , and Nykarleby . The city of Vaasa

108-405: A few casualties. Up until the 1960s, the town was pretty small and mainly Swedish speaking with a pretty small finnish speaking minority, but because of the industrial expansion in the 1960s and 1970s, the need for additional work force caused a large influx of Finnish speakers and the city became almost majority finnish speaking. During the second half of the 19th century, the city changed from

135-701: Is lively in Jakobstad anyway, as the Strengberg tobacco factory was the first Finnish industrial plant to offer lunch to its employees. Jakobstad has ethnic restaurants, home-cooked lunch restaurants, à la carte restaurants and cafés, pubs and nightclubs . The town's football team FF Jaro currently plays in Ykkösliiga , the second league in Finland. They are also home to Kakkonen side Jakobstads BK . The woman's league football club FC United has been very successful over

162-400: Is located 98 km (61 mi) southwest of Jakobstad. Jakobstad is a bilingual municipality with Finnish and Swedish as its official languages. The population consists of 31% Finnish speakers, 54% Swedish speakers, and 15% speakers of other languages. The Swedish name literally means Jacob's City or Jacob's Town , in reference to Jacob De la Gardie . The town was founded at

189-430: The Finnish forest industry giant Enso-Gutzeit , became the largest owner of Rederi Ab Vasa-Umeå. With funds from the new owner, the company could purchase their first ship capable of carrying cars, SS Korsholm III . In 1962, the company was delivered its only newbuild, MS Vaasa , a freighter that spent most of its career in the company chartered elsewhere, until it was sold in 1964. In 1964, MS  Wasa Express ,

216-789: The ageing Wasa Express were first introduced in 2016. Construction agreement between Kvarken Link (the company founded to run the newbuild project) with Rauma Marine Constructions shipyard was signed in January 2021. The new ferry was named Aurora Botnia after a naming contest. Construction began in Rauma , Finland in September 2019. The ferry was launched in September 2020 and sea trials began in May 2021. Aurora Botnia made its maiden voyage between Vaasa and Umeå on August 28, 2021. Ships operated by current Wasaline: Ships on this route operated by previous companies. Not

243-485: The authorities scarcely promoting any growth. In 1680 the inhabitants were ordered to relocate to the cities of Kokkola , Oulu and Nykarleby , but the order was rescinded. Wars also contributed to the slow growth, and the city was invaded by Russian troops twice during the Greater Wrath , and large parts of the town were burnt to the ground. A majority of the inhabitants fled the city. While those with means moved across

270-528: The cities along the Finnish shore of the Gulf of Bothnia were granted privileges by the Swedish crown to trade directly with foreign countries. This also led to shipbuilding becoming a major activity in Jakobstad. The first ships to sail with goods to foreign countries were the galeas Jacobstads Wapen and the brig Enigheten . Trade and shipbuilding made Jakobstad a wealthy city, and a notable businessman of that time

297-521: The city of Vaasa and the municipality of Umeå founded a joint shipping company, NLC Ferry Ab Oy, to ensure the continuation of ferry traffic between the two cities. The company acquired the rights to the Wasaline brand from RG Line and started operations with the ferry Wasa Express . Over the next years, Wasaline established itself as a reliable and valuable cargo carrier between Finland and Sweden and passenger numbers began rising once again. Plans to replace

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324-500: The city. At the end of November a chamber music festival called Rusk is held annually in Jakobstad. At the heart of this festival embracing superb chamber music and various other genres of the arts is the Schauman Hall in the centre of town, but the events also spread out into the surrounding urban environment. In the 1980s, a rural liverwurst was named traditional food of Jakobstad. The culture of cafés and restaurants

351-447: The company had considered ordering a newbuild of the same class in the early 70's, but had decided it would be too expensive. Enso-Gutzeit became the sole owner of Vaasa-Umeå in 1979, and changed the company's name to Vaasanlaivat – Vasabåtarna (The Vaasa Boats). The same year Wasa Express' sister ship MS Botnia Express was added to the company's fleet. In 1981, the company chartered MS Wasa Star from Rederi AB Gotland , bringing

378-458: The company's first genuine car and passenger ferry was purchased from Sessan Linjen . Wasa Express started a trend of buying ships from Sessan Linjen, as well as the trend of giving ships names ending with Express. In 1965, the company name was changed into the bilingual form Oy Vaasa – Umeå Ab . Two years later, with the purchase of the MS ; Botnia Express , operation between Vaasa and Sundsvall

405-505: The first large ferry to the Gulf of Bothnia. Unfortunately there were not enough passengers to support such a large ship and she was laid up in autumn 1982, later subchartered to Karageorgios Line in Greece. In 1982 Enso-Gutzeit decided to bow out of the shipping business, and Vaasanlaivat was sold to Rederi Ab Sally (most of their other operations passed to Effoa ). 1986 saw the purchase of one of

432-479: The future of Vaasanlaivat. In 1989, Vaasanlaivat acquired Jakob Lines, hence starting to traffic between Jakobstad and Kokkola in Finland and Skellefteå in Sweden. Officially Jakob Lines survived until 1991, but by that time all their ships had the funnel markings of Vaasanlaivat. In 1990, Vaasanlaivat's owners merged into EffJohn . 1991 saw the company's name changed into a more international form, Wasa Line , and

459-511: The latter founding a chicory (coffee substitute) factory in Jakobstad in 1883. This moment in time is usually considered as the start of industrialization in Jakobstad. In 1900, the Strengberg tobacco factory was the largest employer in Jakobstad. An artillery school was located in Jakobstad during the Finnish civil war . During World War II , the city was bombed once by Soviet bomber planes, causing

486-461: The longest operating ships on the Gulf of Botnia, when MS Fennia was purchased from Jakob Lines . A part of the payment was made in the form of MS Fenno Express , a small ship better suited for Jakob Lines' traffic. By this time, Sally was doing rather badly financially, and in 1987 the company was purchased by Effoa and Johnson Line, the owners of Silja Line . The purchase had no immediate effect, although it did eventually prove decisive to

513-462: The merchant and shipowner Peter Malm started a steam powered sawmill, which was only the second such installation in Finland. The Crimean War was a major setback to shipping industry, as the British navy puts up an effective blockade and the shipping fleet in Jakobstad during the Åland War was reduced from 26 ships to 9. Notable businessmen in the 19th century were Otto Malm and Wilhelm Schauman ,

540-497: The old harbour of the parish Pedersöre and this name lives on in the Finnish name of the municipality, Pietarsaari , literally Peter's Island . The town was founded in 1652 by Ebba Brahe , the widow of the military commander Jacob De la Gardie , and was granted city privileges by Queen Christina of Sweden . The town was founded at the old harbour of the parish Pedersöre . Pedersöre remains an independent municipality neighbouring Jakobstad. The city grew slowly at first, with

567-409: The purchase of the new MS Wasa King from their sister company Silja Line. The following year Wasa King was joined by another former Silja ferry, MS Wasa Queen . Wasa Line proved to be short-lived however, as by 1993 EffJohn were forced to reorganise their operations in order to save money, and Wasa Line was merged into Silja Line. Silja continued to operate on Kvarken, but the line to Sundsvall

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594-513: The sea to the Swedish side, others took shelter in the forest or in the archipelago. Many were captured or killed. During the 1720s, some of the previous inhabitants returned, while newcomers also added to the population. The subsequent decades were finally marked by a period of growth, and the current church was built in 1731. The economic foundation was laid in the mid 18th century, with tar manufacturing and tobacco packaging at its centre. Trade started to develop rapidly in Jakobstad as of 1765, when

621-695: Was cancelled in 1996, and after the termination of tax-free sales on intra- European Union travel, Silja bowed out of traffic in the area altogether in the year 2000. For a while there was no traffic across Kvarken, until spring 2001 when the newly found RG Line purchased the Fennia from Silja Line and started up traffic from Vaasa to Umeå. RG Line filed for bankruptcy in November 2011. The Swedish company Botnia Link operated routes between Vaasa-Umeå and Vaasa-Härnosand. Operations stopped in February 2002. In January 2012,

648-537: Was founded to start passenger traffic across Kvarken , the narrowest part of the Gulf of Bothnia . On 28 May, the company's first ship MS Turisten made its first journey from Vaasa in Finland to Umeå in Sweden. People living on both sides of Kvarken are predominantly Swedish-speaking, as were the company founders, hence the company originally only had a name in Swedish and ships were named in Swedish. The company's first ships were used steamers , only capable of summer traffic. In 1958, Merivienti Oy , subsidiary of

675-460: Was in great need of labor. Results of the 2017 Finnish municipal election in Jakobstad: At the end of July, Jakobsdagar takes place. The event lasts for an entire week and includes various festivities such as concerts, merchant stalls, competitions, and performances. It attracts a large number of people each year. The name of the event translates to "Jacob's days" and refers to the name of

702-462: Was launched. In 1970, a line from Vaasa to Örnsköldsvik was opened. The following year the company expanded further, opening a line between Pori and Sundsvall, however it proved unprofitable and was cancelled the following year. In 1976, Vaasa-Umeå purchased MS Viking 3 from Rederi Ab Sally , and reused the name Wasa Express for her. During the following decade three of her sister ships would also find their way into Vaasa-Umeå's fleet. In fact

729-431: Was the merchant and shipbuilder Adolf Lindskog , who also became one of the richest men in Finland. The early 19th century was a time of upheaval, which saw the 1808–1809 war between Sweden and Russia , as well as a devastating fire in 1835 that destroyed approximately half of the city. Despite this, the economic progress continued, and a brewery, a matchstick factory and several banks were founded after 1850. In 1859,

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