Record summer for maritime travel: Local tourism popular on both sides of Baltic Sea, South Koreans discover Nordic region
Between June and August, nearly 1.8 million passengers sailed on Viking Line’s vessels, and many departures during the summer holiday season were sold out well in advance. Several reasons for the strong demand were local tourism, which was popular in both Finland and Sweden, and the recovery in international tourism in the Nordic region – as well as the company's vessels, which many people wanted to experience.During the summer season that just ended, Viking Line served 1,786,499 passengers from June to August. "Estonia, Sweden and Åland all drew Finnish visitors this summer. Local