- +200% pax = 722,917 (240,209), which is in line with passenger volumes before the outbreak of the pandemic.
- -4% cargo units = 41,432 (43,276)
- Sales amounted to EUR 50.9 million (EUR 27.2 million)
- The passenger market share was 66% (54%) on the short route between the Åland Islands and Sweden. On the route between Helsinki and Tallinn, the passenger market share was 29% (27%) and cargo market share was 31% (35%)
- Bunker prices were high, however 30% of the estimated bunker volumes are price hedged
- Operating result was EUR 1.0 million (EUR -2.0 million), adjusted for revenue from state support operating result was EUR 0.8 million (EUR -6.9 million)
- Result for the period was EUR -0.2 million (EUR -1.0 million)
- Interest-bearing liabilities were EUR 96.2 million (EUR 108.1 million)
- Net debt was EUR 72.3 million (EUR 81.2 million)
- Cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 23.8 million (EUR 26.9 million). Undrawn credit limits amounted to EUR 7.0 million (EUR 0.0 million)
- Q3 has started with volumes on pre-pandemic levels
Eckerö Group Shuts Down Birka Cruises
Victim of the pandemic, Eckerö Group has decided to close its subsidiary Birka Cruises Ab.
The Group sees no opportunity to start a profitable traffic again, according to CEO Björn Blomqvist in local media.
The company has operated on the Mariehamn-Stockholm line for 49 years.