NLC Ferry Ab Oy I Press release I 22.3.2024
Wasaline has been awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label
Wasaline has been awarded the Sustainable Travel Finland (STF) label. Tourist companies that have received the label have committed to work for a more sustainable tourism. Each company has met a common set of criteria and made an action plan for sustainable tourism and participated in joint trainings.
For the STF label, the company must also have a quality system in place. Wasaline was awarded the environmental system certificate ISO 14001 and the quality system 9001 at the beginning of the year.
”For Wasaline, sustainable development and environmental issues are a matter of course. We work for it every day. This particularly applies to climate issues. Aurora Botnia is already today the world’s most environmentally friendly passenger car ferry and we are constantly working to ensure that it remains so also in the future”, says Peter Ståhlberg, Managing Director of Wasaline.
”The Sustainable Travel Finland label is a great indication that Wasaline is committed to responsible practices and is taking concrete steps towards sustainability. Sustainability is not a trend but the only right way to operate. Travelers and tour operators expect companies to ensure that their operations adhere to the principles of sustainable development”, says Liisa Mäkelä, an expert in responsible tourism from Visit Finland, which is part of Business Finland.
For more information:
Catarina Fant
Director, Brand, Communications & Sustainability, Wasaline
[email protected], +358 46 921 5811
About Wasaline
Wasaline is the northernmost shipping line in the world, which transports passengers and freight daily between Vaasa in Finland and Umeå in Sweden. In addition to being the most environmentally friendly sea route between Finland and Sweden, the route is also important for security of supply.
The company’s hybrid ferry, Aurora Botnia, is equipped with dual-fuel engines and batteries. Aurora Botnia is the most environmentally friendly passenger ferry in the world and Wasaline invests in sustainability in all its processes. The Key Flag has been awarded both to Aurora Botnia and Wasaline’s services as a recognition of Finnish work.