Sustainability at Wasaline

The sustainability policy of Wasaline entails the entire organization and our way of working.

Sustainability policy and practice

Environmental, social, local and economical sustainability is our company’s primary goal. We want our customers to see this as they are enjoying our services.

Wasaline transports passengers and goods across the Kvarken strait on a daily basis. This is the northernmost all-year round ferry crossing in the world. The route cuts across the Unesco world natural heritage site and the waters are rich in natural species. The company takes great responsibility for keeping the sea clean for future generations along the Ostrobothnian coast in Finland and the Västerbotten coast in Sweden.

The municipalities on both sides of the Kvarken strait have set significant environmental targets: the municipality of Umeå with the local Agenda 2030 programme, and the city of Vaasa’s ambition to become climate neutral by 2035. Wasaline has set its own targets for environmental contribution to complement these initiatives.

Our promise to continuously become more environmentally friendly is clear and outspoken. We review our sustainability policy every year to make sure we are achieving our goals.

Sustainability report 2023

Wasaline has published its first annual Sustainability Report. The report covers key figures and highlights of the year as well the company’s ESG policy.

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Staying ahead in sustainability

Steps towards emission neutrality

2021
Aurora Botnia arrives, IMO Tier III compliant, IMO 2030 compliant, SOx compliant
2022
Optimisation of operations
2024
Renewable fuel
2026
Alternative fuels, e-fuels
202X
Investigations in future fuels
202X
Carbon capture
2030
Zero emissions, IMO 2050 compliant
2031
Fuel diversity, supply chain independency

Concrete measures

Sustainability in our everyday procedures.

Hybrid vessel

Aurora Botnia is a hybrid ferry designed to be environmentally friendly, with a machinery running on a dual fuel and battery solution (2.5 MW). The main source of fuel is liquefied natural gas (LNG) with the possibility to utilise biogas (LBG). In harbours the ferry can run only on battery power.

State of the art engines

There are four Wärtsilä 31DF engines aboard. One of them is a so-called test engine, where Wärtsilä carries out tests for future environmentally friendly engines. The engines can use different fuels, i.e., diesel, LNG and LBG. Read more →

Smart HVAC

The heating and ventilation as well as the lighting is intelligent in all areas. Also, the use of water is intelligent. We optimize energy consumption by producing only what is needed.

Interior materials

When planning the vessel, sustainability was considered also when choosing the materials. Examples include recyclable tabletops and carpets in the cabins made out of used fishnets.

Local food

There are several restaurants aboard Aurora Botnia. We are always looking for local suppliers and in fact most of our ingredients come from the regions close to Umeå and Vaasa.

Sorting of waste

All waste is sorted as much as possible and brought ashore. As much as possible is recycled. Sorting is done both by personnel and passengers.

Smart harbours

In both harbours the car check-in process is fully automated. Also check-in for passengers is fully automated: gates open with the QR code of the ticket.