February 14, 2012
The following articles have been tagged with "Viking_line":
Science & Technology: 11 Feb 11
Sweden's Transport Administration has advised drivers in Stockholm to leave their cars at home as the continuing heavy snowfalls and winds leave much of the region at a standstill and commuters stranded.
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Society: 15 Jul 10
A waitress who works on a Baltic Sea ferry is suing her employers after they refused to give her sick pay while she was recovering from cosmetic breast surgery.
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National: 6 Mar 10
The Swedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket) has sharply criticized ferry companies in the Baltic Sea for ignoring warnings and failing to change routes to avoid thick ice sheets.
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National: 5 Mar 10
Dozens of ships have been freed from thick ice in the Baltic Sea on Friday after ice breakers worked diligently to end the ordeal of of thousands of passengers and crew stranded in freezing conditions off the Swedish coast.
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National: 5 Mar 10
The Baltic Sea was dotted with around 50 ships stuck in the ice on Thursday, including one large passenger ferry carrying around 1,000 people. Many will remain where they are until Friday, Swedish maritime authorities said.
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National: 4 Mar 10
Cancellations and delays to ferry services are forecast to persist into Thursday as the Baltic Sea experiences its iciest conditions in 14 years. Several vessels are stuck in the ice waiting for ice-breakers to set them free.
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National: 3 Mar 10
Three ferries got themselves stuck in ice in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday forcing almost 500 passengers to return to the Finnish island of Åland.
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National: 6 Jan 10
A 39-year-old Finnish man is being held by Swedish police on suspicion of murder after a witness reports seeing him throw a fellow passenger overboard.
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National: 10 Oct 09
Ferries from Stockholm to Finland were delayed on Friday after two armed men stormed the Viking Line terminal in the Swedish capital. Police have arrested one of the suspects.
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Travel: 21 Jul 09
Alannah Eames visits Finland's Swedish-speaking Åland islands, and finds gorgeous scenery, great food and a fascinating history.
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National: 24 Mar 09
A 25-year-old Chinese woman has been reported missing after disappearing from a Viking Lines ferry at the weekend.
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Travel: 21 May 08
A ferry trip to Åland provides visitors tourists with one of the best possible ways to take in the Stockholm archipelago, writes René Rice.
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Society: 14 Mar 08
Ferry company Viking Lines has strongly denied charges of discrimination after a 26-year-old woman claimed she was asked to stop kissing another woman during a Baltic cruise.
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National: 1 Nov 06
Poor weather has led to many buses in Stockholm being cancelled, with flights delayed at airports in both Stockholm and Gothenburg.
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National: 8 Oct 06
A man was arrested at a ferry terminal on Södermalm in Stockholm on Sunday morning for allegedly raping a Finnish woman on the Viking Line ferry MS Isabella on Saturday night.
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Business & Money: 25 Jan 06
Viking Line has made a bid for its loss-making competitor Silja Line, according to Reuters. Silja Line's owner, Sea Containers, recently made it clear that the company was for sale.
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Business & Money: 19 Oct 05
Baltic Sea ferry company Riga Sea Line has cancelled all sailings, after accruing large debts. The first victim of a tough market, say analysts.
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Smörgåsbord: 10 Aug 05
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As diverse as Sweden is, there are a few societal norms that are distinctly Swedish. Understanding a handful of them will hopefully prepare you culturally before you relocate. When you're invited home to a Swede, you better be on time and take your shoes off, writes expat Lola Akinmade-Åkerström. Read more »
Sweden is a country where almost everyone can speak English. So why bother to learn Swedish? Edina Varnagy from Hungary managed with English for a whole year but then found that Swedish could open doors – to a job, a social life and greater understanding. Read more »
"The ice dripped in the winter sun. It was the first day when the light had been intense enough to cause dripping in the sunlight. To hear it was an extraordinary wakeup call. The cycle was happening again as it always does, always will (or so we think). I imagined that on my summer island, the bees..." READ »
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