The conditions for activating a shareholder card for our shareholders are that the shareholder owns at least 1,000 shares in Viking Line Abp and that the shares are registered in the shareholder's own name (owner-registered shareholder) in the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy. The activation of shareholder cards initiated by Viking Line Abp occurs once a year.
Viking Line Shareholder Card
Shareholder Card 2026
In January 2026, digital shareholder cards for 2026 are activated for all shareholders who meet the above requirements. The digital shareholders card is connected to the shareholder’s Viking Line Club membership number.
The digital shareholder card requires the shareholder to have registered a Viking Line Club membership number in their country.
The shareholder card is personal and entitles the holder to free regular trips for 1 person (passenger ticket) including a standard-sized personal car* on all Viking Line ships. The travel offer is only valid with a pre-booking made no later than 12 hours before departure. The shareholder card is personal and only valid for the cardholder. The card does not include free cabins or meals.
*) Vehicle categories included in the shareholder card are personal car up to max length 7 m and height 2.40 m (on Viking XPRS max height 2.05 m), motorcycle, bicycle, electric bicycle/electric moped/segway.
Legal entities as shareholders
Shares purchased in the name of a company (or organization) mean that the company must name the physical person to whom the shareholder card will be issued. Cards are not issued in the company's name. This is to be communicated to Viking Line at inv.info@vikingline.com. The recipient of the digital shareholder card is required to have registered a membership number in the Viking Line Club.
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Registration of holdings
Euroclear Finland Oy maintains the official shareholder register for companies connected to the book-entry system. Viking Line Abp is one such company.
The most common way to register your holdings is to have a bank act as your account operator. The bank then handles, among other things, address and name changes Euroclear Finland Oy Only banks can report changes in our shareholder list to Euroclear Finland Oy. Thus, if you wish to buy or sell book-entry securities, or make a name or address change, you should contact your bank. Viking Line Abp does not handle these matters.
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When do new shareholders receive a digital shareholder card?
Once a year, we automatically activate shareholder cards for those shareholders who meet the above requirements.
Please note that any offers directed at shareholders cannot be used immediately after you have paid for the book-entry securities in Viking Line Abp. To take advantage of shareholder offers, you must wait until your book-entry securities have been registered with Euroclear Finland Oy you have notified Viking Line (inv.info@vikingline.com) of this, and you have received your digital shareholder card.
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Shares in foreign custody or equivalent
If your holdings in Viking Line Abp exceed 1,000 shares and they are registered with a custodian institute (bank) outside Finland, you need to contact Viking Line with a certificate from your custodian institute (bank) confirming your holdings.
In such a case, contact inv.info@vikingline.com with your details, the certificate of your holdings, as well as your Viking Line Club membership number. Once Viking Line has received your information, we can activate your digital shareholder card.
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Nominee-registered shareholders do not automatically receive a shareholder card
If you have not received a shareholder card, the reason could be that your account operator (your bank) has chosen to register your book-entry securities (shares) in Viking Line Abp under a nominee. A nominee-registered holding means that we cannot obtain information on who owns the nominee-registered book-entry securities (shares). Therefore, nominee-registered shareholders do not automatically receive a shareholder card.
A shareholding can either be registered in the owner's own name (directly registered) or nominee-registered, meaning the nominee (the account operator/bank) is registered in the owner's place in the shareholder register with Euroclear Finland Oy.
For directly registered holdings, your account operator (your bank) registers your book-entry securities (the shares) in your own name with Euroclear Finland Oy, while nominee-registered holdings are registered in the nominee's (the account operator's/bank's) name on a different type of account called a nominee account. The nominee, a bank or other account operator, consolidates the shareholders' holdings on the nominee account.
If your holding in Viking Line Abp is nominee-registered and you wish to receive a shareholder card, you must either request that your account operator (the bank) registers (directly registers) your holding in Viking Line Abp in your own name with Euroclear Finland Oy or send a reliable statement from your bank about your holding of book-entry securities in Viking Line Abp to us via email at inv.info@vikingline.com.
Please note that nominee-registered shareholders have the right to withdraw funds, convert or exchange book-entry securities, and participate in the issuance of shares and other book-entry securities, while the shareholder card is an offer to shareholders activated for those who have at least 1,000 book-entry securities registered in their own name in the shareholder register with the Finnish Securities Centre or have otherwise verified their holdings to the company.
Please contact your bank if you have questions about how your holdings in Viking Line Abp are registered.
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Have you not received a digital shareholder card?
If you have not received a digital shareholder card despite holding at least 1,000 book-entry securities in Viking Line Abp, it may be due to having an incorrect address in the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy or that your bank has registered your holdings in Viking Line Abp under a nominee account. Nominee registered shareholders do not receive a shareholder card.
See below for more information on how to change your address and what a nominee registered holding means for you.
The digital shareholder card also requires that you, as a shareholder, have registered a membership number in the Viking Line Club.
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Selling shares can result in the deactivation of the shareholder card
The shareholder card is valid for one calendar year. If you sell your shares and your holding falls below 1,000 book-entry securities in Viking Line Abp, Viking Line has the right to deactivate your shareholder card without warning. Viking Line may perform checks during the calendar year.
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How do I change my address and name in the shareholder register?
If you have not received a digital shareholder card, one of the reasons could be that you have an incorrect address or name in the shareholder register with Euroclear Finland Oy.
It is important that your address and name details are correct in the shareholder register with Euroclear Finland Oy.
Viking Line Abp cannot change details in the shareholder register on behalf of our shareholders.
Please note that you must notify your account operator (usually a bank) of any changes to your shareholding details for your shareholder card and other information to be activated. Your account operator will notify Euroclear Finland Oy of your changed details. (Note: This does not apply to nominee-registered shareholders, see separate section regarding this)
The digital shareholder card
The shareholder card is digital and linked to your Viking Line Club membership number. You do not need to present a physical shareholder card at check-in. You can now check in at the self-service kiosk, online, and via the app, provided there are no other issues in the booking that prevent it. The digital shareholder card will be visible on My Pages and in the Viking Line App when logged in.
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Registration of Membership in Viking Line Club
If you do not already have a membership number in the Viking Line Club, you need to register your membership in the country where you live.
Åland www.vikingline.ax/club
Finland www.vikingline.fi/club
Sweden www.vikingline.se/club
Estonia www.vikingline.ee/club
International share holders are recommended to sign up in Viking Line Club Sweden.
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Booking a trip with the shareholder card
The Shareholder card is personal and cannot be forwarded to another person. The card applies to regular route trips for one person and one passenger car. The booking needs to be made in your name with your membership number, and you need to join the trip. Log in to your Viking Line Club account when making your booking online.
Remember to enter FRIKORT in the product code field when booking online and then select “Aktieägarkort/Frikort”, ”Osakaskortti/Vapaakortti”, “Osanikukaart/Vabakaart”. If you have additional travellers in the same booking with their own digital Shareholder cards, you should choose the free card for them and enter their membership numbers when entering their personal details.
You can also book your route trip with our Customer Service by phone, as well as in our travel shops and terminals. When booking, state your membership number and that you have a digitally activated shareholder card.
Are you a new shareholder and own at least 1,000 shares?
Send an e-mail to inv.info@vikingline.com with your details, the certificate of your holdings, as well as your Viking Line Club membership number.
When we have confirmed your request we will activate your digital shareholder card. This might take up to one week. You will receive a confirmation e-mail when the digital card is activated.