Ferry Companies to Sweden

Fourteen ferry companies sail the Baltic routes to Sweden: from Germany, Poland and Denmark in the south, from Norway in the west, and from Finland, Åland and the Baltics in the east. Stena Line, TT-Line and Finnlines each sail from more than one country. Every ferry company has its own character - from the classic overnight ferry with mandatory cabins to the 20-minute Öresund shuttle. These short profiles link through to the full ferry company pages with history, fleet and all their routes.

From Germany

Stena Line is one of the world's largest ferry companies and has run the overnight Kiel - Gothenburg ferry since 1967, the only direct link from Germany to Sweden's west coast. Since the crossing runs overnight, a cabin is always part of the booking.

TT-Line has sailed the long-standing Travemünde - Trelleborg route since 1962, alongside Rostock - Trelleborg and Świnoujście - Trelleborg. With its LNG-powered Green Ships, the Lübeck-based company runs the most modern fleet on the southern Baltic.

Finnlines connects Travemünde with Malmö up to three times a day. The Finnish operator belongs to the Grimaldi Group, and with both day and night sailings it also works well as a mini cruise.

From Poland

Stena Line also sails from Poland: three times a day from Gdynia to Karlskrona, both by day and overnight.

Polferries is Poland's state ferry operator, sailing the Baltic since 1976 - today from Gdańsk to Nynäshamn near Stockholm and from Świnoujście to Ystad, both overnight.

Unity Line, based in Szczecin, has run the Świnoujście - Ystad route since 1995 with the ro-pax ferries Polonia and Skania. Since March 2026, Unity Line and Polferries have pooled their ferry operations under the joint POLSCA Baltic Ferries umbrella; both brands and their routes continue unchanged.

From Denmark

Stena Line connects Frederikshavn in North Jutland with Gothenburg in around three and a half hours - the short Kattegat crossing for anyone travelling through Denmark.

The Öresundslinjen shuttles between Helsingør and Helsingborg across the narrowest point of the Öresund: a 20-minute crossing, running every 20 minutes during the day, with battery-electric ferries. The brand belongs to the Danish Molslinjen group.

Then there's Scandlines, with the short Baltic crossings Puttgarden - Rødby and Rostock - Gedser, which you combine with the onward drive over the Öresund Bridge - most easily with the Sweden Ticket, which bundles ferry and bridge into one ticket.

The Molslinjen group's Bornholmslinjen connects Rønne on Bornholm with Ystad - an 80-minute crossing by fast ferry, up to eight times a day.

From Norway

Color Line sails from Sandefjord across the Oslofjord to Strömstad, around 2.5 hours on the Color Hybrid. The same company's overnight Kiel - Oslo ferry goes to Norway and is only a detour via Oslo if you're heading to Sweden.

From Finland and Åland

Viking Line sails its red ships from Helsinki and Turku to Stockholm, both calling at Åland, and in summer also from Mariehamn to Visby.

Tallink Silja Line sails the same Helsinki - Stockholm and Turku - Stockholm routes, and also runs from Tallinn to Stockholm.

Finnlines, besides Travemünde - Malmö, also connects Naantali and Långnäs with Kapellskär north of Stockholm - the shortest driving route from Finland to Sweden.

Eckerö Linjen sails from Eckerö on Åland to Grisslehamn in two hours, and Wasaline crosses the Kvarken from Vaasa to Umeå.

From the Baltics

DFDS sails from Paldiski to Kapellskär and from Klaipėda to Karlshamn and Trelleborg. Stena Line serves Ventspils - Nynäshamn, and TT-Line Klaipėda - Karlshamn and Klaipėda - Trelleborg. All the Baltic routes are overnight ferries with cabins.