Viking Line hit by plunge in sales - government steps in with million-euro loan

Finnish shipping company Viking Line, which competes with companies such as DFDS, is hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. Sales have gone down by more than 60 percent in the third quarter, and the Finnish government has stepped in with a state-backed loan to ensure liquidity.
Photo: Lehtikuva/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Lehtikuva/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
BY RITZAU FINANS

The coronavirus crisis has taken a severe toll on Finnish shipping company Viking Line, which operates a fleet of ferries and cruise ships between Finland, the Aland Islands, Sweden and Estonia.

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