Viking Line Abp, the listed Finnish cruise ferry company, has raised its earnings guidance for this year.

“The board of Viking Line has decided to change the earnings guidance for the year 2019 as a result of materialised development. The board expects that operating result for the year 2019 will be better than that of the year 2018,” the company said in a statement.

In 2018,VikingLine reached an operating income of €9.3 million. Its third quarter interim result is due for publication on 25 October.

Viking Line is not related to Viking Ocean Cruises or Viking River Cruises.