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AS Tallink Grupp

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Date

06.01.2009 15:06:17

Title

2008 detsembri statistika

Message

AS Tallink Grupp vedas 2008 aasta detsembris 627 055 reisijat, mis on ligi 18%  
suurem võrreldes eelmise aasta detsembriga. Reisijate arv ja ka turuosa tõusis
kõikidel meie põhiliinidel. 

Detsembris 2008 jätkus veetud sõiduautode arvu kasv, kuid kaubaautode veo
arengutele avaldab ebasoodsat mõju nõrgenev majanduskeskkond lähiriikides. 

2008 a. detsembris veeti AS-i Tallink Grupp laevadega reisijaid, kaubaveoühikuid
ja sõiduautosid järgmiselt:

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|                         |   Detsember 2008 |    Detsember 2007 |      muutus |
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| Reisijad                |          627 055 |           532 739 |       17,7% |
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| Soome-Rootsi            |          242 596 |           210 146 |       15,4% |
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| Eesti-Soome             |          274 881 |           231 082 |       19,0% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi            |           72 431 |            60 380 |       20,0% |
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| Läti-Rootsi             |           31 476 |            22 941 |       37,2% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa          |            5 671 |             8 190 |      -30,8% |
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| Kaubaveo ühikud         |           17 670 |            24 545 |      -28,0% |
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| Soome-Rootsi            |            5 442 |             7 343 |      -25,9% |
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| Eesti-Soome             |            7 020 |             8 218 |      -14,6% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi            |            2 226 |             3 087 |      -27,9% |
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| Läti-Rootsi             |            1 101 |               864 |       27,4% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa          |            1 881 |             5 033 |      -62,6% |
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| Sõiduautod              |           59 458 |            46 570 |       27,7% |
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| Soome-Rootsi            |            9 986 |            10 867 |       -8,1% |
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| Eesti-Soome             |           38 993 |            26 292 |       48,3% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi            |            4 405 |             3 840 |       14,7% |
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| Läti-Rootsi             |            4 458 |             3 577 |       24,6% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa          |            1 616 |             1 994 |      -19,0% |
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Arengutele avaldasid mõju järgmised asjaolud.                                   


SOOME-ROOTSI                                                                    

Mahutavuselt suurem, 2006 aastal ehitatud, M/L Galaxy opereerib Turu-Stockholmi 
liinil M/L Silja Festival asemel.                                          

Kaubalaev Sea Wind on remondis ja ei opereerinud liinil alates 02.12.2008.      


EESTI-SOOME                                                                     

Tallinn-Helsingi liinile lisandus 2008. aasta aprilli lõpus teise „Tallink      
Shuttle“ laevana Superstar.                                                     

Uus kruiisilaev Baltic Princess on vahetanud välja liinil varem opereerinud     
Galaxy, mis suundus Turu - Stockholmi liinile.

Alates 2008. aasta septembrist ei jätka liinil enam Superfast laevad mis        
varasemalt tegid kokku ühe edasi-tagasi reisi päevas.


LÄTI-ROOTSI                                                                     

M/L Silja Festival, mis on suurem mahutavuselt, on vahetanud välja laeva Vana   
Tallinn.                                                                        


SOOME-SAKSAMAA                                                           

Liinil jätkavad kaks Superfast laeva varasema kolme asemel kuna alates 2008.    
aasta septembrist ei opereeri liinil enam Superfast IX. 


Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Finantsdirektor                                                                 
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee

Title

Statistics for December 2008

Message

In December 2008 AS Tallink Grupp transported 627 055 passengers which is nearly
18% increase compared to November 2007. Passenger volumes and market shares     
increased in all of our main routes.                                            

While the passenger cars transportation continued to increase in December 2008  
the slowing economies are impacting negatively the cargo vechicles development. 

AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for December 
2008 were the following:                                                        
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|                          |   December 2008 |   December 2007 |        change |
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| Passengers               |         627 055 |         532 739 |         17,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden           |         242 596 |         210 146 |         15,4% |
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| Estonia-Finland          |         274 881 |         231 082 |         19,0% |
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| Estonia-Sweden           |          72 431 |          60 380 |         20,0% |
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| Latvia-Sweden            |          31 476 |          22 941 |         37,2% |
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| Finland-Germany          |           5 671 |           8 190 |        -30,8% |
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|                          |                 |                 |               |
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| Cargo Units              |          17 670 |          24 545 |        -28,0% |
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| Finland-Sweden           |           5 442 |           7 343 |        -25,9% |
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| Estonia-Finland          |           7 020 |           8 218 |        -14,6% |
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| Estonia-Sweden           |           2 226 |           3 087 |        -27,9% |
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| Latvia-Sweden            |           1 101 |             864 |         27,4% |
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| Finland-Germany          |           1 881 |           5 033 |        -62,6% |
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|                          |                 |                 |               |
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| Passenger Vehicles       |          59 458 |          46 570 |         27,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden           |           9 986 |          10 867 |         -8,1% |
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| Estonia-Finland          |          38 993 |          26 292 |         48,3% |
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| Estonia-Sweden           |           4 405 |           3 840 |         14,7% |
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| Latvia-Sweden            |           4 458 |           3 577 |         24,6% |
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| Finland-Germany          |           1 616 |           1 994 |        -19,0% |
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The following operational factors influenced the development.                   


FINLAND-SWEDEN                                                                  

M/S Galaxy which is larger in capacity operates in the Turku-Stockholm route    
instead of M/S Silja Festival.                                                  

Cargo vessel Sea Wind was in repairs and was not operating in the route since 
02.12.2008.                                                                     


ESTONIA-FINLAND                                                                 

Since April 2008 the second Tallink Shuttle vessel Superstar operates between   
Tallinn and Helsinki.                                                           

New cruise ferry M/S Baltic Princess has replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy     
which moved to Turku- Stockholm operations.                                     

From September 2008 the Superfast vessels are not doing the daily
Tallinn-Helsinki roundtrip any more. 


LATVIA-SWEDEN                                                                   

M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn.   


FINLAND-GERMANY                                                                 

The operations in the route are continued with the two vessels instead of three 
as Superfast IX has stopped from September 2008 and is employed in the long-term
charter.                                                                        



Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Financial Director                                                              
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee