Statistics for January 2009


In January 2009 AS Tallink Grupp transported 579 141 passengers which is 34%    
increase compared to January 2008. Passenger volumes and market shares increased
in all of our main routes.                                                      

While the passenger cars transportation continued to increase in January 2009   
the slowing economies are impacting negatively the cargo vehicles development.  

AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for January  
2009 were the following:                                                        

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|                       |   January 2009   |   January 2008    |    change     |
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| Passengers            |          579 141 |           431 458 |         34,2% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |          229 167 |           174 760 |         31,1% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |          238 598 |           184 868 |         29,1% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |           75 461 |            45 809 |         64,7% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |           29 195 |            17 153 |         70,2% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            6 720 |             8 868 |        -24,2% |
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| Cargo Units           |           19 871 |            27 228 |        -27,0% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |            6 776 |             8 785 |        -22,9% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |            6 840 |             9 635 |        -29,0% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |            2 837 |             3 761 |        -24,6% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |              965 |               973 |         -0,8% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            2 453 |             4 074 |        -39,8% |
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| Passenger Vehicles    |           54 160 |            43 103 |         25,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |            8 963 |             7 761 |         15,5% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |           34 888 |            26 600 |         31,2% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |            4 550 |             3 549 |         28,2% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |            4 298 |             3 068 |         40,1% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            1 461 |             2 125 |        -31,2% |
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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 for two weeks in     
January 2009.                                                                   


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

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