Editing Silja Line (section)

=== 1980–1986 ===
In 1979, Svea and Effoa decided again to order new ships for the Helsinki–Stockholm route, which would be the largest ferries of their time. Bore, however, decided not to participate in building new ships, and in 1980 opted to bow out of passenger traffic altogether ([[Bore Line]] still exists as a freight-carrying company).<ref name="Ympäri vuoden" /> Their two ships were sold to Effoa and their shares of Silja Line split between the two other companies.<ref name="SFB" /> In Finland, and later in Sweden, a large maritime strike in spring 1980 stopped ferry traffic completely and prompted Effoa to terminate the Silja Cruises service.<ref name="Valkeat">{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm Valkeat laivat: Valkeat kaunottaret saapuvat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006133330/http://www.valkeatlaivat.net/historia/valkeat_kaunottaret_saapuvat.htm |date=2007-10-06 }}, retrieved 9 October 2007</ref>

Despite the difficulties Silja's first real [[Cruiseferry|cruiseferries]], {{MS|Finlandia|1980|2}} and {{MS|Silvia Regina}}, entered service in 1981, which led to a 45% raise in passenger numbers. Late in the same year [[Johnson Line (company)|Johnson Line]] purchased Rederi AB Svea, and the former Svea ships received Johnson Line's blue/yellow colours. The good experiences with the new Helsinki ships prompted Effoa and Johnson Line to order two ships built on a similar principle for traffic on the Turku–Stockholm route, which were delivered in 1985 and 1986 as {{MS|Svea|1985|6}} and {{MS|Wellamo|1986|6}}. Although similar in proportions and interior layout, the new ships sported an attractive streamlined superstructure instead of the box-like superstructure of ''Finlandia'' and ''Silvia Regina''.<ref name="Valkeat" />
[[File:Finnjet model Effoa livery.jpg|thumb|right|Model of the world's fastest cruiseferry, GTS&nbsp;''Finnjet'', in 1980s Silja Line livery (ships owned by Johnson Line had different funnel colours)]]