Editing Silja Line (section)

=== 2006–present ===
[[File:Galaxy Stockholm 2008.jpg|thumb|MS ''Galaxy'' was transferred from the fleet of [[Tallink]] to that of Silja Line in 2008.]]
[[File:07-06-21-tallinn-by-RalfR-252.jpg|thumb|SuperSeaCat Three in 2007]]
May 2006 saw the sale of Silja Line to the Estonian Tallink. The SuperSeaCats trafficking between Helsinki and Tallinn were not included in the sale as their purchase would have given Tallink a [[dominant market position]] on the route, which would have resulted in the [[competition regulator]]s of Finland and Estonia not approving the sale. As a result, Sea Containers, after barely a year before announcing their intention to give up the ferry business completely, continued operating them under the [[SuperSeaCat]] brand. In late 2006 the land organisations of Tallink and Silja Line were reorganised in Finland so that Tallink Finland and Superfast Finland were merged into Oyj Silja Abp, which now took care of all Finnish operations of Tallink/Silja. Shortly afterwards Oyj Silja Abp was renamed into Tallink Silja Oy. Similarly the land organisations in Sweden became Tallink Silja AB.<ref name="Uudet" />
[[File:Tallink_Silja_Line,_butik_Eskilstuna.JPG|thumb|right|A Tallink Silja Line travel shop in Sweden.]]
Tallink stated that it intended to keep the Silja Line brand separated from Tallink.<ref>{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.matkalehti.fi/uutiset.html?1511 Matkalehti 11 October 2007: Brändi säilyy ja kehittyy: Siljan 50 vuotta] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20080622210832/http://www.matkalehti.fi/uutiset.html?1511 |date=22 June 2008 }}, retrieved 18 October 2007</ref> However, most Silja Line marketing in Finland{{Citation needed|date=September 2008}} and Sweden has since the takeover been made under the combined Tallink Silja name.<ref>[http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/ Tallink Silja official website], retrieved 18 October 2007</ref>

In July 2008, the Tallink ship {{MS|Galaxy}} replaced the ''Silja Festival'' on the Turku–Mariehamn–Stockholm route. The ''Galaxy'' was flagged to Sweden<ref name="TS">{{in lang|fi}} [http://www.turunsanomat.fi/talous/?ts=1,3:1004:0:0,4:4:0:1:2007-10-16,104:4:492463 Turun Sanomat 16 October 2007: Enn Pant uskoo Galaxyn nostavan matkustajien määrää Turun-reitillä]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, retrieved 16 October 2007</ref> and the text Silja Line was painted on her hull sides. The Tallink logo remained on her funnel and the [[Navitrolla]]-designed livery of the ship, which differs from the livery of other Silja ships, was not altered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.faktaomfartyg.se/galaxy_2006.htm|title=MS Galaxy at Fakta om fartyg|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731074441/http://www.faktaomfartyg.nu/galaxy_2006.htm|archive-date=31 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Silja Festival'', while remaining registered under the same name, was in turn moved to Tallink's Stockholm–[[Riga]] route, her funnel repainted in Tallink colours and the text Tallink painted on her sides.

In October 2009, the Managing Director of Silja Line (Tallink Silja Oy), Keijo Mehtonen, retired and Margus Schults was appointed to the post.<ref>[http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=2009/10/26884 kauppalehti.fi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016162215/http://www.kauppalehti.fi/5/i/talous/uutiset/etusivu/uutinen.jsp?oid=2009%2F10%2F26884 |date=2009-10-16 }}: ''Kauppalehti: Tallinkin ruoriin uusi kapteeni'' (15 October 2009)</ref>

In February 2013 {{MS|Baltic Princess}} switched routes with the {{MS|Silja Europa}}, with ''Baltic Princess'' now placed on the Turku–Stockholm route and ''Silja Europa'' on Helsinki–Tallinn cruises.

In July 2022, Tallink announced that MS ''Galaxy'' would be withdrawn in September 2022 from the Turku–Stockholm service for at least seven months. One month later, it was announced that ''Galaxy'''s sister ship on the same route, MS ''Baltic Princess'', at the same time would abandon calls at Mariehamn and Stockholm, instead calling at Långnäs and Kapellskär respectively. Tallink states that these changes are temporary and that full service would resume after the market downturn.<ref>{{in lang|sv}} [https://www.nyan.ax/nyheter/tallink-siljas-avsikt-ar-att-atervanda/ TallinkSilja plans on returning], retrieved 23 August 2022</ref>