 In the same year the Swedish government held a tender for the state concession for traffic to Gotland for the years 1998–2004, but this time N&T lost the concession to Destination Gotland.At the time N&T also owned 50% of EstLine, but the company decided not to transfer the "Nord Gotlandia" to EstLine.Instead she was sold to Eckerö Line, Finland in December 1997, to be delivered in January 1998.