 The purchase had no immediate effect, although it did eventually prove decisive to the future of Vaasanlaivat.In 1989, Vaasanlaivat acquired Jakob Lines, hence starting to traffic between Jakobstad and Kokkola in Finland and Skellefteå in Sweden.Officially Jakob Lines survived until 1991, but by that time all their ships had the funnel markings of Vaasanlaivat.