 In fact the company had considered ordering a newbuild of the same class in the early 70's, but had decided it would be too expensive.Enso-Gutzeit became the sole owner of Vasa-Umeå in 1979, and changed the company's name to "Vaasanlaivat – Vasabåtarna" (The Vaasa Boats).The same year Wasa Express' sister ship MS "Botnia Express" was added to the company's fleet.