 In September 1988, "Finlandia" was sold to Suomen Yritysrahoitus in order to raise funds for new ships for the Helsinki–Stockholm route.Suomen Yritysrahoitus then chartered the ship back to Effoa for years.In December 1989, Suomen Yritysrahoitus sold "Finlandia" to DFDS for delivery in May 1990, which was the planned delivery date for "Finlandia"s replacement .