I travelled overnight from Helsinki, Finland on Thursday 19 February 2026 to Stockholm, Sweden across the Baltic sea. It was my return journey from attending a dance festival. See photographs.
Photographs from the evening of Thursday 19 February 2026, photographed onboard the ship on which I was travelling.
Sea ice, Helsinki Harbour, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. Note the cathedral building on the top right. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/002)Sea ice at Helsinki Harbour, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/006)Sea ice detail, Helsinki Harbour, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/017)View across sea ice, travelling from near Helsinki, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/020)View across sea ice, travelling from near Helsinki, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/021)Detail of surface of sea surface and its sea ice, crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on evening of Thursday 19 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/024)
Morning: Stockholm Archipelago
Photographs from the morning of Friday 20 February 2026, photographed onboard the ship on which I was travelling.
Sunrise over Stockholm archipelago, crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/026)Sunrise over Stockholm archipelago. Notice the ferries near top centre of photo. Crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/027)Sunrise over Stockholm archipelago. Notice the ferries near top centre of photo. Crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/029)Approaching Stockholm: sea ice in the wake of the ship and its channel. Crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/031)Sunrise illuminates an island in the Stockholm archipelago bounded by sea ice. Crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/035)Sunrise reflected on the surfance of the ice sheet in the Stockholm archipelago. The navigation channel of the ship is shown at the bottom of the photo. Crossing Baltic sea from Helsinki, Finland on morning of Friday 20 February 2026. (Photo Ref: 235.457.5348/037)
