Portuguese presence in the Nordics

Santa Maria Manuela Turismo

Tall-Ship Tourism (Lisbon)

Lisbon company that operates the Santa Maria Manuela, the four-masted schooner built in 1937 for Portugal’s cod-fishing fleet and now sailed as a passenger and charter tall ship (Santa Maria Manuela Turismo, S.A., NIF 515755028, 1600-404 Lisboa). It registered a Norwegian branch, SANTA MARIA MANUELA TURISMO S.A. (NUF, org. no. 937191405), in the Brønnøysund register on 3 March 2026 under coastal passenger traffic; the branch is VAT-registered in Norway and its registered purpose is maritime tourism, including passenger transport, chartering the Santa Maria Manuela to third parties and organising tourist excursions. Norwegian regional press reported the ship’s visit to Ålesund in May 2026.

OriginPortugal
Legal entitySanta Maria Manuela Turismo, S.A. — NIF 515755028 — 1600-404 Lisboa
VesselSanta Maria Manuela — four-masted schooner built in 1937 for the Portuguese cod-fishing fleet
Nordic presenceNUF org. no. 937191405, registered 3 March 2026; registered in the Norwegian VAT register
Norwegian activityMaritime tourism: passenger transport, vessel charter, tourist excursions (NACE 50.109)
Target marketNorway

Corridor footprint

Lisbon company that operates the Santa Maria Manuela, the four-masted schooner built in 1937 for Portugal’s cod-fishing fleet and now sailed as a passenger and charter tall ship (Santa Maria Manuela Turismo, S.A., NIF 515755028, 1600-404 Lisboa). It registered a Norwegian branch, SANTA MARIA MANUELA TURISMO S.A. (NUF, org. no. 937191405), in the Brønnøysund register on 3 March 2026 under coastal passenger traffic; the branch is VAT-registered in Norway and its registered purpose is maritime tourism, including passenger transport, chartering the Santa Maria Manuela to third parties and organising tourist excursions. Norwegian regional press reported the ship’s visit to Ålesund in May 2026.

Why this matters

Santa Maria Manuela Turismo sits inside the Portugal ↔ Scandinavia business corridor that NorthSouth HQ tracks every day. As Portuguese presence in the Nordics, its operations are a data point in the broader story of how capital, goods, people and ideas flow between Portugal and the Nordics — a corridor that is accelerating in 2026.

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