The list of ship decommissionings in 1982 includes a chronological list of ships decommissioned in 1982. In cases where no official decommissioning ceremony was held, the date of withdrawal from service may be used instead.
| Date | Operator | Ship | Class and type | Fate and other notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 1 | [1] [2] | ||||
| April 8 |  Stena Line | Stena Baltica | Ferry | Sold to D.A.N.E. as Ialyssos | |
| June 18 | Sold and broken up | ||||
| June 26 | Stena Sessan Line | Prinsessan Desirée | Ferry | Actual date unknown (no later than 26 June), laid up until chartered to Sally Line UK on 26 June | |
| June 30 | Sold for scrap | ||||
| August 31 |  Vaasanlaivat-Vasabåtarna | Wasa Star | Cruiseferry | Laid up until sub-chartered to Karageorgis Line in 1983 | |
| September 5 |  Sally Line UK | Prinsessan Desirée | Ferry | Returned to Stena Sessan Line and laid up until transferred to Varberg-Grenå Linjen in 1983 and renamed Europafärjan | |
| October 25 |  DFDS Seaways | Tor Scandinavia | Cruiseferry | Chartered to a Dutch company and renamed World Wide Expo | |
| November 1 | Svea Line (Finland) | Fennia | Ferry | Laid up until chartered to B&I Line in 1983 | |
| December 17 | Decommissioned until used as a hulk at Neustadt | ||||
| Unknown date | Sold to New Zealand and renamed | ||||
| Unknown date | Gunboat | Retired as museum ship and subsequently scrapped |