[1][2][3] The Viking 34 is a development of the Viking 33, with a 1.5 ft (0.46 m) taller mast, 4% more sail area, a 0.5 ft (0.15 m) deeper Peterson-style keel and a revised interior layout.

[1][3][4] The design was built by Ontario Yachts in Canada between 1973 and 1982, but it is now out of production.

[1][3][5] The Viking 34 is a small recreational keelboat, built predominantly of fiberglass, with wood trim.

It has a masthead sloop rig, a raked stem, a raised reverse transom, an internally-mounted spade-type rudder controlled by a tiller and a fixed swept Peterson-style fin keel.

[1][3] The design has a PHRF racing average handicap of 129 with a high of 132 and low of 126.