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March 24, 2022 | Main line

Finland’s VR Group acquires Arriva Sweden

Finland’s national rail operator, VR Group, is purchasing Arriva’s Swedish subsidiary from German Rail (DB).

February 2, 2022 | Financial

VR awarded nine-year Finish PSO contract

The contract will run until the end of 2030.

September 9, 2021 | Commuter Rail

VR calls for investment in country’s rail network to attract passengers back

There’s a need to reduce delays, improve infrastructure and make rail popular again says VR Group.

September 2, 2021 | Commuter Rail

VR Group to increase capacity to reach environmental targets

Operator aiming for 10% of passenger market and 30% of freight market by 2025.

July 6, 2021 | Fleet

New rolling stock for Finland’s night trains

New sleeping cars and car-carrying vehicles for VR.

April 19, 2021 | Freight

VR introduces 7000-tonne freight train

The 1km-long train has 80 wagons.

November 19, 2020 | Rolling stock

Protecting Finland’s trains from the cold

Every year, Finnish national operator VR works to maintain the operation of rail services throughout the intense Finnish winters, as VR Group’s senior vice-president of train operations, Nina Mähönen, explains to Oliver Cuenca.

September 9, 2020 | Financial

IRJ IN-BRIEF - Financial: VR reports loss; Fall in demand hurts PKP Cargo; DB offers inter-city discounts to young people

Finland: National operator VR has reported an operating loss of €19.5m for the first half of 2020, compared with an operating profit of €54.7m for the same period in 2019.

April 2, 2020 | Freight

Finland trials 830m freight train

FINNISH freight operator VR Transpoint piloted operation of an 830m 6000-tonne freight train consisting of 66 wagons and two Siemens Vectron locomotives at the end of March, a development which VR hopes will improve the flow of rail freight from Russia.

February 21, 2020 | Commuter Rail

Finland and VR renegotiate PSO contract

FINLAND’s Ministry of Transport and Communications and national operator VR have started negotiations to determine the method of procuring public service obligation (PSO) passenger services in the country, after the current agreement comes to an end in December.

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