VR-Group - Releases http://www.vrgroup.fi/index.html en VR-Group - Releases Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:56:46 +0300 Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:56:49 +0300 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_122.html VAT rates change as of July 1. Restaurant dining VAT decreases from 22 to 13%. VR subsidiary Avecra will decrease sales prices by the full VAT decrease. Therefore, food product and non-alcoholic beverage prices decrease in Avecra restaurants, stations an train restaurant cars by an average of 7.4%. Thu, 24 Jun 2010 10:56:46 +0300 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_144.html Prime Ministers Matti Vanhanen and Vladimir Putin witnessed the departure of the new Allegro train for tests in Russia on 27 May in Lappeenranta while the Russian Prime Minister was on a working trip to Finland.VR Group President and CEO Mikael Aro presented the new train to the Prime Ministers at L Thu, 27 May 2010 14:40:48 +0300 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_143.html VR Group’s operating result in the first quarter of 2010 was a loss of M€ 22.1, compared to a loss of M€ -25.2 in the previous year. The net result for the first quarter was a loss of M€ 16.7, compared to M€ -18.6 in 2009.“The result can be regarded as satisfactory, considering that it includes one- Mon, 3 May 2010 12:37:10 +0300 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_142.html Due to track maintenance, rail services between Finland and Russia will be subject to cancellations and timetable changes in Midsummer week, 21–25 June. The Repin and Sibelius trains between Helsinki and St Petersburg will be cancelled from 22 June to 25 June inclusive. On Monday 21 June the Tolstoi Wed, 31 Mar 2010 10:38:33 +0300 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_141.html The recession in Finland had a major impact on VR Group’s result in 2009. Freight carryings fell sharply and the growth in passenger service volumes came to a halt, resulting in a weak net profit for the Group. The operating profit for 2009 was M€ 28.9, compared to M€ 74.4 in the previous year. Net Fri, 19 Feb 2010 11:36:09 +0200 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_140.html The first of the Allegro high-speed trainsets ordered for the service between Helsinki and St Petersburg has arrived in Finland from the Alstom factory in Italy. Fine-tuning and static testing of the train have begun at VR’s Ilmala depot in Helsinki. The three remaining trains will be delivered in F Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:26:29 +0200 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_139.html VR has opened the VR on-train network in the business class on Pendolino trains, giving wireless Internet access and providing more opportunities for passengers to make use of their time during their journey. Access is included in the price of a business class ticket and does not require a separate Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:12:30 +0200 http://www.vrgroup.fi/vakiolinkit/VRinforms/news_138.html Nordic Travel Fair Matka 2010: Destinations near and far, conserving the environmentRail is an eco-friendly means of getting to places near and far. Travel in Finland is popular, and rail is a very convenient way to travel, especially to holiday destinations in Lapland. Rail also takes travellers to Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:02:06 +0200