News and press releases

Electrically driven roundwood train transports to Kemi bioproduct mill have started

The transport of roundwood by train to Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill has started for trial run of the mill.VR's first roundwood train from Rovaniemi to the Kemi mill was operated electrically on Friday, 21 April. VR and the client designed the highly efficient and environmentally friendly solution together to ensure the supply of wood by railway transport to the Kemi bioproduct mill.

21. April 2023 Press releases News and current issues

A total of 1,080,000 long-distance journeys were made in March – growth from winter holidays and weekend trips

In March, about 1,080,000 domestic long-distance journeys were made and approximately 1.9 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail. In total, 3.4 million domestic long-distance journeys were made and 5.9 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–March this year.

6. April 2023 Press releases

A total of 1,190,000 long-distance journeys were made in February

In February, about 1,190,000 domestic long-distance journeys were made and approximately 1.9 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail. In total, 2.3 million domestic long-distance journeys were made and 3.9 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–February this year.

14. March 2023 Press releases

A total of 1,150,000 long-distance journeys were made in January

In January, about 1,150,000 domestic long-distance journeys were made and approximately 2.1 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail.

8. February 2023 Press releases

Last year, a total of 13.2 million domestic long-distance train trips were made, which is about 58% more than in 2021 and about 8% less than in 2019. 29.7 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail.

5. January 2023 Press releases

VR and Metsä Group intensify their cooperation on sustainability

Both VR and Metsä Group are companies with major role in the society and they therefore play an important part in improving environmental performance and responsibility. The companies are intensifying their cooperation on sustainability in logistics and have agreed a new joint target to halve emissions from transport covered by their cooperation by 2030. In addition, Metsä Group aims to transfer some of its current road transports to railways. For Metsä Group, the measures would represent a total emission reduction of around 14,000 tCO2e per year, which is equivalent to more than 25,000 average lorry journeys.

13. December 2022 Press releases

A total of 1,188,000 long-distance journeys in November

A total of about 1,188,000 journeys were made in domestic long-distance traffic in November. About 2.6 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in November. In total, 12 million domestic long-distance journeys were made and 27.4 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–November this year.

8. December 2022 Press releases

A total of 1,299,000 long-distance journeys in October

In October, about 1,299,000 journeys were made in domestic long-distance traffic, which is about 29% more than in October 2021 and -3% less than in October 2019. VR Transpoint’s railway transport volumes were 21% lower in October when compared to last year, with about 2.4 million tonnes of goods transported by rail. In total, 10.83 million domestic long-distance journeys were made and 24.8 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–October this year.

4. November 2022 Press releases

A total of 1,203,000 long-distance journeys in September

In September, about 1,203,000 journeys were made in domestic long-distance traffic, which is about 56% more than in September 2021 and 1% more than in September 2019. VR Transpoint’s railway transport volumes were 20% lower in September when compared to last year, with about 2.4 million tonnes of goods transported by rail. In total, 9.53 million domestic long-distance journeys were made and 22.4 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–September this year.

5. October 2022 Press releases