News and press releases

VR's new diesel locomotives introduced in freight traffic

VR's first brand new diesel locomotives will start operating in commercial traffic on Wednesday, May 3rd . The locomotives have undergone an extensive testing program. They have been customized to fulfill VR's needs and the Finnish weather and railway conditions. The new locomotives are especially suitable for heavy freight traffic.

3. May 2023 Press releases

VR Group’s Business Review for January-March 2023

28. April 2023 Stock releases

Johan Oscarsson new Managing Director of VR Sverige

The new Managing Director of VR Sverige will be PhD Johan Oscarsson, who currently works as CEO at Strukton Rail. Johan will take up his new job at the latest in August this year.

25. April 2023

VR-Group Plc changed its financial reporting structure and provides the comparative segment information for 2022

25. April 2023 Stock 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

Large rolling stock modernisation project for VR FleetCare from SJ

The cooperation of the Finnish rail fleet maintenance company VR FleetCare with the Swedish railway operator SJ AB is evolving.  The two companies have signed an agreement to modernise X40 train fleet, with the aim of extending fleet’s life cycle and improving the travel comfort of customers. The agreement now signed, includes a comprehensive modernisation of the X40 fleet's 27 electric trains and an update of the passenger information system. The agreement is worth over EUR 35 million.

5. April 2023 Press releases News and current issues

Decisions of the constitutive meeting of VR-Group Plc Board of Directors 31 March 2023

31. March 2023 Stock releases

Decisions of the Annual General Meeting of VR-Group Plc 30 March 2023

30. March 2023 Stock releases