News and press releases

Condition monitoring of railway points to be increased in Finland with a new solution

VR FleetCare and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), which manages the state’s railway network, have signed an agreement on extensive remote condition monitoring of point. The agr...

6. September 2022 Press releases

VR's Eastern traffic negotiations concluded

VR Transpoint's co-determination negotiations resulting from the decision to stop freight traffic in the East have been concluded. Since spring, solutions have been sought in close cooperation wi...

1. September 2022 Press releases

VR Group’s Half-year financial report, 1 January–30 June 2022 – Finns returned to rail in large numbers, Eastern traffic was decided to run down due to Russia’s war of aggression

30. August 2022 Stock releases

Elisa Markula appointed CEO of VR Group

26. August 2022 Stock releases

VR Group puts up for sale freight traffic rolling stock that has received a recycling decision

VR Group puts up for sale 31 Ome freight traffic enrichment wagons, which the company has decided to recycle. The rolling stock will be sold as a whole in an auction for companies in cooperation ...

18. August 2022 Press releases

All-time high! – More than 1.4 million long-distance train trips in July

In July, domestic long-distance traffic reached a record-high number of trips. A total of 1,427,000 trips were made on long-distance trains in July, which is 46% more than in July 2021, and 17% m...

10. August 2022 Press releases

Arriva Sverige AB transfers to the ownership of VR Group 1st of July 2022

Arriva Sverige AB, sold by the Arriva International Ltd, has been transferred to the ownership of the VR Group. The contract between Arriva International Ltd which is owned by the Deutsche Bahn a...

1. July 2022 Press releases