News and press releases

About 1.4 million journeys were made in VR’s long-distance traffic in October – an increase of 8% compared to last year

In October, about 1.4 million journeys were made in long-distance traffic, an 8% increase from the previous year that was mainly due to the growth of travel on weekends. In total, 12.6 million long-distance journeys were made in January–October this year. About 1.9 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in October, and a total of 19.1 million tonnes were transported by rail in January–October. The volume of freight traffic decreased by 23% from the previous year due to the downturn in the industrial sector and the end of Eastern traffic.

6. November 2023 Press releases

VR Group’s Business Review for July-September 2023

1. November 2023 Stock releases

About 1.3 million journeys were made in VR’s long-distance traffic in September – an increase of 7% compared to last year

In September, about 1.3 million journeys were made in long-distance traffic, a 7% increase from the previous year that was mainly due to the growth in travel on weekdays. In total, 11.2 million long-distance journeys were made in January–September this year. About 1.6 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in September, and a total of 17.2 million tonnes have been transported by rail in January–September. The volume of freight traffic decreased by 33% from the previous year due to the downturn in the industrial sector and the end of Eastern traffic.

10. October 2023 Press releases

VR FleetCare to continue maintaining Estonian railway operator's train bogies in Finland

Estonian railway company Elron has renewed maintenance contract of its Flirt train bogies with VR FleetCare aftear an international tender. The three-year agreement covers the periodic maintenance of bogies and traction wheelsets for 38 Flirt trains. The bogie maintenance will take place at VR FleetCare's component workshop in Pieksämäki, where optimised production lines for bogie and wheelset maintenance have been established.

20. September 2023 Press releases

About 1.3 million journeys were made in VR's long-distance traffic in August – the popularity of weekday journeys increased in August

In August, about 1.3 million long-distance journeys were made and approximately 2.0 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail. In total, 9.9 million long-distance journeys were made and 15.5 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January–August this year.

8. September 2023 Press releases

VR Group Half-year Report 1 January – 30 June 2023

30. August 2023 Stock releases

Shareholder’s decision of VR-Group Plc 29 August 2023 – change in the composition of the Supervisory Board

29. August 2023 Stock releases

Change in VR’s leadership team

22. August 2023 Stock releases

Shareholder’s decision of VR-Group Plc 17 August 2023 – composition of the Supervisory Board

17. August 2023 Stock releases