News and press releases

Laura Ansaharju appointed as VR Group’s Senior Vice President, HR

Laura Ansaharju (44), M.Sc., has been appointed VR Group's Senior Vice President, HR, and a member of the Group’s management team. She will take up her new role no later than 1 April 2022. Ansaharju joins us from Finnair, where she has worked in various personnel management and development posi...

3. January 2022 Press releases News and current issues

VR FleetCare to sign a 20-year maintenance agreement for Allegro trains operating between Russia and Finland

Russian Railways (RZD), Karelian Trains and the Finnish rail traffic maintenance company VR FleetCare have signed a 20-year agreement on the maintenance and lifecycle services concerning the high-speed trains operating between Helsinki and St. Petersburg starting from 2022. The rolling stock co...

10. December 2021 Press releases News and current issues

Train traffic between Finland and Russia will start on 12 December 2021

Train traffic between Finland and Russia will start again after the break which started in spring 2020. Russia signed the decree on the opening of passenger train traffic on 2 December 2021. The Vainikkala border crossing station opened for passenger traffic by decision of the border control on...

7. December 2021 Press releases News and current issues

VR FleetCare chosen to maintain VR Group’s newest diesel locomotive

VR FleetCare, a Finnish rolling stock maintenance company, has signed an agreement with VR Group on the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock. The agreement period is 10 years, and the agreement enters into force in 2023 when the locomotives enter into commercial traffic.  Th...

2. December 2021 Press releases