VR Group - News and press releases
- VR to ensure the wood supply of the new Kemi bioproduct mill Metsä Group has chosen VR Transpoint as the logistics partner for roundwood transports to the bioproduct mill under construction in Kemi. This decision was base... Read more
- VR Transpoint introduces the first European modular freight wagon to Finland VR Transpoint and the rolling stock provider Innofreight Solutions GmbH have approved and modified for Finnish conditions a wagon solution that is widely used i... Read more
- Transaction concerning Transpoint International’s Baltic and CEE road logistics business operations has been implemented The transaction concerning Transpoint International’s Baltic and CEE road logistics business operations announced in October has received approval from the Esto... Read more
- VR Transpoint’s transports at a good level despite the exceptional situation The effects of the coronavirus on VR Transpoint’s freight traffic have been more moderate than expected so far, and transport volumes have remained at a good le... Read more
- New Finnish technology produces real-time information on switch performance – promising pilot project results Railway switches play a crucial role in smooth train traffic – any faults in the switches cause traffic disruptions. A significant share of all railway network ... Read more
- Transpoint International sells its road logistics business operations in the Baltics and the CEE countries to Greencarrier Freight Services VR Group’s subsidiary Transpoint International (FI) Oy sells its road logistics business operations in the Baltics and the Central and Eastern Europe countries ... Read more
- VR FleetCare will maintain the Helsinki region commuter traffic trains until 2031 Finnish railway operator VR Group has won the competitive bidding procedure for commuter train traffic, the first of its kind in Finnish history, and continues ... Read more
- VR wins the first HSL commuter train traffic tender in history – The new operation contract lasts until 2031 VR Group Ltd has won the first tender for HSL commuter train traffic in history and will continue to operate HSL commuter train traffic until 2031. The decision... Read more
- Corona crisis not impacting VR Transpoint’s transport significantly so far During the corona crisis, VR Transpoint has helped ensure industrial transport, and the coronavirus did not impact VR Transpoint’s key figures significantly dur... Read more
- Train tickets to St. Petersburg for the UEFA European Championship go on sale on March 18. VR and RZD, the railway operator of Russia, will release the Allegro train tickets for the UEFA European Championship period for sale on Wednesday, March 18 at ... Read more
- Ministry of Transport and VR negotiate purchase of passenger rail services – supply of train services remains at least unchanged The Ministry of Transport and Communications and VR will start negotiations on a new purchase of passenger rail services for the post-2020 situation. The curren... Read more
- Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and VR FleetCare test new technology to reduce disruptions to railway traffic Switches play a key role in ensuring smooth railway operations. A switch is used at a railway junction to steer trains from one track to another. Last year, swi... Read more
- Data-driven maintenance: A major leap in rail fleet maintenance – VR FleetCare and EKE-Electronics to launch cooperation Bogies are the most significant components of the rail fleet in terms of lifecycle costs and traffic safety. VR FleetCare, which invests in data-driven and prev... Read more
- VR FleetCare – incorporated rail equipment maintenance seeks new growth via name change Incorporated as a subsidiary of VR at the start of the year, the rail equipment maintenance company VR Maintenance Oy will be known in the future as VR FleetCar... Read more
- VR Group purchases SeaRail Oy in its entirety According to its strategy, VR Group emphasizes business in logistics services and purchases Green Cargo AB’s 50 per cent stake in SeaRail Oy. The deal came into... Read more
- VR Maintenance takes over a new field of operation as it wins the bidding process for the lifetime extension and overhaul Helsinki City Transport’s metro trains VR-Group Ltd (implementing company VR Maintenance Ltd) has won the bidding process for the lifetime extension and overhaul of Helsinki City Transport’s (HKL) me... Read more
- VR invests in operational reliability and growth of freight traffic VR Group has decided to buy 60 new diesel locomotives from Stadler. The value of the transaction is approximately EUR 200 million. The new locomotives will be m... Read more
- VR Group seeks new growth by establishing a subsidiary in Russia VR Group is seeking growth from new business by investing in Russian raw wood wagons and establishing a subsidiary in Russia. The wagons will be used for the wo... Read more
- VR Group’s result for 2018 was excellent – rail traffic volumes increased January–December 2018 in brief The Group’s net sales increased by 2.0 per cent to EUR 1,276.6 (1,251.5) million. VR Transpoint’s net sales grew and, in passen... Read more
- VR Group to incorporate maintenance business VR Group will transfer its maintenance business to a subsidiary operating within the Group. Operating under the name VR Maintenance Oy, the company began its op... Read more
