05.05.2020 13:41
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VR Group
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
05.05.2020 10:36
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VR Group
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
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
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
19.02.2020 15:02
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VR Group
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
29.01.2020 07:06
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VR Group
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
08.10.2019 08:53
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VR Group
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
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
02.07.2019 12:34
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Logistiikka
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
29.04.2019 15:49
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VR Group
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
11.03.2019 17:14
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VR Group
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 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
01.02.2019 13:34
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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 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
11.10.2018 08:00
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VR Group, Infra
Norway’s NRC Group and Finnish VR Track are joining forces to form the largest specialised rail infrastructure company in the Nordics, with strong capabilities ... Read more
26.09.2018 10:29
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Logistiikka
On 24 September 2018, the Rail Regulatory Body made a decision concerning VR’s service pricing related to the logistics and shunting work in frontier traffic.
... Read more
27.04.2018 10:13
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VR Group
In the January to March period, net sales were EUR 290.9 (293.6) million, which represents a decrease of 0.9 per cent.
The Group's operating profit for the per... Read more
15.03.2018 12:30
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Net sales increased by 5.5 per cent to EUR 1,251 (1,187) million.
Operating profit was EUR 110.3 (43.3) million, or 8.8 (3.3) per cent of net sales.
The numbe... Read more
09.11.2017 12:26
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Tatu Tuominen, 48, M.Pol.Sc, has been appointed VR Group’s Senior Vice President, Communications. He will take up his new position on 15 January 2018. Since 201... Read more
30.10.2017 15:56
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Net sales increased in January−September by 5.8 per cent to EUR 923.5 (872.6) million.
The Group's operating profit for the period was EUR 82.5 (25.5) million,... Read more
