VR celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. The actual date of the anniversary is 17 March, which is when a regular train service between Helsinki and Hämeen... Read more
VR Transpoint sells its stake in Transpoint International (UK) Ltd to local management. Transpoint International (UK) operates domestic transports in Great Brit... Read more
Train travel between Russia and Finland grew considerably since the start of high-speed Allegro services exactly one year ago on 12 December 2010. By the end of... Read more
VR is celebrating its 150th anniversary in 2012. The year will celebrate the history of Finnish railways and the importance of railway services as an ecofriendl... Read more
VR Group's Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Rolf Jansson has been appointed Senior Vice President, Logistics from 1 December. Jansson has been actin... Read more
VR Group’s net turnover in the third quarter totalled M€ 374.1 (377.7) and from the beginning of the year M€ 1,057.1 (1,043.0). Net turnover increased in the qu... Read more
VR Group and Senior Vice President Erik Söderholm, the head of VR Transpoint, have agreed on the termination of Söderholm's employment relationship.
Söderholm'... Read more
Antti Tiitola (44) has been appointed Senior Vice President, Passenger Services of VR Group from 1 April 2012. He starts at VR on 1 January 2012.
Tiitola has p... Read more
More options on price and new services will become available to users of rail travel as from 14 September, when VR starts to phase in its new rail ticket pricin... Read more
VR Group’s net turnover increased in the first part of the year. The Group had a net turnover in the first six months of the year of M€ 683.1 (665.4), which is ... Read more
VR Group’s first quarter net turnover increased considerably from that in the previous year. Net turnover in the period totalled M€ 332.7 (309.8), an increase o... Read more
VR Group’s net profit remained at a satisfactory level in 2010.
The Group had an operating profit of M€ 43.1 (28.9) and a profit for the year of M€ 30.0 (18.4)... Read more
High-speed Allegro services between Helsinki and St. Petersburg start on 12 December. The travel time is cut to approximately three and a half hours which is mo... Read more
Peak season tickets should be booked now Many Finns take the train when they head for winter holiday destinations around Finland. Rail travel has increased from... Read more
VR Group’s net turnover and operating profit continued their growth in the third quarter. VR Group’s operating profit amounted to M€ 34.1 (30.0) in the third qu... Read more
Trains running between Turku and Turku Harbour will be replaced by buses during the period 14 – 20 October while the Finnish Transport Agency renovates the leve... Read more
High-speed Allegro rail services between Helsinki and St. Petersburg start on 12 December. The travel time between the two cities will be cut by two hours to th... Read more
VR Group’s operating profit increased in the second quarter. VR Group’s operating profit amounted to M€ 13.0 (8.2) in the second quarter and M€ -9.2 (-14.8) in ... Read more
VAT rates change as of July 1. Restaurant dining VAT decreases from 22 to 13%. VR subsidiary Avecra will decrease sales prices by the full VAT decrease. Therefo... Read more
Prime Ministers Matti Vanhanen and Vladimir Putin witnessed the departure of the new Allegro train for tests in Russia on 27 May in Lappeenranta while the Russi... Read more
