News and press releases

Condition monitoring of railway points to be increased in Finland with a new solution

VR FleetCare and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), which manages the state’s railway network, have signed an agreement on extensive remote condition monitoring of point. The agreement covers the condition monitoring of up to 300 points, aiming to monitor the operation of the p...

6. September 2022 Press releases

VR's Eastern traffic negotiations concluded

VR Transpoint's co-determination negotiations resulting from the decision to stop freight traffic in the East have been concluded. Since spring, solutions have been sought in close cooperation with the personnel. The aim of the negotiations has been to secure jobs, and efforts have been made to...

1. September 2022 Press releases

VR Group puts up for sale freight traffic rolling stock that has received a recycling decision

VR Group puts up for sale 31 Ome freight traffic enrichment wagons, which the company has decided to recycle. The rolling stock will be sold as a whole in an auction for companies in cooperation with the Huutokaupat.com web service on 13 September.

18. August 2022 Press releases

All-time high! – More than 1.4 million long-distance train trips in July

In July, domestic long-distance traffic reached a record-high number of trips. A total of 1,427,000 trips were made on long-distance trains in July, which is 46% more than in July 2021, and 17% more than in 2019. VR Transpoint's railway transport volumes were 22% lower in July than a year ago, ...

10. August 2022 Press releases

Arriva Sverige AB transfers to the ownership of VR Group 1st of July 2022

Arriva Sverige AB, sold by the Arriva International Ltd, has been transferred to the ownership of the VR Group. The contract between Arriva International Ltd which is owned by the Deutsche Bahn and VR Group was signed earlier this spring on 24th of March 2022. 

1. July 2022 Press releases

Standard & Poor's has assigned an issue credit rating of “A+” to the green bond issued by VR Group

23. May 2022 Press releases