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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 (CEE countries) to the Nordic Green...

20. October 2020 Press releases International

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 during the first quarter. All 300 wago...

5. May 2020 Press releases Topical

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 force on 1 July 2019. In future, V...

2. July 2019 Press releases Topical

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 mainly used in freight traffic. In a...

11. March 2019 Press releases Rolling stock and technology Responsibility

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 wood import traffic of Finnish forest...

20. February 2019 Press releases International

VR Group’s result for 2018 was excellent – rail traffic volumes increased

January–December 2018 in brief

1. February 2019 Press releases Group

The Rail Regulatory Body has made a decision concerning VR’s service pricing related to the logistics and shunting work in frontier traffic

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.

26. September 2018 System bulletins Topical