News and press releases

Electrically driven roundwood train transports to Kemi bioproduct mill have started

The transport of roundwood by train to Metsä Group's Kemi bioproduct mill has started for trial run of the mill.VR's first roundwood train from Rovaniemi to the Kemi mill was operated electrically on Friday, 21 April. VR and the client designed the highly efficient and environmentally friendly ...

21. April 2023 Press releases Traffic Rolling stock and technology Customer Responsibility

VR and Metsä Group intensify their cooperation on sustainability

Both VR and Metsä Group are companies with major role in the society and they therefore play an important part in improving environmental performance and responsibility. The companies are intensifying their cooperation on sustainability in logistics and have agreed a new joint target to halve e...

13. December 2022 Press releases Responsibility Customer

VR's energy efficiency programme seeks ways to improve energy efficiency

VR is starting an energy efficiency programme which aims to increase the efficiency of energy use by 5–10% and to involve all VR employees and stakeholders in energy saving efforts. The methods include promoting economical driving methods, improving traffic and fleet planning, improving the ene...

8. November 2022 Press releases Responsibility Group

Record broken: VR Transpoint delivered a record amount of domestic roundwood in August

VR Transpoint delivered a record amount of roundwood by rail in Finland in August – more than 1.2 million cubic metres. In order to meet the growing demand, VR Transpoint has reorganised its roundwood transport system and transport concepts in cooperation with its customers, which has enabled h...

27. September 2022 Press releases Traffic Customer

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 Group Topical Traffic

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 Group Rolling stock and technology