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VR Group business review for July–September 2021

VR Group’s net sales developed favourably in the third quarter. VR Passenger Services achieved a positive result, driven by leisure travel. The demand for VR Transpoint’s transport services remained at a good level.

27. October 2021 Press releases Group Topical

New contract with VR Transpoint will considerably reduce SSAB’s transport emissions in Finland

Steel coils at the Raahe plant.

VR Transpoint and SSAB have signed a contract on the rail transport of raw materials and products. The goal is to halve the transport emissions covered by cooperation by 2024.

22. June 2021 Press releases Customer Responsibility Traffic

VR Group to sell its international road logistics business to Avind International

VR Group to sell its international road logistics business to the Finnish company Avind International Oy. The transaction comprises Transpoint International (FI) Oy owned by VR Group and two Russian subsidiaries owned by Transpoint International (FI) Oy. Transpoint International (FI) has been r...

21. June 2021 Press releases Traffic International

VR Group’s subsidiary Finnlog is expanding its operations with 35 new wood chip wagons

VR Group’s Russian subsidiary Finnlog is expanding its rapidly growing operations. The company’s 35 new wagons will allow for importing wood chips from Russia to Finland.

8. June 2021 Press releases Customer International Rolling stock and technology

Introducing Mörkö, the 7,000-tonne super train – a boost for Finnish competitiveness that also reduces traffic emissions considerably

The Mörkö freight train, which is part of VR Transpoint’s transit traffic, is the equivalent of almost one hundred trucks. Increasing train sizes enhances freight train traffic, reduces emissions and improves the competitiveness of Finland’s transit traffic.

15. April 2021 Press releases International Responsibility Customer

VR to ensure the wood supply of the new Kemi bioproduct mill

Metsä Group has chosen VR Transpoint as the logistics partner for roundwood transports to the bioproduct mill under construction in Kemi. This decision was based on more than two years of strategic cooperation during which an effective and environmentally friendly overall solution was designed ...

4. March 2021 Press releases Customer Responsibility

VR Transpoint introduces the first European modular freight wagon to Finland

VR Transpoint and the rolling stock provider Innofreight Solutions GmbH have approved and modified for Finnish conditions a wagon solution that is widely used in Europe. Modular Finnowaggons make railway transport more efficient by enabling heavier working loads, and the flexible wagon is suita...

9. February 2021 Press releases Rolling stock and technology Customer