Getting there together for a better world

Let's join forces and leave the transport emissions of your company in the past and create common solutions to reduce emissions. The future is on the rails.

We are part of the solution to climate goals

With our work, we support the competitiveness of industry and reduce emissions from traffic.

Approximately 22% of land transport in Finland is carried out by train. However, rail traffic’s share of the emissions is only one per cent.

The train is the most environmentally friendly means of transport. The more goods are transported by rail, the more effectively we are able to reduce the total emissions from traffic.

We want to delevelop joint long-term emission strategies with our customers. Together, we will think about and create solutions that will help our customers meet their own emissions targets.

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 emissions from transport covered by their cooperation by 2030. In addition, Metsä Group aims to transfer some of its current road transports to railways. For Metsä Group, the measures would represent a total emission reduction of around 14,000 tCO2e per year, which is equivalent to more than 25,000 average lorry journeys.

We aim for carbon-neutral transport

80% of freight train transport is already using zero-emission electric traction.

Our goal is to increase the share of trains running on electricity to 90% over the next 5–10 years. Reaching this goal requires that the electrification of the railway network is continued.

We can already offer our customers a carbon-neutral transport chain by using renewable fuel.

We invest in energy-efficient rolling stock

In rail traffic, we invest in tractive stock.

New electric and diesel locomotives improve the efficiency, operational reliability and environmental friendliness of freight transport chains.

Safety is the cornerstone of our operations

We work with our customers and partners to ensure occupational and railway traffic safety.

We focus on proactive safety work.