News and press releases

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.

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 energy consumption of railway yards and making better use of data and analytics in monitoring energy consumption.

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 higher transport volumes. Pendulum solutions for efficient transportation.

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 offer work to employees in localities where work is decreasing or ending.

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

VR Transpoint's domestic transport volumes increased in July

VR Transpoint's railway transport volumes were 22% lower in July than a year ago, with approximately 2.5 million tonnes of goods transported by rail. 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. In total, 7.07 million domestic long-distance trips were made and 17.4 million tonnes of goods were transported by rail in January to July this year.

10. August 2022 Press releases Group

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 Group

VR terminates contracts related to the transport of goods between Russia and Finland

On 6 April, the Board of Directors of VR Group made a decision to stop freight traffic between Russia and Finland and, on this basis, the company has prepared a plan to shut down traffic, in consultation with customers and taking into account the security of supply. The termination of contracts under the plan has been initiated and the traffic will cease completely by the end of the year at the latest.

3. May 2022 Press releases Topical

VR discontinues its Eastern freight traffic in a controlled manner

On 6th of April, 2022, VR Group’s Board of Directors made the decision to discontinue the Eastern freight traffic in a controlled manner. With this decision, VR Transpoint, which is responsible for the freight traffic, will draw up a traffic rundown plan.

6. April 2022 Press releases Topical