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VR Group

This article is about the Finnish company. For the New Zealand-based hotel chain of the same name, see Hanmer Springs § Other tourism.
"Finland's railways" redirects here. For the railway network in Finland, see Rail transport in Finland.

VR Group
Native name
VR-Yhtymä Oyj/VR-Group Abp
FormerlySuomen Valtion Rautatiet
Valtionrautatiet
Company typepublic (julkinen osakeyhtiö)
Industryrail transport Edit this on Wikidata
Founded1862
Headquarters
Helsinki
,
Finland
Area served
Finland
Sweden
Key people
Elisa Markula (CEO)
ProductsRail transport
Infrastructure
€152 million
OwnerGovernment of Finland
Number of employees
7,500 (2016)
Websitevr.fi
The Finnish railway network in 2010.[1]
An Sm3 class Pendolino train.
Overview
LocaleFinland
Technical
Track gauge1,524 mm (5 ft) Broad gauge

VR-Group Plc (Finnish: VR-Yhtymä Oyj, Swedish: VR-Group Abp),[2] commonly known as VR, is a government-owned railway company in Finland. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day.[3] With 7,500 employees and net sales of €1,251 million in 2017, VR is one of the most significant operators in the Finnish public transport market area.[4]

VR was created in 1995 after being known as Swedish: Finlands Statsjärnvägarna, Finnish: Suomen Valtion Rautatiet (Finnish State Railways) from 1862 to 1922, and Valtionrautatiet ('State Railways', Swedish: Statsjärnvägarna) from 1922 to 1995.

As part of the concern, Avecra is a subsidiary for onboard catering service, Pohjolan Liikenne for bus traffic, VR Track for developing and maintaining of infrastructure and VR Transpoint for freight. Since 2017, its headquarters is located at the Iso Paja building, previously occupied by the state-owned broadcasting company Yle, in northern-central Helsinki.

  1. ^ Lines are marked in green for freight and passenger routes, brown for freight routes and grey for routes no longer in use.
  2. ^ "VR-Yhtymä Oyj". Business Information System. Helsinki: Finnish Patent and Registration Office, Finnish Tax Administration. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Passenger services". VR Group. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "VR Group as a company". VR Group. Retrieved 25 June 2018.

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