Topic: VR Transpoint

Rail yard workers VR Transpoint resorts to temporary layoffs as industrial outlook sours

Finnish transport company VR Transpoint has announced that it will need to temporarily fire an approximate 550 people. It has commenced negotiations to make that…
Finland closes all border crossings to Russia but one to be used for rail

The Finnish government has decided to shut down all its eastern border crossings adjacent to Russia. The decision’s implementation starts today, Wednesday, 29 November. Only…
Raw timber transport in Finland flourishes despite challenges

VR Transpoint, the logistics branch of Finnish VR Group, saw its timber transport business hitting sky-high numbers in August. The company transported 1,2 million cubic…
Rail freight Finland-Russia: traffic to phase out gradually, private operators affected

Rail freight traffic between Finland and Russia will gradually cease after the existing transport contracts of state-controlled company VR Group end. For now, traffic is…
Nine trains per day to bring wood to Finnish bio-product plant

In Finland, a new concept in the transport of raw timber was born. VR Transpoint will now take care of the transport and loading of…