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Helsingin seudun liikenne -kuntayhtymä (HSL Helsinki Region Transport)

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Type
Transit authority — joint municipal authority; orders commuter rail, metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the Helsinki region
Market · Region
European Union · Finland
Open tenders
0
Technology areas
Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control

The Helsinki region transport authority and buyer of commuter train services from VR.

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The transport authority for the Helsinki region and the buyer of its commuter train services. It pays VR over EUR 15 million a year in ticket compensation for the cross-boundary commuter lines R, Z, D, T and H, and published a prior notice on 13 May 2026 for the competitive tendering of the next contract for the operation and maintenance of HSL commuter trains. Its board agreed on 21 April 2026 the principles of a rail membership for municipalities outside the HSL area, and authorised preparation of the necessary agreements with Traficom, prospective rail-member municipalities and current members.

Type
Transit authority — joint municipal authority; orders commuter rail, metro, tram, bus and ferry services in the Helsinki region
Where
Finland · Helsinki
Technology areas
Digital operations, Predictive maintenance, Rolling-stock hardware, Signalling & train control

Structure

  • operated by VR Group — Operates and maintains the HSL commuter trains; HSL pays over a year in ticket compensation on the cross-boundary lines R, Z, D, T and H (active)

Who holds what here

  • supplied by Junakalusto — Owns, finances and maintains the commuter fleet used in HSL-area traffic, including the 81 Sm5 units for which it is preparing an ETCS and ATO onboard procurement (active · since 2004)
Sources for these relationships (4)
  • ● Helsingin seudun liikenne -kuntayhtymä (HSL) · Hallitus, pöytäkirja 21.04.2026 / pykälä 41 — junajäsenyyden periaatteet (published 2026-04-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy · Yritys (the company) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● European Union · TED notice 327264-2026 — Tendering for Helsinki region commuter trains operating and maintenance (HSL) (published 2026-05-13 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● European Union · TED notice 386282-2026 — Request for Information (RFI) — ETCS and ATO Onboard Equipment for Sm5 Fleet (Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy) (published 2026-06-05 · checked 2026-09-13)

Tenders

TenderStatusValue bandNext key date
Helsinki region commuter train operation maintenancePlannedvalue not published

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  • Procurement structure
  • Award history (2)
  • Entry path
  • Published contacts (0)
  • Portals (3)

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4 sources · all primary
  • ● Helsingin seudun liikenne -kuntayhtymä (HSL) · Hallitus, pöytäkirja 21.04.2026 / pykälä 41 — junajäsenyyden periaatteet (published 2026-04-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● European Union · TED notice 327264-2026 — Tendering for Helsinki region commuter trains operating and maintenance (HSL) (published 2026-05-13 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● European Union · TED notice 386282-2026 — Request for Information (RFI) — ETCS and ATO Onboard Equipment for Sm5 Fleet (Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy) (published 2026-06-05 · checked 2026-09-13)
  • ● Pääkaupunkiseudun Junakalusto Oy · Yritys (the company) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)

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