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VR-Yhtymä Oyj (VR Group)
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- Type
- National operator — state-owned operator group; passenger rail, VR Transpoint freight and logistics, VR FleetCare maintenance
- Market · Region
- European Union · Finland
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity, AI inspection
Runs Finnish passenger and freight rail with revenue of EUR 1,252.5 million in 2025.
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Runs Finnish passenger and freight rail. Revenue was EUR 1,252.5 million in 2025 with an operating result of EUR 137.0 million, investments of EUR 237.4 million and 7,631 full-time equivalents on average. About 84 per cent of long-distance travel by passenger count is VR's own market-priced traffic; its exclusive right in passenger transport ended at the start of 2021, and it holds the state's direct-award public service obligation contract and the HSL commuter contract.
- Type
- National operator — state-owned operator group; passenger rail, VR Transpoint freight and logistics, VR FleetCare maintenance
- Where
- Finland
- Programmes
- ERTMS / ETCS
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations, Signalling & train control, Cybersecurity, AI inspection
Structure
- operates for Traficom — Holds the state's direct-award public service obligation contract for passenger rail a year to 2030; the competent authority moved from the ministry to Traficom during 2026 (active)
- operates for HSL — 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
- awarded Siemens Mobility — ETCS Baseline 4 R1 SV2.2 upgrade of the Sr3 locomotive fleet, as the maximum contract value including options (active · since 2025-10-15)
- Contract detail and values (3)$25–100mIn the European Union edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (7)
- ● Digirail (Digirata) programme · Finland received a special exemption from the EU: train control communications may be carried out over commercial mobile networks (published 2026-09-11 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Helsingin seudun liikenne -kuntayhtymä (HSL) · Hallitus, pöytäkirja 21.04.2026 / pykälä 41 — junajäsenyyden periaatteet (published 2026-04-21 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom · Rautatieliikenteen järjestäminen ja rahoitus (statistics) (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 33918-2026 — Rauman ja Tampereen välinen henkilöliikennepalvelu rautateitse (Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto) (published 2026-01-16 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union · TED notice 323905-2026 — PSO passenger rail services in Finland (Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto) (published 2026-05-12 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union · TED notice 725341-2025 — VR-Yhtymä Oyj:n Sr3 vetureiden ETCS-järjestelmän päivittäminen — award (VR-Yhtymä Oyj) (published 2025-11-03 · checked 2026-09-13)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ETCS Baseline 4 Sr3 locomotive upgrade | Awarded | $25–100m | Awarded October 2025 |
| Freight wagons market survey | Planned | value not published |
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- Procurement structure
- Award history (2)
- Entry path
- Published contacts (3)
- Portals (3)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the European Union edition · See a fully open example
7 sources · all primary
- ● VR-Yhtymä Oyj (VR Group) · Avainluvut (key figures), 1–12/2025 (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● VR-Yhtymä Oyj (VR Group) · Suomen raidemarkkina (the Finnish rail market) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● VR-Yhtymä Oyj (VR Group) · Procurement — contact information and supplier portal (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom · Rautatieliikenteen järjestäminen ja rahoitus (statistics) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● 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 725341-2025 — VR-Yhtymä Oyj:n Sr3 vetureiden ETCS-järjestelmän päivittäminen — award (VR-Yhtymä Oyj) (published 2025-11-03 · checked 2026-09-13)
- ● European Union · TED notice 421566-2025 — RFI: Freight Wagons, VR Group Plc (published 2025-06-30 · checked 2026-09-13)
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