2.3.2026 14:00:00 EET | VR-Yhtymä Oyj | Inside information
VR sells rolling stock to Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy - The first phase of arrangement is now completed
VR-Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 2 March 2026 at 2.00 p.m.
On 11 February 2026, VR and Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy (RailStock) signed an agreement under which the rolling stock owned by VR and used in tendered rail traffic will be transferred to the ownership of the Finnish state-owned rolling stock company.
The transaction will be carried out in phases and the first phase is now completed. In the first phase, Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy purchased from VR the rolling stock currently used in tendered rail traffic ordered by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, containing regional trains, including the upcoming Sm7 trains, motor cars, and night train carriages.
In the second phase, the upcoming night train and car-carrier coaches are planned to be transferred to the rolling stock company. The second phase will be implemented later in 2026.
The total purchase price of the rolling stock in the arrangement is approximately EUR 250 million, with about EUR 200 million relating to the first phase now completed. From this amount VR will during 2026 pay capital repayment to the state, so that the arrangement is financially neutral for VR. The transaction has no material impact on VR's debt-servicing capacity or operating profit.
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Contacts
- VR Mediadesk, +358 29 434 7123, viestinta@vr.fi
- VR Mediadesk, communications@vr.fi
About VR-Yhtymä Oyj
At VR, we promote the responsible transport of the future. We are a passenger, logistics and maintenance service company owned by the Finnish state, and we increase the popularity of carbon-neutral rail and city traffic. We ensure smooth daily travel in Finland and Sweden and act as a pillar of support for industry in Finland's logistics. In 2025, our customers made a total of 16.1 million journeys on long-distance trains with us in Finland, and we transported 24.8 million tonnes of goods by rail. Our net sales amounted to EUR 1,252.5 million, and at the end of the year we employed more than 9,500 top professionals. Further information: https://www.vrgroup.fi/en/
