News and press releases

VR FleetCare will participate in InnoTrans 2022 Trade Fair

World's leading trade fair for transport technology is taking place from the 20th to the 23rd of September, in Berlin, Germany.

9. June 2022 News and press releases Topical

Otso Ikonen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Maintenance, and a member of VR Group’s Management Team

Otso Ikonen has been appointed CEO of VR FleetCare, responsible for the maintenance of rolling stock, and a member of VR Group's Management Team. He will take up his new role by 15 August 2022.

19. May 2022 News and press releases Topical

Delivery reliability for the customers’ project deliveries was provided by the development of project management

VR FleetCare aims to seek growth from the modernisation projects of the rail fleet. To achieve our goals, well-designed and executed projects are extremely important to us and our customers. Implementing projects competitively is also challenging and risky without an appropriate project management model. We wanted to start further strengthening our project expertise and as a partner for development, we chose Adapro, whose project management models are practically functional and are based on international project management standards.

11. May 2022 Articles News and press releases Responsibility Customer

BLOG Highlights of the year 2021

CEO Kimmo Soini writes in a blog about the most significant events of 2021.

22. December 2021 Blog Topical

VR FleetCare to sign a 20-year maintenance agreement for Allegro trains operating between Russia and Finland

Russian Railways (RZD), Karelian Trains and the Finnish rail traffic maintenance company VR FleetCare have signed a 20-year agreement on the maintenance and lifecycle services concerning the high-speed trains operating between Helsinki and St. Petersburg.

10. December 2021 News and press releases Contracts Customer

VR FleetCare chosen to maintain VR Group’s newest diesel locomotive

  VR FleetCare, a Finnish rolling stock maintenance company, has signed an agreement with VR Group on the maintenance of the new Stadler diesel locomotive’s stock. The agreement period is 10 years, and the agreement enters into force in 2023 when the locomotives enter into commercial traffic.  The locomotives represent the latest diesel locomotive technology and are significantly more environmentally friendly than older diesel locomotives. The agreement covers the 60 ordered locomotives and the maintenance of possible option locomotives between 2023 and 2033. With the decision, VR Group's tractive stock will be fully maintained by VR FleetCare.

2. December 2021 News and press releases Contracts

New takeover from VR FleetCare – the maintenance of e-buses begins

VR FleetCare, which normally works on the maintenance of rolling stock, will start servicing e-buses in Tampere, Finland. The framework agreement has been concluded with the bus operator Pohjolan Liikenne and is valid until further notice as of June 2022. The agreement covers the maintenance of a total of 25–30 Yutong fully electric buses in accordance with the maintenance programme. Maintenance work will be carried out at VR FleetCare’s Tampere freight wagon depot.

11. October 2021 News and press releases Topical Contracts

VR FleetCare to strengthen its sales operations in Sweden

VR FleetCare’s strategy is to seek growth and new customers in the surrounding areas, especially in Scandinavia. In the near future, several rolling stock and component projects are coming to tender in the region, and to strengthen our position in the tenders, we have hired a new sales manager in Sweden.

4. June 2021 News and press releases Topical

Automated detection of train malfunctions with Train Scanner

Currently, a large part of rolling stock maintenance is manual inspection performed by human eyes. The objective has therefore been to proceed towards automated and systematic processes.

20. May 2021 News and press releases Digi Topical Services