VR Cargo

Company Profile:
VR Cargo is the freight department of Finnish
Railways (VR Ltd). VR Cargo is a main carrier
for industry and Finland's leading freight-
transport enterprise. The principal domestic
customers are the forestry, chemical, metal
and engineering industries. In 2007 VR Cargo
transported over 40,3 million tonnes of goods.
Domestic freight volumes in Finland reached
about 26 million tonnes.
VR Cargo offers wide expertise in the rail
freight traffic to and from the East. There
are frequent deliveries across the Finnish-
Russian border. Up to 24 cargo trains cross
daily the border to both directions.
Transit time to St Petersburg is 2-3 days
and to Moscow 3-4 days.
Finnish-CIS traffic contributes some 36 %
of the total volume.