
An illustrative of the interior of a train car distributed by Suomen Lähijunat. Established in 2022, Suomen Lähijunat on Thursday revealed it has acquired 11 commuter trains for an undisclosed price from the state-owned railway company VR, marking its first step toward launching commuter and regional services in 2025. The trains will be modernised thoroughly before the launch of services, said CEO Antero Alku. (Handout – Suomen Lähijunat)
SUOMEN LÄHIJUNAT on Thursday said it has taken ownership of 11 commuter trains previously owned and operated by the state-owned railway company, VR, making it the first private company to own and operate passenger rail services in Finland.
The company was established last year in order to deliver regular rail services to two million Finns.