Train Owner Karelian Trains

Kareralian trains is owned by the RzD (the Russian Railways) and VR-Yhtyma of Finland. The company owns four Pendolino sets. The Pendolinos are branded as "Allegro" for operations between Finland and Russia. The initial 4 trains traffic between St Petersburg and Helsinki and use high speed track most of the route.

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An IC2 fo VR pulled by Swiss type Sr2 has just left Pasila, Helsinki on it's way to Turku in the west

Finnish Railroads Main Page, a great place to start browsing this section.

Junakalusto Class Sm5 on test drive meets Sm4 of VR-Yhtyma in Kerava, just outside Helsinki, Finland

Finnish railroad organizations and railroad operators have their own pages, as well as the largest operator VR-Yhtyma and a newcomer to the field Junakalusto.

While much of the passenger traffic concentrates around the capital Helsinki, you might be interested in the roster pictures of VR-Yhtyma, Junakalusto and the city of Helsinki operator HKL. HKL operates the metro and narrow gauge trams.

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