Editing VR Group (section)

{{Short description|State-owned railway company in Finland}}
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{{redirect|Finland's railways|the railway network in Finland|Rail transport in Finland}}
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| railroad_name = VR Group
| logo_filename     = VR logo green.svg
| logo_size         =
| system_map        = Finnish railroad network-en.svg
| map_caption       = The Finnish railway network in 2010.<ref>Lines are marked in green for freight and passenger routes, brown for freight routes and grey for routes no longer in use.</ref>
| map_size          = 200px
| marks             =
| image             = Green Finnish Pendolino.JPG
| image_size        = 200px
| image_caption     = An Sm3 class Pendolino train.
| locale            = {{plainlist|
* [[Finland]]
* [[Sweden]]
}}
| start_year        = 1862
| headquarters      = [[Helsinki]], [[Finland]]
| website           = {{URL|https://vr.fi}}
| embedded          =
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| embed = yes
| native_name = {{Lang|fi|VR-Yhtymä Oyj}}/{{lang|sv|VR-Group Abp}}
| former_name = ''{{lang|fi|Suomen Valtion Rautatiet}}<br>{{lang|fi|Valtionrautatiet}}''
| type = public ({{Lang|fi|[[julkinen osakeyhtiö]]}})
| key_people = Elisa Markula ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| revenue = 
| operating_income = 
| net_income = €152 million
| owner = [[Government of Finland]]
| num_employees = 7,500
| num_employees_year = 2016
| parent = 
| subsid = |
| slogan = 
| foot_notes = 
}}
}}
'''VR-Group Plc''' ({{langx|fi|VR-Yhtymä Oyj}}, {{langx|sv|VR-Group Abp}}),<ref name="bis_vr">{{cite web |title=VR-Yhtymä Oyj |url=https://tietopalvelu.ytj.fi/yritystiedot.aspx?yavain=831379&tarkiste=17AB0395379DD673FE1EC9891C5B415065617956 |website=Business Information System |publisher=Finnish Patent and Registration Office, Finnish Tax Administration |access-date=24 May 2022 |location=Helsinki}}</ref> commonly known as '''VR''', is a government-owned railway company in [[Finland]]. VR's most important function is the operation of Finland's passenger rail services with 250 long-distance and 800 commuter rail services every day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vrgroup.fi/en/vrgroup/vr-group/business-operations/passenger-services/|title=Passenger services|publisher=VR Group|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref> With 7,500 employees and net sales of €1,251 million in 2017, VR is one of the most significant operators in the Finnish public transport market area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vrgroup.fi/en/vrgroup/vr-group/|title=VR Group as a company|publisher=VR Group|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref>

VR was created in 1995 after being known as {{langx|sv|Finska Statsjärnvägarna}}, [[Finnish language|Finnish:]] Suomen Valtion Rautatiet (Finnish State Railways) from 1862 to 1922, and ''Valtionrautatiet'' ('State Railways', {{langx|sv|Statsjärnvägarna}}) from 1922 to 1995.

As part of the concern, Avecra is a subsidiary for onboard catering service, [[Pohjolan Liikenne]] for bus traffic, VR Track for developing and maintaining of infrastructure and VR Transpoint for freight. Since 2017, its headquarters is located at the {{ill|Iso Paja|fi}} building, previously occupied by the state-owned broadcasting company [[Yle]], in northern-central [[Helsinki]].