From Global Railway Review; February 21, 2020
VR, the government-owned Finnish railway company, and Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications are set to begin negotiations for the new purchase of passenger rail services for post-2020.
VR’s current contract, which outlines the operation of rail transport services and the decision on rail transport services under public service obligation, will come to an end in December 2020. It is estimated that Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications spends approximately €30 million on the purchase of rail transport services from VR.