Finland

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Helsinki 


A Sm5 train set approaching Helsinki Central Station while an Sm6 Allegro train is departing towards Russia in the background (2016)

Allegro departing from Helsinki towards St. Petersburg (2016)

A northbound E-train bound for Kauklahti leaving Helsinki behind (2016)

An A-train bound for Helsinki passing Töölö (2016)

A Z-train bound for Lahti departing from Helsinki Central Station on a beautiful spring day (2016)

Busy Helsinki rail yard (2016)

Overview of Helsinki Central Station (2016)

Another view of Helsinki Central Station: Besides numerous local trains also the night train from Moscow and an Allegro train bound for St. Petersburg can be seen (2016)

Busy times at Helsinki Central Station (2016)

An Allegro train set seen together with a Pendolino at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

Allegro seen together with Sr2 and Sr1 at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

Pendolino 53 to Oulu seen at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

InterCity 174 from Tampere arriving in Helsinki (2015)

Allegro to St. Petersburg and Pendolino to Jyväskylä getting ready for their departures at Helsinki (2015)

New direct connection to Helsinki Airport (2015)

Sr2 seen at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

Allegro seen at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

Allegro 784 seen at Helsinki Central Station (2015)

 Two Sm4 EMUs in new green color scheme bound for Riihimäki seen at Helsinki Central Station (2011)

Two Sm4 EMUs at Helsinki Central Station (2012)

While the "Tolstoi" night train to Moscow is departing on the left, soon also Pendolino 59 to Oulu will leave Helsinki (2016)

Two Sr2 engines ready for depature from Helsinki Central Station on a cold February day (2012)

Boarding for Nighttrain 31 "Tolstoi" to Moscow at Helsinki Central Station (2012)

While boarding for Express Train 31 "Tolstoi" has begun on the left side, a Allegro train from St.Peterburg arrives to Helsinki Central Station on the right side (2012)

Allegro from St.Peterburg has just arrived at its final destination Helsinki (2012)

A Sr2 engine ready to haul Express Train 31 "Tolstoi" until the Russian border (2012)

All Finnish-Russian traffic united on one picture: Allegro and Tolstoi meeting in Helsinki (2012)

Night train "Tolstoi" to Moscow prior to departure from Helsinki (2016)

A Class Sm6 train set "Allegro" seen at Helsinki Central Station. The Sm6 is a further development of the Finnish Sm3 also known as "Pendolino" (2012)

Allegro train set getting ready for another departure to St.Peterburg (2012)

Overnight sleeper "Tolstoi" to Moscow on the left and "Allegro" to St.Petersburg on the right, both getting ready to depature Helsinki towards Russia (2012)

Two of the four Allegro train sets seen at the same time at Helsinki Central Station (2012)

 The last train of the day to Jyväskylä InterCity 93 is getting ready for its departure at Helsinki (2014)

Various Sm5 train sets resting in the evening sun (2014)

Six Sm5 train sets seen at once at the west side of Helsinki Central Station (2014)

A Sr2 engine in new color scheme seen at Helsinki Central Station (2012)

Two different generations of local trains on line M: A first generation Sm1 train set on the left and the latest, a Sm5 train set on the right both bound for Vantaakoski (2012)

A four unit FLIRT train set bound for Vantaakoski seen at a cold winter day at Helsinki Central Station (2012)

A pair of Sr1s getting ready to haul a commuter train bound for Riihimäki out of Helsinki (2014)

Regional train 231 to Kouvola on the left and Pendolino 91 to Pieksämäki on the right both getting ready for depature at Helsinki Central Station (2013)


Tikkurila



InterCity 11 Helsinki-Joensuu hauled by Sr2 no. 3202 arrives at Tikkurila (2014)

InterCity 114 from Lappeenranta leaving Tikkurila heading for Helsinki (2014)

 Pendolino 84 from Kuopio to Helsinki calls at Tikkurila (2014)

While InterCity 11 is leaving Tikkurila on the right, InterCity 180 from Tampere arrives on the left (2014)

InterCity 180 on the way to Helsinki calls at Tikkurila station (2014)

Pendolino 59 to Vaasa and Oulu arrives from Helsinki, the train will be parted at Seinäjoki (2014)

Night-train Tolstoi departing from Tikkurila bound for Moscow (2018)


Helsinki Airport



A Sm5 "Flirt" train set operating as I train calling at Helsinki Airport Station (2017)



Karjaa



Class Hr1 with a museum train bound for Hanko seen at Karjaa station (2018)

VR's flagship of the 1990s and 1940s side by side in Karjaa (2018)

Turku bound InterCity 947 calling at Karjaa while the station is undergoing major renovations (2018)


Tammisaari



 H 388 departing from Tammisaari station on the way from Karjaa to Hanko (2018)

H 389 from Hanko to Karjaa approaching Tammisaari station (2018)

Boarding for H 389 at Tammisaari station (2018)



Turku



InterCity 912 from Kuopio has arrived at its final destination Turku (2013)

InterCity 961 from Helsinki arrives at Turku in bright evening light (2013)

InterCity 961 has arrived at its final destination Turku Harbour station from here the ferries to Stockholm are just a stone's throw away (2013)

InterCity 961 at Turku Harbour. In the background the famous Turku Castle can be seen in the evening sun (2013)

 Two InterCity trains at Turku Station during heavy snow fall (2011)

A cargo train hauled by 3 Dv12 engines departing from Turku (2017)


Lahti


InterCity 114 Lappeenranta-Helsinki meets two local trains bound for Riihimäki and Helsinki at Lahti (2014)


Hämeenlinna



InterCity 85 from Helsinki to Jyväskylä was running a bit late that day (2015)

InterCity 85 arriving in Hämeenlinna hauled by a Sr2 (2015)

A Sr2 with InterCity 175 bound for Tampere is arriving at track 3 in Hämeenlinna (2016)

InterCity 166 from Tampere departing Hämeenlinna bound for Helsinki (2015)

A local Tampere-Riehimäki service run by a Sm4 EMU is calling at Hämeelinna (2016)


Tampere



Pendolino 84 meets in the morning sun with an InterCity from Helsinki at Tampere (2014)

Pendolino 42 and InterCity 82 are bound for Helsinki while InterCity 41 in the middle is heading north towards Oulu (2016)

A Pendolino set and a new Edo cab car seen at Tampere in bright morning light (2016)

Pendolino 62 from Oulu to Helsinki meets with InterCity 921 from Turku to Pieksämäki (2013)

Rush-hour at Tampere: InterCity 180 on the left side getting ready for its depature to Helsinki while InterCity 921 on the right still has to wait for passengers from the delayed Pendolino 53 from Helsinki (2014)

InterCity 175 from Helsinki arriving at its final destination Tampere (2014)

InterCity 921 arriving from Turku hauled by two class 30 engines (2014)

InterCity 911 departing Tampere bound for Pieksämäki hauled by a Sr1 (2015)

InterCity 916 leaving Tampere, bound for Turku (2015)

InterCity 175 arriving from Helsinki (2015)

A Sr1 locomotive getting ready at Tampere to haul InterCity 921 to its final destination Pieksämäki (2014)

 A Sr2 with InterCity 184 to Helsinki meets InterCity 927 to Kuopio hauled by a Sr1 (2014)

 InterCity 88 from Jyväskylä to Helsinki changing directions at Tampere. This was my first journey in a Edo control car (2014)

My second trip on a Edo control car again on InterCity 88 Jyväskylä-Helsinki (2014)

InterCity 916 getting ready for its departure to Turku at Tampere Station (2013)

InterCity 47 to Rovaniemi meeting with InterCity 911 to Pieksämäki and InterCity 916 to Turku (2013)

Two Pendolino sets operating as train S53 arriving to Tampere coming in from Helsinki (2013)

 Pendolino arriving from Helsinki to Tampere (2016)

Pendolino 53 departing from Tampere towards Oulu (2016)

 A Sr2 arriving with InterCity 55 from Helsinki (2014)

Express Train 923 arrives from Turku at its final destination Tampere (2014)

Evening rush hour at Tampere: Pendolino 62 meets InterCity 180, InterCity 921 and Pendolino 53 (2013)

Sr2 in new color scheme ready for depature to Helsinki with InterCity 168 (2013)

 This InterCity train is certainly attached with sufficient power as two Sr2 engines, with together over 16 500 hp, are ready to pull the train (2014)

Two class Sr2 engines waiting for their next tasks (2015)

 Pendolino 52 ready for departure towards Helsinki (2014)

InterCity 166 is bound for Helsinki, while Pendolino 84 from Kuopio just arrived at its termini Tampere (2015)

InterCity 921 to Pieksämäki seen together with Pendolino 62 to Helsinki (2015)

While the Sr1 has just brought InterCity 921 from Turku and will take a rest Pendolino 53 to Oulu is busy boarding for its departure to Oulu (2015)

 A Class Dv12 seeing at Tampere on shunting duty next to a Class Dm6 (2016)

Class Dv12 taking care of what was formally InterCity 927 which just arrived from Turku (2016)

Pendolino 53 seen at Tampere (2015)

12.00 o'clock rush at Tampere (2015)

Overview of Tampere Station (2013)

Sr1 3008 has just brought the short three car InterCity 921 from Turku to Tampere and will take a rest while another Sr1 will take over the train and continue to Pieksämäki (2016)

InterCity 916 after arrival from Pieksämäki to Tampere (2013)

While a Sr1 engine is preparing to haul InterCity 93 to Jyväskylä in the background car carriages are still attached to the soon leaving Night-Express Train 265 bound for Kemijärvi (2014)

Mid-day rush hour at Tampere on a golden autumn day (2011)

InterCity 47 to Helsinki and Express Trains 911 and 916 to Pieksämäki and Turku are getting ready for their depatures at Tampere Station while Regional Train 465 to Pori is already leaving the station (2011)

Boarding for InterCity 180 Tampere-Helsinki at platform 1 (2014)

Rush hour at Tampere (2014)

Three Sr1 engines meeting at Tampere during the evening rush hour (2014)

Two Sr1 sisters meeting at Tampere (2014)

A new DuettoPlus doubledeck restaurant car seen on InterCity 173 (2014)

InterCity 933 Turku-Tampere with direct cars to Rovaniemi for InterCity 273 after arrival in Tampere (2019)

Direct cars to Rovaniemi still attached to InterCity 933 seen at Tampere (2019)

InterCity 273 Helsinki-Rovaniemi arriving at Tampere track 1 (2019)

Two bed sleeping compartment on InterCity 273 double-decker car (2019)

InterCity 265 Helsinki-Kemijärvi calling at Tampere (2019)

 InterCity 185 Helsinki-Tampere after arriving at its final destination (2019)

 Pendolino 152 Kuopio-Helsinki calling at Tampere (2019)

 Express Train P 269 Helsinki-Kolari calling at Tampere (2019)

 Old Express Train sleeping cars seen on P 269 at Tampere (2019)

 Some of the old Express Train sleeping cars on P 269 have already been replaced by new double decker sleeping cars (2019)

 Sleeping, luggage, restaurant, seating and car carriages seen on P 269 calling at Tampere (2019)

 Old and new car carriages seen on P 269 bound for Kolari, calling at Tampere (2019)

 Different car carriages attached to P 269 on the right and IC 273 on the left seen in Tampere (2019)

Overview of Tampere close to mid-night, two night trains (P 269 & IC 273) on the right as well as Pendolino 91 to Jyväskylä and InterCity 404 from Oulu (2019)


Orivesi


Pendolino 84 Jyväskylä-Helsinki calling at Orivesi on track 1 (2017)

 InterCity 151 to Pieksämäki arriving at Orivesi track 2 (2017)

Jämsä


InterCity 912 to Turku calls at Jämsä (2014)

InterCity 912 Kuopio-Turku runs partly still on old blue Express Train cars (2014)

Jämsä Station (2014)

A Sr1 engine waiting for its next task at Jämsä (2014)

A Dv12 arrives to Jämsä with a heavy cargo train (2014)

Overview of the platform area of Jämsä Station (2014)

The first morning train from Helsinki Pendolino 81 calls at Jämsä (2014)

Pendolino 81 Helsinki-Kuopio seen at Jämsä (2014)

Another Sr1 engine resting in the afternoon sun at Jämsä Station (2014)

InterCity 87 Helsinki-Jyväskylä calls at Jämsä (2014)


Jyväskylä


 Busy times at Jyväskylä: Pendolino 143 to Pieksämäki (left) meets with H 482 from Seinäjoki and Pendolino 84 to Helsinki (2018)

Pendolino 95 seen on the right just arrived from Helsinki while Pendolino 94 on the left is just bound to leave for the capital (2016)

InterCity 149 from Helsinki has arrive to its final destination Jyväskylä (2019)


InterCity 85 arriving from Helsinki at its final destination Jyväskylä (2014)

 InterCity 88 getting ready for its depature back to Helsinki (2013)

Boarding of InterCity 90 to Helsinki (2014)

The last day of the train, InterCity 93, arriving at Jyväskylä close to mid-night (2016)

An Sr2 locomotive seen at Jyväskylä with InterCity 85 from Helsinki (2014)

 Sr2 in new color scheme getting ready to haul InterCity 90 to Helsinki (2014)

InterCity 87 has just arrived from Helsinki (2013)

 InterCity 156 was running in reverse order with the Sr2 engine operating at the end of the train (2018)

A rare sight in Jyväskylä due to IC 156 operating in reverse order: Edo driver van next to a Dm12 (2018)

Video of IC 156 departing from Jyväskylä (2018)

Jyväskylä railway depot with several Sr2 engines and a Dm12 diesel rail car (2014)

 Several class Sr2 locomotives seen at Jyväskylä station (2014)

 InterCity 88 to Helsinki leaving the depot getting ready for boarding at track 1 (2014)

Boarding for InterCity 88 to Helsinki (2013)

A freshly painted Sr2 seen at Jyväskylä Station (2014)

Pendolino 84 to Helsinki seen in the first morning light at Jyväskylä station (2015)

 A Pendolino train set arriving at Jyväskylä. This train was operated as a replacement for InterCity 85 (2014)

Boarding of a Pendolino train set at Jyväskylä station which run as a replacement for InterCity 88 (2014)

Front section of a Pendolino train seen at Jyväskylä station (2014)

Pendolino train getting ready for its depature as InterCity 88 to Helsinki (2014)

A Pendolino train set seen at Jyväskylä station (2014)

Good old days (2011) when still two Pendolinos met every day at Jyväskylä at 5:30 pm ...

Pendolino 89 from Helsinki on the left and Pendolino 90 to Helsinki on the right (2011)

Pendolino 90 is already boarding on track 2 while Pendolino 89 is just arriving from Helsinki (2011)

Two Pendolino in new color scheme meeting at Jyväskylä (2011)

 Two class Dm12 diesel rail cars used on the Jyväskylä-Seinäjoki line resting in the afternoon sun (2014)

InterCity 88 getting ready for departure to Helsinki (2014)

A Sr2 ready for departure with InterCity 90 to Helsinki (2014)

InterCity 88 to Helsinki on the right and two Dm12 diesel rail cars in the background (2014)

Express Train 921 hauled by two Sr1 engines just arrived at Jyväskylä (2011)

 Express Train 911 from Turku to Pieksämäki calls at Jyväskylä (2013)

End of an era: the last Express Train leaving Jyväskylä on a rainy afternoon on October 26, 2013. The train was replaced by an InterCity train the next day!

 IC 928, the last direct train from Oulu, is arriving to Jyväskylä on June 19, 2016

...and there leaves the last direct train to Turku Harbour IC 928 (2016)

InterCity 917 is the last direct train to Oulu ending a direct connection that had lastest for years on this June 19, 2016

And finally the last train (IC 921) from Turku to Pieksämäki is calling at Jyväskylä (2016)

The last train on the Pieksämäki-Turku line is approaching Jyväskylä (2016)

IC 934 is ending a long era of direct connections between Pieksämäki and Turku (2016)

Another era ending: Last train to Turku (IC 934) is departing Jyväskylä on this June 19, 2016. The next day all Turku-Pieksämäki-(Kuopio-Oulu) trains were replaced by trains of the Helsinki-Jyväskylä-(Pieksämäki) line.

 InterCity 922 to Turku here seen at Jyväskylä all in the old color scheme (2011)

 InterCity 912 to Turku here seen at Jyväskylä in the new green color scheme (2012)

A Sr locomotive departuring from Jyväskylä with a cargo train (2012)

An Sr1 seen with a cargo train at Jyväskylä during night (2016)

InterCity 90 still hauled by a class Sr1 locomotive ready for its departure to Helsinki (2012)

InterCity 916 to Turku stopping at Jyväskylä (2013)

Evening departure to Turku, a Sr1 hauling InterCity 928 (2013)

InterCity 917 has just arrived to Jyväskylä coming in from Turku (2013)

A pair of Dm12 rail cars seen together with what later became InterCity 88 bound for Helsinki (2015)

 Two Dm12 rail cars just freshly released from the paintshop resting in the afternoon sun (2013)

Two class Dm12 diesel rail cars ready for the first departure of the day to Seinäjoki (2014)

 Afternoon departure to Seinäjoki. Both Dm12 rail cars are still in the old color scheme (2013)

 A Dm12 rail car in old color scheme resting in the morning sun at Jyväskylä station (2014)

 A Dm12 rail car set resting in the Jyväskylä rail depot next to an InterCity train (2012)

 V 12921 from Haapamäki has arrived and will spend the night in Jyväskylä before departing as museums train MUS 1921 to Iisalmi the next day (2018)

MUS 1921 hauled by a Dr13, bound for Iisalmi prior to departure at Jyväskylä (2018)

Video of MUS 1921 departing Jyväskylä (2018)

Past and future meeting at Jyväskylä: A Dm7 museums train on track 4 meets its successor on track 2 a Dm12 diesel rail car (2013)

A Dm7 train set called "Lättähattu" museum train seen at Jyväskylä (2013)

 A "Lättähattu" museum train seen at Jyväskylä Kangastehdas festival (2012)

 Dm7 museums train taking on passengers at Jyväskylä Station track 2 (2012)

 A Dm12 train set is waiting in the golden afternoon sun for its departure to Seinäjoki (2011)

Local train H 485 to Seinäjoki ready for depature at Jyväskylä (2013)

 Morning train from Seinäjoki with a "new" color scheme just arrived in Jyväskylä (2013)

 Winters can be really cold and icy in Finland (2012)

 Regional Train from Vaasa hauled by a Dv12 arriving at its final destination Jyväskylä (2011)

The afternoon train to Vaasa getting ready for its departure (2011)

Several Dv12 diesel-hydraulic road locomotives resting at the railway depot in Jyväkylä (2013)

 Two Dv12 diesel-hydraulic road locomotives in old color scheme (left) and new scheme on the right (2012)

Some Dv12s resting in the evening sun (2014)

 Cargo train T 3492 bound for Vuosaari harbor approaching Jyväskylä hauled by a new Sr3 (2018)

T 4036 from Siilijärvi to Uusikaupunki passing through Jyväskylä hauled by two class Sr1 locomotives (2018)

 Cargo train T 3365 bound for Äänekoski departing from Jyväskylä (2018)

A Vectron Sr3 engine hauling T 3492 from Äänekoski to Vuosaari (2017)

InterCity 88 Jyväskylä-Helsinki seen here close to Korpilahti (2015)

InterCity 922 on its way to Turku shortly after Jyväskylä (2014)

InterCity 88 rushing towards Helsinki leaving the last houses of Jyväskylä behind (2014)

 InterCity 917 from Turku all in the new color scheme arriving to Jyväskylä (2011)

InterCity 922 leaving Jyväslyä bound for Turku (2011)

Express Train 911 Turku-Pieksämäki arriving to Jyväskylä (2011)

Express Train 928 to Turku Harbour hauled by a class Sr1 (2011)

Regional Train to Vaasa on its depature from Jyväskylä (2011)

InterCity 87 seen short due to its arrival at the final destination Jyväskylä (2014)

An InterCity bound for Pieksämäki passing through a small assembly of birch trees on a beautiful spring day (2014)

 InterCity 928 Pieksämäki-Turku Harbour crossing the bridge nearby Vaajakoski (2014)

InterCity 922 Pieksämäki-Turku crossing the bridge nearby Vaajakoski on a bright summer day (2013)

The very long Friday Express Train 928 to Turku Harbour crossing the bridge nearby Vaajakoski on a autumn day (2013)

 Express Train 928 to Turku Harbour crossing the bridge nearby Vaajakoski (2011)

 InterCity 919 Turku-Oulu will soon arrive at its next stop in Jyväskylä (2014)



Äänekoski



 The Keitele Museum train calling at the former Äänekoski station (2018)

Overview of the former Äänekoski train station (2018)


Pieksämäki



Old and new color scheme: InterCity 922 to Turku and InterCity 68 to Helsinki both ready for depature at Pieksämäki Station (2012)

Express Train 928 to Turku Harbour and InterCity 706 to Kouvola seen at Pieksämäki Station (2012)

Class Sr1 engine ready to haul InterCity 922 until Tampere (2012)

Another Class Sr1 with Express Train 928 bound for Turku Harbour (2012)

A Dm7 museums train Jyväskylä-Pieksämäki after arrival at Pieksämäki Station (2012)

The Keitele Museum organized a special Dm7 museums train bringing passengers from Jyväskylä to the 150 years festivities of Finnish Railways in Pieksämäki. In the background an InterCity car can be seen carring the 150 years anniversary logo (2012)

A further museums train build of old wooden cars seen at Pieksämäki Station (2012)

A Dv12 diesel hydraulic locomotive all in the new color scheme just arrived to Pieksämäki with Regional Train 782 from Joensuu (2012)


Petäjävesi


A single Dm12 diesel rail car on its way from Jyväskylä to Seinäjoki calling at its first intermediate stop in Petäjävesi (2013)



Seinäjoki


Regional Train 482 to Jyväskylä ready for depature at Seinäjoki Station (2012)

Regional Train 443 hauled by a Sr1 meets InterCity 444 at Seinäjoki Station (2012)


Oulu



 InterCity 710 Rovaniemi-Kuopio calling at Oulu (2019)

InterCity 28 and InterCity 710 seen in Oulu (2019)

 Changing trains in Oulu with IC 710 Rovaniemi-Kuopio on the right and IC 28 Oulu-Helsinki on the left (2019)


Kemi




IC 413 Oulu-Rovaniemi calling at Kemi (2019)


Rovaniemi



 Boarding at Rovaniemi for InterCity 710 bound for Kuopio (2019)

 Departing from Rovaniemi on InterCity 710 (2019)

 Seating car and luggage car seen on InterCity 273 after arrival in Rovaniemi (2019)

 Double-decker sleeping car on InterCity 273 and two car carriages which are just detached from the train in Rovanimie (2019)

 Car carriages ready for disembarkation of cars in Rovaniemi (2019)

 Cars seen disembarking from car carriages in Rovanimie (2019)

 InterCity 416 bound for Oulu prior to departure from Rovaniemi (2019)

 Rovaniemi, the gate to Lapland ... Which can be further discovered by coach (2019)



On the Santa Claus Express to Lapland


"Santa Claus Express" stopping in Oulu (2012)

Double deck sleeping cars on the "Santa Claus Express" (2012)

Express Train 265 "Santa Claus Express" to Kemijärvi seen at Kemi (2012)

"Santa Claus Express" to Kemijärvi (2012)

"Santa Claus Express" arrived at Rovaniemi (2012)

"Santa Claus Express" carries also cars from Helsinki, Turku and Tampere to Lapland (2012)