VR keeps monopoly for now

VR train.

FINLAND: The Ministry of Transport has signed an agreement giving state railway VR a 10-year monopoly on long-distance passenger services. Local trains are covered by a separate agreement which runs for one year, as liberal­isation of this market has not been ruled out.

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