VR announced on Saturday that its logistics subsidiary VR Transpoint will suspend the reception of freight trains arriving from Russia at noon on Sunday.
"The resumption of freight traffic between Russia and Finland is no longer possible due to sanctions imposed on Russian railways (RZD). VR Group is obliged to comply with sanctions imposed by Western countries," President of VR Transpoint Martti Koskinen said in a statement.
Russian wagons are allowed to return across the border for the time being.
The last Allegro trains were almost busy
The day before, VR announced that Allegro passenger trains between Helsinki and St. Petersburg would be suspended on Monday.
According to VR, the last Allegro train departures this weekend are almost sold out.
The service resumed in December after a break during the pandemic. VR said that the state has asked to keep trains in service from Russia’s attack on Ukraine so that Finns can return from Russia because there are no flights available.
Only Finnish and Russian citizens with full EU-approved vaccination have got on the train.
Source: The Nordic Page