Oy Karelian Trains Ltd was a joint venture agreed on 23 November 2006 between Russian Railways (RZhD) and VR Group (Finnish Railways) to facilitate the operation of international express passenger rail services between Helsinki, Finland, and Saint Petersburg, Russia. Karelian Trains was registered in Helsinki; VR and RZhD both owned 50% of the shares.[1] The services are branded as Allegro.[2]
^"Karelian Trains gets go-ahead". Railway Gazette International. November 2006. Archived from the original on 2012-09-07. Retrieved 5 September 2007.
^"Uudesta Helsinki-Pietari-junasta Allegro". HS.fi (in Finnish). Helsingin Sanomat. 29 December 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2008.
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to Finland was permitted. Karelian evacuees established an interest group, the Finnish Karelian League, to defend Karelian rights and interests and to...
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station has been served by Helsinki–Saint Petersburg high speed trains operated by KarelianTrains, a joint venture between Russian Railways and VR (Finnish...
manageable in an urban environment. Some, such as the Karelian Bear Dog, are more difficult to train as companion dogs. Some breeds, such as the Pomeranian...
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of named passenger trains in Russia. Воронеж (Voronezh) train Вятка (Vyatka) train Демидовский экспресс (Demidovskiy express) train Красная стрела (Krasnaya...
flight, equipped with F-18C/Ds and also trains mechanics 2nd Flight Fighter flight, equipped with F-18C/Ds and trains pilots 4th Flight Liaison flight, equipped...
Corps were organised into the Army of the Isthmus which was located on the Karelian Isthmus, the likely location for the main Soviet attack. The IV Corps defended...
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