Classic route
InterCity 25
Helsinki → Oulu · Finland
Finland’s Main Line north to the Gulf of Bothnia: the double-deck IC25 is now the fastest to Oulu, with ex-Russia Allegro sets running alongside as Pendolino Plus since late 2025.
- Distance
- 690 km
- Fastest time
- 5 h 24 min
- Average speed
- 128 km/h
- Top speed
- 200 km/h
Stations
- 0 kmHelsinki +7
- 3 kmPasila +6
- 16 kmTikkurila +6
- 71 kmRiihimäki +5
- 107 kmHämeenlinna +4
- 147 kmToijala +4
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- 186 kmTampere +7
- 261 kmParkano +1
- 346 kmSeinäjoki +4
- 369 kmLapua +1
- 446 kmJakobstad-Pedersöre +1
- 479 kmKokkola +2
- 519 kmKannus +1
- 558 kmYlivieska +3
- 585 kmOulainen +1
- 612 kmVihanti +1
- 632 kmRuukki +1
- 668 kmKempele +1
- 679 kmOulu +3
The stations OpenStreetMap lists for this service, in order, with the distance along the line as drawn here. A train may skip some of them. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9022117: the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 4 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 23
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the InterCity 25?
The InterCity 25 runs 690 km from Helsinki to Oulu.
How long does the InterCity 25 take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 5 h 24 min for the 690 km. That is an average of 128 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the InterCity 25?
VR, with IC25 double-deck, Sm6 “Pendolino Plus”.
How old is the InterCity 25?
The line has been in service since 1995. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
How often does the InterCity 25 run?
15 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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