Classic route
InterCity Helsinki–Jyväskylä
Helsinki → Jyväskylä · Finland
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Into Finnish Lakeland by the tunnel-heavy Jämsä gorge cutoff, to Alvar Aalto’s university city among a thousand lakes.
How this line was checked
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 91.1% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 9 m); the longest stretch away from it is 6.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits 0.3 km from the shape of IC 155
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
Questions and answers
How long is the InterCity?
The InterCity runs 342 km from Helsinki to Jyväskylä.
How long does the InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 5 min for the 342 km. That is an average of 111 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 200 km/h.
Who runs the InterCity?
VR.
How old is the InterCity?
The line has been in service since 1977. 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 run?
8 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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