Classic route
InterCity Helsinki–Vaasa
Helsinki → Vaasa · Finland
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Fourteen direct ICs a day to Finland’s sunniest city, down the Ostrobothnian flats to Vaasa and the UNESCO Kvarken archipelago.
How this line was checked
- The 186 km this route shares with OpenStreetMap relation 7439054 is drawn from that relation's own nodes, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 97.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 10 m); the longest stretch away from it is 4.5 km
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 41
- 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?
The InterCity runs 419 km from Helsinki to Vaasa.
How long does the InterCity take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 3 h 45 min for the 419 km. That is an average of 112 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 1883. 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?
6 direct trains on a weekday (counted on 2 September 2026).
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