Russian passengers did not leave to anticipate because they could return to Russia.
Helsinki and the Allegro train between St Petersburg will be suspended for the time being from Monday.
On Friday evening, you could still get from Helsinki to Helsinki by train from St. Petersburg. Allegro arrived at Helsinki Central Station shortly after seven in the evening, more than an hour late.
A few dozen recipients had gathered at the station pier. With one was a flower bush as a greeting to the one coming from St. Petersburg.
The expiring train connection between Finland and St. Petersburg is also of interest to the international media, as a foreign TV group was present.
Allegron as the passengers disembarked at the station platform, it appeared that the majority of the passengers were Russian.
The Russians traveling on the Allegro were not in the mood when HS asked about the mood of the passengers at the station pier. Most refused the interview and continued their journey hastily.
A middle-aged Russian couple carrying suitcases briefly said that the situation in Russia is terrible at the moment. The couple said they would continue from Finland to Spain to meet their friends.
“It is difficult to predict because we will return to Russia. We are completely out of the situation right now, ”the man, who remained anonymous, summed up the couple’s mood.
Allegrolla the young Russian man who traveled said a little more about his mood. He also wanted to remain anonymous and did not want to be portrayed.
“Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was a disaster and a disappointment. It was a huge surprise. I couldn’t imagine that happening. I wanted to leave Russia. ”
The man said Allegron was full. Buying a train ticket, he said, was easy in St. Petersburg. The man said that he was traveling from Finland to Norway to visit his friend.
“I can’t say how long I’ve been away from Russia. It is difficult to predict when the crisis will end. Putin will eat me if I return, ”the man summed up.
VR announced on Friday morning that it would suspend the Allegro train from Monday 28 March after the Minister of Corporate Governance Tytti Tuppurainen (sd) sent a letter to VR on Thursday stating that it was no longer appropriate to operate the train.
Read more: VR: Allegro train to be discontinued from Monday – no longer ‘appropriate’
Air traffic between Finland and Russia was cut off when Russia invaded Ukraine. According to Tuppurainen, Allegro’s services were continued, among other things, because Finns living in Russia were able to return to Finland by train.
“It can now be seen that the situation with regard to Allegro has changed, and the continuation of Allegro traffic is no longer appropriate from the point of view of the state owner,” Tuppurainen said in justifying the suspension of Allegro’s operations.
Allegro, who traveled from St. Petersburg to Helsinki on Friday night, was full.
Allegro arrived in Helsinki on Friday night more than an hour late.
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