Train VR 23 Helsinki – Rovaniemi

Helsinki 08:20 → Rovaniemi 16:46 Daily 8 h 26 min · 20 stops VR (Finland)

Running now · updated 17:16

Heading to Rovaniemi +1 min

Estimated arrival at Rovaniemi 16:47

  1. Helsinki08:20
  2. Tampere09:58
  3. Kauhava11:30
  4. Ylivieska13:07
  5. Ruukki13:52
  6. Kemi15:30
  7. Rovaniemi16:46

Today it is running no worse than usual: typical arrival delay is +6 min; 24% of the last 29 runs arrived on time.

On-time · 30 days
24%
7/29 runs under 3 min
RT coverage: 29 full · 0 partial · 1 no data
On-time · 90 days
26%
23/88 runs under 3 min
RT coverage: 88 full · 0 partial · 2 no data
Typical delay
+6min
Median at arrival, 90 days
30 days: +6 min
P90
+12min
9 in 10 runs arrive with less than this
30 days: +18 min

Last 30 days

Arrival delay at Rovaniemi, in minutes. One bar per run.

  • On time (<3 min)
  • 3–10 min
  • 10–30 min
  • 30+ min
  • Partial coverage
  • No data

Worst days

  • Mon 5 Oct Max en route +28 min · last fix heading to Rovaniemi +28 min
  • Thu 15 Oct Max en route +22 min · last fix heading to Rovaniemi +21 min
  • Mon 19 Oct Max en route +20 min · last fix heading to Rovaniemi +19 min
  • Wed 28 Oct Max en route +18 min · last fix heading to Rovaniemi +18 min
  • Sun 1 Nov Max en route +18 min · last fix heading to Rovaniemi +18 min

Distribution · 90 days

88 runs with a known final delay. On time = under 3 min, the same cut the map uses.

  • Early 1% · 1
  • On time 25% · 22
  • 3–10 min 58% · 51
  • 10–30 min 16% · 14
  • 30+ min 0% · 0

On-time by weekday

  • 31% M n=13
  • 25% T n=12
  • 31% W n=13
  • 23% T n=13
  • 31% F n=13
  • 17% S n=12
  • 25% S n=12

Stops and timetable

Timetable of the latest run from the operator’s GTFS (20 stops).

Last 90 days, 88 runs. At intermediate stops it is an estimate from the delay at origin and destination. Delays over 2 h count as “> 2 h”: our data does not measure them exactly.

StopSched.Usually 9 days in 10Today
08:20+1 min +5 min
08:25 / 08:26≈ +1 min ≈ +5 min
08:34 / 08:36≈ +1 min ≈ +5 min
09:58 / 10:02≈ +2 min ≈ +5 min
11:05 / 11:09≈ +2 min ≈ +6 min
11:21 / 11:22≈ +3 min ≈ +7 min
11:30 / 11:31≈ +3 min ≈ +7 min
12:08 / 12:09≈ +3 min ≈ +8 min
12:26 / 12:29≈ +3 min ≈ +8 min
12:47 / 12:48≈ +4 min ≈ +9 min
13:07 / 13:10≈ +4 min ≈ +9 min
13:25 / 13:26≈ +4 min ≈ +9 min
13:39 / 13:40≈ +4 min ≈ +9 min
13:52 / 13:53≈ +4 min ≈ +10 min
14:11 / 14:12≈ +4 min ≈ +10 min
14:22 / 14:27≈ +4 min ≈ +10 min
15:30 / 15:32≈ +5 min ≈ +11 min
15:59 / 16:00≈ +5 min ≈ +11 min
16:28 / 16:29≈ +5 min ≈ +12 min
16:46+6 min +12 min

Each run is closed into train_runs (country, train number, service day) from the live positions. Final delay = last delay seen. Partial coverage: the feed stopped before the final stop (last value used, hatched in the chart). No data: a run without any valid delay; counts as neither on time nor late. Data collected since 11 July 2026.

Will I make my connection?

Pick where you get off and how many minutes you have until your next train. We work it out from what this train did over the last 90 days.

Include the time to change platforms. It is an estimate from past data, not a guarantee. Days more than 2 h late count as a missed connection.

Recent runs

DateLast stopFinalMax
Mon 9 NovRovaniemi 17:14+1 min—
Sun 8 NovRovaniemi 17:18+2 min+2 min
Sat 7 NovRovaniemi 17:090 min—
Fri 6 NovRovaniemi 17:090 min—
Thu 5 NovRovaniemi 17:13−1 min—
Wed 4 NovTampere 10:29+3 min+4 min
Tue 3 NovTampere 10:34+7 min+7 min
Mon 2 NovRovaniemi 17:19+7 min+9 min
Sun 1 NovRovaniemi 17:32+18 min+18 min
Sat 31 OctRovaniemi 17:18+5 min+5 min
Fri 30 OctRovaniemi 17:20+4 min+4 min
Thu 29 OctRovaniemi 17:18+7 min+7 min
Wed 28 OctRovaniemi 17:34+18 min+18 min
Tue 27 OctRovaniemi 17:20+7 min+8 min
Mon 26 OctRovaniemi 17:18+7 min+8 min
Sun 25 OctRovaniemi 17:23+9 min+9 min
Sat 24 OctRovaniemi 17:24+9 min+9 min
Fri 23 OctRovaniemi 17:21+6 min+7 min
Thu 22 OctRovaniemi 17:25+5 min+7 min
Wed 21 OctRovaniemi 17:30+8 min+8 min
Tue 20 OctOulu 14:58+7 min+7 min
Mon 19 OctRovaniemi 17:31+19 min+20 min
Sun 18 OctRovaniemi 17:15+1 min—
Sat 17 OctRovaniemi 17:19+5 min+5 min
Fri 16 OctRovaniemi 17:20+6 min+6 min
Thu 15 OctRovaniemi 17:38+21 min+22 min
Wed 14 OctOulu 14:59+8 min+8 min
Tue 13 OctOulu 15:320 min—
Mon 12 OctRovaniemi 17:22+5 min+5 min
Sun 11 Oct— 17:27No data—