Cold and rainy day in Finland. A mixed train hauled by the beautiful Pacific locomotive #1009 is passing the little Mickelspiltom station in its way to Loviisa.

Early summer in Finland. The Pacific #1009 is running through a nice flower bed on the line between Lahti and Loviisa.

Known as ”Ukko-Pekka”, the Pacific locomotive #1009 of the Hr1 class was the most powerful passenger type of steam engine to be used in Finland. A total of twenty-two were constructed by the L... (more)

Brief stop at the Lieksa station. The engineer is greasing the locomotive for the next run.

The steam locomotive #995 hauling a passenger train is running through a typical Finnish landscape consisting of forests and lakes.

Woodburner

Basking in the morning sun, wood burning ten-wheeler No 995 of the Hv3 class sits in anticipation of its day's work hauling a charter train for the photo enthusiasts.... (more)

Northwoods Idyll

Preserved ten-wheeler No 995 skirts one of Finland's 187,000 lakes. Beautiful to look at, but remember, this is mosquito country. This was a prearranged c... (more)

High Latitude Summer With its wood fire so clean there is almost no smoke visible, preserved 10-wheeler No. 995 moves its matching wooden coaches at track speed between Nurmes and Lieks... (more)

A Dietmar Kramer - Sven Panjas charter.

The VR wood fired steam locomotive #995 is leaving the Vuokatti station with a passenger train under a threatening sky. A Dietmar Kramer - Sven Panjas charter.