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Valmet Nr II

🇫🇮 Finland ·built by Valmet· from 1983· Helsinki class of articulated six-axle, chopper-driven trams

🚋 tram / light rail electric ✓ in service

8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. MLNRV Hakaniemi 2010-05-03: Kalle Id· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. 18-08-31-Rear view of Valmet Nr II tram in Helsinki: Ralf Roletschek· GFDL 1.2
3. 18-08-31-Valmet Nr II Tram in Helsinki: Ralf Roletschek· GFDL 1.2
4. MLNRV2 (Valmet Nr II) tram test run on Kruunuvuorensilta bridge (Helsinki, Finland) Aug 26, 2026: Lasse Keskinen· CC BY 4.0
5. Tram Helsinki - Valmet Nr II n°112, Helsinki Harbor - 3: Kevin.B· CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Tram in Helsinki - Valmet Nr II n°119: Kevin.B· CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Tram in Helsinki - Valmet Nr II n°89: Kevin.B· CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Tranvía Valmet Nr II, Helsinki, Finlandia, 2012-08-14, DD 01: Diego Delso· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

Nr II is a class of articulated six-axle (B′2′B′ wheel arrangement), chopper-driven tram operated by Helsinki City Transport (HKL) on the Helsinki tram network. All trams of this type were built by the Finnish metal industry corporation Valmet between the years 1983 and 1987. Between 1996 and 2005 all trams in the class were modernised by HKL and redesignated as Nr II+ class.

who runs it

Helsinki City Transport Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd

base stats

speed 60 km/htop speed
power 156 kWpower output
weight 27.2 tin working order
seats 120passengers
built 42made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 43 years ago, in 1983.
Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
20 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Seats 120: 2 full city buses (~50 seats each).
Still in service after 43 years.

tram / light rail: Street-running or light-rail vehicles that share or skirt the road.

spec sheet

built: 1983
in service from: 1983
status: in service
number built: 42
kind: tram / light rail
traction: electric
origin: 🇫🇮 Finland
builders: Valmet
operators: Helsinki City Transport, Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd
top speed: 60 km/h
power: 156 kW
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
electric system: 600 V DC overhead lines
length: 20 m
weight: 27.2 t
capacity: 120 passengers

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q4354089, Wikipedia: Valmet Nr II (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.