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An introduction to VR multiple units, part 4: Dm12

The Dm12. Lipokas (Slipper) aka Vankka (Stout, Solid) aka Konkka (Bankruptcy), aka Peräkylän Pendolino (Backwater Pendolino... a dear child has many names. These stout boys are currently our only diesel railbuses in use, operating the slow-stopping services on non-electrified routes. They're also our newest multiple units in operation at the time of writing (the Sm6 Allegro trains are newer, but currently not in operation).

A two-carriage Dm12 train in the current livery at Haapamäki, 2020. My photo.

Since I love context, to understand the Dm12 we need to go back over 30 years. Our previous mainstay railbus class, the Dm7, was retired in 1988. Diesel multiple units (DMUs) remained in use on some local services using the Dm9 units (downgraded from the original express services), but these too were withdrawn in 1990. No new diesel multiple units were built to replace either class; instead, services previously operated with DMUs were replaced by locomotive-hauled trains using blue carriages (which were in turn replaced by the new Intercity coaches on many long-distance trains). This resulted in some funny combinations, such as a single carriage being hauled by a single locomotive.

As should have been obvious from the start, not having any DMUs was A Very Bad Idea. Already in 1995 our Pieksämäki workshop rebuilt a second-class blue carriage into a DMU by putting in two bus engines and fitting control cabs at both ends. This single Dm10 unit was used successfully for three years around eastern Finland, but our illustrious leadership decided not to proceed any additional conversions due to the projected relatively short lifespan, instead ordering 16 brand new units from Alstom. The first of these Dm11 units were delivered in 1997... and quickly discovered to be heavier and noisier than specified, and the windshield had an unfortunate habit of freezing so the driver could not see. Already in 1997, we canceled the contract and all units were returned to the builder (reportedly they were eventually sold to Cuba).

Left: The sole Dm10. Photo Nikolas Lintulaakso, Wikimedia Commons. Right: A rake of Dm11's inbound to Helsinki to be returned to the builder. Photo Jarkko Voutilainen, Vaunut.org.

Several new rounds of tenders were held over the subsequent years, none of which resulted in acceptable bids, until finally in 2001 ČKD Vagonka (today a part of Škoda Transportation) in the Czech Republic offered railbuses that fulfilled the specifications of the tender put out on that year. 16 units were ordered, with an option for 20 (which we never took up – a mistake, as we shall see).

A two-carriage Dm12 rake at Seinäjoki, with the first car in the original livery apart from the added green high-visibility tape in the front. My photo.

The Dm12 railbuses finally entered service in 2005-2006. They have a service speed of 120 km/h and a capacity for 62 seated passengers. Funnily enough, they actually weight 8 metric tons more than the Dm11's abandoned due to excess weight. The new railbuses replaced locomotive-hauled trains on the routes Pieksämäki-Joensuu-Nurmes, Iisalmi-Ylivieska, Savonlinna-Parikkala, Jyväskylä to Tampere and Seinäjoki via Haapamäki and Karjaa-Hanko. Due to the better acceleration compared to locomotive-hauled trains, two stations (Oriveden keskusta and Kolho) could be (re-)opened without increasing travel times.

However, it quickly turned out the 16 Dm12's were not enough to cope with the passenger demands on all these services, and most notably Jyväskylä-Seinäjoki reverted to locomotive-hauled trains already in 2007 (but returned to Dm12's in 2011). For reasons unknown to the author, despite the clear need for more railbuses the option for additional units was never taken up, and no additional DMU's of other design have been ordered to date, despite there being more demand than the Dm12 can cope with on many routes.

The middle passenger compartment of a Dm12. Otto Karikoski, Wikimedia Commons.

Perhaps a reason for not building any more Dm12's is their unfortunate habit of catching fire. Between 2007 and 2022, Dm12's have burnt no less than 15 times. The whole class has been out of service due to the fires twice, first in 2012 and again in 2022. One unit was damaged so badly it had to be withdrawn from service entirely. And the fires have not been the only problems with the class, often less than a half of the Dm12's have been in operable condition.

Still, despite the persistent problems, there have been no concreate plans to get new, less combustible railbuses, or even to simply get more railbuses so there would be enough of them to go around. The situation was slightly improved in 2020, when passenger services between Karjaa and Hanko ceased for the duration of electrification works. Passenger services on the route will restart next week, but using Sm4 class electric multiple units.

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Parikkala Statue Park (2) (3) by Ilkka Jukarainen

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Parikkala 31.7.2022

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Russian MiG-31 fighters suspected of violating Finnish airspace

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 08/18/2022 - 7:03 pm in Military

The Finnish Ministry of Defense said it believes that two MiG-31 fighter jets of the Russian Air Force violated Finnish airspace in the Gulf of Finland, near Porvoo, on the morning of August 18.

The Finnish Air Force carried out an operational identification flight in response to the event, the Ministry of Defense said, adding that it would investigate the matter further.

Translation: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been in contact with the Russian Embassy in Helsinki and requested an explanation of the suspected violation of airspace.

The MiG-31 is a supersonic interceptor fighter that first flew in the 1970s and is expected to fly by the 2030s.

This is the third Russian violation of Finnish airspace reported in four months. In April, a Russian state aircraft Ilyushin Il-96 violated Finnish airspace in Porvoo. A month later, another state aircraft violated airspace over the country's eastern border, near Kesälahti and Parikkala.

The last violation comes after Finland confirmed that it would send 20 soldiers to the United Kingdom to support the training of Ukrainian soldiers and improve their defense capacity against the Russian invasion.

Finland, which shares an east border of 1,300 km (800 miles) with Russia, has also provided military aid to Ukraine almost since the beginning of the invasion in late February, but has remained notoriously shut up on the type of equipment sent to Ukraine.

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Local gatherings of white geese have been particularly significant in the regions of South and North Karelia. The largest gathering of these geese was seen on May 6 o...

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Kaikkein paikalle saavuttua sytytti ukko-Lauri, joka oli vanhin mies kylässä, kokon, joka kohta palaa roihmusi täydessä liekissä. Kyttä-Jussi oli tuonut sinne suuren karhupyssynsä, jolla ampui muutamia laukauksia. Kun pyssy ei hänen mielestään kylliksi kovasti pamahtanut, niin hän nouti kartanosta vanhan kirnun, jonka pohjaan hän kaivoi sellaisen reiän, johon pyssyn piippu mahtui. Tähän reikään hän asetti pyssynpiipun suun ja ampua kajahutti. Se antoi niin kovan pamauksen, että lapset ja muu heikompi väki pelästyi, ja maa järisi jalkain alla. Mäet ja metsä raikuivat vastaan ja kartano kaikui samaten. Kokon palaa roihmutessa ja pyssyn paukkuessa viskasi Mauno-setä kokkovalkeaan pienen erilaisista langoista neulotun pussin, jossa oli kaikkia siemenlajeja, mitä vuodessa kylvettiin, ja rukoili viskatessaan: Oi Ukko ylinen luoja, taatto taivahan jumala, vallan pilvissä pitäjä, hattarojen hallitsija! Pidä pilvissä käräjät, sätehissä neuvot selvät: idätä idästä pilvi, länkä lännestä lähetä, nosta lonka luotehesta, etelästä ennättele, vihmo vettä taivosesta, mettä pilvistä pirota kynnölleni, kylvölleni, varsin vaivani näölle. Nosta korret korttumahan sekä varret varttumahan: yhdestä sataset saata, sadasta tuhannet tuota. Säästäös vihanta vilja rakehilta, rajusäältä, kuivuudelta, märkyydeltä, kovan ilman koskennalta. Tuo tänne utuinen pilvi, kanna kaari karvallinen, utu soille, utu maille, utu peltojen perille, utu kauas kankahille, metsähalmeille hajoita, jottei halla harmaaparta, pohjoisen pahanen poika veisi viljoja pilalle, turmiolle tuotteleisi. Anna vuosi, viljavuosi näille raukoille rajoille, poloisille Pohjan maille. Vilja pitkäksi viruta, sato saata runsahaksi, iloksi imeisten lasten, miesten, naisten mielhyväksi. (Tätä taikaa ei minun muistaessani ole harjoitettu, mutta isoisäni kertoi ennen sitä tehdyksi. Loitsija Matti Hinkkanen Parikkalasta uhrasi juhannuskokolla vielä vuonna 1886.)

Johannes Häyhä. Kuvaelmia itä-suomalaisten vanhoista tavoista 5: Kesäaskareet. 1897

#juhannus #johannes häyhä #kuvaelmia itäsuomalaisten vanhoista tavoista #karjala #eteläkarjala #parikkala #taika #juhannuskokko #kokko #kansanperinne #kansanusko #väenusko #suomi #loitsu

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A Finnish Factory Worker Dies, Leaving Behind A Wonderland Sculpture Garden

Veijo Rönkkönen (1942-2010) built remarkable park in Koitsanlahti, Parikkala, close to the Russian border in Finland. He worked on the site of some half a hectare for nearly 50 years. His hard work resulted in about 560 concrete statues and a magnificent garden. The young Veijo Rönkkönen was known to be very guarded. Art making was his way of communicating with the outside world; he did not dare to venture out into the world but instead invited the world to come and see him.

#veijo ronkkonen #sculptor #sculpture #sculpture garden #finland #koitsanlahti #parikkala

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Unnamed Road, 59100 Parikkala, Finland

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from the parikkala sculpture park - the outdoor home of over 500 eerie concrete sculptures all by finnish artist veijo rönkkönen

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[notinirelandnow]

The Parikkala Sculpture Park ...one of the creepiest places I think I've every visited but it was a lot of fun and was a great trip especially because I had very little knowledge what i was walking into; but it was a great suprise. 

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Parikkala 30.7.2022

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Parikkala Sculpture Park

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If you see humanoid figures in the forests of Finland as you drive along its road, don’t be too surprised. Made by Veijo Rönkkönen, these numerous sculptures of humans in strange, yoga-like poses are definitely interesting (if not a little creepy, especially in the night).

Name: Parikkala Sculpture Park

Lat, Long: 61.4837074,29.4822559

Location: Koitsanlahti, Finland

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