the finnish model, the class sm3, is based on the etr 460 but was adapted to the specific requirements of vr group (formerly the finnish state railways) and to the cold climatic conditions. the first two units were assembled in 1995 by rautaruukki-transtech. a total of sixteen additional units were purchased from alstom and shipped to finland between 2000 and 2006. sm3 trains operate from helsinki to the cities of turku, tampere, jyväskylä, oulu, kouvola and vaasa.