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All passengers on high-speed Pendolino trains in Finland will soon be able to use free wireless internet onboard. Previously, only first-class passengers were granted access to the service.

From July all passengers will be able to surf the web on board Pendolino trains. The service will be free until at least the end of this year. Trains also have been fitted with additional electricity plug-ins to ease computer use.

Ari Vanhanen, the long-distance director at Finnish State Railways VR, said feedback on the wireless service from first-class passengers has been mostly positive. Because of this, VR has decided to extend access to second class passengers as well.

Vanhanen said he was not sure if passengers would have to pay for the wireless next year. VR also plans to install wireless on all Intercity long-distance trains by the end of 2011.

YLE 22.6.2010