Long-standing trade and economic ties with Finland are growing more and more each year. Trade is growing, which affects the volume of freight traffic between neighboring countries. As experts estimate, 70% of the total volume of all transport operations in Russia are freight to or from Finland.

Finland as a trading partner

Finland is an economically developed country. Large industrial cities - Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Lahti and others. The country has 25 airports through which you can quickly deliver small loads to any country in the world.

Russia supplies the northern country with fuel (products of the oil and gas industry), metal and rolled metal products, power equipment, plastics and polymers, and drugs. From Finland to our country comes the forest and wood products, construction materials, food, electronics and electrical products.

Finland actively develops trade relations with the European Union countries - up to 60% of the total turnover with foreign countries falls on European countries, including:

• Germany;
• Sweden;
• Italy;
• France;
• Great Britain;
• Netherlands;
• Norway;
• Romania and others.

Finland exports machinery and equipment, petrochemical products, paints, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, wood and lumber to these countries, as well as the United States and China.

In Finland, a freight transportation system is developed - the fleet includes more than 130 thousand trucks of different carrying capacities, of which more than 10% have permits for international transportation. Overland transportation is the most developed one. Up to 400 million tons of cargo is transported by road, 4 times less by sea routes..

Transportation of goods to Finland

Regular cargo transportation between Russia and the northern neighbor is more convenient to produce by land transport. Road and rail transportation is the most popular way to deliver cargo. This is facilitated by a small distance between the points of loading and unloading, the absence of transit borders. Maximum delivery time to the neighboring country:

• by road - up to 3-5 days;
• by rail - from 3 to 8 days.

Oversized and bulky General cargo can also be transported by sea. The major Finnish sea ports of Kotka and Helsinki are often used as a transit point for further delivery to Europe and other continents. Sea freight can take up to 2 weeks.

Transit through Russia

Through the territory of the Russian Federation from Finland sent goods to Europe - Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and others. This is the shortest and fastest way to deliver goods, compared to the sea. Different types of transport are used for transportation:

• car;
• railway;
• aviation.

We arrange the delivery of both general and consolidated (groupage) door-to-door cargoes, providing the customer with the ability to track the location of the cargo all the way. At the request of the owner of the goods we will provide cargo escort by specially trained guards.

Services for the organization of transportation

The logistic company «Express Logistics» offers the services of organizing one-time or regular cargo transportation to / from Finland. Experienced experts will select the optimal method and route of transportation, will ensure fast loading of goods at the sender’s warehouse and clearance of export and customs documents.

We organize the delivery of goods from any locality in Finland or Russia, packaging and labeling of goods. According to Finnish laws, only an organization that has a special license can clear the goods. For the exporter are required:

• accreditation at customs;
• conclusion of a contract on foreign economic activity;
• availability of certificates of quality and safety of goods;
• documents about the origin of the goods.

Specialists of the logistic company «Express Logistics» help to calculate the amounts of mandatory taxes and customs payments, assist in the preparation of customs documents for cargo and customs clearance.

In each case, we make the optimal scheme of transportation. The personal manager accompanies the transaction and monitors all stages of cargo delivery - from loading goods at the supplier’s warehouse to loading it into transport. Depending on the type of goods and the need to observe a special mode, the type of transport is chosen:

• for road transport - tilt trucks, refrigerators, isothermal vans;
• open and closed wagons;
• tanks - for liquid cargoes;
• containers.

If the cargo is small, it is delivered to the consolidated warehouse, then as part of the consolidated cargo is sent to the recipient country. Safe storage is provided in the warehouses of partner companies.

For organizations engaged in regular trade with partners from Finland, the company «Express Logistics» offers individual terms of cooperation, loyal prices and the fastest delivery of cargo. This allows companies from Russia to optimize the cost of shipping.