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Finland Post will be constructing a logistics centre in
Moscow at a cost of some 40 million euros. The aim is for
the centre to be completed at the beginning of 2007.
The Moscow centre is Finland Post's first operating location
in Russia. There is also interest in starting operations in
St Petersburg as well.
"Our customers expect us to be able to cover the neighbouring
areas i.e. in particular Russia and the Baltic region. Customers
are also increasingly willing to purchase the entire logistics
chain on the turn-key principle," says Jukka Alho, Finland
Post's President and CEO.
The Moscow logistics centre is meant especially for Finish
customers to use. The warehouse, terminal and office premises
will cover an area of about 40,000 square metres.
Traffic to Russia increasing
Until 2007 Finland Post will base the coordination of the
flow of goods to Russia in Finland. The logistics centre that
was opened in the autumn at Mussalo in the port of Kotka will
focus on the warehousing and handling of goods meant not only
for Russia but also the Baltic region and the CIS countries.
"In practice, the premises at the Kotka terminal are
already sold out. If the traffic continues to grow as predicted,
it will be possible to double the premises at Mussalo,"
Alho says.
The expansion venture is part of two trends: whether the
Finnish service industry can operate internationally and how
Finland will be able to exploit its geographical position
in relation to Russia. Alho says Finland Post will be trying
to succeed in both.
In the summer Finland Post acquired the Danish company Combifragt
Group, and besides Finland it has service warehouse facilities
and terminals in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Denmark. Logistics'
turnover totalled more than 254 million euros last year i.e.
about 20 per cent of the Finland Post Group's turnover.
"Logistics' turnover will have doubled by 2007,"
Alho promises.
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