1) Logistics and transport Efficient logistics boosts business Finland’s advanced transport infrastructure and logistics are a key strength of the domestic economy and a catalyst for the country’s lively trade with the Nordic and Baltic countries, the EU, Russia and Asia. The Helsinki-Vantaa Airport offers Leading logistics know-how and global connections to about 120 advanced ICT infrastructure international destinations, and is Some of the world’s leading logistical becoming an increasingly popular companies are represented in Finland, gateway to Asia. and offer a range of specialist aircraft, ships and vehicles, and the latest Finland’s fully automated, state-of-the- technology for automated warehousing art ports are highly specialised and and real-time monitoring for freight rank among the safest and fastest in shipments. the world. Car ferries and container ships serve the region with regular daily Finland has been an early adopter of departures. The strategic Vuosaari emerging digital and wireless tech- Harbour in Helsinki provides efficient nologies, with internet, broadband Modern infrastructure for transport connections to a market area and mobile phone penetration being business of some 80 million consumers. among the highest in the world. Finnish business and commercial life is served by an excellent network of roads, railways, waterways, canals and sea lanes. Because of its geographical location at the eastern fringe of the EU, Finland is the natural and ideal business gateway to Russia. The two countries share the same rail gauge, so rail cars do not require any technical modifications or reloading when they cross the border. Finland has 27 airports for freight and passenger transport, including the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, which is recognised as one of the best international airports by industry bulletins, Skytrax and Monocle Magazine. Smart traffic services between Helsinki and St Petersburg the opportunity to compete in global The E18 motorway or the Northern intelligent transport markets. Growth Corridor, which is currently under construction, will link the cities The information and communication of Oslo, Stockholm, Turku, Helsinki technologies from the FITSRUS pilot and St Petersburg and bring economic programmes will benefit transport benefits, technological innovations as service consumers from both sides of well as ecological and state-of-the-art the Finnish-Russian border. The first transport services to Finland. stage of the pilot project will include the monitoring of road weather condiPart of the Northern Growth Corridor tions and traffic flow disruptions. will include the implementation of Up to date traffic monitoring and smart or intelligent transport services passenger information, as well as between Russia and Finland along public transport information services the Helsinki-St Petersburg axis – the will be provided, and the first pilot so-called FITSRUS project, which is programmes are scheduled for intended as a gateway to the Russian completion in spring 2014. and Asian markets. The FITRUS project offers Finnish companies Invest in Finland, Finpro Porkkalankatu 1, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland Telephone +358 204 695 555 Fax +358 204 695 201 www.investinfinland.fi 

2) Logistics and transport Sources and further information Finnish Transport Agency www.liikennevirasto.fi/sivu/www/e/ Infrastructure and construction service Destia www.destia.fi/en/ Railways www.vr.fi/en Finnair www.finnair.com Finavia www.finavia.fi/home Customs www.tulli.fi/en Loginfo www.loginfo.fi/web/en From Helsinki Tallinn Copenhagen Frankfurt London New York Tokyo St Petersburg Moscow Shanghai New Delhi Singapore Air freight* 0.5 h 2.5 h 2.5 h 3h 9h 11 h 1h 2.5 h 9h 6.5 h 11.5 h Road haulage 24 h 46 h 72 h 96 h – – 1–2 days 2–3 days 9 days – – Container ship 24 h 36 h – – 3 weeks 5 weeks 24 h – 2 weeks 2 weeks 3 weeks * Flight time. Source: Finnish Maritime Administration Invest in Finland, Finpro Porkkalankatu 1, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland Telephone +358 204 695 555 Fax +358 204 695 201 www.investinfinland.fi