whats the best way to move stuff to finland?

sahboo · Post by **sahboo** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 12:18 pm

want to get tons of books,clothes,bits and pieces sent over to helsinki.anyone got any suggestions....
sarah

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peteh · Post by **peteh** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:13 pm

A ver large container ??

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 10:15 pm

Well, deducing from the information you have given, just give it a slow trajectory and drop it off the geostationary orbit in front of the Helsingin kasuuni.

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:00 pm

Remember to note everything that you had, donate it to the red cross and bring in the memories..

Fast, effecient and cheap

sahboo · Post by **sahboo** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:38 am

helpful AND insighful.............

Jukka Suomi · Post by **Jukka Suomi** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:24 am

well if you would tell were you are going to move the stuff and from?
Then we might be a bit more helpful

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:29 am

sahboo · Post by **sahboo** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:21 am

from ireland,cork to helsinki.i have too much stuff just to pack into suitcases and take on plane with me.am looking for cheapest option,doesnt matter if its the slow boat to helsinki............

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:44 am

Ah, well, from Cork. That explains a lot. Now how much stuff (as in cubic meters) and how much is "cheap".

Hrmpf... google is useless. I get only the Finnish air cargo page popping up...

sinikettu · Post by **sinikettu** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:31 pm

You check in the Cork yellow pages for freight forwarders..you phone them and ask...Do you ship part/shared containers loads to Helsinki or know of an agent that does.?
You will find several then compare prices/schedules...try and use one that has some sort of International track record..Paddy's Donkies might not be as good as DHL.

You could also phone Airlingus and ask if they have freighting service to Finland.
You will of course need a delivery address.

davin · Post by **davin** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 12:30 am

I have been looking into trucking belongings from Uk to Finland.

Have found a few Polish trucking companies who go to Finland. (basically Polish truckers will go anywhere if you pay them enough)

Try and find how the millions of Poles in Ireland get there stuff back to Poland and contact the companies they use.

Worth a try.

davin

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:18 am

We had some things to ship up here from Paris a few years ago. About 4 cubic metres (boxes of books, a few pieces of furniture and a washing machine). We contacted the BIG (expensive) companies (I guess you have Pickfords in Ireland). The deal was that we would pack up everything ourselves and they would pick-up (Paris) and deliver (Helsinki) whenever it suited them. So they regrouped our shipment in a container with someone else's stuff - we paid peanuts. We only had to wait a few weeks (maybe 4-5 weeks, can't remember). If you are VERY flexible with your dates then they will regroup your stuff (and effectively it is the other person who is paying) - but you would have to use a bigger company since they are more likely to have regular shipments to Finland. Give them a call (you'll need to tell them approx cubic metres).... they can always say no.

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