Cheapest way to send a package to Europe

Gigi · Post by **Gigi** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:22 am

Moi!

Does anybody have tips concerning the cheapest way to send a package to Europe. I am talking about packages of 3 to 10 KG?

My mom just sent me a package from Belgium via TNT De Post (Dutch company) - 22€ for 10 KG. That is why I started wondering if we have those kind of "cheaper" options also in Finland.

Kiitos! Thanks!

Gigi

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Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:51 pm

what do you think? this is Finland. the 35 euros for 10 kilos *is* the cheap option.

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:56 pm

Dunno if anything cheaper than what the Posti offers exists...

http://www.posti.fi/english/index.html

...but TNT operates here as well http://www.tnt.com/express/fi_fi/site/home.html and Fedex http://fedex.com/fi/

haven't compared prices though...

raamv · Post by **raamv** » Fri Oct 31, 2008 12:42 am

Gigi wrote:Moi!

Does anybody have tips concerning the cheapest way to send a package to Europe. I am talking about packages of 3 to 10 KG?

My mom just sent me a package from Belgium via TNT De Post (Dutch company) - 22€ for 10 KG. That is why I started wondering if we have those kind of "cheaper" options also in Finland.

Kiitos! Thanks!

Gigi

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Have you tried DHL ?

Gigi · Post by **Gigi** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 11:57 am

I have been using Posti for over 10 years and that has always been the cheapest.

FedEx used to have (about 4-5 years ago) very good offer for 10 and 25KG boxes, but they have gone up nowadays too.

Checked the TNT website, but they don't have those "Europe" offers in Finland as they have in Belgium.

And DHL... well they are really expensive and they have had problems in the past finding the village where I live (as a result my parcels have been more then a week too late)

But thanks anyway!

GIGI

inkku · Post by **inkku** » Sat Nov 01, 2008 12:57 pm

If posti charges about e26 for 10kgs to Belgium (economy package), is that so much more expensive?

My impression is that lately postage costs have gone up everywhere.

Gigi · Post by **Gigi** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:19 am

inkku wrote:f posti charges about e26 for 10kgs to Belgium (economy package)

It's 35€, but indeed it isn't maybe THAT more expensive...

I was just wondering if there exist even cheaper options...

inkku · Post by **inkku** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 2:15 pm

Gigi wrote:
inkku wrote:f posti charges about e26 for 10kgs to Belgium (economy package)
It's 35€, but indeed it isn't maybe THAT more expensive...

I was just wondering if there exist even cheaper options...

Sorry, i guess i must have looked at the prices for companies.

I do not know any cheaper options, private couriers tend to be more expensive.

I'm currently in the uk, i have been looking for package prices to finland... double that much. To belgium 10 kgs from the uk would be about e50.... So the belgium postage prices seem to be a deal. My impression is post prices have gone up quite a lot lately.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 10:15 pm

what you be looking for is

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