About Posti
Posti is a fulfillment firm, spread across multiple nations and pioneering in regions such as Finland, Baltics and Sweden. At its core, Posti specializes in postal services in Finland. Via their multichannel services, Posti enables the sender to receive products by more than one medium. Posti also offers modern logistics solutions to eCommerce brands and private consumers. In one week, they manage around a million orders, which can go upto two million during the busy seasons.
Posti has been offering postal services for over three centuries now. Founded in the 17th century, Posti has its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. Interestingly enough, Posti’s name before 2015 was Itella, which too, was a change from the name Finland Post Corporation in 2007. The government of Finland owns all the shares of Posti Group.
Posti Group is the actual parent company while Posti Oy is the daughter company responsible for handling parcels in Finland. Posti has over 1400 service points in Finland. These are divided into post offices that work together with other companies run by the local entrepreneurs. Further, there are parcel outlets, letterboxes and even pick-up points that come under these service points.
Online stores can utilize Posti to handle their everyday shipments. Posti also offers to manage returns for eCommerce brands. Moreover, eCommerce brands can further enhance their business with the help of Posti’s warehousing services. In fact, Posti allows customers to choose their preferred way of receiving a product. Online store owners can simply choose a schedule and Posti will ensure that the required order reaches its destination within the allotted time frame. Depending on the location of your parcel, Posti will vary on the time that it takes to deliver orders. For shipments within Finland, an order can be fulfilled by the next day itself.
One of the main appeals of Posti is that it integrates with several well-known eCommerce platforms such as Shopify, Magento or WooCommerce. There are also tools that brands can use such as OmaPosti Pro where orders can be tracked, SmartShip where requests for parcel and freight are managed alongside printing transport documents. Knowing the Finnish quite well, Posti also provides eCommerce brands with marketing and data services. This can help in bringing in new customers or retaining old ones. Using the courier API integration of ClickPost, you can fulfill orders better than others in Finland and the rest of the world.
