Our contract logistics services are used by companies both in the consumer and B2B sectors. Depending on the varying customer needs, the services can include required functions such as receiving goods, balance management, storage, packing, shipping, inventory, assembly, and any other value-added services that customers may require. In addition, we can offer our customers the complete logistics chain – all the way from import expediting to storage, dispatch, and transport.
1. Utilising your own space more efficiently
Kaukokiito and its owner-operators have – in addition to transport services – a network that covers all of Finland to provide storage-related contract and inhouse logistics services to their customers. Our contract logistics services have been used e.g. by companies that manufacture at least part of the products they sell.
– Oftentimes, manufacturing companies in particular struggle with the problem of having inadequate space. The pressure to increase production will always in turn reduce the available storage space. On the other hand, some companies have no storage facilities of their own. For example, our customers have outsourced the storage and delivery of raw materials or components needed on the production lines as required. In addition, we also provide storage and shipping for finished products, says Petteri Heikkinen, Business Manager at Kuljetusliike Taipale and Taipale Varastointi.
Outsourcing storage allows for more efficient use of your own facilities for production needs, as you no longer need to tie up valuable floor space for storage.
2. A chance to focus on your core business
Our client companies’ core competences generally consist of e.g. product development, production, and sales. If the client company does not consider managing storage and the related activities as its core business, outsourcing these to experts is a good idea. This allows our customers to harness their entire workforce to developing and growing their business.
In addition to operational contract logistics tasks – such as receiving and dispatching goods, collecting orders, packaging, handling transport and related orders – the Kaukokiito experts act as development partners for our client companies in solving their logistical challenges.
– We are logistics professionals who help both at the operational level and in developing our customers’ logistics towards higher efficiency. We are looking for partnerships with our customers, rather than the more traditional customer-supplier relationships. This way we can develop operations together, drive efficiency in our processes, and ultimately deliver positive cost impacts, says Heikkinen.
3. Logistics scales according to changing needs
One of the biggest benefits of outsourcing is the service’s high scalability in line with the fluctuations in the client’s order volumes.
– Monthly seasonal fluctuations challenge businesses who use their own facilities for operations, particularly when it comes to managing space utilisation rates. This also has a direct impact on costs related to facilities and personnel, among other things.
We are logistics professionals who help both at the operational level and in developing our customers’ logistics towards higher efficiency.
Petteri Heikkinen, Business Manager, Kuljetusliike Taipale Oy and Taipale Varastointi Oy
4. Costs are easy to monitor
Outsourcing is always a strategic decision for a company, which involves considering what the outsourcing costs will amount to. The advantage of outsourcing is that fixed costs become variable, and logistics costs become predictable thanks to unit pricing. This way, you don’t have to pay for excess floor space or surplus labour, for example during quieter months.
– After they started outsourcing, many of our customers have also become more aware of what costs logistics incur, and how those costs are structured. Cost transparency is part of building mutual trust.
5. Professionals at your service – exactly where you need them
We operate across Finland, so our storage space and logistics professionals are available to our customers wherever they need them. We already have more than 140,000 m2 of storage space, and we are prepared to make further investments to meet our customers’ needs. Some of our customer-oriented investments include the warehouse in Eura that was completed in autumn 2023, the warehouse in Leppävesi, Laukaa, that will be completed in summer 2026, and the Vihtavuori warehouse property that was opened for business in early 2026.
We can also operate in our clients’ premises when it’s the best option for them. Flexibility is what we are known for!
– We always analyse the inhouse logistics service needs together with our clients so that we can offer the most sensible total solution. When we operate in the customer’s premises, we take into account the special features of the customer’s operations even more comprehensively compared to an outsourced warehouse solution, says Heikkinen.
