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Domestic Parcels

Sending parcels

  1. Choose Send parcel to purchase delivery for your parcel.

  2. Write the activation code you received in the order confirmation as well as the name, telephone number of the recipient clearly on the parcel. Also add your own name. Alternatively, you can print the address label attached to the order confirmation and glue it to the parcel.

  3. Bring your parcel during the next 14 days to any Matkahuolto parcel locker or service point which are over 2,300 around Finland. Use the Service Point Search to look up the nearest service point.

  4. To track the progress of your parcel using the consignment number, go to Track & Trace.

  5. You can also purchase delivery at a Matkahuolto terminal or Matkahuolto agent outlet.

Special deliveries and extra services


All types and sizes of products can be sent to and from Åland. Parcels sent from mainland Finland to Åland and from Åland to mainland Finland are subject to a ferry surcharge per consignment. Prices are displayed on our website

VAT practices in Åland

Payments for Åland differ from the rest of Finland. Currently, VAT is not payable if the price of the consignment is less than €22. However, this limit does not apply to tobacco products, alcohol, alcoholic beverages or perfumes. Consignments containing these goods must always be cleared through customs, regardless of their value.

If the value of the consignment is more than €22 but less than or equal to €150, you will have to pay VAT, but no customs duty. However, you must clear the consignment through customs. A consignment is duty-free if the total value of the goods it contains does not exceed €150. However, this limit does not apply to alcoholic products, tobacco, tobacco products, perfumes or eau de toilette products. Consignments containing these goods must always be cleared through customs, regardless of their value.

If the value of the consignment exceeds €150, you must clear the consignment through customers and pay both VAT and customs duty. As a rough rule of thumb, customs clearance will increase the price of your order by around 30%.

This price consists of the purchase price of the product, transport costs, VAT and any customs duty payable. Use the Customs Duty Calculator provided by Finnish Customs to find out an estimate of customs duty and VAT .


Customs clearance and payment of VAT

Consignments sent from mainland Finland to Åland are tax-free. When shipping from mainland Finland to Åland, our recommendation is that the consignee in Åland makes the customs declaration and pays the taxes on the Finnish Customs website.


Matkahuolto’s customer service outlet in Åland

Matkahuolto has one customer service outlet in Åland located in Mariehamn at:
Transmar
Vikingagränd 6
PB 221
AX-22101 Mariehamn

At the customer service outlet, you can send and receive parcels of all sizes. When shipping from Åland, the consignor must pay all taxes and charges before the parcel can be sent.


Parcel delivery

The parcel will be handed over to the recipient upon presentation of a receipt/certificate of taxes paid. You can also pay the taxes and charges for your consignment at a customer service outlet.

The Bicycle service can contain one bicycle that can be walked and identified as a bicycle.

  • The maximum length of the bicycle is 230 cm, the maximum width of the bar 80 cm and the maximum weight 35 kg.

  • Electric bicycles are accepted for carriage because they are exempted from the regulations concerning dangerous goods.

  • Special bicycles such as adaptive bicycles, recumbent bicycles, tandem bicycles and tricycles, as well as bicycles packed in a sealed cardboard box, cannot be sent as a Bicycle shipment.

  • The price for the carriage of a bicycle packed completely in a box is determined according to the size of the parcel.

The Car Tyre Set service is designed for shipping car tyres. It includes pick up and delivery to the recipient. You cannot add COD on The Car Tyre Set-service.

  • A Car Tyre Set may include up to 5 parcels (4 tyres and accessories). The maximum dimensions of a single parcel are 80 cm x 80 cm x 30 cm and the maximum total weight 120 kg.

  • The tyres must be packed separately according to Matkahuolto’s packaging instructions, the rims must be protected with cardboard and each tyre placed in a tyre bag. Studded tyres must be protected throughout, e.g. with corrugated cardboard.

The Framed Painting service is designed for sending paintings or other flat objects matching the specified dimensions.

  • The maximum dimensions of a Framed Painting are 10 cm x 120 cm x 150 cm and the maximum weight 10 kg.

The Ski Bag service is designed for sending skis, hockey sticks or other similar rod-like products.

  • The maximum dimensions of a Ski Bag are 20 cm x 20 cm x 230 cm and the maximum weight 10 kg.

  • Skis must be packed in one bag, they cannot be sent unpacked.

By purchasing a multi-parcel, you get ten shipments that are valid for one year from the date of purchase.

  • The MultiParcel service can be used for all shipment sizes.

  • When you make a purchase, you need to enter your own sender details in the Matkahuolto online service. To use a purchased shipment, log in to the online service, choose the MultiParcel service and enter the recipient’s details.

  • You will then receive an activation code to send your parcel.

Extra service for XXS parcels. The service allows delivery of items directly to the recipient’s mailbox.

  • Maximum weight 1 kg

  • Maximum size 3 cm x 25 cm x 40 cm

  • Several parcels cannot be included in the same consignment.

  • XXS parcels are delivered to the recipient’s mailbox within 2-4 business days.

  • Recipient’s address required

  • If the delivery fails, the consignment will be returned to the Matkahuolto pick-up point for collection. The recipient will be notified by text message or email when the parcel is available for pick up.

  • No extra services

  • Parcels may not contain any live animals, firearms, perishable products or any content in contravention of the General Conditions of Carriage.

Express Parcel is an extra service designed for parcels requiring special speed. At best, the parcel will arrive within a few hours of dispatch.

  • An Express Parcel is scheduled at the time of dispatch, and you will be informed when it is available for collection by the recipient.

  • The Express Parcel service can only be purchased from Matkahuolto’s service points and agents of which there are a total of 370 throughout Finland.

Pick-up from Door is an extra service where we collect the outgoing parcel from your doorstep.

  • The pick-up takes place Monday-Friday between 8.00 and 16.00 without prior notice.

  • Normally, parcels are picked up at the sender’s address on the following workday, but no later than on the second workday after the order.

  • Parcel pick-up can only be purchased online.

Business Parcel and Home Parcel
  • Home Parcel is an extra service where we deliver the parcel to the recipient’s door. The delivery time is agreed with the recipient in advance, and delivery is also possible in the evening and on weekends.

  • Business Parcel is an extra service where we deliver the parcel to the recipient’s door Monday-Friday between 8.00 and 16.00 without any agreed delivery time.

  • The recipient can use Track & Trace to see where the parcel is at any given time.

Handle with Care is an extra service designed for parcels containing fragile items.

  • When using the Handle with Care service, pack the consignment with sufficient care and in a manner appropriate to its contents. See more information on packing parcels

  • The Handle with Care service can only be purchased from Matkahuolto’s service points and agents.

Payment methods have developed rapidly, and more and more people prefer online payment or digital payment methods such as MobilePay. The number of COD parcels has decreased significantly in recent years, and the need for the service has therefore decreased substantially. Because of this, the Cash on demand service ends on 31 March 2023.


Prices

Prices for parcel services for consumer customers

Delivery time

We deliver your parcel within 1-3 business days. You will see the delivery time of Express parcel when buying the service.

Receiving parcels

When the parcel is available for pick-up, we will notify the consignee by SMS or email.
The consignee can receive the parcel by presenting pick up code. If someone else is picking up your parcel, you can forward your notice of arrival or pick up code to that person. You do not need a power of attorney.

The consignee can pick up a parcel sent to a parcel locker using the pick up code attached to the arrival notification sent by SMS or email to the consignee. Some of the parcel lockers are operated from Paketit-app.

Storage period

The storage period for parcels is 7 days, after which unclaimed parcels will be returned to the sender. The consignee can easily extend the storage period by 7, 14 or 21 days online after you have registered as a Matkahuolto customer.

Read more about the services of registered customers.

Limitations

You can use the parcel locker to send and receive parcels with a maximum size of 35 kg and 70 x 40 x 55 cm. For parcels with a maximum size of 30 kg and maximum- length of 200 cm, you have to go to the other service outlets of Matkahuolto. Parcels larger than this will be picked up from you and delivered to the recipient's door when you purchase transport for it from the Paketit app or Matkahuolto's online service.

A parcel may not contain any live animals, perishable products, dangerous goods or other content in contravention of the General Conditions of Carriage.

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