Why does a parcel from Finland take so long? Finland Post - Posti Finland Economy parcel tracking

Finnish Post is respected by the local population due to its good service and social projects. For example, in 2016, Finland Post offered a service for mowing lawns and clearing snow, and in 2017, older people can inexpensively purchase a “walking buddy” service.

On our website we are often asked about tracking parcels from Aliexpress by Finnish Post. And this is due to the fact that Chinese sellers, due to the large flow of goods through China Post, Singapore Post and Hong Kong Post, began to look for alternative options.

Posti Finland Economy (Itella post) is especially convenient for residents of St. Petersburg - you can track a parcel from Finland in a matter of days. To other cities, shipments from Finland to Russia take 30-40 days.

The most convenient and reliable tracking of Posti Finland mail items is on the website. When added to a personal list, parcel movement is updated automatically.

Finnish Post is a state-owned enterprise that carries out international postal exchange and services for domestic postal items in Finland. Also, Finland Post is part of the worldwide EMS cooperative and delivers EMS items. Delivery of Posti Finland mail and EMS items takes place according to the general rules of the Universal Postal Union, which guarantees freedom of transit of parcels transported by land, sea and air routes between members of a single postal territory.

As a member of the Universal Postal Union, Finnish Post operates in accordance with the rules of the Universal Postal Convention, which regulates international postal exchanges between participants. An essential provision of this regulation is the prohibition on the carriage of certain items; Finnish Post has no right to forward such parcels. These include explosive, flammable or radioactive substances, as well as other dangerous goods, counterfeit and pirated products, items of an obscene or immoral nature, etc.

Types of Posti Finland tracking numbers

EMS items and parcels are always assigned a tracking number by Finland Post. Small packages may be unregistered and may not be tracked.

International postal id consists of an alphanumeric series:

• For small packages weighing up to 2 kg – Rx123456785FI;
• For parcels weighing from 2 to 20 kg – Cx123456785FI;
• For EMS shipments – Ex123456785FI.

The first letter R indicates that the small package is registered, for the parcel there will be the letter C, EMC mail begins with the Latin E. The numbers guarantee the uniqueness of the number. But the last letters determine the country of the postal service from where the parcel was sent.

Posti Finland tracking

International postal tracking from Finland can be a very useful tool for monitoring the movement of packages. Post statuses will inform you at what stage the shipment is at.

Conditionally, international shipments Posti Finland goes through the following main stages:

• Sending the item at a Posti Finland branch;
• Processing and distribution at the sorting center;
• The parcel arrives at the place of international postal exchange, where it is prepared for further movement;
• Customs clearance in the sender's country;
• Export;
• Import;
• Customs clearance in the recipient country;
• Sorting of parcels in the destination country;
• Delivery of the parcel to the recipient.

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An increasing number of people are purchasing goods through the Aliexpress service. Many factors speak in favor of this method of purchase, the main one being the price, which is much more pleasant than in ordinary, “material” stores. Online trading also has its disadvantages. People who have chosen a suitable product often complain about for a long time forced waiting for an item that has already been paid for. Of course, everyone understands that China is a distant country, but the logistics system seems to have already been worked out. Be that as it may, murmurs are heard from time to time in cities and towns. Perhaps the information below will reassure those who are tired of waiting weeks for their order. After all, knowing the possible paths he follows explains a lot.

The buyer, in principle, should not be interested in delivery details. In an ideal case, he perceives an online store as a kind of “black box” into which his honestly earned money goes, and at the exit, after a specified time, the ordered item appears. But in real life, unfortunately, sometimes things happen differently. The goods can arrive at the address in several ways.

Looking at a map or globe, anyone can assume that lies through Mongolia, the Far East, Siberia and further to the European part of Russia. This is true, but this path is not always the fastest. Parcels go through Finland, Sweden, and sometimes come from other countries, which is actually explained simply - there are warehouses where stocks of the most liquid commodity items have been created. If the ordered item has already been delivered there, the buyer can be considered lucky and will receive the desired item within a matter of days. In other cases, options are possible...

The delivery time for goods from China can be divided into the following stages:

• Formation of an order. Due to the colossal sales volumes, this action takes the shipping departments of Chinese companies quite a lot of time - no more than a week, but usually no less than three days. However, there is more.
• Next, the delivery service comes into play - the parcel is assigned a unique track number, which theoretically (in most cases and practically) can be used to track its location.
• The cargo’s journey to the customs point of the People’s Republic of China does not take much time, but the goods may get stuck there. The Chinese carefully check the contents of boxes and packages. In rare cases (especially during periods of greatest activity) this may take a whole month.

90% of international parcels processed by Russian Post come from China.

Delays are possible at any stage of the journey. A combination of problems makes the situation worse.

Criteria for choosing a postal service

The delivery service is chosen by the seller. It's often free, and that makes a lot of sense. The cost of shipping in some cases may turn out to be more expensive than the product itself, and then ordering the product in China makes no sense - it is cheaper and faster to buy locally. The most popular way is to send the cargo via China Air Post., but since most sellers choose it, the queue is long, which can also delay delivery.

There are often cases of using the state postal services of Singapore, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Sweden, Finland and other countries, if the seller knows that this will happen sooner, and he is interested in this (he receives money only after the transaction is closed and the buyer receives the goods). The duration of the journey is from two weeks to a month.

As for paid services, they also exist and it makes sense to use them if the item being sent is of particular value or is very fragile. For example, the EMS service guarantees arrival within two weeks with hand delivery.

DHL and TNT act even more quickly and undertake to deliver the purchase in five days, but they do not always succeed for various objective reasons. They do not have any benefits at customs, and therefore there are delays. The buyer himself decides whether he should pay for services that sometimes do not provide any benefits.

The seller almost always packages the item being sent in such a way as to prevent it from being damaged during transportation.

Why do parcels from China via Finland take so long?

From a geographical point of view, this route seems strange, but senders choose it quite often. The buyer learns that his parcel has arrived via Finland by the tracking number printed on the parcel sticker, starting with the letters RA and ending with “FI”.

The postal service of this country, Itella, enjoys a well-deserved good reputation, and if the cargo arrived by air, for example, to Helsinki, on a China Air Post flight, then the likelihood of any delay is minimal, unless, of course, Finnish transport workers go on strike, and this happens.

It may be difficult to track the parcel if the track says “RT” instead of “RA” - the seller, trying to reduce costs, prints the “left” code at his own risk. This does not mean that the goods will not arrive - just the availability of the location control option along a fairly long section of the route will be limited.

The Finnish route is favorable for St. Petersburg residents, but everyone else will have to wait for entry clearance at, after which the goods are delivered by Russian Post, which also takes time. The same applies to all parcels and packages arriving at Vnukovo airport, where the sorting machine rarely (fortunately), but (unfortunately) breaks down, and it is difficult and time-consuming to clear cargo manually. Parcels from China go through Finland to Russia, but this is not the only country located to the west that serves as a transshipment point. There is also a route through Sweden, which works similarly to the Finnish one, and is chosen for similar reasons. Sweden Post usually does not cause problems or delays.

What route does the parcel take from China?

Since the beginning of last year, postal cargo began to be sent through the Erlian land checkpoint, opened near Manchuria. The route of parcels through Mongolia seems more logical, and, importantly, is characterized by a predictable chronology. The train schedule is stable, so it is possible to predict the moment of delivery, at least to the Russian customs point, with relative certainty. Previously, there was only a land checkpoint in Manzhouli. Now, cars with international correspondence from China are attached to the weekly Beijing-Moscow train. The train travel time to Moscow is six days. There are also routes through the territory of Kazakhstan and by train Shanghai - Novosibirsk, but they last longer, up to 22 days.

Additional reasons for possible delay

The buyer himself may be to blame for the fact that a package from China takes too long. When placing an order, you should strictly adhere to the requirements of the proposed form, write your last name, first name and address in English or Latin letters, preferably indicating the postal code and always your mobile phone. This is not very difficult, but errors, typos and other inaccuracies, unfortunately, do occur, which complicates the work of delivery services. To avoid misunderstandings, it makes sense to contact the seller and once again clarify all the details.

Second possible reason delays – placing an order on holidays or days closely adjacent to them. People vacation in China quite often, and this factor must be taken into account in order not to worry in vain.

It is possible that the sending company suddenly unexpectedly ran out of goods of the exact item that was ordered. Keeping in touch in this case can also be very helpful. The seller sometimes offers a full (or even more expensive) replacement, providing a significant discount, and if the difference is not fundamental for the buyer, then it is simply a sin not to take advantage of this situation.

Finally, it also happens that the ordered product has already arrived a long time ago, but the buyer knows nothing about it - the notification did not arrive or, again, some vague difficulties arose. The postman can get sick - he is a living person, or the mailbox can be mixed up. Therefore, a few days after the expected arrival date, it makes sense to call or visit post office and ask if any package came from China. It is supposed to be stored for a month, after which it will again be sent to China at the sender’s expense. The buyer will not suffer any material losses, but if he really wanted to purchase this item, then, undoubtedly, it will be very disappointing.

To track your parcel you need to take a few simple steps.
1. Go to home page
2. Enter the track code in the field with the heading "Track postal item"
3. Click on the "Track parcel" button located to the right of the field.
4. After a few seconds, the tracking result will be displayed.
5. Study the result, and especially carefully the latest status.
6. Forecasted delivery period is displayed in the track code information.

Try it, it's not difficult ;)

If you do not understand the movements between postal companies, click on the link with the text “Group by company”, which is located under the tracking statuses.

If there are any difficulties with the statuses on English, click on the link with the text “Translate into Russian”, which is located under the tracking statuses.

Carefully read the "Track Code Information" block, there you will find estimated delivery times and other useful information.

If, when tracking, a block is displayed in a red frame with the heading “Pay Attention!”, carefully read everything that is written in it.

In these information blocks you will find 90% of the answers to all your questions.

If in the block "Pay Attention!" it is written that the track code is not tracked in the destination country, in this case, tracking the parcel becomes impossible after the parcel is sent to the destination country / after arriving at the Moscow Distribution Center / Item Arrived at Pulkovo / Arrived in Pulkovo / Left Luxembourg / Left Helsinki / Sending to the Russian Federation or after a long pause of 1 - 2 weeks, it is impossible to track the location of the parcel. No, and nowhere. Not at all =)
In this case, you need to wait for a notification from your post office.

To calculate delivery times in Russia (for example, after export, from Moscow to your city), use the "Delivery Time Calculator"

If the seller promised that the parcel would arrive in two weeks, but the parcel takes more than two weeks, this is normal, the sellers are interested in sales, and that’s why they are misleading.

If less than 7 - 14 days have passed since the receipt of the track code, and the parcel is not tracked, or the seller claims that he sent the parcel, and the status of the parcel “the item pre-advised” / “Email notification received” does not change for several days, this is normal, You can read more by following the link: .

If the status of the mail item does not change for 7 - 20 days, do not worry, this is normal for international mail items.

If your previous orders arrived in 2-3 weeks, and the new parcel takes more than a month, this is normal, because... Parcels go on different routes, in different ways, they can wait 1 day to be sent by plane, or maybe even a week.

If the parcel has left the sorting center, customs, intermediate point and there are no new statuses within 7 - 20 days, do not worry, the parcel is not a courier who is delivering the parcel from one city to your home. In order for a new status to appear, the parcel must arrive, unload, scan, etc. at the next sorting point or post office, and this takes much more time than just getting from one city to another.

If you do not understand the meaning of such statuses as Reception / Export / Import / Arrived at the place of delivery, etc., you can see a breakdown of the main statuses of international mail:

If the parcel is not delivered to your post office 5 days before the end of the protection period, you have the right to open a dispute.

If, based on the above, you do not understand anything, read these instructions again, and again, until you are completely clear;)

If you are interested in where to track Finnish Post or are tormented by the question of Finnish Post tracking a parcel, then you are in the right place. After all, tracking a Posti Finland Economy parcel, like any international parcel from Finland, is very easy with the postal tracker website

Posti Finland Economy tracking

So, how to track a Finland Post parcel? Having in your hands a Posti Finland track number similar to R..FI, where the second letter can be anything, and there are 9 numbers between the letters, and the track ends with FI, you can quickly and accurately track your Aliexpress Posti Finland Economy parcel and find out where your order.

Just paste or type in the parcel tracking number into the parcel search form above, and our service will show you all the known information about the parcel in Russian.

With the site, tracking an international parcel from Finland, as well as parcels going through Finland, is easy!

Track your Aliexpress parcel Posti Finland Economy

Aliexpress sellers who provide delivery by Finnish Post designate the delivery method as Posti Finland Economy. AliExpress included this type delivery to the list of recommended ones; today delivery is carried out only to Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.

Posti Finland Economy and Posti (Itella) a little different ways delivery, processing and dispatch of goods has significant differences.

Posti Finland Economy works together with the Chinese transport company Yanwen. Processing, warehousing - by Finnish Post, shipment and delivery to the Posti logistics center is carried out by the transport company Yanwen

For customers whose order was sent by Posti Finland Economy delivery, the tracking site is (by mistake) shown in the order status Posti.fi, for a track number like LP*****. But the Aliexpress system takes tracking data from the Yanwen website track.yw56.com.cn

Since this is a low-cost type of delivery, you can view the movement of the shipment only before the parcel is exported from China. There is no tracking provided in the destination country.

So how can you track an order on Posti Finland Economy when there are so many options in the search where the information is more accurate and complete?

I dare to offer my own parcel tracker, which checks not only the Finnish Post website, but also SF-Express, which often delivers parcels through Finland, Russian Post, Ukrposhta, Belposhta and other necessary postal services.

Plus I put a lot of effort and knowledge into creating neural network, which calculates the delivery speed of Finland Post, predicts delays, and calculates an accurate forecast of the parcel delivery time.

Posti Finland Economy delivery times

The average delivery time for Posti Finland Economy to Russia is 30-35 days.

To find out a more accurate delivery time and estimate the speed of delivery of Finnish Post to your city, track the parcel on our website. We collect statistics on the delivery of Finnish Post parcels to every city in Russia, and we will be able to show you the most current delivery times to your city.

Our system automatically takes into account possible delays by Finland Post in order to more accurately predict the date of arrival of the parcel at the post office.

Sometimes the package gets stuck in Finland, and then you just have to be patient and monitor the order protection period in order to open a dispute in time.

What does fi mean in a mail code?

The parcel track code ending with FI means that the parcel was sent from or in transit through Finland and is delivered by the state postal service Finnish Post.

Translations of Finnish Post statuses and place names

• HKI VANTAA transfer - Vantaa Airport, Helsinki
• HKI VANTAA ULKOMAANTERMINAALI transfer - Vantaa Airport, Helsinki, Overseas Terminal
• HKI VANTAA ULKOMAANTERMINAALI The item is in transport - Vantaa Airport, Helsinki, Foreign Terminal, Departure in transit
• The item is on its way to the destination country translation in Russian - Departure on the way to the destination country
• Awaiting dispatch from Finland - Russian Post status means that Posti Finland has notified Russian Post about the incoming parcel
• Item has been registered translation - The shipment was registered in one of intermediate points. The parcel can be registered several times, which means that the parcel's barcode has been scanned and it will soon be sent on its way.

Posti Finland what is it

The Chinese are constantly looking for a way to improve the reliability and speed of delivery, and therefore are constantly looking for new logistics partners, one of which is Finland Post.

The work scheme is simple: China-Finland-Russia (Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus). That is, different logistics companies China, pick up parcels from sellers, deliver them to sorting center in Finland, from where parcels are sent all over the world and delivered by the state post of your country, as

Finnish goods are known among buyers for their consistently high level of quality. This stability and reliability is also characteristic of the quality postal services Finnish Post. By entrusting your parcel to Posti Finland, you can be sure that your purchase will be treated with care and all standards of postal services will be met. However, you should not waste your time studying regulatory documents in search of delivery time standards. Information about the standard delivery time is usually provided by the seller, and the website will help you predict the actual time for receiving the parcel.

Information about the location of the postal item can be obtained on the Finnish Post website in English, Finnish and Swedish. You can quickly and promptly find out about the movement of Posti Finland postal items. The service also applies to purchases on the AliExpress website. Our service will allow you to easily track your mail and predict when it will be received.

In order to place an order and use the Posti Finland parcel tracking service, you need the following:

• select the product you like and add it to the cart;
• Please select Posti Finland Economy as delivery method;
• after completing the payment process, the seller issues a postal item;
• receive from the seller a unique tracking number, which is assigned to each parcel and is necessary to track Finnish Post parcels;
• Enter the tracking number into the search bar on the website and receive information about tracking your Posti Finland parcel in Russian.

To make fuller use of the site's resources, you must register with personal account. After registration, you will be able to save information about several parcels and simultaneously track the location of all postal items both from Finland Post and from other countries. And subscribing to automatic notifications will allow you to no longer need to visit the site at all: a message about changes in the status of your Posti Finland mail item will be sent to you by e-mail or via SMS.