21 Road transport and other logistics services The share of land transport of all freight in Finland is about 90 percent. There are around 11,000 transport lorries in Finland. The total amount of transport in 2012 was 293.6 million tons. Regular daily freight transport operates between Oulu and Kokkola and there are additional transports to Rovaniemi, Turku and Helsinki, for example. Local business service centres provide additional information on logistics companies in the area. Border crossing stations www.raja.fi/guidelines/border_crossing/ border_crossing_points Electricity and data communications In Finland, electricity users can freely choose their electricity vendor. Regional electricity vendors are listed in a comparison service provided by the Energy Authority (EV) www.sahkonhinta.fi. A transmission agreement is made with the regional network company. The electricity vendor can make the transmission agreement for the client. You can find out who your local network company is from your regional business service centre, electricity vendor or the Energy Authority. In Finland, everyone is entitled to a good telephone and Internet connection at home or at a company office. All Finnish commercial telecommunication companies provide excellent services in the Oulu-Kokkola region. The mobile network has GPRS, 3G and 4G data transfer connections. Data transfer in the 4G network can reach speeds of 150 Mbit/s. Broadband is available up to 350 Mbit/s. Up-to-date information on network coverage areas and mobile broadband maximum data transfer speeds are available on the operators’ web pages. Electricity in Finland www.energiavirasto.fi/en/web/energy-authority Telephone and Internet services in Finland www.viestintavirasto.fi/en
Hanhikivi Guide 2015
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