Pohjolan Liikenne
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A Scania coach of Pohjolan Liikenne at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, May 2007.
Oy Pohjolan Liikenne Ab (Northern Transport in English) is the road services division of the state-owned VR Group. It is a major bus and road haulage operator in Finland.
Freight
The company has three freight companies / business divisions:
- Transpoint Oy Ab - a Finnish nationwide carrier of general cargo.
- Transpoint Cargo Oy - handling partial and full-load carryings.
- Transpoint International Group in 9 European countries - international freight and forwarding services.
There are 190 trucks, 453 trailers and 988 swap-bodies in freight service. Some 800 trucks owned by subcontractors are also used.
Buses
Pohjolan Liikenne operates a fleet of 292 buses. These can be seen throughout Finland, some operate in conjunction with ExpressBus services. The company was founded in 1940 and carried 11.7 million passengers in 2006.
References
See also
- Osakeyhtiö (Oy, Finnish limited company)
External links
- Pohjolan Liikenne (in Finnish)
- Transpoint (in Finnish, Swedish and English)
