Alfatrans Oy was established in 1994 as a forwarding company, specializing in railway- and intermodal freight transportation in wagons, trucks and containers by rail, road and sea. With direct contacts to the Russian, CIS and the Baltic States railway network, we can offer you a wide range of services to destinations mainly in Russia and CIS and the Baltic States. We have also good contacts to China, Mongolia, Afghanistan, Japan, South - Korea as well as East and Middle – Europe and we act as freight agent for VR Cargo Oy – Finnish Railways.

Finland and Estonia have long been recognized as gateways to Russia and the CIS. We are in a unique position to forward your shipments through ports and borders that are suitable for your cargo and profitable for your company.

Beside competitive freight rates, we at Alfatrans can offer a wide range of services through our subcontractors covering the whole logistics chain.




• Projects and bulk shipments
• Shipments of Oversized cargo
• Container shipments
• Refrigerated shipments
• Shipments of hazardous cargoes
• Intermediate warehousing
• Warehousing for frozen goods
• Transloading of cargo at ports in Finland
• Tracking of wagons
• Cargo security escort
• Shipments via Baltic ports: Tallinn, Riga, Klaipeda
• via ports in Russia: Vyborg, St. Petersburg, Murmansk and Novorossisk at the Black Sea
• Transport insurance
• All forwarding related activities / documentation