Gli Express Oy

What Gli Express Oy does

GLi Express Oy is a Finnish privately held B2B logistics provider founded in 2006, headquartered in Tampere with additional facilities in Vantaa (Helsinki metropolitan area) and Lempäälä. The company offers an integrated portfolio of transportation and distribution services, flexible warehousing with usage-based pricing, internal logistics for retail environments (notably the Ideapark shopping centre), logistics staffing for variable workforce needs, and Traficom-certified transport entrepreneur training. Its customer base spans e-commerce companies (e.g., Soosikauppa), industrial and manufacturing firms (e.g., BE Group for steel distribution, FlexIT for hydraulics raw materials), event logistics operators, and SMBs across Finland.

GLi operates its core technology on a modern warehouse management system providing real-time inventory tracking and electronic order/shipment processing, combined with the Arter Integrated Management System for quality and environmental process documentation. Its new 6,800 m² Hervanta facility (November 2025) is BREEAM-certified with solar power and geothermal heating, and a Greater Helsinki distribution centre opened in Vantaa in February 2026. The GLi Green Via programme commits the company to carbon neutrality by 2035, with HVO renewable diesel, an electric vehicle fleet, route optimization, and per-shipment carbon reporting.

The business model is sales-led and consultative: prospects enter via a 15-minute needs assessment ('tarvekartoitus') with named contacts (notably Kristian Lella), and pricing is usage-based across storage (per space used) and services (per work performed), with no fixed fees for unused capacity. Revenue was approximately €5.4 million in 2023, having quintupled over the preceding decade. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BREEAM, and Great Place to Work certifications, and reports an NPS of 75 versus a logistics industry average of approximately +40. Ownership is concentrated in founder-Chairman Kristian Lella and CEO Rami Keinänen (CEO since January 2023, co-owner since August 2023); the company is not venture capital-backed.

Name

Gli Express Oy

Legal name

GLi Express Oy

Website

https://gli.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GLi Express Oy is a Finnish B2B logistics provider offering transport, warehousing, internal logistics, staffing, and training services to industrial, e-commerce, and retail customers across Finland from facilities in Tampere, Vantaa, and Lempäälä, with usage-based pricing and a carbon-neutrality-by-2035 commitment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampere

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Transportation and Delivery Services: Core logistics and freight transportation services across Finland. Covers local distribution, regional transport, and national freight. Services include regular scheduled deliveries and ad-hoc shipments. Pricing based on routes, volume, and frequency.
2. Warehousing and Storage Services: Flexible storage space rental with only-charges-for-used-space model. Includes receiving, storage, picking, packing, and dispatch services. Can accommodate seasonal fluctuations and scale up/down based on customer needs.
3. Logistics Staffing Services: Staff leasing and temporary workforce provision for logistics operations. Targets seasonal peaks, project-based needs, and ongoing (not one-off) staffing requirements in the logistics sector.
4. Transport Entrepreneur Training: Monthly logistics entrepreneur training courses for passenger and freight transport industries, conducted online. Prepares participants for the mandatory Traficom examination required for transport business licensing.
5. Internal Logistics Services: In-plant logistics including goods receiving, internal transfers, order picking, and dispatch management, particularly for retail environments such as Ideapark.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

GLi Express Oy provides business-to-business transportation, warehousing, internal logistics, and logistics staffing services from facilities in Tampere, Vantaa, and Lempäälä in Finland. Customers pay only for the storage space and labor they use (consumption-based pricing) and can outsource receiving, storage, picking, packing, and distribution under a single named-account relationship. The offering is complemented by the GLi Green Via sustainability program (HVO renewable diesel, electric vehicles, BREEAM-certified facilities) targeting carbon neutrality by 2035, plus a transport-entrepreneur training program preparing candidates for the Traficom licensing exam.

Product overview

GLi Express Oy operates as a comprehensive logistics service provider offering an integrated portfolio of transportation, warehousing, internal logistics, staffing, and training services. The core offering consists of Kuljetuspalvelut (transport and distribution services), Varastointipalvelut (warehousing with facilities in Tampere and Lempälä), and Sisälogistiikka (internal logistics for retail environments). These are supplemented by Logistiikan henkilöstöpalvelut (staffing services), Liikenneyrittäjäkoulutus (transport entrepreneur training), and the GLi Green Via sustainability program. The Palvelullinen logistiikkakumppani (full-service partnership) model unifies these capabilities under a single point of contact, enabling customers to outsource complete logistics operations. Services are priced on a usage basis (pay-per-use model) and are designed to scale flexibly with customer needs, serving businesses from startups to large enterprises including steel distributors, e-commerce operators, and industrial manufacturers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GLi Green Via: Sustainability and environmental responsibility initiative with commitment to carbon neutrality by 2035. Includes emissions reporting, renewable diesel (HVO), electric vehicles, and route optimization.

Products and services

• Kuljetuspalvelut (Transport and Distribution Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon footprint reduced by -31% from 2021 to 2023 (4,851 fewer tonnes CO2 emitted)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• BE GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBE Group is Finland's largest steel supplier and GLi's key logistics partner for steel distribution. GLi handles all distribution transport from BE Group's Turku and Lahti steel service centres to end customers, using renewable diesel (HVO). The partnership includes emission reporting per shipment, enabling BE Group to meet its own sustainability targets and provide low-carbon steel to customers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• PostNord (Finland/Nordic): Nordic-wide postal and logistics operator with Finnish operations in parcels, freight, and e-commerce fulfillment. Comparable in the parcel and B2B distribution layer but with cross-Nordic scale that supports enterprise contracts GLi would partner into.
• Kuehne+Nagel Finland: Global 3PL and contract logistics provider serving Finnish importers and manufacturers with warehousing, road transport, and integrated SCM. Comparable for the same enterprise B2B 3PL use cases, though at much greater scale and with global reach.
• DSV Solutions Finland: DSV's Finnish contract logistics arm provides warehousing, road, and airfreight services to enterprises. Targets the same industrial and e-commerce B2B customers as GLi but with pan-European network and significantly larger asset base.
• Posti (Posti Group Oy): Finland's national postal and logistics incumbent offering parcel, freight, warehousing, and 3PL services. Competes with GLi for domestic B2B shipping and e-commerce fulfillment, supported by a nationwide branch and pickup-point network GLi lacks.
• DB Schenker Finland: Global freight forwarder and 3PL with broad Finnish operations spanning land, air, and ocean transport plus contract logistics. Overlaps heavily with GLi in domestic transport, warehousing, and industrial B2B contracts but operates at vastly larger scale with international capabilities GLi cannot match.
• Bring (Norway Post Group): Nordic parcel and logistics provider offering warehousing and distribution services across the Nordics. Comparable for cross-border Nordic distribution needs that GLi would need to partner or subcontract to address.

Direct peers

• Matkahuolto: Established Finnish parcel and freight network serving both B2B and consumer shippers with nationwide coverage. Comparable as a Finnish-domestic distribution and parcel logistics operator with multi-node routing.
• Transval Group: Finnish 3PL provider offering warehousing, in-store logistics, and value-added services to retailers and industrial customers. Highly comparable to GLi's integrated transport + warehousing + internal logistics model, addressing similar SMB-to-enterprise B2B segments across Finland.
• NT Logistics Finland: Finnish transport and logistics company delivering domestic freight, warehousing, and distribution services to B2B customers. Same domestic-only geographic scope and comparable service mix (transport + storage) as GLi Express.

Regional players

• VR Transpoint: Finnish rail-and-road logistics operator with strong nationwide freight and contract logistics presence serving industrial shippers. Comparable in the heavy-freight, steel and industrial segment and competes for similar B2B RFQs in Finland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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