FAQs

Delivery times vary depending on the product, the location of the sender and the destination country.
For delivery times of the Euro BusinessParcel please follow the link below. GLS delivers Monday to Friday during normal business hours.

Delivery times

For regular senders, GLS Finland offers the dispatch system NetClient. The system allows senders to manage their parcel shipping process online – from creating labels and invoices to ordering pick-ups and access to shipment tracking. Occasional senders can contact our customer service for pickup.

For more information regarding NetClient, contact our team .

GLS offers reliable European and worldwide parcel delivery to its customers, as well as worldwide express delivery.
More information can be found in the product descriptions in the section “ Ship with GLS ”.

A parcel may not exceed the following dimensions:

• Length: 200 cm
• Width: 80 cm
• Height: 60 cm
• Combined length and girth: 300 cm

Calculation of max. combined length and girth: 2 x height + 2 x width + 1 x longest side

The maximum weight is 35 kg. Exceptions apply to some pickup areas and a small number of countries for worldwide shipping.
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Guidelines and regulations of IATA as well as ADR prevent GLS from shipping, among others, the following products:

• dangerous goods
• firearms or parts of firearms
• live plants and animals
• fresh or perishable food
• currencies and valuable documents
• jewels
• works of art
• ATA carnet shipments
• alcohol and alcoholic products

Additional restrictions may apply to certain destination countries and areas. It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure that the shipment complies with the laws and regulations of the destination country.

For further information please contact our customer service.

Real time delivery information is available in many countries thanks to mobile data transfer from vehicles. This way, senders and recipients can follow the delivery status of their consignments at any time using the international shipment tracking tool. Simply enter the shipment number on the GLS website.

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GLS is liable for loss or damage of parcels in its custody up to a defined value defined in the General Terms and Conditions. Liability does not include consequential damages like loss of profit. You can find further information in the General Conditions of the Nordic Association of Freight Forwarders (NSAB 2000) applied by GLS Finland. On request, a higher insurance limit can be agreed. Simply contact GLS for more information.

General Terms and Conditions

GLS Finland is part of the Luotettava Kumppani program. All information you need concerning the Finnish Contractor’s Liability act can be found on the program’s website (http://www.tilaajavastuu.fi/) free of charge (registration required). Currently, the service is only available in Finnish. If you need the information in English, please contact our customer service.

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The customer service team will be happy to help you. You can contact us by phone or email.

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GLS is committed to the responsible use of resources, the reduction of emissions and the optimisation of waste disposal. All GLS subsidiaries have obtained the ISO 14001 certification for their environmental management systems. GLS coordinates and promotes all activities to protect the environment across the Group within the framework of the ThinkGreen initiative.

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Precisely how much it costs to send a parcel depends on your wishes and requirements. If you send parcels regularly, you will get an individual offer from GLS.

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The delivery times vary depending on the product, the location of the sender and the destination. You can check the current status of your parcel at any time using the international shipment tracking tool.

Parcel tracking

With the online shipment tracking function you can track your parcel at any time. Please note that parcels are handled in different distribution centres, so the dispatch route may not always seem direct to you. To see where your parcel is right now, simply enter the parcel number. Most international parcels arriving to Finland are delivered by our partner Posti Oyj. After the parcels have arrived in Finland you can also track these parcels via the Finnish Post online tracking function. The Posti tracking number is displayed in the GLS Track & Trace as “Finland parcel number”.

International parcel tracking

Most parcel shipments to Finland first arrive at the GLS hub in Kolding, Denmark. The Finnish parcels then are transported directly to the GLS hub in Turku. Therefore, there are no additional scans before the parcels arrive to Finland.

The transport takes up to two business days depending on the time the parcel was handled in the GLS hub in Kolding. During this period, Track & Trace does not display any additional tracking event.

If nobody can accept your parcel at the delivery address, the delivery driver will leave a notification card. It holds key information such as the information about the collection point. For deliveries to addresses in Finland, GLS brings the parcel to the nearest collection point, usually the nearest post office. You can then collect your parcel showing your photo ID (e.g. passport or identity card). If neither the parcel is picked up nor our customer service is informed within 15 working days, the parcel will be returned to sender.

As many private recipients are not home during business hours, GLS Finland delivers the parcels of private recipients directly to a convenient pickup location and sends a notification by mail, e-mail or SMS to the recipient. The pickup location usually is the nearest post office depending on your postal code. Alternatively, you can specify another delivery address during the ordering process. This can for example be your workplace, if your employer agrees. In this case, please remember to additionally specify the name of the company or organisation to ensure reliable delivery.

This status means that your parcel has been delivered to a collection point. In Finland, this usually is the nearest post office depending on your postal code. You will receive a notification by mail, e-mail or SMS. For parcels delivered by our partner Posti Oyj you can also find the details of the collection point via the Finnish Post online tracking function. The Posti parcel number is displayed in the GLS Track & Trace as “Finland parcel number”. You can also collect the parcel from the collection point with this parcel number, even if you have not yet received the arrival notice.

If your parcel is externally damaged, you can refuse to accept it. GLS will then return the parcel to the depot and inform the sender. If the contents are damaged, please contact the sender. GLS cannot and must not check the contents of sent parcels.

First of all check the status of your parcel using the international shipment tracking function of GLS. To do this, enter the shipment number the sender has given you – if not, ask the sender for the number. Secondly, look whether or not the delivery driver has left a notification card for you after the first delivery attempt. The notification card will tell you where your shipment is. Please also check your e-mails and SMS messages, as the notification may be sent to you electronically. If shipment tracking does not help you, get in touch by email or call our customer service. The shipment number helps us, so please have it ready.

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The return policies and practises vary depending on the sender. Please contact the sender of your parcel for more details. All returns through GLS have to be agreed with the sender before sending goods back.

The customer service team will be happy to help you. You can contact us by phone or email.

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