KWH Logistics

Satisfied customers and establishment in Sweden

KWH Logistics has been the largest port operator in Finland for a long time, but last year we were finally able to cross the border. Our eyes have been on northern Sweden for some time and I am very pleased that we will now start handling goods in the ports of Umeå and Skellefteå.

These are not the only new locations in which we established ourselves last year. During the year, we acquired Havator’s port crane operations in several locations. This means that we can establish ourselves full-time in the ports of Kemi and Kaskinen, where we previously only had project-based operations.

I am particularly pleased with these new establishments as the market was still challenging in 2025. Despite a slight improvement, the total volume of goods in Finnish ports is still at a lower level than normal, mainly due to the difficult situation of the forestry industry and the sharp decline in Russian transit traffic.

Despite the challenges, the past year also offered many glimmers of light. Above all, I am pleased that we have managed to reduce the number of accidents. The stevedoring industry traditionally has a high accident index owing to the nature of the work, but we have managed to turn the curve downwards and are now significantly below the industry average. This is the result of long-term work and a change in our entire corporate culture.

KWH Logistics has very satisfied customers

Last year, we also managed to grow in one of our traditional core areas, the large-scale industrial area in Kokkola. We have been managing logistics at the port for a long time, but now we also handle an increasing proportion of the goods flows in the large-scale industrial area itself. We also strengthened our positions in the Port of Kristiinankaupunki, where we purchased large areas of land, as we have strong faith in new industrial establishments in the area. In the port Hanko, too, we developed our services during the year in line with increasing traffic.

Another thing we can be pleased about is that KWH Logistics has very satisfied customers. The already good results of our customer satisfaction survey improved further last year. Employee surveys also show that employees are satisfied with the company’s management.

One reason why employees enjoy working with us is that they get to be involved and exert influence. Last year, we introduced an internal innovation system that has generated many good ideas from our personnel on how we can improve safety and streamline processes using AI, for example.

All these internal improvements mean that we are well equipped for the day the market starts moving in earnest again. With the large number of exciting projects we have on the drawing board, I look to the future with confidence.

Joakim Laxåback
Head of Division, KWH Logistics

Key events in 2025

Establishment in northern Sweden
Acquisition of Havator’s port crane operations
Growth in large-scale industry in Kokkola and the Port of Hanko, among others
Very high customer satisfaction scores
Accident frequency lowered

KWH Logistics – Finland’s leading port operator

Leading port operator
KWH Logistics is Finland’s foremost port operator with operationsin 17 Finnish ports and two ports in northern Sweden. The Group also includes several subsidiaries in other logistics areas.

Close to customers
Thanks to its many local subsidiaries, KWH Logistics works very closely with its customers. At the same time, the company can offer total logistics solutions by subsidiaries working together.

Strong investment capacity
One of KWH Logistics’ major strengths is its good investment capacity, which allows the company to quickly start up new operations according to customer needs.

KWH Logistics’ business units

Port Logistics

Stevedoring, freight forwarding, ship customs clearance and port logistics for bulk cargo, general cargo and heavy project loads.

Subsidiaries:
Blomberg Stevedoring
Galea Shipping
Rauanheimo
Stevena

International Transports

Global logistics solutions with different modes of transport.

Subsidiaries:
Backman-Trummer (Freight Forwarding department)
Moonway

Industrial Services

Handling of goods in terminals and industrial areas.

Subsidiary:
Adolf Lahti

turnover

24%

personnel

22%

gross investments

33%

Anders Back

Financial Director, KWH Logistics

Vesa Peltola

ICT Director, KWH Logistics

Mona Andersson-Kuorikoski

HR Director, KWH Logistics

Petri Lehtipuu

ESQ Director, KWH Logistics

Markku Mäkipere

Managing Director, Stevena & Moonway, Marketing Director, KWH Logistics

Tero Kosonen

Managing Director, Rauanheimo

Pekka Pöllänen

Managing Director, Adolf Lahti

Johan Smedjebacka

Director, Backman-Trummer

Bernt Björkholm

Senior Advisor, Backman-Trummer, Blomberg Stevedoring
Managing Director, Blomberg Rent

Björn Knutar

Managing Director, Blomberg Stevedoring