Who are you? 

My name is Kati Fortino. I’m 32 years old, and I live near Helsinki with my Italian husband and our 1.5-year-old boy. My career in customs started in 2013 at SA-TU Logistics, now Customs Support Finland. I’ve had different positions in the customs industry. I began in exports and transitioned to digital transformations and communications. I grew as the company grew, and now I’m the Marketing Coordinator for Finland and Sweden.   

Who are you?

My name is Esko Holopainen, and I am the customs clearance director in Finland.

What does a director of customs clearance do?

I manage all the customs activities in Finland. This includes all the development of our digital systems, overseeing our team of customs declarants, and resolving any issues that arise.

Who are you?

My name is Niko Plith. I’m 50 years old, and I live near Helsinki in Vantaa with my wife and two children. My daughter is 17, and my son is 15. I have worked in logistics for the last 30 years in different positions, and I still think it is the best industry. I’ve done sales, operations management, and some finance, and for the last 20 years, I have been the Managing Director of SA-TU Logistics. The company has a logistics division and the customs brokerage division.

Over 35 Years of Experience 

SA-TU Logistics was founded in 1987 when three forwarding companies decided to decrease service overlapping and established a new company to handle all harbour document services. SA-TU (Harbour and Declaration) was born. In 1990 SA-TU started cargo handling operations at the West Harbour, one of the founders also moved his courier services to SA-TU. In 2000 the company began to develop its transportation services, and a year later expanded into air freight handling by opening a new airfreight terminal.