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Transportation / Storage Warehousing And Support Activities For Transportation, Postal And Courier Activities Postal And Courier Activities 53 - Postal and courier activities
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 October 2022
Employment effect (start)
13 October 2022
Foreseen end date
Description
Finnish company Itella Logistics providing transportation services is expanding its activities in Lithuania and will create around 200 new jobs in Kaunas. On 13 October 2022, the company opened a new logistics centre in Kaunas. Currently the company employs 203 employees in Vilnius.
Itella Logistics was established in Lithuania in 2002. 100% of the company's shares are owned by the Posti Group Corporation. Since 2020, Itella Logistics has been developing the Smartpost parcel terminal network in Lithuania. The turnover of Itella Logistics increased by 30.2% in 2021.
Eurofound (2022), Itella Logistics, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 107617, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107617.
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