Quality logistics from a family business for nearly 100 years
We have been providing transport services under the Karjalainen name for five generations, now through two companies.
Transport and logistics services
Karjalaisen Rahti Oy
Karjalaisen Rahti Oy is a Finnish company providing transport and logistics services, established in 1998. We deliver full and partial loads as well as general cargo transport for the retail and industrial sectors.
The company’s owners work in key positions within the organization, bringing an entrepreneurial spirit to everything we do — both on the road and at our terminal.
Our goal is to enhance our customers’ competitiveness in the market through our services.
Recycling and heavy transport services
Karjalaisen NostoKuljetus Oy
Karjalaisen NostoKuljetus Oy is a Central Finland-based company providing recycling and transport services, established in 2011. Our operations center and waste facility are located in Leppävesi, Laukaa.
Our core values are honesty, diligence, and customer satisfaction — values that have been reflected in our growing number of long-term customer relationships.
In the Central Finland region, we offer comprehensive waste management services for construction and demolition sites, including skip hire, waste transport, and waste reception at our own facility.
Our waste center in Leppävesi, Laukaa, serves contract customers around the clock when needed.
Welcome to join us on our journey!
We proudly continue the transport business started by Augusti Karjalainen in 1927, still providing high-quality logistics services to this day — now also taking care of waste services and our environment, both on the road and at our terminal.
Customer first – genuinely
Our principle is to never say no when it comes to providing services. We review every request and, if needed, are ready to add an entirely new service area to our offering.
We have extensive experience in transporting a wide range of goods — including newspapers, peat, wood chips, raw timber, planks, and various types of general cargo. We also offer related services such as semi-trailer towing, forklift and wheel loader services, terminal operations, and more.
Let’s sit down together and start planning!
Quality logistics in the family for over 90 years
1927
Augusti Karjalainen began operations in Pylkönmäki, Central Finland. The business involved transporting goods for his own bakery and lemonade factory, including passenger transport as well. In other words, combined transport services already existed back then!
1947
Artturi Karjalainen followed in his father’s footsteps. He began transporting raw timber and sand, and later introduced HIAB truck services.
Even after moving to Jyväskylä, Artturi continued to offer transport services.
1972
Artturi’s son Juhani has also dedicated most of his life’s work to transport operations based in Pylkönmäki. He has hauled raw timber, planks, concrete products, peat, and ash, while also providing various lifting and transport services.
1998
Juhani’s son Jukka Karjalainen and his wife Riitu founded Karjalaisen Rahti Oy in Vehniä, Laukaa.
Later, the operations expanded to include a general cargo terminal located in Jyväskylä, with our network now covering all of Finland.
2011
Juhani’s younger sons, Janne and Markus Karjalainen, founded Karjalaisen NostoKuljetus Oy.
Later, Ossi Peteri joined the company as a shareholder. Karjalaisen NostoKuljetus Oy provides recycling and transport services in Central Finland.
2025
Today, Karjalaisen Rahti Oy and Karjalaisen NostoKuljetus Oy drive over one million kilometers annually.
To put that into perspective, it’s equivalent to circling the globe 25 times — or about twice a month on average. Clearly, the volume of transport has grown significantly over the years.