Vastaanottopaikka

Vastaanottopaikka is a term used in Finnish logistics to denote the location where goods are received by the recipient. It refers to a designated point for delivery or collection and can be a warehouse, distribution centre, a company site, a post office, or a parcel locker. In shipping documents and contractual terms, vastaanottopaikka specifies where delivery is deemed completed and where the recipient takes possession of the goods. The actual address may vary depending on the agreement; the vastaanottopaikka can be the recipient’s address, a supplier’s depot, or an intermediary pickup point.

In practice, vastaanottopaikka is chosen to optimize delivery, costs, and security. Carriers or forwarders may designate a vastaanottopaikka in service terms, and recipients may select a preferred pickup point through online portals. The concept also plays a role in risk and liability allocation; in some terms, risk transfers to the recipient at the moment the goods are received at the vastaanottopaikka, but terms vary by contract.

Examples include routing shipments to a central distribution hub as the vastaanottopaikka, delivering to a retailer’s or carrier’s parcel locker as the vastaanottopaikka, or sending goods to a customer’s business premises that has been designated as the receiving point.

Operational considerations include access hours, location security, handling facilities, notification procedures, and integration with warehouse or transport management systems to track arrivals and confirmations of receipt.

See also: vastaanottopiste, toimitus, logistiikka.