Sustainability in Matkapojat

Together towards more sustainable tourism

Matkapojat Oy is committed to developing its operations to be even more sustainable. In the development of more sustainable operations, we consider, as far as possible, the climate, the well-being of people and animals, the preservation of biodiversity, human rights, and the cultural factors of travel destinations. Matkapojat Oy is a member of the Travelife sustainability certification program, and we are now working step by step to achieve international sustainability standards.

The guidelines for our sustainability operations is Matkapojat Oy's sustainability policy.

Matkapojat Oy

Ari Penttilä

Managing Director, MD

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Matkapojat Oy's Sustainable Tourism Program

Matkapojat Oy considers sustainability in all its operations by reducing greenhouse gas emission its own office operations and during the trips it produces, avoiding activities that contribute to the loss of nature and ensuring that the trips produced by Matkapojat Oy protect local cultural traditions and human rights widely. Matkapojat Oy aims to halve its CO2 equivalent emissions by 2027 compared to 2023 and achieve carbon neutrality in 2030, both by reducing emissions from its operations as much as possible and by offsetting the share of emissions that remain after the reduction measures.

Certificates and recognitions

Matkapojat has achieved the following sustainable travel certificates and signed the following Declarations of commitment for sustainable traveling industry.

Sustainable Travel Finland label - Read more
Travelife CERTIFIED award - Read more
Glasgow Declaration - Read more
Helsinki Declaration - Read more

Taimiteko - our carbon offset partner

Matkapojat Oy has chosen the youth organisation 4H Federation’s Taimiteko as its domestic partner, which will plant spruce and pine seedlings to offset the carbon footprint emissions caused by travelling. Planting a tree is a concrete action for the benefit of Finnish nature. At the same time, you employ young Finns.

For Matkapojat Oy's customers, participation in Taimiteko is voluntary. You can choose it as an additional service during the booking process as part of your trip. By choosing the Taimiteko as part of your booking, you offset the carbon footprint of your trip.

Traveling sustainably with Matkapojat

Sustainability for the trip

Matkapojat is Finland's largest seller of boat and trips to the Baltics and Scandinavia. We have been operating in the industry for more than 40 years. As a 100% Finnish owned business, it is important for us to operate in an ecologically, socially, and economically sustainable way. We have been worthy of the trust of our customers and partners since 1977 and we want to remain a high-quality and reliable company. We make sure that we keep up with the development and take care of the best possible travel arrangements from start to finish.

Sustainable travel guidelines

Sustainability reporting

Matkapojat Oy has started to actively develop different aspects of responsibility. Since emission calculations have become part of the company's internal routine, we are constantly analyzing the amount of emissions and their causes. Based on the analysis, we will continue to work to reduce emissions by choosing the purchases necessary for the company's own operations more responsibly than before, if possible.

Read the responsibility report for the financial year 2023-2024 here >>

Financial year 2023-2024

Have a good and sustainable trip!

Questions about Matkapojat Oy's responsibility issues?

If you have any questions about Matkapoikie's responsibility issues, you can leave a message at vastuullisuus@matkapojat.fi.

Matkapojat sales service, phone 010 2323 200

If you want more information about the trip or personal service, call our sales service on 010 2323200 or leave a call request. Our travel experts will help you with all travel-related questions.

Go with your own group!

Do you have your own group - small or large - with which you would like to travel? Did you know that Matkapojat serves groups of all sizes and tailors travel packages that suit you and your group. You can reach our professional sales clerks on 010 2323 440 or ryhmat@matkapojat.fi. If you wish, you can also request an offer directly or leave a call request.

Sales service 010 2323 200

Call request

Newsletter

Offer request

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