Rautakirja operates in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Lithuania. The division consists of Finland’s leading chain of convenience outlets (R-kiosks), the country’s principal press distributor (Lehtipiste), Finland’s most extensive bookstore chain (Suomalainen Kirjakauppa), and Finland’s largest movie theatre chain (Finnkino).
“Rautakirja’s goal is to grow faster than the overall retail and wholesale market. Truly nationwide operations and a strong market position are our other key elements.
“An important share of Rautakirja’s future growth will come from outside Finland. The Baltic countries are already part of our domestic market. In the future, we will focus increasingly on the developing markets of Eastern Europe.”
Erkki Järvinen, President & CEO of Rautakirja