In brief
With Remote Home Storage, you pack your belongings at home. We take care of collection, storage and the return of the items you request. You do not need to transport your belongings or organise and fill a storage unit yourself.
With self-storage, you arrange transportation, take your belongings to the storage facility and decide how to fit everything into the space while keeping the items accessible for later.
When choosing between the two, consider how much of the storage process you want to handle yourself and how often you need access to your stored belongings.
Seasonal items, extra furniture and moving boxes can quickly take up valuable space at home. Getting more space does not have to mean arranging transportation, visiting a storage facility and trying to fit everything into a storage unit. Remote Home Storage is an easier alternative to self-storage when you want to leave these tasks to us. You pack your belongings at home ready for collection, and we take care of transportation and storage. When you need your belongings again, simply order the items you want returned in the app or web service.
In this article
Self-storage or Remote Home Storage: what’s the practical difference?
Self-storage | Posti Remote Home Storage | |
|---|---|---|
Transporting your belongings | You transport the items yourself or arrange transportation. | We collect your packed belongings and return the items you request. |
Getting your belongings back | You visit the storage facility in accordance with the provider’s terms and conditions. | You order your belongings back in the app or web service. |
Organising and filling the storage space | You organise and pack your belongings into the storage space yourself. You decide how everything will fit and how to keep the items you need accessible. | You pack your belongings at home ready for collection. We take care of placing them in storage, so you do not need to organise the storage space yourself. |
Storage space | You choose a storage unit from the options offered by the provider. You pay for the entire unit even if you do not use all the space. | The storage fee is based only on the volume your belongings take up. |
Both options free up space at home, but the amount of work left to you is different. With self-storage, you handle transportation as well as filling and organising the storage unit yourself. With Remote Home Storage, you do not need to plan how to stack boxes, leave access routes through the storage unit or move things around to reach a particular item. You simply pack your belongings at home ready for collection and order back the items you need through the service.
How Posti Remote Home Storage works
Add the items you want to store in the app or web service to get a price estimate.
Pack your belongings ready for collection. We deliver the packing materials and collect your items during the time slot you book.
You can see your stored belongings in the service and order some or all of them back at a time of your choice.
With Remote Home Storage, you pay only for the space your belongings take up, so you do not need to rent an entire storage unit. Storage costs €29.90/m³/month, with a minimum charge of €14.90/month. Transportation costs €19.90/m³ each way, with a minimum charge of €7.90 per transport. This allows you to compare the storage and transportation costs of Remote Home Storage with the total cost of the self-storage option you are considering.
Extra space in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen
Whether you are looking for storage in Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa or Kauniainen, you do not have to start by searching for the nearest storage facility. With Remote Home Storage, collection and return take place at an address within the service area. The service covers the postal code areas of these cities.
Which option suits your everyday life?
If you want more space at home without arranging transportation, visiting a storage facility or filling a storage unit yourself, Remote Home Storage is an easy choice. All you need to do is pack your belongings at home ready for collection. We take care of transportation and storage. You can see your belongings in the service and order back the items you need.
If you prefer to visit your storage unit frequently and organise your belongings there yourself, self-storage may suit your everyday life better.
Interested in Remote Home Storage? See how much renting storage space would cost for you: add the items you want to store to the service and get a price estimate. This will help you decide which type of storage best suits your situation.