Traficom’s footprint

Traficom operates in a total of 15 locations around Finland, and its head office is located in Vallila, Helsinki. In 2021, Traficom had 885 employees.

However, a large number of our employees worked remotely, because the COVID-19 pandemic continued to force Traficom employees to mainly work from home. Travel for work was also minimal during the pandemic. During conventional times in 2019, travel expenditures were tenfold compared to 2021.

What makes up the Traficom carbon footprint?

Key sources of emissions in Traficom operations are energy consumption in premises, travel for work, commutes, material consumption, and service and product acquisitions. The objective is to create a system for monitoring Traficom’s ecological footprint in 2022, either through the shared central government data bank, which is currently in the works, or through a separate development project.

Changes in the way we work

Going forward, work is likely to become increasingly independent of time and place, and many will continue to work remotely. Working in multiple locations will probably increase, as employees may increasingly work in other places besides their home or the office.

In everything we do, we must take into account that some employees will be working remotely and others at the office. This requires new types of tools and spaces, but also new types of shared practices, in order to be able to ensure that the work environment supports productive work and facilitates meaningful encounters. The increasing prevalence of remote work will make it easier to maintain work-life balance and will, in most cases, reduce emissions from traffic.

Sustainable procurement

The total sum of purchase invoices from Traficom procurements in 2021 was 85.25 million euros. Measured in euros, the largest procurement category (56%) was ICT acquisitions, followed by administrative services (16.8%) and professional and office services (15.6%).

ICT acquisitions include goods, services and software. Printing services, mailing services, services provided by the Finnish Government Shared Services Centre for Finance and HR and other external services, etc. make up a large share of administrative services.

We want the products and services procured by Traficom to be appropriate, functional and of high quality and support sustainable development. We regularly and systematically plan and monitor procurement based on information. We use our allocated funds efficiently. Our procurement is sustainable and complies with provisions and regulations, and our procurement processes are managed professionally throughout their life cycles.