front page Timetables and prices Charter trips Transport services Western lines Take contact Found items Search History Länsilinjat Oy is a family-owned company founded in 1939 in Tampere. The founding meeting was attended by Yrjö Penttilä, a co-owner of the new company, who had already started operating in Koivistonkylä, Tampere, in the 1920s. He became the long-term CEO and developer of Länsilinja. In its first year, the western lines had 15 different routes, the longest all the way to Vaasa. However, the war, which soon began, cast a shadow over the whole country, when both personnel and cars left for the front. With the advent of peace, recovery began, although there was a shortage of everything. Nevertheless, as early as the late 1940s, liner kilometers increased. By the end of the 1950s, old cars had been replaced with new ones and better times were coming anyway. Urbanization, motorization and increasing wealth also increased mobility: Länsilinjat got its first quick flight to Vaasa in 1962. The next 15 years were a time of expansion for the Western Lines. There was an energy crisis and a recession in the 1970s, but despite them, the West had a decade of strong growth and also a time of acquisitions. In 1980, the West Lines had 150 employees and 80 cars, almost the same number as today. In the 1970s, tourism increased. In addition to bus and long-distance traffic, Western Lines drove charter flights to neighboring countries and later also to Central Europe. In 1977, the Group set up its own travel agency to handle group travel for charter customers, hotel stays and later other programs at the destination. Today, the travel agency Lomalinja produces and offers its customers themed trips around the world guided by experts in various fields. In addition, the office also continues to serve Länsilinja's charter customers. Western lines today Länsilinjat Oy:tä on johdettu 80-vuotisen historiansa aikana harkiten. Riskien ottamisen sijaan olemme halunneet vaalia pitkäjänteistä ja vastuullista toimintaa. Vuonna 1984 investoimme omaan toimitilaan Tampereen Sarankulmassa, jossa tehdään mm. reittien ja vuorojen suunnittelua. Vuosien saatossa Länsilinjojen toimitusjohtajina ovat toimineet Yrjö Penttilä (1939–1969/1975), Esko Penttilä (1975–1995), Matti Rantanen (1995–1996) ja Jorma Penttilä (1996–2008). Nykyinen toimitusjohtaja Terhi Penttilä aloitti tehtävässä vuonna 2008. Hänen aikanaan ala on ollut kenties historiansa suurimmassa muutoksessa: ”Ala muuttuu kaiken aikaa, mutta me vastaamme ajan haasteisiin. Tavoitteemme on palvella vanhoja ja uusia asiakkaitamme edelleen tulevina vuosikymmeninä.” Länsilinjat Oy Patamäenkatu 6, 33900 Tampere Office open Mon-Fri 8.30-16.00 Tel. (03) 3140 3000 Email lansilinjat@lansilinjat.fi © 2019 Länsilinjat Oy Privacy Policy Privacy statement customer register Privacy statement marketing register Privacy statement job seeker register Privacy policy Follow us on somessa We use cookies on our website. We assume this is right for you if you continue to use our site.ALRIGHTExit the pages Our Privacy Policy