DTF transfers

Transfer sheets for your own press, or a finished print job

The service splits in two. You can order the transfer sheets alone and press them yourself with your own heat press, or leave the pressing to us on finished garments as separately agreed work. Neither option carries a general minimum order or a set-up fee.

DTF reproduces a detailed, multi-colour image, and the hand usually stays thinner and softer than with the HTV materials we use. For large personalised runs it is the common choice, but the method is only fixed once we have seen the artwork and the garment. T-shirts are printed using DTF or HTV depending on the artwork, material and intended use; we do not offer DTG printing. The differences between the methods are explained on DTF vai HTV (in Finnish).

A6, A4 and A3 sizes and prices

Prices include Finnish value added tax of 25.5 per cent and apply to DTF transfer sheets only. A separate contract price can be agreed for a monthly volume above 500 sheets. Printing on finished garments is always priced as its own job and is not calculated from the sheet prices in the table.

Print-ready artwork and proof approval

We accept PNG, JPEG/JPG, TIFF, PDF, SVG, AI and EPS files, in both raster and vector form. We recommend 300 dpi at the final print size and converting fonts to outlines before you send the file. The guideline is a minimum of 12 pt for text and 2 pixels for line weight. If the artwork contains finer detail than that, it has to be checked separately before production.

Tell us the print size and the placement on the garment when you send the file. A transparent background is needed whenever the background is not meant to be printed.

RGB and CMYK are both fine, and production prints in CMYK. We can aim at a Pantone or brand colour when you supply the colour and profile details. We do not promise an exact match before it has been confirmed with your own artwork and your own material, so mention a brand colour that is critical for your company already when you send the artwork.

Every order requires your proof approval before production. The first ordinary correction round is included in the order. Artwork editing after that, and separately ordered vectorising, redrawing and graphic design, cost 45 €/h, billed in full hours.

Materials are checked before production

For the assessment we need the full material composition stated on the care label, including the blend ratios. Naming the fabric alone is not enough if the label lists several materials or their proportions.

We have experience with cotton, polyester, cotton-polyester blends, nylon, fleece, hoodies, softshell, waterproof and coated fabrics, high-visibility workwear, technical fabrics and selected stretch materials. The list still does not mean automatic approval. Nylon and softshell we always assess case by case, and fabric containing elastane, Lycra or otherwise significant stretch we test before we promise anything. Silk and wool we do not take for printing.

With coated and waterproof garments there is one thing worth weighing before you order: we do not guarantee that the garment's original waterproofing survives the printing.

Production time, delivery and express

Normal production time is 2–3 working days. Transport time comes on top of that, and weekends are not counted as working days, so the figure does not describe the total delivery time.

SmartPOST delivery costs 5.90 €, and standard delivery is free on orders of at least 70 euros. Helsinki express costs 25 € and includes express delivery. The cut-off for same-working-day express is 11.00 and for same-day pickup 16.00. A valid express order placed after 11.00 is delivered on the next working day. Express requires print-ready raster or vector artwork and advance payment.

The work is done in Konala and Lauttasaari in Helsinki, and we deliver across Finland. Both locations serve Monday to Friday from 09.00 to 17.00 and by appointment only. Customer pickup is possible only from Lauttasaari. We do not publish street addresses on general service pages.

How to order DTF transfer sheets

Do you need the sheets alone for your own press? Send print-ready artwork and tell us the print size or sheet size you want, and the quantity. We check the artwork and send a proof for approval, and we confirm the quote and the final price after that check. Payment is handled after the price is confirmed, before the production schedule is fixed. Production time for a sheet order is counted from the order confirmation.

If you estimate your monthly volume will exceed 500 sheets, mention it in your first message. A contract price is then agreed separately instead of the tiers in the table.

How to order printing on a finished garment

Finished printed garments are ordered through /suunnittele-ja-tilaa/ (in Finnish). You upload an image or describe the idea, choose the garment, the print placement and the size, and enter the quantity, garment sizes and personalisation. The plan can be saved without a request for quotation, if the matter still needs internal approval.

The calculator shows a price estimate for DTF transfer sheets and for printing on finished garments. It does not yet estimate HTV work, and the amount shown is an estimate, not a binding final price.

When you send the plan, we go through the artwork, the garment and the method, and we send a quote. Production starts once you have approved the proof and the final price, payment has been received and the production schedule has been confirmed. When your own garments are printed, production time starts only once the garments have been received, material suitability and any testing have been resolved, the proof has been approved and the required advance payment has arrived; the condition met last decides the start. Attach the care-label details to the plan straight away and you will get the suitability assessment at the same time.