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Best Fashion Tech Companies in Finland

The 51 best Fashion Tech companies in Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: FootBalance.

51companies tracked
$19.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
Sources & further reading
  • textilelearner.net
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FASHION TECH × FINLAND

Our analysis of 219 Fashion Tech companies

$16.5b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.

219companies analysed
94%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
15unicorns
2016median founding year

Ranked: Best Fashion Tech companies in Finland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingEmployeesFounderFoundedTech stackWeb popularityRecent signals
1partioaitta
Partioaitta offers quality equipment, protective gear, and clothing for outdoor activities.
—94—1928WordPressSentryZendesk+21Top 500k—
2nanso
Nanso is the online clothing store and fashion brand in Finaland.
—72—1921Cart FunctionalityShopifyVideoJS+38Top 100k—
3Lännen Tekstiilihuolto
Provider of textile maintenance services based in Pori, Finland.
—54—2001———
4FootBalance
Provider of insoles for individuals
$10M32Erkki Hakkala
Founder
2003Node.jsNextAuth.jsReact+17Top 5M2 launchs · 1 partnership
5IVALO
Marketplace for fashion products
—32Matti Lamminsalo
Co-Founder & CEO
2016Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+24Top 500k—
6Vima
Operator of a fashion store intended to offer a selection of branded products.
—29—1953———
7Zadaa
Online marketplace for pre-owned fashion products
$9M19Vaha - Pietila Jyri Pekka
Co-Founder
2015———
8lumi accessories
Lumi Accessories was founded in New York City in 2000.
—15—2000Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+25Top 5M—

Top 6 Fashion Tech companies in Finland

#1
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2015 · 19 employees
$8.6Mraised
▾

Online marketplace for pre-owned fashion products. The product catalog includes sweatshirts, t-shirts, humpers, dresses, skirts, shorts, jackets, sweaters, handbags, purses, caps, backpacks, beanies, caps, footwear, sunglasses, and more. Its mobile app is available for Android and iOS users.

Funding rounds
  • 2020Series A$4.9M
  • May 2018Series A$2.7M
  • 2017Seed$699.8K
  • Feb 2016Seed$270K
Founders & team
Vaha - Pietila Jyri PekkaCo-FounderSauli HirviFounder / CTO
Investors
Begin Capital, Impulse VC, Superhero Capital, M4E Finland Management, Ida Fram Group, nFront Ventures
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpJquery MigrateJqueryGoogle Tag Manager
#2
Series A · Vantaa, Uusimaa · founded 2003 · 32 employees
$9.8Mraised
▾

Provider of insoles for individuals

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers — 23.8% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: QA Lead, Customer Success Executive
Activity: 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 expansions (incl. Karhu Global) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2020Series A$9.8M
Founders & team
Erkki HakkalaFounderAtul MidhaChief Executive Officer
Investors
Scope Capital Advisory
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#3
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 8 employees
$298.3Kraised
▾

Marita Huurinainen is a designer, casual & formal apparel brand for women offering dresses, skirts, pants, tops, cardigans, jackets, shoes and accessories. The company sells their products through their online platform, own store, and retailers.

Funding rounds
  • 2016Seed$116.3K
  • Dec 2015Seed$182K
Founders & team
Marita HuurinainenFounderAndreas JankCEO
Tech stack
Cart FunctionalityMycashflowDhlRecaptchaJqueryGoogle Tag Manager
#4
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2012 · 1 employees
$850Kraised
▾

Stylewhile helps online stores to build an interactive platform by providing them with an online styling room. It lets customers style their looks and create their own model while shopping. It claims to improve engagement, retention & add to cart processes for online fashion e-commerce portals.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2013Seed$850K
Founders & team
Jutta HaaramoFounder & CEOIlkka RamoCo-Founder
Investors
Reaktor Ventures, Lifeline Ventures, VentureOut
#5
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 3 employees
—raised
▾

Sosho is an app-based social community platform for fashion enthusiasts, retailers, and brands. It provides an AI-based fashion shopping assistant for the shoppers which takes inputs from the shopper on what they are looking for and uses the keywords entered to provide recommendations. It also transfers the shopper's query to two fellow shoppers with a similar profile and also to the retailers or brand who are offering products in that category. It provides recommendations from 3 different sources i.e., from the recommendation engine, the fellow shoppers, and the retailers/brand. For the retailers/brands, it helps in getting discovered and also provides an analytics engine for them to identify their customers and their locations.

Funding rounds
  • Oct 2014Seed—
Investors
Startup Sauna
Tech stack
PhpLitespeedHostingerHttp/3
#6
Deadpooled · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 1 employees
—raised
▾

Insjo is a line of fashion accessories manufacturing bags and keyrings. Their bags are inspired by Finnish culture. Insjo offers products through offline retailers and their website.

Funding rounds
  • 2013Seed—
Founders & team
Tianyin HuangFounder
Investors
Startup Sauna
Tech stack
Nginx

Funding & investor landscape

$19.6Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
8disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Antler2 rounds
ClimateLaunchpad2 rounds
New Factory2 rounds
Startup Sauna2 rounds
Wave Ventures2 rounds
BLOCKRAISE1 rounds
Begin Capital1 rounds
CHMG Capital1 rounds
Courage Ventures Funds1 rounds
Eligent Accelerator1 rounds

Notable founders

Vaha - Pietila Jyri Pekka
Co-Founder · Zadaa
Sauli Hirvi
Founder / CTO · Zadaa
Erkki Hakkala
Founder · FootBalance
Atul Midha
Chief Executive Officer · FootBalance
Marita Huurinainen
Founder · Marita Huurinainen
Andreas Jank
CEO · Marita Huurinainen
Jutta Haaramo
Founder & CEO · Stylewhile
Ilkka Ramo
Co-Founder · Stylewhile
Tianyin Huang
Founder · Insjo
Prism market signals · Finland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 247,587 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Fashion Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Finland

How research on Textiles & Wearable Materials is moving in Finland

A read on the academic research around Textiles & Wearable Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 21 Finland-affiliated papers.

top research entities
  • Tampere University11
  • Aalto University8
  • Tampere University of Applied Sciences2
  • University of Vaasa1
  • Philips1
leading researchers
Leena Ukkonen · Toni Björninen · Johanna Virkki · Hossein Baniasadi · Mithila Mohan · Xiaochen Chen · Lauri Sydänheimo · Jussi Mikkonen
▲ Breakthroughs8 · 38%
0%→0% share
11 median citations50% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Composite material.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Composite material2
  • Ultra high frequency2
  • Antenna (radio)2
  • Architectural engineering2
  • Polyamide1
Landmark Passive E-Textile UHF RFID-Based Wireless Strain Sensors With Integrated References · 52 cites
◆ Advancements10 · 48%
0%→0% share
4 median citations70% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Split-ring resonator.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Split-ring resonator2
  • Antenna (radio)2
  • Wearable computer2
  • Ultra high frequency2
  • Wireless2
Landmark Smart textile waste collection system – Dynamic route optimization with IoT · 55 cites
▼ Concerns3 · 14%
0%→0% share
29 median citations33% since 2021mostly reviews
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Electronics.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronics1
  • Multidisciplinary approach1
  • Sustainability1
  • Legislation1
  • Field (mathematics)1
Landmark Review of the end-of-life solutions in electronics-based smart textiles · 47 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Finland

Where textiles tech is researched across Finland

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Tampere11 · +0.59
Espoo8 · +0.64
Opportunity · Nanotechnology

Common questions

How many Fashion Tech companies are there in Finland?
Radar tracks 51 indexable Fashion Tech companies headquartered in Finland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Fashion Tech companies in Finland?
The Fashion Tech companies in Finland on this list have raised a combined $19.6M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Fashion Tech company in Finland?
FootBalance is the highest-funded Fashion Tech company in Finland, with $9.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Fashion Tech companies in Finland are funded?
4 of the 51 Fashion Tech companies in Finland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Fashion Tech unicorns are there in Finland?
None of the Fashion Tech companies in Finland on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Finland Fashion Tech companies?
The most active investors in Finland Fashion Tech companies on this list include Antler, ClimateLaunchpad, New Factory, Startup Sauna, Wave Ventures.
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