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Best High Tech Companies in Finland

The 541 best High Tech companies in Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: ICEYE.

541companies tracked
$2.7Bdisclosed funding
4unicorns
198have raised

Finland's High Tech sector has pulled $2.7B in disclosed funding across 541 tracked companies, and the directory you're looking at ranks them by equity raised and recent momentum. Four unicorns have emerged from that pool. That's a meaningful signal about where capital conviction has landed.

The numbers get sharper at the top. Iceye leads all filers at $438M, built on synthetic-aperture radar satellites that serve defense, insurance, and disaster-response clients globally. IQM sits at $346M, staking its position in quantum computing hardware. Varjo ($144M) and Oura ($148M) round out a cluster of hardware-first bets that I'd argue define Finland's edge: deep engineering, not just software. NestAI ($116M) and Algorithmiq ($20M) show the AI layer thickening beneath the hardware story. So what ties these together? Patient capital from investors like Tesi, Business Finland, and Lifeline Ventures, who've consistently backed long-cycle technology with real manufacturing risk. EV powertrain and battery technology themes are drawing fresh attention in the region too, which matters if you're watching where the next funding wave breaks. The directory reflects how online discovery shapes deal flow for companies in exactly this category.

FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × FINLAND

Our analysis of 1,127 High Tech companies

$222.2b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

1,127companies analysed
89%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
124unicorns
2018median founding year
871kcombined LinkedIn audience
61%of audience held by top 3
8companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Finland

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackMarket signals (1y)Patents & IP focusRecent signals
1ICEYE 🦄
Manufacturer of radar satellite constellations providing persistent earth observation imagery
$438M6 mo ago492Pekka Laurila
Co-Founder & CSO
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+1711 signals ▼31%
Funding · Earnings · Contracts
320 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 launch · 2 partnerships · 2 expansions
2IQM 🦄
Developer of superconducting quantum computers
$346M2 mo ago300Juha Vartiainen
Co-founder & Chief Global Affairs Officer & Board Member
WordPressMySQLPHP+2030 signals ▲400%
Funding · Leadership · M&A
1 award
3Oura 🦄
Developer of a smart ring for sleep, fitness, stress, and health
$148M8 mo ago500Petteri Lahtela
Co-Founder
Cart FunctionalitySentryNoibu+3812 signals ▲50%
Leadership · Funding · IPO
2 launchs · 3 partnerships
4Varjo
Provider of virtual reality headsets
$144M9 mo ago200Urho Konttori
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+271 partnership
5TactoTek
Manufacturer of structural electronics components
$143M17 mo ago81Jussi Harvela
CEO
WebflowApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+15484 patents
Advanced optoelectronic multilayer panels and integrated printed-circuit illumination assemblies.
1 partnership · 1 award
6NestAI
Developer of technology addressing human and societal problems with urgency
$116M6 mo agoPeter Sarlin
Founder
RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+121 job opening · 3 partnerships
7Virta
Provider of electric vehicle charging solutions and related energy services
$108M37 mo ago200Christian Girardeau
CEO
HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+271 job opening · 1 partnership
8iLOQ
Developer of programmable lock & key systems for homes
$77M76 mo ago280WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+32278 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
9Canatu
Developer of advanced carbon nanotube materials for industrial applications
$75M43 mo ago100Juha Kokkonen
CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+18310 patents
Functionalized carbon nanomaterials and oriented deposition processes for flexible electronic components
1 partnership · 1 expansion · 1 award
10Wirepas
Provider of wireless connectivity software for industrial and commercial IoT deployments
$75M31 mo ago73Mikko Kohvakka
Co-Founder
Reactstyled-componentsGatsby+15221 patents
Decentralized mesh networking for large‑scale IoT device communication and routing.
3 job openings · 1 partnership
11Lido
Non-custodial staking solution for cryptocurrencies
$72M51 mo ago922NotionSuper BuilderNode.js+142 partnerships · 1 award
12Spinnova
Developer of cellulose-based textile fibres
$71M34 mo ago78Janne Poranen
Executive Chairman of the Board
RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+137 signals ▼42%
Earnings · Announcements · M&A
95 patents
Production of renewable protein-based textile fibers and yarns for sustainable fabrics.
2 job openings · 1 partnership
13Dispelix
Developer of waveguide displays for augmented reality devices and glasses
$55M55 mo ago124VimeoApache HTTP ServerCloudflare+13542 patents
Design and manufacturing of diffractive optical elements and microdisplay gratings
2 job openings
14SensoFusion
Builds RF-based drone detection and disabling systems.
$53M5 mo agoTuomas Rasila
Founder & CEO
Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceRuby+141 job opening
15Haltian
Provider of end-to-end IoT solutions for enterprises
$46M37 mo ago145WordPress Site EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+3046 patents
Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics
2 launchs · 1 partnership
16Enevo
Provider of a platform and sensors for waste management optimization
$39M104 mo ago15Fredrik Kekalainen
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+164 signals
M&A · Funding
90 patents
IoT-based waste container tracking, fill-level sensing, and dynamic collection routing
17Parallel Finance
Decentralized protocol focused on money markets
$29M50 mo ago58Yubo Ruan
Founder
Node.jsReactNext.js+8
18Ultimate
Provider of AI-powered solutions for customer and employee service automation
$28M56 mo ago181Markus Rautio
Lead Engineer & Co-Founder
SentryReactReact Router+14
19Mendor
Blood glucose monitoring device
$28M122 mo ago1631 patents
Blood glucose monitoring devices and calibrated test‑strip cartridge technologies
20Quuppa
Provider of reliable real-time indoor position tracking platform
$24M69 mo ago50WordPress Block EditorWordPressApple iCloud Mail+331 job opening · 2 partnerships
21Algorithmiq
Developer of quantum algorithms for chemistry and life science applications
$20M1 mo ago24Sabrina Maniscalco
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+1626 patents
Quantum algorithms for expectation estimation, noise mitigation, and fermionic encoding in quantum computing
1 expansion
22CH-Bioforce
Biomass fractionating technology solution provider
$18M47 mo ago11Sebastian Schoultz
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
WordPressMySQLPHP+1957 patents
Biomass valorization: lignin and hemicellulose extraction, cross‑linkable xylan production for biorefineries
1 launch · 1 expansion · 2 awards
23SemiQon
Provider of products for quantum quibit and quantum hardware
$18M15 mo ago3WebflowYouTubePlausible+81 job opening
24Sulapac
Manufacturer of bio-based, biodegradable plastic alternatives
$18M36 mo ago34Suvi Haimi
Co-Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+2457 patents
Sustainable wood-based biodegradable composites for flexible packaging and thin‑walled containers
3 launchs · 2 awards
25Kelluu
Developer of electricity transmission based utility projects
$18M2 mo ago20Jiri Jormakka
Co-Founder & Head of Sales
RubyAnimate.cssTailwind CSS+137 patents
Morphing airship and aircraft structural design for variable shape flight vehicles.
2 partnerships
26NewIcon
Provider of automation systems for pharmacies and hospital pharmaceutical services
$17M86 mo ago45Ossi Parviainen
Founder & CEO
WordPressMySQLPHP+1027 patents
Automated pharmaceutical packaging, dispensing, and drug distribution monitoring systems
27Sensible 4
Developer of vehicle automation systems for extreme environments
$17M41 mo ago77Jussi Suomela
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+2213 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
1 partnership
28QuantrolOx
Provider of AI-enabled quantum computing software
$16M39 mo ago23Natalia Ares
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+181 partnership
29Distance
Glass free mixed-reality displays
$14M20 mo agoJussi Makinen
Co-Founder & CMO
VimeoPlausibleCloudflare Browser Insights+63 partnerships
30CurifyLabs
Provider of digital 3D printing solutions for personalized medicine
$11M12 mo ago16Niklas Topelius
Co-Founder
HubSpot CMS HubFacebook LoginLinkedin Sign-in+2012 patents
Advanced pharmaceutical formulation and dispensing systems, including blade‑free mixing and printable doses.
31Silo.AI
Provider of customized AI-powered solutions
$11M29 mo ago240Tero Ojanpera
Co-Founder
WebflowSalesforceSplide+128 patents
Protective and collection systems for waste containers, especially mixed and bio-waste
32Quanscient
Provider of a cloud-based quantum simulation platform
$10M0 mo ago18HubSpot CMS HubAmazon Web ServicesLazySizes+208 patents
Quantum algorithms and circuits for lattice Boltzmann and gas automata fluid simulations
33Comptek Solutions
Provider of III-V compound semiconductor material
$9M34 mo ago1941 patents
Integrated photonic devices and thin‑film semiconductor processing technologies.
34Factor
DeFi infrastructure for launching markets by interconnecting DeFi protocols
$8M39 mo agoKurapika
Co-Founder
35Treon
Developer of IoT enabled wireless hardware devices for industrial applications
$7M2 mo ago61Pasi Hyttinen
Co-Founder
WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+3411 signals ▲22%
New product · Funding
12 patents
Battery manufacturing, wireless network device configuration, and MEMS acceleration sensor technologies.
1 expansion
36Phaver
Decentralized social networking platform
$7M32 mo ago27Joonatan Lintala
CEO & Co-founder
BootstrapAmazon ALBAmazon Web Services+5
37Sooma Oy
Non-invasive neuromodulation therapies
$7M27 mo ago22Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+2832 patents
Non-invasive and implantable transcranial brain stimulation devices and electrodes
38Nordic Bioproducts Group
Provider of cellulose based bioplastics
$6M4 mo ago26Olli Kahkonen
Co-Founder
WordPressPleskMySQL+1410 patents
Microcrystalline cellulose production/reactor design and lignin‑microcellulose feed/emulsion technologies
2 awards
39GEVULOT
Permissionless and programmable layer one blockchain platform
$6M28 mo agoTeemu Paivinen
Founder & CEO
GitBookNode.jsReact+10
40QMill
Provider of quantum computing solutions
$4M21 mo agoVille Kotovirta
Co-Founder & CTO
SanityNode.jsPanda CSS+102 patents
Secure digital identity verification and authentication systems
1 launch · 1 award
41Fiberdom
Developer of functionalized wood fiber supermaterial for plastic-free packaging solutions
$4M14 mo agoTomi Jarvenpaa
Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+1240 patents
Biodegradable high‑strength lignocellulosic composites and durable cardboard manufacturing
42Louhe
Provider of physical security solutions using artificial intelligence and data analysis
$3M20 mo agoJukka Laakso
Co-Founder and CEO
WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+162 patents
Analyzing property usage data for real estate asset management
43Elea Lili
Deep-tech biomaterials company commercializing a new class of cellulose-based superabsorbent materials
$3M3 mo agoMiika Nikinmaa
Co-Founder & CTO
44Serviceform
Provider of AI agent solutions for lead qualification and customer support
$3M18 mo ago72SanityTurbopackFirebase+28
45Tespack
Solar Smartpacks
$3M24 mo ago17WordPressMySQLPHP+2518 patents
Portable modular solar power packs with integrated battery SOC monitoring for wearable devices
46CHAOS
Provider of an AI-based platform for urban development
$2M7 mo ago12Jorge Urias
Co-Founder
WixSentryBootstrap+174 signals ▲300%
Funding · Leadership
47The Human Touch Robotics
Provider of robotic gripper for industrial applications
$2M29 mo ago98 patents
Adaptive robotic gripper fingers and sensor‑integrated gripping devices for versatile object handling
48QuantAMM
Blockchain-based trading funds platform
$2M26 mo agoMatthew Willetts
Co-Founder & CEO
49ConfidentialMind
Developer of a platform for deploying AI systems and applications
$2M23 mo agoEsko Vahamaki
Co-Founder & Chief Architect
TurbopackNode.jsRadix UI+151 partnership
50Skyfora
Provider of AI and computer vision-based weather forecasting systems
$162K15 mo ago9Svante Henriksson
Co-Founder
WordPressMySQLPHP+1612 patents
Atmospheric modeling and measurement systems for weather data acquisition and forecasting.
1 partnership

Top 12 High Tech companies in Finland

#1
IQM 🦄
Series B · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2018 · 300 employees
$345.8Mraised

Developer of superconducting quantum computers. Its features include quantum processors with on-chip components that increase QPU clock speed for error correction, as well as application-specific processors and quantum operations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 72k LinkedIn followers — 8.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2026Conventional Debt$57.5M
  • Sep 2025Series B$320M
  • Jul 2022Grant (prize money)$51.1K
  • Jul 2022Series A$130.6M
Founders & team
Juha VartiainenCo-founder & Chief Global Affairs Officer & Board MemberJan GoetzCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
World Fund, Bayern Kapital, EIC Fund, OurCrowd, Quality Council, Tofino Capital
#2
ICEYE 🦄
Series E · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2014 · 492 employees
$438Mraised

Manufacturer of radar satellite constellations providing persistent earth observation imagery. These systems deliver radar data to detect and monitor physical changes on the surface of the planet. The technology functions through cloud cover and darkness to provide imagery for environmental monitoring, infrastructure assessment, and disaster impact analysis. The hardware enables the collection of radar intelligence for various monitoring requirements.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 188k LinkedIn followers — 21.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. The Jane Goodall Institute) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Series E$174.9M
  • Aug 2025Series D$11M
  • Dec 2024Series D$65M
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt
Founders & team
Pekka LaurilaCo-Founder & CSORafal ModrzewskiCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
OTB Ventures, Space Angels, Tesi, Draper, Seraphim, True Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Analytics
#3
Oura 🦄
Series E · Oulu, North Ostrobothnia · founded 2013 · 500 employees
$148Mraised

Developer of a smart ring for sleep, fitness, stress, and health. The ring collects personal health metrics and insights through biometric readings. It focuses on wellness, longevity, activity, fitness, heart health, women's health, and stress management. The device is designed for comfortable, continuous wear to provide data-driven health awareness.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 267k LinkedIn followers — 30.6% of this cohort's audience · 590 engagements/post (7.1× cohort median)
Activity: 2 product launches · 3 partnerships (incl. U.S. Soccer Federation and all 27 National Teams) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series E$900M
  • Sep 2025Conventional Debt$250M
  • Dec 2024Series D$200M
  • Nov 2024Series D$75M
Founders & team
Petteri LahtelaCo-FounderKari KivelaCo-FounderVirpi TuomivaaraCo-Founder
Investors
Siena Secondary Fund, Gradient Ventures, Forerunner Ventures, Square, Lifeline Ventures, Elysian Park
Tech stack
AffirmAmazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesAmplitudeApple Icloud MailAtlassian Statuspage
#4
Series B · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2020 · 24 employees
$20Mraised

Developer of quantum algorithms for chemistry and life science applications. The company develops algorithms that integrate classical and quantum computers. These algorithms address complex problems in quantum chemistry. They also offer solutions for drug discovery and development, targeting rare diseases. The company publishes research in peer-reviewed journals.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 15k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2026Series B$21.2M
  • Jun 2023Series A$15M
  • Feb 2022Seed$5M
Founders & team
Sabrina ManiscalcoCo-Founder & CEOBoris SokolovCo-Founder
Investors
Inventure, Finnfund, Presidio Ventures, Thames Trust, Tesi, Tiger Global Management
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailAstroCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderGlide.Js
#5
Series D · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013
$115.6Mraised

Developer of technology addressing human and societal problems with urgency. It builds next-generation solutions. The company fosters values of humility, accountability, and creativity.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Forward Deployed Engineer, Forward Deployment Lead
Activity: 3 partnerships (incl. Patria) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2025Series D$115.6M
Founders & team
Peter SarlinFounder
Investors
Tesi, Nokia
Tech stack
Animate.CssAstroCloudflareFont AwesomeGoogle Font ApiHsts
#6
Series D · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2016 · 200 employees
$143.5Mraised

Provider of virtual reality headsets. It enables users to experience virtual and augmented reality content and train, create and learn in superimposed or virtual environments. It caters to simulation, architecture, 3D model designing, medical, and other applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 46k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Invelon) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2025Series D$5.9M
  • Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$386.3K
  • Apr 2023Series D$3M
  • Sep 2022Series D$40.7M
Founders & team
Urho KonttoriCo-FounderTimo ToikkanenCEO
Investors
Volvo Cars, Businessfinland, Atomico, Lifeline Ventures, Tesi, Mirabaud
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAws Certificate ManagerCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#7
Series B · Vantaa, Uusimaa · founded 2014
$52.6Mraised

SensoFusion designs and builds a drone detection and disabling system called AIRFENCE. AIRFENCE uses RF detection to discover intruding drones and takes control of them. SensoFusion claims AIRFENCE to be effective in a radius of 10 km, and to be completely autonomous, with a manual option. AIRFENCE can also be used to locate the operator of an intruding drone. SensoFusion works with agencies such as the Finnish Defence Forces, NATO and the US FAA.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +0 · hiring: builders
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series B$52.6M
Founders & team
Tuomas RasilaFounder & CEO
Investors
Varma, Lifeline Ventures
Tech stack
Animate.CssApple Icloud MailCart FunctionalityCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyes
#8
Series A · Tampere, Pirkanmaa · founded 2021 · 18 employees
$9.9Mraised

Provider of a cloud-based quantum simulation platform. It offers a cloud-based API that enables users to create custom simulations solutions for diversified quantum computing applications. It has applications in the design and development of electromagnetic, mechanic, and aerodynamic applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2024Series A$5.7M
  • Apr 2023Grant (prize money)
  • Apr 2023Conventional Debt
  • Apr 2023Seed$4.3M
Investors
Maki, Crowberry Capital, First Fellow Partners, Speen Holdings, Businessfinland, 55North
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAosCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Series A · Joensuu, North Karelia · founded 2018 · 20 employees
$17.6Mraised

Developer of electricity transmission based utility projects. It offer a cost-effective solution for large-scale, high-resolution data acquisition across all sectors. It provides integration of autonomous, emission-free airships, hardware, and software creates a unique ecosystem that sets apart in the field of aerial data services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Telia and Nokia) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$17.6M
  • Jun 2021Seed
Founders & team
Jiri JormakkaCo-Founder & Head of SalesJanne HietalaChief Executive Officer
Investors
Redstone, NIF, Keen Venture Partners, Tesi, Gungnir Capital
Tech stack
Animate.CssCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsFont AwesomeGoogle Analytics
#10
Series A · Tampere, Pirkanmaa · founded 2016 · 61 employees
$7Mraised

TREON is a Finnish startup that develops Internet of Things enabled wireless devices and hardware for applications in smart buildings, asset management, and in industrial settings. It offers a gateway device which is an edge computing hardware that can connect a mesh of sensor devices to any cloud platform. It also offers wireless nodes which are essentially battery-operated sensor devices that operate in a mesh network and can measure parameters like indoor environmental and air quality, the condition of rotating equipment, such as pumps, by measuring equipment vibration and surface temperature.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 23k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$7.9M
  • Sep 2023Series A$5.9M
  • May 2019Seed$1.1M
Founders & team
Pasi HyttinenCo-FounderJanne JulkunenCo-Founder & Head Of Business LineIsmo ManninenCo-Founder & CTO
Investors
Ventech, ACME, Businessfinland
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotCore-JsElementorGoogle Analytics
#11
Series E · Oulunsalo, Northern Ostrobothnia · founded 2011 · 81 employees
$143.1Mraised

Manufacturer of structural electronics components

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 7k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Motherson) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2025Series E$5.2M
  • Nov 2024Series E$60M
  • Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$200.4K
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$3.5M
Founders & team
Jussi HarvelaCEO
Investors
Nordic Option, 3M, Cornes Technologies, Repsol, Conor, Voima Ventures
Tech stack
AhrefsApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#12
Series A · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2019 · 26 employees
$6.5Mraised

Provider of cellulose-based bioplastics. It provides users with developing and commercializing smart biotechnologies to redesign cellulose into bioproducts. It also provides users with microcrystalline cellulose and bioproducts.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Series A
  • Mar 2023Series A
  • Dec 2022Series A$6.5M
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$380.6K
Founders & team
Olli KahkonenCo-FounderOlli DahlCo-Founder
Investors
CMPC Ventures, Europa, Taaleri Bioteollisuus, Oji Holdings
Tech stack
CookieyesHttp/3JqueryJquery MigrateLeadfeederLitespeed

Funding & investor landscape

$2.7Btotal disclosed funding
170companies funded
391disclosed rounds
4rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa63 rounds
Tesi35 rounds
Businessfinland30 rounds
EIC Fund27 rounds
Lifeline Ventures22 rounds
Innovestor17 rounds
Butterfly Ventures15 rounds
Icebreaker12 rounds
Springvest12 rounds
Voima Ventures12 rounds

Notable founders

Juha Vartiainen
Co-founder & Chief Global Affairs Officer & Board Member · IQM
Jan Goetz
Co-Founder & CEO · IQM
Pekka Laurila
Co-Founder & CSO · ICEYE
Rafal Modrzewski
Co-Founder & CEO · ICEYE
Petteri Lahtela
Co-Founder · Oura
Kari Kivela
Co-Founder · Oura
Sabrina Maniscalco
Co-Founder & CEO · Algorithmiq
Boris Sokolov
Co-Founder · Algorithmiq
Peter Sarlin
Founder · NestAI
Urho Konttori
Co-Founder · Varjo
Timo Toikkanen
CEO · Varjo
Tuomas Rasila
Founder & CEO · SensoFusion
Prism market signals · Finland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 275,196 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Finland

How research on Semiconductors is moving in Finland

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 145 Finland-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020172025
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 41% → 58% across 2010–2025.
top research entities
  • Aalto University34
  • VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland31
  • Tampere University29
  • University of Oulu11
  • University of Turku10
leading researchers
Jani Oksanen · Pasi Liljeberg · Juha Plosila · J. Mizsei · Jyrki Lappalainen · R. Malmqvist · Jukka Viheriälä · T. Vähä-Heikkilä
Breakthroughs48 · 33%
▲ 24%→36% share
▲1.5× share momentum3 median citations46% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonics research newly emerging in Finnish breakthroughs — debuting with 5 papers while Transistor breakthroughs quadrupled from 1 to 4.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transistor1→4
  • Integrated circuit2→4
Newly emergingPhotonics 0→5
Landmark Fast Electron Thermometry for Ultrasensitive Calorimetric Detection · 125 cites
Advancements70 · 48%
▼ 54%→51% share
▼0.9× share momentum3 median citations36% since 2021mostly methods-led
Photonic integrated circuit advancements doubled from 2 to 4 papers, intensifying alongside Transistor gains from 2 to 5.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Transistor2→5
  • Integrated circuit4→6
  • Photonic integrated circuit2→4
  • Laser3→4
Landmark Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits in 65-nm CMOS · 120 cites
Concerns6 · 4%
4%→4% share
▲1.0× share momentum5 median citations33% since 2021mostly empirical
CMOS concern papers rising to 3, signaling persistent reliability issues despite concerns holding steady at 4% field-share.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • CMOS3
  • Resistor2
  • Integrated circuit2
  • Thermal2
  • Optoelectronics2
Landmark Single-Event Burnout of SiC Junction Barrier Schottky Diode High-Voltage Power Devices · 102 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Finland

Where semiconductors 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.

Espoo65 · +0.55
Hot · Monolithic microwave integrated circuitAdvancing · AmplifierOpportunity · Miniaturization
Tampere29 · +0.61
Hot · LaserAdvancing · PhotonicsOpportunity · Photonic integrated circuit
Turku13 · +0.55
Advancing · Interconnection
Oulu11 · +0.33
Hot · ThermalAdvancing · Electronic circuitConcern · Integrated circuit
Vantaa9 · +0.57
Advancing · Integrated circuit

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Finland?
Radar tracks 541 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Finland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Finland?
The High Tech companies in Finland on this list have raised a combined $2.7B in disclosed equity funding across 170 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Finland?
ICEYE is the highest-funded High Tech company in Finland, with $438M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Finland are funded?
170 of the 541 High Tech companies in Finland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Finland?
4 High Tech companies in Finland on this list are valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Finland High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Finland High Tech companies on this list include Europa, Tesi, Businessfinland, EIC Fund, Lifeline Ventures.
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