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Best Telecom Companies in Uusimaa, Finland

The 43 best Telecom companies in Uusimaa, Finland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Valoo.

43companies tracked
$510.8Mdisclosed funding
1unicorns
14have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TELECOM × UUSIMAA

Our analysis of 100 Telecom companies

$83.4b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

100companies analysed
91%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
4unicorns
2013median founding year
2.4Mcombined LinkedIn audience
94%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Telecom companies in Uusimaa

#CompanyLast roundDisclosed fundingEmployeesFounderTech stackPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1Alekstra
Provider of data services
——15——12 patents
Network traffic collection and monitoring systems for telecom data analytics
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2Beaconsim
Provider of business telephony services
———Elina Avela
CEO
———
3Boftel
Managed network integration services provider
——153Janne Vartiainen
Co-Founder
———
4Cloud Solutions
Provider of cloud based VoIP telephony services
——35————
5Cojot
Manufacture of mobile VHF/SHF wideband antennas
——16——12 patents
Design of combined dipole antenna arrays for wireless communication systems
1 job opening · 1 launch
6Creanord
Provider of network testing and performance assurance solutions provider
——14—WordPressMySQLPHP+16——
7Elisa Automate
Provider of platform to automate mobile network
———Veli-Matti Mattila
CEO
———
8EmblaCom
Mobile PBX, VPN, and conferencing solutions to the service proiders
——11Ilari Parkkinen
CEO
———

Top 12 Telecom companies in Uusimaa

#1
Series D · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2013 · 225 employees
$280.8Mraised
▾

Provider of fibre optic internet services for customers

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2023Series D$280.8M
  • Jul 2023Conventional Debt—
Investors
DIF, Tesi
Tech stack
AdformApple Icloud MailAutoptimizeCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebot
#2
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 1999 · 1648 employees
$188.2Mraised
▾

Integrated telecommunication and TV services provider

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 24k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Jussi TolvanenChief Executive Officer / Toimitusjohtaja
Investors
3i Group, PHP Holding, Scott Amyx, Finda
Tech stack
AdformAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAngularjsApache Http Server
#3
Acquired · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2014 · 30 employees
$19.8Mraised
▾

Provider of shared network infrastructure and connectivity solutions. Services include the design, management, and implementation of private networks, distributed antenna systems, small cell deployment, and fibre connectivity. These solutions support mobile network coverage and wireless communication requirements for various sectors.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2017Series B$3.9M
  • Jun 2016Series B$10.8M
  • Jun 2015Series A$5M
Investors
Finnvera, Veritas Technologies, Ålcom, Evli Bank, Rising Tide Europe, Springvest
#4
Acquired · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2003
$3.9Mraised
▾

Telecom company

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 201k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. KTH Royal Institute of Technology and Brookfield) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2022Grant (prize money)$3.9M
Founders & team
Allison KirkbyCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
AddsearchAlgoliaAmazon AlbAmazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web Services
#5
Funding Raised · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2014 · 10 employees
$2.3Mraised
▾

Platform offering network virtualization. It provides a virtualized packet core which is a software based packet core that can be deployed in the cloud with management and traffic optimization solutions. It offers software components on SDN that provide mobile edge computing and content delivery acceleration within any location of the access network.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$666.1K
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$978.1K
  • Jan 2020Grant (prize money)$55.1K
  • Nov 2019Grant (prize money)$223.8K
Founders & team
Jose Costa-RequenaCEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Startup Sauna
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpOceanwpYoutubeWpforms
#6
Seed · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2005 · 11 employees
$4.4Mraised
▾

Provider of critical broadband connectivity services for vehicles

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$1.6M
  • Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$1.5M
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$1.4M
  • Oct 2011Seed—
Founders & team
Petteri SuomalainenCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa, Veritas, EIC Fund, Finnvera, Innovestor Ventures, Innovestor
Tech stack
Concrete CmsPhpUbuntuApache Http ServerGoogle AdsJquery
#7
Series A · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2005 · 40 employees
$6.4Mraised
▾

Provider of communication and internet services for companies. It offers VoIP services to customers using cloud-based virtual PBX platform, voice services, cloud-based CRM integration, hospitality application, MS-teams integrations, and contact centers.

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2008Series A$6.4M
Founders & team
Jyrki LarilahtiCo-Founder and Board MemberMatti HaramoCEO
Investors
Nordic Growth, OTW Capital
Tech stack
Core-JsElementorFont AwesomeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag Manager
#8
Acquired · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2009
$2.4Mraised
▾

Zokem provides mobile user data analytics solutions to the mobile operators, ISPs, content providers, marketing, and market research companies. Its solutions enable the customers to understand and analyze how the consumer is using their mobile phone data. Its product portfolio includes a proprietary and passive mobile application, plug-and-play mobile media measurement tools, and software building blocks. Arbitron acquired the company to enhance its product portfolio as part of cross-platform initiatives.

Funding rounds
  • Jun 2010Seed$2.4M
Founders & team
Hannu VerkasaloFounder & ex-CEO
Investors
Finnvera, Pivot5, Sandhill
#9
Series A · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2010 · 8 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of technology and communication related information and articles. The organization shares articles and blogs related to technology, communication, gaming, digital signage, internet marketing, and other advancements. It offers insights into topics such as communication standards, Google Ads, mod loaders, communications technology, touchscreen and projection technologies, Instagram reach, towing services, IPTV, and Adobe.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$1.7M
  • Dec 2016Series A$1.1M
  • Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$1.7M
Investors
Europa, Verso Ventures, Finesco Capital
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpYoutubeBootstrapNginx
#10
Series A · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 2009 · 15 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

Nordit TeleCom is a Finnish privately owned telecom service provider. Nordic TeleCom provides the most advanced and easy-to-use solutions to customers that benefit from a better accessibility and reachability, and want to immediately boost their business. The company’s customers include small and big companies especially within the automotive, healthcare and travel industries.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2012Series A$1.3M
Investors
OpenOcean
#11
Seed · Helsinki, Uusimaa · founded 2016 · 9 employees
$160Kraised
▾

Connax provides consumer IoT connectivity solutions. Products include eSim (Embedded Subscriber Identity Module) connectivity module for IoT devices to connect with the cellular network. Claims to enable users with the ability to change provider profiles via OTG (Over The Air) and provides benefits like data management and subscription, switching network profiles, etc. Partners include Data Atelier, New Co. Helsinki, and others.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Seed$159.8K
Investors
Icebreaker, Businessfinland
#12
Nokia 🦄
Public · Espoo, Uusimaa · founded 1865
$10Braised
▾

Provider of networking and communication infrastructure solutions across various industries. The company delivers advanced connectivity through AI-powered network solutions, emphasizing high performance and security. Expertise supports the design, deployment, and operation of mobile, fixed, and transport networks. It offers solutions for autonomous networks, broadband access, core networks, and data center networks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1.9M LinkedIn followers — 82.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches · 1 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. Finland Border Guard) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Kyriaki ZafeiriadouExecutive Assistant To Ceo Uk&I (Interim Position)Jan-Gregor BormannCapability Owner Integrated Business PlanningPekka LundmarkCEO & President
Investors
Solidium, Europa, NIB, GSMA, Bmbf, European Investment Bank

Funding & investor landscape

$510.8Mtotal disclosed funding
11companies funded
22disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa7 rounds
Finnvera3 rounds
CapMan2 rounds
EIC Fund2 rounds
European Investment Bank2 rounds
Innovestor2 rounds
Maria 012 rounds
NIB2 rounds
Sandhill2 rounds
Verso Capital2 rounds

Notable founders

Jussi Tolvanen
Chief Executive Officer / Toimitusjohtaja · DNA
Allison Kirkby
CEO · Telia
Jose Costa-Requena
CEO · Cumucore
Petteri Suomalainen
Co-Founder & CEO · Goodmill Systems
Jyrki Larilahti
Co-Founder and Board Member · Setera
Matti Haramo
CEO · Setera
Hannu Verkasalo
Founder & ex-CEO · Zokem
Kyriaki Zafeiriadou
Executive Assistant To Ceo Uk&I (Interim Position) · Nokia
Jan-Gregor Bormann
Capability Owner Integrated Business Planning · Nokia
Jussi Kiviniemi
Founder and CEO · Hamina Wireless
Daniel Waden
Founder · Elisa
Jerry Kettunen
CEO · Savox
Prism market signals · Finland · country-scoped Prism corpus, 273,903 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Telecom coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Finland

How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Finland

A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 670 Finland-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201320202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 26% → 43% across 2013–2026.
top research entities
  • University of Oulu311
  • Aalto University197
  • Tampere University106
  • Nokia55
  • University of Helsinki13
leading researchers
Markku Juntti · Antti Tölli · Matti Latva‐aho · Mikko Valkama · Sergiy A. Vorobyov · Le‐Nam Tran · Jarkko Kaleva · Onel L. Alcaraz López
▲ Breakthroughs262 · 39%
▲ 34%→44% share
▲1.3× share momentum5 median citations52% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (34%→44% of field), led by Beamforming.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming39→91
  • MIMO30→49
  • Electronic engineering10→26
  • Telecommunications3→18
  • Wireless2→16
Newly emergingAzimuth 0→10 · Joint (building) 0→8 · Geology 0→7
Landmark Recent advances in antenna design and interference cancellation algorithms for in-band full duplex relays · 274 cites
◆ Advancements340 · 51%
▼ 54%→49% share
▼0.9× share momentum6 median citations44% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (54%→49% of field), led by Beamforming.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming68→108
  • Telecommunications1→22
  • Electronic engineering10→27
  • Wireless4→19
  • Channel (broadcasting)2→16
Newly emergingJoint (building) 0→9 · Key (lock) 0→7 · Phased array 0→6
Landmark Hybrid Beamforming for Massive MIMO: A Survey · 1,154 cites
▼ Concerns45 · 7%
▼ 9%→3% share
▼0.3× share momentum5 median citations22% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (9%→3% of field), led by Beamforming.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Beamforming35
  • MIMO19
  • Electronic engineering7
  • Transceiver5
  • Transmitter5
Landmark Massive MIMO: ten myths and one critical question · 1,157 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Finland

Where 5g 6g 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.

Oulu312 · +0.62
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · Mathematical optimizationOpportunity · ScalabilityConcern · Phased array
Espoo256 · +0.63
Hot · BeamformingAdvancing · MIMOOpportunity · GeologyConcern · 3G MIMO
Tampere106 · +0.62
Hot · Interference (communication)Advancing · PredistortionOpportunity · RadarConcern · Transceiver
Helsinki14 · +0.57
Hot · GeologyAdvancing · Passive seismicOpportunity · Seismic interferometry
Lappeenranta6 · +0.80
Hot · NomaAdvancing · Telecommunications linkOpportunity · Telecommunications
Vantaa6 · +0.47
Hot · Beamforming

Common questions

How many Telecom companies are there in Uusimaa, Finland?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Telecom companies headquartered in Uusimaa, Finland that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Telecom companies in Uusimaa, Finland?
The Telecom companies in Uusimaa, Finland on this list have raised a combined $510.8M in disclosed equity funding across 11 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Telecom company in Uusimaa, Finland?
Valoo is the highest-funded Telecom company in Uusimaa, Finland, with $280.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Telecom companies in Uusimaa, Finland are funded?
11 of the 43 Telecom companies in Uusimaa, Finland on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Telecom unicorns are there in Uusimaa, Finland?
1 Telecom company in Uusimaa, Finland on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Uusimaa, Finland Telecom companies?
The most active investors in Uusimaa, Finland Telecom companies on this list include Europa, Finnvera, CapMan, EIC Fund, European Investment Bank.
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