Fira
Fira is a Finnish construction services company headquartered in Vantaa that builds residential, commercial, and industrial properties primarily in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It serves property developers, housing companies, and enterprise clients using a proprietary industrial construction methodology with prefabricated components and standardized design tools.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2002
- HeadquartersVantaa, Finland
- Headcount251–500
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Fira does
Fira Oy is a private Finnish construction services company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Vantaa, operating across four service areas: residential construction, commercial construction, modernization, and pipe renovations. The company serves housing companies, real estate developers, commercial property owners (including DHL, Tokmanni, Sponda, Neste, Oriola, Valmet, Varma, Elisa, and the City of Helsinki), primarily in the Helsinki metropolitan area with selective expansion to other Finnish regions. Fira employs 101-250 staff and operates through two legal entities (Fira Oy and Fira Rakennus Oy) with no disclosed external institutional ownership.
Fira's core differentiator is an industrial construction methodology (teollinen rakentaminen) that combines three proprietary components: the Housing Library (Asuntokirjasto) — a database of standardized design solutions that enables project development cost reduction of over 50% and cost estimation accuracy within a few percent; the production train (tahtituotanto) — a takt-time scheduling system with 2-4 hour phase cycles enabling less than one week per floor construction pace; and prefabricated modular components. Supporting digital tools include Sitedrive (proprietary scheduling/project management) and Congrid integration (defect tracking). The methodology reportedly delivers 15-30% faster completion, 5-10% lower costs, 0.25 defects per apartment at handover, and a +62 NPS score.
Fira operates a sales-led direct enterprise GTM through dedicated business and sales directors per service line, with no intermediaries or distribution channels. Revenue is generated from project-based contracts with custom pricing (multi-year engagements for major projects), and pricing is not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition combines competitive tendering and direct relationship-based sales, supported by thought-leadership content marketing including the annual Fira Talk & Walk industry event. Sub-brand Fira Kotona (firakotona.fi) handles direct apartment sales to consumers.
Fira firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Fira
- Legal name
- Fira Oy
- Website
- https://fira.fi
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2002
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 251–500 employees
- Short description
- Fira is a Finnish construction services company headquartered in Vantaa that builds residential, commercial, and industrial properties primarily in the Helsinki metropolitan area. It serves property developers, housing companies, and enterprise clients using a proprietary industrial construction methodology with prefabricated components and standardized design tools.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Fira industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Construction Services
- NAICS
- Residential Building Construction (2361), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)
- SIC
- Operative Builders (1531)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities) (IMAFABAL)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- ADU Project Management & General Contracting (HSAPAMAO)
Keywords
Where Fira is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Vantaa
- HQ country
- Finland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Fira business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Residential Construction: New housing construction including apartment buildings, row houses, and custom residential projects. Includes project development, design, and construction delivery for housing companies and property developers.
- Commercial Construction: Office buildings, logistics centers, industrial facilities, data centers, and parking facilities. Projects range from 8,000 to 80,000 square meters with BREEAM certification targeting.
- Modernization and Renovation: Modernization of commercial properties and residential buildings including technical upgrades, energy efficiency improvements, and aesthetic renovations.
- Pipe Renovation (Putkiremontit): Complete pipe replacement and renovation services for residential housing companies using Ketterä method. Includes project planning, execution, and resident coordination.
- Project Development Services: Early-stage project development including feasibility studies, design optimization, cost planning, and solution development to support customer decision-making.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Project-based construction services with customized pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
Fira product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Fira is a Finnish construction services company that builds residential apartment buildings, row houses, commercial premises (offices, logistics centres, industrial and data centre facilities), and parking structures. The company also performs modernization and pipe renovation work for existing buildings, using an industrial construction methodology that combines standardized design solutions, prefabricated components, and takt-time production (tahtituotanto). Services span project development, design optimization, construction delivery, and the sale of new apartments through the Fira Kotona sub-brand.
Product overview
Fira is a construction services company operating across four core service areas: residential construction, commercial construction, modernization, and pipe renovations. The company supplements its core services with proprietary digital tools and methodologies, including the Housing Library (an extensive design solution database enabling rapid project development and cost optimization), Sitedrive (project scheduling and management software), and Congrid (defect tracking integration). Fira also employs specialized construction approaches including Industrial Construction (applying manufacturing principles like standardization, prefabrication, and takt-time production), Solution Development (in-house optimization comparing structural and foundation options for cost and environmental performance), and the Fira Ketterä method for pipe renovations (enabling 4-8 week apartment renovations with minimal resident disruption). Additional services include Project Development and property development. The company sells residential units through its Fira Kotona sub-brand.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Fira Kotona: Sub-brand for selling new homes and apartments, accessible via firakotona.fi
Products and services
- Residential Construction (Asuntorakentaminen) Construction of new residential apartment buildings, row houses, and housing communities for housing companies, real estate developers, and housing foundations. Includes new construction, infill development, and group-build housing projects.
- Commercial Construction (Toimitilarakentaminen) Construction of commercial premises including office buildings, retail spaces, logistics centres, parking facilities, industrial buildings, and data centres for commercial real estate companies, property investors, and corporate owners.
- Modernization (Modernisointi) Renovation and modernization of existing buildings to meet contemporary standards, including building system updates, interior refurbishment, and energy efficiency improvements. Projects range from individual office spaces to entire building transformations while maintaining building operations during construction.
- Pipe Renovations (Putkiremontit) Comprehensive pipe renovation services for apartment buildings using the proprietary Fira Ketterä method, including traditional pipe replacement and pipe relining (sukitus) solutions, with reduced disruption to residents (typically 4-8 weeks per apartment).
- Project Development (Hankekehitys) Early-stage construction project development services including site identification, feasibility studies, design optimization, cost planning, and solution development to support customer decision-making. Covers both property development and construction project development.
- Fira Kotona Residential sales platform where customers can view and purchase Fira's new apartments, access information about buying a new home, and sign up for early access lists for upcoming projects.
Quantifiable outcome
- 15-30% faster project completion time
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use Fira
Customer profileNamed customers13 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Fira technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature6 records
Fira partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- OriolacoreConstruction management contract for 30,000 m² pharmaceutical distribution centre in Järvenpää. Technically demanding project with high building engineering requirements. Targeting BREEAM Excellent rating. Completion end of 2027.
- Arena 3.3coreMain contractor for Finland's largest event arena in Vantaa Kivistö. Project includes multi-purpose arena (20,000+ capacity), 300+ room hotel, and 800-car parking. ~80,000 m² combined area. Fira's largest project ever.
- NestecoreDesign-build contract for 8,316 m² operations centre in Kilpilahti refinery area, Porvoo. Completed spring 2025 with zero occupational accidents during 120,000 working hours.
- DHLcoreStrategic partnership for construction of ~44,000 m² logistics centre in Sipoo, targeting BREEAM Outstanding certification. Fira provided design-build services with solution development support. Project completed in two phases (September 2023 and February 2024).
- SpondacorePartnership for construction of ~21,000 m² office complex plus 650 parking spaces in Jokiniemi, Vantaa. Fira's largest project in company history. Primary tenant Valmet.
- RambollminorConsultant on DHL logistics centre project for structural engineering and environmental certification support.
- JLLminorConsultant on DHL logistics centre project providing commercial real estate advisory services.
- Parviainen ArkkitehditminorArchitectural consultant on DHL logistics centre project.
- TokmannicoreConstruction partnership for 55,000 m² warehouse expansion in Mäntsälä. Fira's solution development optimized structural design reducing materials, costs, and carbon footprint.
- AsuntosäätiöminorConstruction of 51 right-of-occupancy apartments (Dygden Kaljaasi) in Kalasatama smart district. KVR contract with project development, design, and turnkey delivery.
- AvaracoreHousing construction partnership using Fira's housing library concept. Projects include Suvela (4 buildings, 179 homes) and Finnoo (3 buildings, 113 apartments) in Espoo.
- Green Building Council Finland (FIGBC)minorMembership in co-operation network aiming for sustainable and carbon-neutral built environment. Provides access to sustainability expertise and best practices.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Fira competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- YIT: Finland's largest construction company with residential, commercial, and infrastructure operations across the Nordics. Directly comparable to Fira on residential building, commercial construction, and partnering/renovation services, with similar municipal and enterprise customer base in the Helsinki metro area.
- SRV: Finnish construction company focused on commercial construction, residential development, and project management in the Helsinki region. Closely comparable to Fira on commercial construction pipeline, design-build delivery, and BREEAM-certified logistics/retail projects.
- Hartela: Mid-sized Finnish construction company specializing in residential, commercial, and care/education facility construction. Direct comparable to Fira on Helsinki metro-area delivery model, residential housing company projects, and renovation services.
- Consti: Finnish renovation and building services company focused on facades, repair construction, and pipe/slab renovations. Direct comparable to Fira's modernization and pipe renovation (Putkiremontit) line of business, including apartment building renovations.
- Jatke: Finnish construction company focused on residential and commercial building in the Helsinki metropolitan area. Direct peer to Fira's residential housing company and commercial construction segments, with similar geographic concentration.
Broad incumbents
- Skanska: Sweden-headquartered global construction and project development firm with major Nordic operations including Finland. Overlaps with Fira on commercial building, logistics, and sustainable construction (BREEAM), but operates at much greater scale and across geographies.
- NCC: Major Nordic construction and property development company with operations in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Comparable building construction focus (residential, commercial, public), though more diversified in property development and larger overall footprint.
- Peab: One of the leading Nordic construction and civil engineering companies, with Finnish operations. Competes with Fira on commercial building construction and residential in the Helsinki metro market and brings industrialized construction methodologies at greater scale.
Regional players
- Bonava: Nordic residential developer active in Finland (Bonava Suomi). Comparable to Fira's residential construction/Housing Library approach, with focus on developing and building apartments for sale in the Helsinki metropolitan area.
Others
- Aki Hyrkkönen / HH1 (Haahtela): Finnish construction management, cost consulting, and project development firm. Comparable as an enabling/adjacent services peer in the Helsinki construction ecosystem, offering overlapping project development and quantity surveying capabilities to Fira's Hankekehitys offering.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Fira social profiles
Digital presenceFira compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
Fira financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Fira leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles11 records
Fira funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Fira M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Fira
What does Fira do?
Fira is a Finnish construction services company that builds residential apartment buildings, row houses, commercial premises (offices, logistics centres, industrial and data centre facilities), and parking structures. The company also performs modernization and pipe renovation work for existing buildings, using an industrial construction methodology that combines standardized design solutions, prefabricated components, and takt-time production (tahtituotanto). Services span project development, design optimization, construction delivery, and the sale of new apartments through the Fira Kotona sub-brand.
Is Fira a public or private company?
Fira is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Fira founded?
Fira was founded in 2002. It employs 251 to 500 people.
Where is Fira based?
Fira is headquartered in Vantaa, Finland, in the Europe region.
How does Fira make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Residential Construction is the primary driver. The others are commercial Construction, modernization and Renovation, pipe Renovation (Putkiremontit) and project Development Services.
Who are Fira's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are YIT, SRV, Hartela, Consti and Jatke. Broad incumbents are Skanska, NCC and Peab. Bonava is listed as a regional player. Aki Hyrkkönen / HH1 (Haahtela) is listed as an others.
Does Fira have an API?
No public API is recorded for Fira.
What industry is Fira in?
Fira's product category is Construction Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAFABAL, Residential Land Development & Subdivision Homebuilding (Build-to-Sell Communities), with a secondary code of HSAPAMAO, ADU Project Management & General Contracting. Its NAICS code is 2361 and its SIC code is 1531.