What Gaia Consulting does

Gaia Consulting operates as a consultancy firm focused on sustainable business practices. It assists organizations in navigating the green transition to achieve responsible growth. The company offers solutions in areas such as environment, climate, cleantech, and bioeconomy. The firm emphasizes open communication about the environmental impact of its products and services, supporting clients towards sustainable development.

Name

Gaia Consulting

Legal name

Gaia Consulting Oy

Website

https://gaia.fi

Company type

Public

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Gaia Consulting is a consultancy for sustainable business, offering solutions for Environment & Climate, Cleantech & Bioeconomy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Other Management Consulting Services (541618), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

Keywords

• Sustainable business consulting
• Environment climate advisory
• Cleantech bioeconomy
• Sustainability strategy
• Environmental consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Sustainability Consulting Services: Professional consulting services encompassing strategic sustainability planning, CSRD reporting, EU taxonomy compliance, carbon management, circular economy assessments, environmental impact assessments, biodiversity consulting, and ESG reporting. Services range from strategic planning to practical implementation across the built environment and industrial sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gaia Consulting is a consultancy for sustainable business based in Helsinki, Finland, offering solutions for Environment & Climate, Cleantech & Bioeconomy. The firm serves businesses and public sector organizations with sustainability advisory engagements.

Product overview

Sweco Finland's Sustainability Consultancy is a comprehensive service portfolio rather than a software product. It offers strategic and practical sustainability consulting across multiple domains including biodiversity, carbon management, climate work, circular economy, CSRD reporting, ESG reporting, EU taxonomy compliance, environmental impact assessment, due diligence, sustainability certifications, risk management, industrial sustainability, and public sector consulting. The services span from strategic planning to implementation and detail planning, serving both private companies and public sector organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Environment & Climate Solutions Sustainability consulting services focused on environment and climate challenges, including environmental impact assessment, climate strategy, carbon management, biodiversity, and circular economy advisory for businesses and public sector organizations.
• Cleantech & Bioeconomy Solutions Sustainability consulting services focused on cleantech and bioeconomy initiatives, including renewable energy, sustainable industry, and bio-based innovation advisory for businesses and public sector organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Emissions reduction through carbon management models in construction projects (e.g., Koskela depot project demonstrates significant emission reductions from new construction)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Sweco Finland: Europe's leading architecture and engineering consultancy with a sizeable sustainability practice serving Finnish corporates and the public sector across CSRD, biodiversity and circular economy. A much larger incumbent offering overlapping sustainability advisory as part of a broader built-environment and industrial portfolio, directly competing for the same Finnish mandates Gaia targets.
• WSP in Finland: Global professional services firm with a significant Finnish footprint providing sustainability advisory alongside engineering and design services. Overlaps with Gaia on climate strategy, ESG and built-environment sustainability consulting, but operates at much greater scale.
• KPMG Finland (Sustainability Services): Big Four advisory practice with a growing Finnish sustainability and ESG reporting team competing for CSRD, EU Taxonomy and assurance-related mandates. Overlaps with Gaia on corporate sustainability advisory but delivers it as part of a global audit-advisory platform.

Direct peers

• Ramboll: Danish-headquartered engineering, architecture and sustainability consultancy with strong Nordic and Northern European presence. Ramboll offers comparable sustainability, climate, circular economy and ESG advisory services to corporates and the public sector, making it one of the closest direct competitors to Gaia in the Nordic region.
• AFRY: Sweden-based engineering and design consultancy (formerly ÅF and Pöyry) with extensive sustainability, bioeconomy and clean-tech practices serving industrial and public-sector clients. AFRY competes with Gaia across bioeconomy, cleantech and industrial sustainability advisory in the Nordics.
• FCG (Finnish Consulting Group): Finnish-owned consultancy offering sustainability, environmental and public-sector advisory services across municipalities and central government. A direct competitor to Gaia for Finnish public-sector sustainability mandates, with comparable scope but broader international development footprint.

Emerging players

• Demos Helsinki: Finnish independent think tank and consultancy focused on sustainable society, future-proofing and experimental governance. Adjacent competitor to Gaia in strategic sustainability advisory for public-sector and impact-driven clients, but with a more research-and-advocacy orientation.
• Solita: Finnish data and digital engineering consultancy with a growing sustainability analytics and ESG data platform practice. Comparable to Gaia on digital tooling for sustainability but distinct in its technology-first delivery model and broader data engineering scope.
• Gofore: Finnish digital consultancy with sustainability and ESG service lines serving public-sector and industrial clients. Smaller and more digitally-focused than Gaia but competes for similar sustainability strategy and implementation mandates in Finland.

Others

• Sitra: Finnish Parliament-affiliated future fund and sustainability thought leader producing widely-cited circular economy, climate and bioeconomy research. Not a commercial peer, but a key ecosystem actor whose frameworks shape Gaia's client agenda and partnership opportunities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gaia-consulting
• Instagraminstagram.com/swecofinland
• Xx.com/gaiagroupoy

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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