What Opland does

Opland ApS is a Copenhagen-based landscape architecture firm founded in 1997 that delivers professional design, master planning, and advisory services integrating biodiversity, climate adaptation (LAR / local rainwater management), cultural heritage, and community-building across urban parks, housing estates, healthcare facilities, schools, cemeteries, and commercial properties in Denmark. Core practice spans six service pillars: Landscape, Communities, Biodiversity, Climate, Culture, and Drift & Care (maintenance planning), with a proprietary Den Femdobbelte Bundlinje framework for biodiversity integration and deep LAR expertise in-house.

The firm operates two revenue streams: a project-based design practice won through competitive public tenders, architecture competitions, and direct commissions (anchored by Kranparken Nordhavn, Mimersgadekvarteret skybrudsprojekt, Ribe Vikingecenter, Postparken Tårnby, and housing association renovations), and OpDrift, a subscription-based green development and maintenance service providing recurring revenue from municipalities, housing associations, and institutions including the KU Søndre Campus total advisory contract. Its core technology is not digital but methodological: LAR solutions, blue-green infrastructure, biodiversity plans and monitoring, and regenerative design, executed by credentialed MDL landscape architects and urban engineers.

Opland's go-to-market is sales-led, enterprise-field-sales targeting Danish municipalities, regions, housing associations (BO-VEST, Domea.dk), healthcare institutions (Region Hovedstaden hospitals, Psykiatrisk Center Sct. Hans), universities (KU, DTU), and cultural institutions. Distribution relies on public procurement processes, framework agreements, joint multidisciplinary competition entries with firms such as AFRY, Sweco, and Via Trafik, and referral networks within the Danish architecture and engineering ecosystem. With approximately 19-22 employees, no external funding, and operating geographies confined to Denmark, Opland is a founder-owned, privately held Danish limited liability company focused on national public-sector and institutional clients.

Name

Opland

Legal name

Opland ApS

Website

https://opland.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Opland is a Copenhagen-based landscape architecture firm founded in 1997 that designs climate-adapted, biodiversity-focused public spaces for Danish municipalities, regions, housing associations, healthcare institutions, and cultural organizations, also offering recurring maintenance through its OpDrift subscription service.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Consulting and Design: Project-based professional services revenue from landscape architectural design, master planning, and technical advisory for public and private clients. Revenue is earned through competitive tendering, direct commissions, and architecture competitions. Projects range from public parks and urban spaces to cemeteries, healthcare facilities, and housing developments.
2. OpDrift Subscription - Green Maintenance Services: Recurring subscription-based green development and maintenance services through OpDrift, Opland's dedicated green development and operations division. Services include maintenance planning, biodiversity management, and ongoing landscape development, providing predictable recurring revenue from municipalities, housing associations, and institutional clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Opland is a Danish landscape architecture firm delivering project-based landscape design, master planning, and technical advisory for public and private clients, with specialization in climate adaptation (LAR / local rainwater drainage), urban biodiversity enhancement, cultural heritage preservation, and community-focused urban design. The firm also operates OpDrift, a subscription-based green development and maintenance division providing recurring landscape stewardship and long-term maintenance planning for completed projects.

Product overview

Opland is a unified landscape architecture firm offering comprehensive design and maintenance services through its core practice and OpDrift subsidiary. The company delivers projects spanning urban parks, residential areas, cemeteries, healthcare facilities, educational institutions, commercial properties, and climate adaptation solutions. Their integrated approach combines landscape architecture with maintenance planning (Drift & Pleje) from early project phases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Consulting and Design Project-based professional landscape architecture design, master planning, and technical advisory services for Danish public-sector clients (municipalities, regions, housing associations) and private developers. Covers urban parks, public squares, street redesigns, climate adaptation projects, blue-green infrastructure, housing area renovations, cemeteries, hospital grounds, and waterfront spaces.
• OpDrift Subscription - Green Maintenance Services Subscription-based recurring green development and maintenance services through OpDrift, Opland's dedicated green development and operations division. Services include maintenance planning, biodiversity management, and ongoing landscape development for municipalities, housing associations, and institutional clients, providing predictable recurring revenue from long-term client engagements.
• Climate Adaptation / LAR (Local Rainwater Drainage) Advisory Specialized climate adaptation advisory and design integrating Local Afledning af Regnvand (LAR / local rainwater drainage) and blue-green infrastructure solutions into landscape architecture projects. Delivered to municipalities and public clients addressing cloudburst and stormwater challenges.
• Biodiversity Planning and Monitoring Systematic biodiversity documentation and enhancement planning, including habitat creation, pollinator support, tree preservation, and ecosystem service optimization, delivered through Opland's proprietary Den Femdobbelte Bundlinje (Fivefold Bottom Line) framework presented at Build for Biodiversity 2026.
• Cultural Heritage Landscape Planning Landscape planning and advisory for cultural heritage sites including cemetery and church yard development plans, heritage conservation, and consultation for church administrations such as Roskilde Diocese, delivered by certified cultural heritage specialist Karin Nygaard Corfitzen.

Quantifiable outcome

• Kranparken Nordhavn - 10,000 m2 new public park in Nordhavn, Nordhavn's first major public park, opened April 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Via Trafik (part of Sweco Danmark A/S)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Traffic consulting partner in the Kranparken Nordhavn project team. Via Trafik handles traffic planning and sustainable mobility solutions as part of the multidisciplinary team delivering Nordhavn's first major public park.
• DGE Miljø- og Ingeniørfirma A/ScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2023Environmental consulting partner in the Kranparken Nordhavn project team. DGE provides environmental and engineering expertise as part of the multidisciplinary team.
• By & Havn (Copenhagen Port)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClient and development partner for Kranparken Nordhavn. By & Havn is the urban development company owned by the City of Copenhagen developing the Nordhavn district. Opland was selected as lead landscape architect for the first major public park in Nordhavn.
• AFRYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint winning team for the Mimersgadekvarteret climate adaptation and urban space project on Nørrebro. AFRY leads project management and road/infrastructure engineering while Opland provides all landscape architectural services including water management and planting.
• COBEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Kranparken Nordhavn presentation and events. COBE presented the masterplan for Nordhavn before Opland's park design. Opland and COBE have co-presented at events for Byggesocietetet.
• Domea.dkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWon a framework agreement with Domea.dk (housing association) east of Storebælt in a team with Wissenberg Rådgivende Ingeniører, RUM, ADEPT, ORCA, with Opland as sub-consultant. The framework provides access to multiple housing renovation projects.
• Københavns Universitet (KU)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOpland and OpDrift won the total advisory contract for garden management tender at KU Søndre Campus on Amager. Services include care and maintenance plans and EU procurement support.
• Ny CarlsbergfondetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated the public art installation at Ishøj Strand Arken Letbane Forplads. The foundation supports art in public spaces and partnered with Opland's landscape design for the integrated artwork and plaza.
• Over Byen ArkitekterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm collaborating on Tobaksvejen project with Opland. Over Byen supported the integration of sand-colored brick tiles from Randers Tegl throughout the interior and exterior, creating continuity between building and landscape.
• BBP ArkitekterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partner Ebbe Wæhrens co-serves with Opland's Peter Juhl on DTU's Architecture Council as independent expert advisors on campus architectural quality.
• ByggesocietetetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndustry organization for the built environment. Opland participates in Byggesocietetet events including a professional afternoon at Kranparken Nordhavn with COBE, providing industry visibility and networking.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/opland_landskab/?hl=da

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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