Universo

What Universo does

Universo is a privately held, for-profit company headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, founded in 2016. According to its firmographic profile, it helps organizations find sustainable solutions and tackle environmental challenges, positioning it within the sustainability advisory and environmental services market. The company operates at a small scale with 11-50 employees and maintains a web presence at universo.fi.

The available input data does not disclose Universo\u2019s specific product offering, underlying technology, delivery model, or revenue mechanics. The company\u2019s own website, when accessed during data collection, displayed only a loading/verification message ("One moment, please...") with no substantive content, leaving products, services, and platform architecture unverifiable from first-party sources. No pricing models, customer segments, marketing channels, partnerships, certifications, patents, management team details, or funding history were available in the aggregated sources.

Based on the disclosed scope (sustainability solutions for organizations) and the scale indicators (11-50 employees, founded 2016, single Helsinki office), Universo appears to be a small Finnish sustainability consultancy or advisory firm. However, because virtually all operational and financial dimensions are absent from the input, this characterization is necessarily tentative. Any deeper diligence on business model, customer base, competitive positioning, or financials would require first-party data that the current source set does not provide.

Name

Universo

Website

https://universo.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Universo is a privately held Helsinki-based firm, founded in 2016 with 11-50 employees, that helps organizations identify sustainable solutions and address environmental challenges. No specific products, services, or technology stack are disclosed.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEUAMANAB

Permitting, Siting & Environmental Impact (EIA/NEPA) Advisory

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro & Geothermal)/Policy & Regulatory Consulting for Renewables

SECONDARYBPADALAO

Environmental Education, Capacity Building & Community Engagement

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Climate, Environment & Sustainable Development Programs

Keywords

• Sustainability consulting
• Environmental solutions
• Green transition advisory
• Corporate sustainability services
• Climate action support

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Core offering

Universo helps organizations find sustainable solutions and tackle environmental challenges. The company operates as a small advisory firm based in Helsinki, Finland, supporting clients in identifying and implementing environmentally responsible approaches to their operations and strategies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Broad incumbents

• DNV: Norwegian-headquartered assurance and certification firm with major sustainability, climate, and environmental management service lines. Comparable as an incumbent in Nordic environmental/sustainability advisory, with particular strength in certification and assurance.
• Ramboll: Large Nordic engineering, design, and environmental consultancy with deep sustainability, EIA, and climate advisory practices. Comparable to Universo as a buyer or competitor in the Nordic environmental consulting market, but operating at vastly greater scale.
• WSP: Global professional services consultancy with strong environmental impact assessment, climate adaptation, and sustainability advisory practices in the Nordics. Comparable as an incumbent competitor for environmental mandates.
• Sweco: Nordic-headquartered engineering and environmental consultancy with a substantial presence in Finland. Comparable to Universo as a competitor for Finnish environmental advisory work, though operating across a much wider service portfolio.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification group with a meaningful environmental and sustainability services practice. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the environmental/sustainability advisory space, competing for similar corporate mandates.
• AFRY: Nordic engineering and design consultancy (formerly ÅF and Pöyry) with significant environmental and sustainability service lines serving industrial and public-sector clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent competing for the same pool of environmental mandates.
• SGS: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with substantial environmental, sustainability, and ESG advisory practices. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for sustainability advisory mandates, though operating globally rather than as a Finnish specialist.

Direct peers

• South Pole: Climate and sustainability consultancy advising corporates on decarbonization strategy, climate disclosures, and environmental solutions. Comparable to Universo in service focus and mid-sized scale, though serving primarily global enterprise clients.
• Gaia Consulting: Finnish environmental and sustainability consultancy providing advisory, environmental management, and impact assessment services to organizations. Closely comparable to Universo in geography, scale band, and service focus.
• Carbon Trust: International climate and sustainability advisory helping organizations measure, manage, and reduce environmental impact. Comparable to Universo in pure-play sustainability advisory positioning and mid-market-to-enterprise client focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oskuniverso
• Facebookfacebook.com/oskuniverso

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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