Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto

What Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto does

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto Oy (branded LY) is a Finnish family-owned waste management and circular-economy services company founded in 1986 and headquartered in Seinäjoki, South Ostrobothnia. The company operates two integrated facilities: the LYLY's Recycling Arena (Kierrätysareena) at Teräsmäki, a large private waste reception and sorting plant equipped with NIR optical sorters, baling systems, a 50,000 kg Tamtron vehicle scale, and 24/7 contract-customer access, and the LYLY's Recycling Yard (Kierrätyspiha) in Seinäjoki for customer drop-off. Across all collected material, LY diverts 99.5% from landfill, splitting volumes into recycling (64%), energy recovery (28%), and other beneficial use (7.5%). The company operates two wholly-owned subsidiaries: Suomen Kipa Oy (founded 2010, marketing of SRF and recovered wood chip meeting SFS-EN 15358 / SFS-EN ISO 17225-1) and Clean Plastic Finland Oy (founded 2018, the only Finnish operator producing near-virgin-grade plastic granules from sorted plastic waste).

LY sells container rentals and exchanges (140L–660L plus skip containers 4–45 m³), multi-compartment collection-route services, an Oma LY/Zerowaste digital reporting portal (CO2, recycling rate, compliance), and the Safe Case LY GDPR-compliant document and IT-equipment destruction service (DIN 66399 P3/P6). It is an official collection terminal for Suomen Uusiomuovi Oy, an authorized hazardous-waste and SER (waste-electronics) handler, an official catalyst reception point, and holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001 certifications. Revenue streams span subscription/contract collection fees, transactional sales of recovered SRF, wood chip, and secondary raw materials, container sales/leasing (with Tukirahoitus Oy financing), and transaction-fee secure destruction services. The GTM motion is dual: enterprise field sales with on-site waste mapping and dedicated account managers for industrial, retail, construction, agricultural, and public-sector accounts; and direct-to-consumer phone/online ordering for containers, drop-off, weighing, electronics recycling, and secure shredding.

The customer base spans industrial manufacturers (Alavus Ikkunat, Piristeel/Ruukki Construction, Unico Finland, TS Silva/Palax, Oilon Group), retail (K-Citymarket Seinäjoki Päivölä and Ideapark), construction (Seira, Pihlacon), wholesale (Helatukku Finland), agriculture, automotive, nonprofit textile collection (UFF), and public sector (Seinäjoen Seurakunta), with multiple relationships dating back 10–25+ years. The company is led by CEO Timo Hirsimäki (founder Yrjö Hirsimäki's family) with a sales director, sales agent, chief of logistics, and administrative director; total professional headcount is approximately 20. A fire on July 5, 2024 destroyed the Kierrätysareena sorting hall and equipment; operations on the remaining facilities continued.

Name

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto

Legal name

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto Oy

Website

https://lyoy.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto Oy (LY) is a family-owned Finnish waste management and recycling company in Seinäjoki operating the Teräsmäki sorting facility, serving industrial, retail, construction, agricultural, and public-sector customers with collection, secondary raw materials, SRF fuel, and GDPR-compliant secure destruction.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management and Recycling Services

NAICS

Materials Recovery Facilities (56292), Waste Collection (5621), Waste Treatment and Disposal (5622)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulking, Sorting & Pre-Processing Facilities (Screening, Shredding, Size Reduction) (EUAIABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Packaging Waste Services (Pallets, Cardboard, Film, IBCs/Drums—Non-hazardous) (EUAIAGAD), E-waste & Universal Waste Collection/Transfer (Electronics, Lamps, Batteries) (EUAIABAG)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Recycling services
• Material recovery
• Data destruction services
• Secondary raw materials

Headquarters

HQ city

Seinäjoki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Waste Collection and Treatment Services: Core revenue from collecting, transporting, and processing waste materials from businesses, retail, industry, agriculture, construction, and residential customers. Services include container emptying, exchange, and scheduled pickups.
2. Recycled Material Sales: Sale of sorted secondary raw materials (plastics, metals, paper, cardboard, glass, aggregate) to industrial partners. Also sale of recovered aggregate for civil engineering.
3. Recovered Fuel (SRF) and Wood Chip Sales: Production and sale of SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel) meeting SFS-EN 15358 quality class I-II, and recycled wood chip meeting SFS-EN ISO 17225-1, to licensed energy and heat production plants. Through subsidiary Suomen Kipa Oy.
4. Safe Case LY Data Security Services: Secure destruction of confidential documents and IT equipment for GDPR compliance, including container delivery, collection, destruction, and annual certification.
5. Container and Equipment Sales and Rental: Sale and rental of waste containers (140L, 240L, 660L), roll cages, skip containers (4-45 m³), Molok deep collection tanks, and compactors. Also offers leasing financing in partnership with Tukirahoitus Oy.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto Oy provides comprehensive waste management and recycling services for businesses, industry, construction, agriculture, retail, and private individuals. The company operates its own sorting facility (LYLY's Recycling Arena at Teräsmäki) equipped with NIR sorting technology, processes waste into secondary raw materials and recovered fuel (SRF), and offers GDPR-compliant secure document destruction (Safe Case LY). It sells and rents waste containers, runs exchange-container and transport services, and provides digital environmental reporting through its Oma LY/Zerowaste platform.

Product overview

Lakeuden Ympäristöhuolto operates as a comprehensive circular economy services company offering a unified platform of waste management solutions. The core offering includes waste collection, transport, and processing through two facilities: LYLY's KierrätysAREENA (large sorting facility in Ylistaro) and LYLY's KierrätysPIHA (customer drop-off point in Seinäjoki). The company processes materials into three main product categories: Secondary Raw Materials (uusioraaka-aineet) including plastics, paper, cardboard, metals, and aggregates; Recovered Fuels (REF-kierrätyspolttoaine and kierrätyspuuhake) for energy production; and Safe Case LY information security services for secure document destruction. Key digital services include the Oma LY/Zerowaste reporting portal for customer environmental reporting. The portfolio also includes container rental, weighing services, sorting training, and concrete crushing. Subsidiaries include Clean Plastic Finland Oy (plastic granulation) and the Kierrätyskauppa.fi marketplace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LYLY's Recycling Arena (KierrätysAREENA) Material Reception Large private waste material reception and sorting facility featuring automated sorting lines, NIR sorting, baling equipment, and Scalex 1001 vehicle scale. Open weekdays 8:00-16:30 with 24/7 mobile weighing for contract customers.
• LYLY's Recycling Yard (KierrätysPIHA) Material Reception Customer-facing drop-off point in Seinäjoki for businesses and individuals to deliver sorted waste materials. Open weekdays 7:00-16:30.
• Safe Case LY Data Security Service GDPR-compliant secure document and archive destruction service for businesses and organizations. Includes locked security containers, supervised transport by security-cleared personnel, DIN 66399 P3/P6 certified shredding, and certified destruction reporting. Materials are recycled or used for energy production after destruction.
• Exchange Container and Transport Services (Vaihtolava- ja kuljetuspalvelut)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5% of collected waste material is diverted from landfill (only 0.5% goes to landfill)
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suomen Uusiomuovi Oy (Finnish Plastics Recycling Ltd)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLY is an official collection terminal authorized by Suomen Uusiomuovi Oy for packaging waste reception. The partnership enables LY to receive packaging plastics free of charge from businesses and channel them to recycling into plastic granules for the plastics industry.
• Clean Plastic Finland Oy (CPF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint venture established in 2018 specializing in plastic recycling. In 2020, CPF began piloting industrial plastic waste recycling with partners. LY supplies sorted plastic waste to CPF, which processes it into near-virgin-grade plastic granules for manufacturing, partially or fully replacing virgin plastic raw material.
• Suomen Kipa OyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary founded in 2010 to market recovered fuel (SRF). Suomen Kipa Oy handles commercial sales of SRF produced by LY to licensed energy and heat production facilities.
• Kierrätysteollisuus ry (Finnish Recycling Industry Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLY is a member company and participates actively in its committees and board. Committed to following Kierrätysteollisuus ry's Ethical Rules. The association represents the recycling industry's interests in regulatory and policy matters.
• Suomen Kuljetus ja Logistiikka SKAL rycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLY is a member of SKAL and participates in its environmental committee board. SKAL represents road transport and logistics companies' interests in Finland.
• Tukirahoitus OyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinancing partner enabling LY to offer leasing options for collection equipment purchases. LY acts as seller, Tukirahoitus as lessor, and the customer as lessee. Equipment serves as collateral.
• Katalysaattorikierrätys (Finnish Catalyst Recycler)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLY operates as an official catalyst reception and purchase point for the katalysaattorikierrätys.fi network in the Seinäjoki area. Catalysts containing rhodium, palladium, and platinum are received, evaluated, and purchased on-site with immediate payment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Remeo: Finnish waste management company operating a major MRF in Vantaa and providing collection, sorting, recycling, and energy-recovery services to businesses and municipalities. Directly comparable in core activities (MRF operations, secondary raw material sales, business waste contracts) though with a different geographic focus.
• Stena Recycling: Nordic recycling and waste-services company with Finnish operations handling metals, electronics, hazardous waste, and industrial recyclables. Directly comparable in scope (industrial/enterprise recycling, secondary raw material sales) and in serving Nordic manufacturers with multi-stream waste needs.

Broad incumbents

• Lassila & Tikanoja: Finnish listed circular-economy and waste-management services company offering collection, sorting, recycling, and environmental services nationwide. Comparable because it operates in the same core categories (collection, sorting, secondary raw materials) but at significantly larger national scale than LY's regional focus.
• Veolia Finland (Suez successor): International environmental services group with Finnish hazardous-waste and industrial-services operations following the Veolia-Suez merger. Comparable as a regulated hazardous-waste handler and industrial waste services provider competing for the same enterprise customers.
• Fortum (Circular Solutions): Finnish energy major with a waste and circular-solutions segment handling hazardous waste, ash recycling, and metal recovery. Comparable as a Finnish operator with sorting/processing infrastructure and regulated waste handling capability, though operating at much larger scale and as part of a broader energy portfolio.

Regional players

• Puhas Oy: Regional waste-management company serving the Oulu / Northern Ostrobothnia region with collection, transport, and processing services. Comparable as a Finnish regional waste operator with similar service portfolio but different geographic footprint.
• Jätekukko Oy: Regional waste-management company serving Eastern Finland (Kuopio region) with collection, sorting, and recycling services. Comparable regional Finnish waste operator of similar size class, though operating in a different geographic territory.
• Kiertokaari Oy: Regional waste-management company serving Kymenlaakso and South Karelia in southeastern Finland, with collection, reception, and recycling operations. Comparable as a regional Finnish waste/recycling operator with similar mid-market positioning.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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