Servica
Servica Oy is a Finnish public-sector service provider headquartered in Kuopio that delivers food, facility maintenance, equipment sterilization, technical, transport, and material logistics services to municipalities, schools, and healthcare facilities across the North Savo region.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2012
- HeadquartersKuopio, Finland
- Headcount1,001–5,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What Servica does
Servica Oy is a Finnish private limited company headquartered in Kuopio that delivers outsourced operational support services to public-sector clients across the North Savo region. Its service portfolio spans six integrated lines: food services (covering daycare, school, patient, service-center, and home meals, plus lunch restaurants and a breast milk center), facility maintenance and cleaning (including clean-room cleaning), equipment sterilization, technical services (property, user, construction, auxiliary equipment care, and expert services), patient and internal transport, and material logistics (warehouse hotel, terminal, filling, and online procurement via the proprietary Selma-kauppa store).
The business model is direct managed-services contracting with municipalities, educational institutions, and healthcare providers. Servica employs approximately 1,750 people, making it one of the largest employers in North Savo, and operates on quote-based public-sector contracts with pricing not publicly disclosed. Its underlying technology footprint is modest and operational: a public menu portal (menu.servica.fi) and the internal Selma online store for procurement logistics, supported by ISO 9001 certification and Finnish domestic-services credentials (Avainlippu). No AI/ML capabilities, software licensing, or external customer base outside North Savo are evidenced.
Servica's strategic posture in 2026 is defensive rather than expansionary: it initiated and concluded change negotiations in June 2026 covering service operations and administration, indicating structural cost management in response to public-sector budget pressure. There is no evidence of geographic expansion, M&A, or new vertical entry, reinforcing the company's positioning as a regionally embedded, contract-renewal-driven public services operator.
Servica firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Servica
- Legal name
- Servica Oy
- Website
- https://servica.fi
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2012
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1,001–5,000 employees
- Short description
- Servica Oy is a Finnish public-sector service provider headquartered in Kuopio that delivers food, facility maintenance, equipment sterilization, technical, transport, and material logistics services to municipalities, schools, and healthcare facilities across the North Savo region.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Servica industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Public Sector Facility Support Services
- NAICS
- Food Service Contractors (72231), Facilities Support Services (5612), Special Food Services (7223)
- SIC
- Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Help Supply Services (7363)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering) (THAFAIAH)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending) (IMAIAAAE), Office Services & Supplies Management (Stationery, Inventory, Vendor Coordination) (IMAIALAH), Local Public Health & Human Services Administration (BPAIACAK)
Keywords
Where Servica is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Kuopio
- HQ country
- Finland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Servica business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D
Revenue model
- Public Sector Service Contracts: Service delivery contracts with municipalities and public healthcare providers in North Savo region. Services include food services (kindergarten, school, patient, service center, home meals), facility maintenance, equipment maintenance, technical services, transport services, and material logistics.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Servica product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Servica Oy provides outsourced operational support services to public sector clients across the North Savo region of Finland, delivered through six service lines: food services (daycare, school, patient, service center, home meals, lunch restaurants, breast milk center), facility maintenance and cleaning, equipment sterilization, technical services (property, construction, expert services), patient and internal transport, and material logistics including terminal, warehouse hotel, and filling services. Customers include municipalities, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and social service centers, served through managed service contracts.
Product overview
Servica is a service company providing a comprehensive portfolio of operational support services in Pohjois-Savo, Finland. The offering consists of six core service areas: Ruokapalvelut (Food Services) covering meals for daycare centers, schools, patients, service centers, and homes plus lunch restaurants and a breast milk center; Laitoshuollon palvelut (Facility Maintenance Services) for cleaning and maintenance; Välinehuoltopalvelut (Equipment Care Services) for equipment sterilization; Tekniset palvelut (Technical Services) including property management, user services, and construction; Kuljetuspalvelut (Transport Services) for patient and internal transport; and Materiaalilogistiikan kokonaispalvelu (Material Logistics Total Service) encompassing an online store (Selma-kauppa), terminal, warehouse, and filling services. These services work together to provide reliable, quality, and responsible operational support to clients throughout Pohjois-Savo.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Ruokapalvelut (Food Services) Comprehensive institutional food services covering daycare meals, school meals, patient meals, service center meals, home-delivered meals, lunch restaurants, and breast milk center services. Designed for public sector clients including kindergartens, schools, hospitals, service centers, and home care recipients across the North Savo region of Finland.
- Laitoshuollon palvelut (Facility Maintenance Services) Facility maintenance and cleaning services for institutional buildings, including maintenance and basic cleaning, facility maintenance services, and clean room cleaning. Targeted at public sector facilities such as hospitals, schools, and service centers in North Savo.
- Välinehuoltopalvelut (Equipment Care Services) Equipment care and sterilization services for medical and facility equipment. Intended for healthcare and institutional clients requiring hygienic, regulation-compliant equipment maintenance in North Savo.
- Tekniset palvelut (Technical Services) Technical building and property services including property services, user services, construction services, auxiliary equipment care, and expert services. Delivered to public sector property owners and operators in North Savo.
- Kuljetuspalvelut (Transport Services) Transport services for public sector clients including patient transport, internal facility transport, and vehicle transport across North Savo.
- Materiaalilogistiikan kokonaispalvelu (Material Logistics Total Service) Complete material logistics service including warehouse hotel services, terminal services, filling services, and expert services, with the Servica online store (Selma-kauppa) as a procurement channel. Targeted at public sector and institutional clients needing supply chain, inventory, and procurement support in North Savo.
Quantifiable outcome
- Ranked 4th nationally in school food quality comparison (Kouluruoka.fi 2025-2026)
Companies that use Servica
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Servica technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature1 record
Servica partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- Suomalainen Työ (Finnish Work)minorHolder of Avainlippu (Key Flag) certification recognizing Finnish service and domestic production. Servica displays the Suomalainen Työ association's Key Flag logo on communications.
- FIBS (Finnish Business Council for Sustainable Development)minorMember of FIBS Finnish Business Council for Sustainable Development, indicating commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainable business practices.
- Tietosuojakouluttaja (Data Protection Trainer)minorData protection training certification program participation, demonstrating commitment to GDPR compliance and data protection standards.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights4 records
Servica competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Kotikokki: Finnish home-meal delivery service for elderly and special-diet clients, including public-sector contracts. Overlaps with Servica's home meal and service center meal services for elderly populations.
- Hartela: Finnish construction and property services group that also provides property maintenance services. Partially comparable to Servica's technical/property services line within the Finnish institutional market.
Direct peers
- SOL Palvelut: Finnish facility services company offering cleaning, property maintenance, and security services to public and private clients. Directly comparable to Servica as a Finnish-based multi-service FM operator serving similar institutional customers.
- Palmia: Helsinki-region municipal service company providing cleaning, food, real estate, and security services. Closest direct analogue to Servica as a municipally-owned multi-service operator serving public-sector clients in Finland.
- Coor Service Management: Nordic integrated facility management provider with operations across Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. Comparable to Servica in delivering bundled FM services (cleaning, food, property) primarily to public and large private clients.
- Lassila & Tikanoja: One of Finland's largest facility services and circular economy companies, providing cleaning, property maintenance, and environmental services. Comparable to Servica in scale, service breadth, and B2G/B2B customer mix in Finland.
- Amica (Sodexo): Leading Finnish contract caterer and part of the Sodexo group, providing staff and student restaurant services plus institutional catering. Directly comparable to Servica's food services line for schools and workplaces in Finland.
Broad incumbents
- Compass Group: World's largest contract foodservice and support services company. Comparable to Servica in contract catering for education and healthcare segments, though at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
- Sodexo: Global food services and integrated FM giant operating in Finland via Amica. Overlaps with Servica in contract catering and broader facility services for institutional clients.
- ISS A/S: Global facility services leader with a strong Nordic and Finnish presence, offering cleaning, catering, security, and property services. Comparable to Servica as a much larger incumbent operating across all of Servica's service lines.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Servica social profiles
Digital presenceServica compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Servica financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Servica leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Servica funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Servica M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Servica
What does Servica do?
Servica Oy provides outsourced operational support services to public sector clients across the North Savo region of Finland, delivered through six service lines: food services (daycare, school, patient, service center, home meals, lunch restaurants, breast milk center), facility maintenance and cleaning, equipment sterilization, technical services (property, construction, expert services), patient and internal transport, and material logistics including terminal, warehouse hotel, and filling services. Customers include municipalities, educational institutions, healthcare facilities, and social service centers, served through managed service contracts.
Is Servica a public or private company?
Servica is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Servica founded?
Servica was founded in 2012. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.
Where is Servica based?
Servica is headquartered in Kuopio, Finland, in the Europe region.
How does Servica make money?
One revenue line is on record: public Sector Service Contracts.
Who are Servica's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Kotikokki and Hartela. Direct peers are SOL Palvelut, Palmia, Coor Service Management, Lassila & Tikanoja and Amica (Sodexo). Broad incumbents are Compass Group, Sodexo and ISS A/S.
Does Servica have an API?
No public API is recorded for Servica.
What industry is Servica in?
Servica's product category is Public Sector Facility Support Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAFAIAH, Contract Foodservice Management (Outsourced Catering), with a secondary code of IMAIAAAE, Food Services & Catering (On-site/Corporate Dining/Vending). Its NAICS code is 72231 and its SIC code is 8744.