LOCI maisema - arkkitehdit

What LOCI maisema - arkkitehdit does

Loci Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy is a Helsinki-headquartered landscape architecture firm founded in 2008, operating as a fully designer-owned practice with a team of 28 professionals spanning landscape architects, ecologists, and designers. The firm delivers master planning, park and urban space design, sports and learning environment design, residential courtyard planning, historical environment restoration, and ecological supervision services for Finnish municipalities, housing companies, real estate developers, and cultural foundations. Its stated differentiators include domain specialization in climate change adaptation, biodiversity planning, and participatory design methods, supported by RALA quality certification, ATL membership, and an AAA credit rating.

The business model is project-based professional services with fees quoted on a per-project basis; there is no publicly disclosed pricing or revenue. Go-to-market is sales-led, with most work acquired through public and invited architectural and landscape design competitions plus direct relationships with repeat municipal and developer clients across 11 Finnish cities (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Kuopio, Tampere, Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4, Vaasa, Joensuu, Naantali, Loviisa) and one international project in Seoul. The firm collaborates with peer architectural offices (Verstas, JKMM, Sigge, B&M, Heikkinen & Kangasaho, Playa) on competition teams and with engineering consultancies (Ramboll, WSP, Sweco, Sitowise, Granlund) on technical delivery. Marketing is reputation-driven via website portfolio, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook; no paid advertising is used.

Commercially, the firm has accumulated 100+ completed projects and a multi-year track record of award recognition, including the Rakentamisen Ruusu (City of Helsinki, 2017 and 2018), the Scandinavian Green Roof Award (2018), and a Europa Nostra Award nomination (2019). It is led by shareholders Pia Kuusiniemi and Milla Hakari, with Lumi Rinne serving as office manager. The ownership remains concentrated among founding designers with no institutional investors, parent company, or subsidiaries disclosed.

Name

LOCI maisema - arkkitehdit

Legal name

Loci Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy

Website

https://loci.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Loci Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy is a Helsinki-based, designer-owned Finnish landscape architecture firm founded in 2008, delivering urban, park, residential, heritage, and climate-adaptation design services to municipalities, housing companies, and developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Architecture Services

NAICS

Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Landscape Architectural Services (541320)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Commercial Landscape Design & Installation (HSAIABAJ), Residential Landscape Design (HSAIABAA), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Stakeholder Engagement, Indigenous/Tribal Consultation & Social Impact (SIA) (EUAHAAAH)

Keywords

• Landscape architecture design
• Urban space planning
• Park design services
• Climate adaptation planning
• Biodiversity landscape planning

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, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Landscape Architecture Design Services: Professional design services for landscape architecture projects including master planning, detailed design, competition entries, and supervision services for public and private sector clients

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Loci Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy provides professional landscape architecture design and supervision services for public and private sector clients in Finland. The firm delivers land-use planning, park design, street and square environments, sports and recreational area planning, school and daycare courtyards, residential environments, and historical site restoration. It also participates in design competitions, offers ecological expertise and green supervision, and applies participatory and climate-adaptive design methodologies.

Product overview

Loci Maisema-arkkitehdit Oy is a landscape architecture firm founded in 2008, providing comprehensive landscape architecture design and supervision services. The firm's core offering is landscape architecture design spanning urban spaces, parks, sports facilities, learning environments, heritage sites, and residential areas. Services include land use planning, park design, street environments, sports area planning, school and daycare courtyards, residential environments, historical restoration, and design competition participation. The firm operates with a multidisciplinary approach emphasizing participatory planning, climate adaptation, biodiversity, sustainable design, and urban cohesion. The company is entirely designer-owned, prioritizing design quality over profit targets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Landscape Architecture Design (Maisema-arkkitehtuurisuunnittelu) Comprehensive landscape architecture design services for public and private sector clients, encompassing land use planning, park and street environment design, sports and recreational area planning, school and daycare courtyard design, residential environment design, and historical environment restoration.
• Design Competitions (Kilpailutyöt) Participation in landscape architecture competitions and architectural design competitions, either as part of multidisciplinary teams or independently, including plot allocation competitions. Competition work is a primary project acquisition channel.
• Ecology Expertise and Green Supervision (Ekologian asiantuntijatehtävät ja vihervalvonta) Ecological consulting services and supervision of green construction projects, supporting ecosystem services and biodiversity preservation in urban environments.
• Climate Change Adaptation Design (Ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutuminen) Specialized design services addressing climate change adaptation in urban environments, including green and blue infrastructure design, stormwater management, and carbon-neutral planning.
• Biodiversity Planning (Luonnon monimuotoisuuden suunnittelu) Planning services that integrate natural biodiversity and ecosystem vitality into all scales of landscape architecture design, supporting ecosystem services and native species preservation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 15 years of continuous operation since 2008
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Verstas Arkkitehdit OycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term collaboration on multiple projects including Saunalahden koulu, Tapiolan Satakielenrinne, Syvälahden koulu, and Tapiolan Kulttuurikeskus. Won several competitions together including Tapiola Satakielenrinne in 2017.
• JKMM Arkkitehdit OycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Uusi Kansallinen (New National) architecture competition for National Museum extension - LOCI responsible for outdoor space design. Won competition.
• Sigge Arkkitehdit OycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon Turun kauppatori design competition in 2020 with 'Saariston sydän' (Heart of the Archipelago) proposal. Project in implementation phase.
• Valoa Design OycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of winning team for Turun kauppatori competition alongside Sigge Arkkitehdit and LOCI.
• B&M ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Isonpellontie housing project and Myyrmäen keskustan suunnittelukilpailu.
• Arkkitehtuuri- ja muotoilutoimisto Talli OycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on Vihreistä vihrein residential complex and Lauttasaaren kartano garden restoration.
• Heikkinen & Kangasaho ArkkitehditminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Tampereen Viinikanlahti international ideas competition - won 2nd prize with 'Pärske' proposal.
• Lahdelma & Mahlamäki ArkkitehditminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Kaupunkiympäristötalo (Urban Environment House) project in Kalasatama, Helsinki.
• Playa Arkkitehdit OyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWon competition for Aurinkokiven koulu in Vantaa with joint proposal.
• Arkkitehdit NRT OyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on Kivimiehen koulu ja päiväkoti project in Espoo Otaniemi.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• SLA: SLA is a leading Nordic landscape architecture and urban design firm headquartered in Copenhagen with studios across Northern Europe. It is directly comparable to LOCI as a specialist landscape architecture practice serving municipalities and developers on public-space, climate adaptation, and biodiversity projects, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Karres en Brands: Karres en Brands is a Dutch landscape architecture and urban design firm recognized across Northern Europe for integrated, climate-adaptive public-space design. It is directly comparable to LOCI in size, specialization, and project typology (parks, urban squares, climate-resilient public realm) and serves as a relevant regional benchmark for Nordic expansion ambitions.

Broad incumbents

• Snøhetta: Snøhetta is a Norwegian architecture, landscape architecture, and design firm with a globally recognized landscape practice. While much larger and broader than LOCI, it is comparable in its commitment to climate-adaptive and ecologically driven landscape design for public and cultural projects across the Nordics.
• Sweco Finland: Sweco is one of the largest Nordic engineering and design consultancies with a dedicated landscape architecture team in Finland. It competes with LOCI on municipal and developer commissions and has been named as a LOCI partner on the Mall of Tripla and Myyrmäki projects, putting it in both collaborative and competitive positions.
• Sitowise: Sitowise is a Finnish design and consulting firm with a substantial landscape architecture and environmental planning practice serving the same municipal and developer clients as LOCI. It is a broad incumbent offering integrated landscape, civil engineering, and digital design services, and is already named as a LOCI sub-consultant on the Mall of Tripla project, making it both a partner and a competitor in public-sector bids.
• AFRY (formerly Pöyry): AFRY is a major Swedish-Finnish engineering, design, and consulting firm with a landscape and urban development practice serving Finnish municipalities and developers. It is comparable to LOCI as a competitor in public-sector landscape and urban planning commissions, but at significantly larger scale and with broader service breadth.
• WSP Finland: WSP is a global professional services firm with significant landscape, urban design, and environmental planning capabilities in Finland. It is directly comparable to LOCI as a multidisciplinary competitor for municipal and developer commissions and is named as a LOCI partner on Myyrmäki, Kuusijärvi, and Turku ratapiha competitions.
• Ramboll Finland: Ramboll is a global engineering, architecture, and consultancy firm with a strong landscape and urban development practice in Finland. It serves overlapping public and private clients on waterfront, infrastructure, and urban regeneration projects — including Tikkurilan jokiranta and Eteläsatama, where Ramboll is a LOCI sub-consultant — making it a close functional peer for integrated landscape-infrastructure commissions.

Regional players

• Landskap + Plan (or equivalent Nordic landscape firm): A small Nordic (Swedish or Norwegian) landscape architecture firm of comparable size and specialist focus, serving municipal and developer clients on public-space, heritage, and climate-adaptation projects. Comparable to LOCI in scale, design-led positioning, and project typology, and relevant as a regional benchmark for cross-Nordic expansion.

Emerging players

• FCG Finnish Consulting Group: FCG Finnish Consulting Group is a Finnish consulting firm with a growing urban planning, environmental, and landscape architecture practice serving municipalities and regional authorities. It is comparable to LOCI in its Finnish public-sector focus and increasing emphasis on climate adaptation and participatory planning, and represents an emerging competitive threat in mid-sized municipal commissions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/locimaisema
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/loci-maisema-arkkitehdit-oy
• Instagraminstagram.com/loci_landscapearchitects

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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