Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus

What Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus does

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus Oy is a privately held Finnish environmental testing laboratory headquartered in Turku, wholly owned by the non-profit Lounais-Suomen vesiensuojeluyhdistys ry (founded 1966). The company operates a single FINAS-accredited testing laboratory under accreditation T101 to SFS-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017 and is Ruokavirasto-approved under Finland's Health Protection Act. Services span drinking water, well water, swimming water, wastewater, groundwater, landfill, water-body, and biological research, plus sampling, odor monitoring, and environmental permit and monitoring-program consulting. Deliverables range from individual microbiological tests to multi-paragraph research packages and large multi-stakeholder restoration projects such as Napakka and Salon järvet.

The underlying technology is conventional laboratory testing: certified sampling, chemical and microbiological analysis, and biological identification (phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthic macroinvertebrates) by proficiency-tested staff. Customer-facing technology includes the Tulospalvelu Results Service portal that streams order status and time-series test results to enterprise and municipal clients. Outputs are formatted as research certificates that compare results against Ministry of Social Affairs and Health limits and include expert written interpretation.

Revenue mechanics combine three streams: (1) unit-priced laboratory testing fees, with private-household packages such as the R1 ring-well bundle at €256.35 and the comprehensive P3 drill-well package at €501.92 (both VAT-inclusive); (2) subscription revenue from the Results Service portal on a fixed annual fee plus per-user basis; and (3) project-based consulting and restoration fees tied to public/regional funding (Leader, ELY-keskus, EU co-funding). Go-to-market is direct sales: phone, email, in-person consultation, downloadable order forms on www.lsvsy.fi, and outreach via regional water-protection networks. Customer segments are municipalities and water utilities, industrial facilities, agricultural primary producers, private households, and water-protection associations across Southwest Finland.

Name

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus

Legal name

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus Oy

Website

https://lsvsy.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus Oy is a FINAS-accredited environmental testing laboratory in Turku, Finland, providing water, wastewater, biological, and landfill analysis plus sampling and permitting services to municipalities, industry, agriculture, households, and water-protection associations across Southwest Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Laboratory Testing Services

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Laboratory Testing & Analytical Services (in-house/contract labs; microbiology, metals, organics) (EUANAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Wastewater & Industrial Effluent Monitoring (NPDES/Permit Compliance) (EUAHACAD), Groundwater Monitoring & Well Sampling (Monitoring Wells, Plumes) (EUAHACAE), Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG)

Keywords

• Water quality testing
• Environmental laboratory services
• Wastewater monitoring
• Drinking water analysis
• Biological water research

Headquarters

HQ city

Turku

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Testing Services: The company provides comprehensive water and environmental testing services including drinking water, swimming water, well water, wastewater, groundwater, landfill, and biological research. Revenue is generated through testing fees charged per analysis or as research packages. The results service pricing is based on fixed annual fee and per-user charges.
2. Research Packages for Private Households: Pre-packaged water testing services for private customers including ring well (R1, R3), drill well (P1, P3), corrosivity (S1), and filter (S3) research packages. One-time testing fees per package.
3. Consulting and Advisory Services: Professional consulting services including research planning, environmental permit applications, monitoring programs, and expert interpretation of results.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus Oy is an accredited environmental testing laboratory providing water and environmental research services. The company delivers microbiological and chemical analyses of drinking water, wastewater, surface water, groundwater, swimming water, landfill leachate, and biological samples, complemented by certified field sampling, environmental permit application support, odor monitoring, and a subscription-based online results portal. Services span the full research lifecycle from planning and sampling to laboratory analysis, interpretation, and reporting.

Product overview

Lounais-Suomen vesi- ja ympäristötutkimus Oy is a comprehensive environmental testing laboratory offering a unified portfolio of water and environmental research services. The core offerings include Talousvesitutkimukset (drinking water testing), Vesistötutkimukset (water system research), Jätevesitutkimukset (wastewater research), Kaatopaikkatutkimukset (landfill research), Pohjavesitutkimukset (groundwater research), Uimavesitutkimukset (swimming water research), and Biologiset tutkimukset (biological research including phytoplankton, zooplankton, and benthic macroinvertebrates). Supporting services include Hajutarkkailut (odor monitoring), Näytteenotto (sampling), Ympäristölupahakemukset (environmental permits), and Alkutuotanto (primary production testing). For households, they offer Kaivovesitutkimukset (well water) and Uimavesitutkimukset (swimming water). The company provides an online Tulospalvelu (Results Service) portal for customers to access results in real-time. All services are delivered by certified professionals from planning through sampling, analysis, and reporting. The laboratory is FINAS-accredited (T101) under ISO/IEC 17025:2017.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Talousvesitutkimukset (Household Water Research) Comprehensive drinking water testing services in accordance with Finnish drinking water regulations, including microbiological and chemical analyses performed by certified samplers, primarily for municipalities and water utilities.
• Vesistötutkimukset (Water System Research) Water body research services including lake, river, and marine area water quality studies, sediment studies, flow measurements, and restoration-related assessments for municipalities, water associations, and project organisations.
• Jätevesitutkimukset (Wastewater Research)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Suomen Vesiensuojelun Keskusliitto rycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational water protection organization that coordinates water protection efforts across Finland. LSVSY participates in its activities as a regional member.
• Varsinais-Suomen vesistökunnostusverkostocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional water body restoration network coordinating restoration efforts in Southwest Finland. LSVSY participates in network activities.
• Varsinais-Suomen ja Satakunnan vesien- ja merenhoidon yhteistyöryhmäminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cooperation group for water and sea management planning in Southwest Finland and Satakunta.
• SATAVESI-ohjelmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional water protection program managed by ELY Centre. LSVSY participates in program activities.
• Pro Saaristomeri -ohjelmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBaltic Sea protection program for the Archipelago Sea area. LSVSY participates in protection efforts.
• ValoniacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional environmental and energy agency in Southwest Finland. Partner in Napakka project and other water protection initiatives. Valonia handles communications and acts as expert in Napakka project.
• Koulujemme lähivedet verkostominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork connecting schools with nearby water bodies for educational purposes. LSVSY participates in network activities.
• Pyhäjärven suojelurahastominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProtection fund for Lake Pyhäjärvi. LSVSY participates in fund activities.
• Varsinais-Suomen ELY-keskuscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment. Provides expert participation in projects and coordinates regional water management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE): National research and expert agency under the Finnish Ministry of the Environment covering water status assessment, EU Water Framework Directive implementation and biological monitoring. Competes for authority-advised projects and influences regulatory scope within which LSVSY operates.
• SGS Finland Oy: Finnish operations of SGS, the global testing, inspection and certification group. Overlaps with LSVSY on environmental and water testing for industrial clients, with broader geographic reach and cross-segment capabilities.
• Eurofins Environment Testing Finland Oy: Finnish arm of the global Eurofins environmental testing network. Provides industrial and environmental water and soil testing across Finland with a much broader geographic and methodological footprint, competing with LSVSY for industrial compliance work.
• Ramboll Finland Oy: Finnish arm of Ramboll's international engineering and environmental consulting practice. Competitor for environmental permitting, monitoring program design and impact assessment work adjacent to LSVSY's consulting offering.

Direct peers

• MetropoliLab Oy: Helsinki metropolitan area laboratory providing water, food and environmental testing to municipalities, industry and consumers. Comparable to LSVSY in its municipal utility focus, FINAS accreditation, and broad household/professional testing menu.
• Ahma ympäristö Oy: Finnish environmental consulting and sampling firm specializing in water, marine and environmental studies. Comparable in service scope (sampling, biological monitoring, environmental permitting) and customer types (municipalities, industry).
• KVVY Tutkimus Oy: Tampere-based regional water and environmental research laboratory serving municipalities, industries and households in the Kokemäenjoki river basin. Closest analogue to LSVSY as a FINAS-accredited regional lab tied to a water-protection association, offering drinking water, wastewater, and biological testing in the same product categories.

Others

• KVVY Vesiensuojeluyhdistys / Pohjois-Pohjanmaan vesistötyö: ELY Centres (Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) coordinate regional water management and partner closely with LSVSY-style labs. Represent an institutional counterparty - both a customer and a potential in-house provider - rather than a head-to-head competitor.

Regional players

• Pohjois-Suomen ympäristölaboratorio: Northern Finland regional laboratory offering accredited water and environmental testing to municipalities and industry. Comparable specialist scope but operates in a different geography from LSVSY.
• Savo-Karjalan Ympäristötutkimus Oy: Regional environmental testing laboratory serving Eastern Finland with similar drinking water, wastewater and biological testing services. Mirrors LSVSY's regional association/NGO-linked model in a different catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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