Karawatski

What Karawatski does

Karawatski Oy is a privately held Finnish electrical engineering consulting firm headquartered in Naantali, with a secondary regional office in Helsinki. Founded circa 1988-1990, the firm provides electrical design, telecommunications infrastructure design, lighting design, and specialized cost estimation services for new-build and renovation projects across Finland. The firm appears family-owned and operated, with Iiro Karawatski and Leo Karawatski listed as primary contacts, and operates with a headcount of 1-10 employees.

The firm's service offering covers the full project lifecycle: preliminary concept plans, permit applications, electrical and lighting calculations, detailed working drawings, material takeoffs and supplier mapping, and on-contract construction-phase supervision. Underlying technology consists of industry-standard CAD and BIM tools — MagiCAD Electric for 3D design and IFC model generation, AutoCAD for technical drafting, Solibri and Tekla BIM sight for multi-discipline coordination, DiaLux and Litestar 4D for lighting simulation, and Ecom for cost estimation directly tied to electrical wholesaler pricing databases. Karawatski holds an AAA Dun & Bradstreet credit rating (since 1999), RALA quality certification from Rakentamisen Laatu ry, and several designers carry the AA-classification from Sähkösuunnittelijat NSS ry.

Karawatski's revenue model is project-based professional services sold via quote-based pricing with no publicly disclosed rates. The firm serves primarily Finnish institutional and public-sector clients, with a documented reference portfolio spanning healthcare facilities (municipal health centers, central hospitals, university hospitals, nursing homes), government buildings (KELA offices, police headquarters, fire laboratory, presidential summer residence Kultaranta), educational institutions (university and vocational), heritage and special-use buildings, residential developments, and hospitality venues. Customer acquisition is driven by direct outreach, word-of-mouth referrals, and partnerships with collaborating architectural firms; the firm does not maintain active digital marketing channels and operates a traditional B2B relationship-driven sales motion.

Name

Karawatski

Legal name

Karawatski Oy

Website

https://karawatski.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Karawatski Oy is a Finnish electrical engineering consultancy providing electrical, telecommunications, and lighting design plus cost estimation for construction and renovation projects. The family-owned firm serves healthcare, government, education, and real estate clients across Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Naantali

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical and Telecommunications Engineering Design Services: The company generates revenue through professional engineering design services including electrical design, telecommunications design, and lighting design. Services are project-based, with offerings spanning concept plans, permit applications, detailed working drawings, material takeoffs, and construction-phase supervision.
2. Cost Estimation Services: The company provides specialized cost estimation services using electrical wholesaler pricing databases, supporting project budgeting and procurement.
3. Construction Phase Supervision: On-contract construction site supervision services during the implementation phase of electrical systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Karawatski Oy is an electrical engineering consultancy that provides electrical design, telecommunications design, lighting design, project planning, and cost estimation services for construction projects in Finland. The firm delivers full-lifecycle engineering design from concept plans and permit applications through detailed working drawings, material takeoffs, and construction-phase on-site supervision, using BIM and 3D design tools integrated with electrical wholesaler pricing databases.

Product overview

Karawatski Oy is an electrical engineering consulting firm offering comprehensive electrical and telecommunications design services, project planning, and cost estimation. The company operates with three core service offerings: Electrical Design (Sähkösuunnittelu), Telecommunications Design (Telesuunnittelu), and Lighting Design (Valaistuksen suunnittelu). The company also provides site supervision during construction phases. Services include specialty expertise in hospital technology, architectural lighting, and renovation projects. The company uses MagiCAD Electric, AutoCAD, ELP, Siemens Simaris, Ecom, Solibri viewer, Tekla BIM sight, DiaLux, Litestar 4D, 3D Studio Max, and Photoshop for design work.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sähkösuunnittelu (Electrical Design) Comprehensive electrical engineering design services including general plans, permit applications, electrical calculations, detailed working drawings, and material supplier mapping with material lists. Covers specialty areas such as hospital technology, system control devices, renovation planning, condition surveys, architectural lighting, control systems, and Motiva qualification for clients undertaking construction and renovation projects in Finland.
• Telesuunnittelu (Telecommunications Design) Design services for telecommunications infrastructure including IT systems, fire alarm systems, antenna systems, sound reinforcement systems, AV technology, surveillance systems, intrusion alarms, access control, and video surveillance. Delivered alongside general plans, permit applications, calculations, detailed working drawings, and material supplier mapping.
• Valaistuksen suunnittelu (Lighting Design) Lighting design services including general plans, lighting visualization, permit applications, detailed working drawings, and material supplier mapping. Special expertise in architectural and specialty lighting, with calculations and visualizations produced using DiaLux, Litestar 4D, and 3D Studio Max.
• Cost Estimation Services (Ecom-based) Specialized cost estimation services using the Ecom cost estimation software integrated with electrical wholesaler catalog pricing, supporting project budgeting and procurement by enabling material cost calculations directly from design data for electrical contractors and project owners.
• Construction Phase Site Supervision Contracted on-site supervision of construction works during the implementation phase of electrical systems, providing clients with continuity from design through execution.

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• WSP Finland: WSP is a global engineering professional services firm with a Finnish presence providing building services engineering including electrical design. Operates at significantly larger scale with full multidisciplinary delivery versus Karawatski's specialist electrical focus.
• AFRY Finland (formerly Pöyry): AFRY is a large Nordic engineering, design, and consulting firm providing MEP and electrical design services in Finland. A broad incumbent with deeper multidisciplinary reach than Karawatski but overlapping on institutional and public-sector building projects.
• Sweco Finland: Sweco is one of the largest Nordic engineering consultancies with a significant building services and electrical design practice in Finland. Competes with Karawatski on institutional and public-sector electrical design but at meaningfully larger scale and with broader multidisciplinary offerings.
• Ramboll Finland: Ramboll operates a substantial Finnish engineering services business with building and electrical engineering capabilities for hospitals, government, and infrastructure. A broader incumbent that overlaps with Karawatski on complex institutional electrical design engagements.

Direct peers

• Granlund Oy: Granlund is a leading Finnish MEP engineering design consultancy offering electrical, telecommunications, lighting, and HVAC design for buildings. It is the closest direct peer to Karawatski given its Finnish base, building focus, and similar service portfolio.
• Rejlers Finland: Rejlers is a Nordic engineering consultancy with operations in Finland offering building services and electrical engineering design. Comparable in service portfolio and target markets to Karawatski, though typically operating at somewhat larger scale.
• Sitowise Oy: Sitowise is a Finnish-built environment specialist with building services engineering design (including electrical and telecom) for public and private construction. Comparable to Karawatski in serving Finnish construction, real estate, and infrastructure clients with multidisciplinary design.

Others

• Etteplan: Etteplan is a Finnish engineering firm offering industrial and embedded systems design as well as technical documentation services. Adjacent to Karawatski in being a Finnish design consultancy but focused on industrial / embedded rather than building electrical design.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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