Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla

Name

Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla

Legal name

Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla Oy

Website

https://olla.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla is a Helsinki-based Finnish architecture firm offering integrated architectural design, interior architecture, service design, BIM, visualization, and graphic design services for enterprise, institutional, and government clients across Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (54131), Interior Design Services (54141)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Building information modeling
• Interior architecture
• Sustainable architecture
• Service design

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Architectural Design Services: Project-based fees for architectural design services including master planning, building design, interior architecture, and renovation projects for corporate, institutional, and government clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla is a Finnish architecture firm offering integrated architectural design services including master planning, building design, interior architecture, renovation, Building Information Modeling (BIM), service design, graphic design, and visualization. The firm delivers sustainable, human-centred design solutions for corporate, institutional, and government clients across healthcare, education, office, logistics, energy, and technology sectors from its Helsinki headquarters.

Product overview

Olla Architecture is a Finnish architecture firm (Arkkitehtitoimisto Olla Oy) offering integrated architectural and design services from their Helsinki office. The firm provides six interconnected core services: Architectural Design, Interior Architecture, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Service Design, Graphic Design, and Visualization. These services are applied across diverse project types including renovation (peruskorjaus), new construction, worklife environments, residential housing, learning institutions, healthcare facilities, logistics and technology buildings, urban spaces, and cultural/leisure venues. The firm has approximately six decades of experience and operates as a full-service architecture practice rather than a software product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design covering residential, commercial, educational, healthcare, and urban development projects, guided by principles of social, cultural, ecological, and financial sustainability. Targeted at enterprise and government clients.
• Interior Architecture

Quantifiable outcome

• Carbon footprint of reused glass interior walls at Haiku is only 40% compared to new walls
• +2 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

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Granlund (formerly Raami Arkkitehdit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2026Olla and Granlund collaborated to win the Niuvanniemi Hospital design competition. The multidisciplinary team included Olla's architects and Granlund's architectural team, functionality expert Salla Itäaho (Saidea), and landscape architect Johanna Ristimäki (Nyman & Ristimäki). Their 'NIITYLLÄ' proposal was selected as the design solution for the new forensic psychiatric hospital building.
• SwecocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSweco provided structural and technical design expertise in collaboration with Olla for the Omnia Finns campus restoration project. The partnership was essential for the demanding restoration work on protected historic buildings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ALA Architects: Helsinki-based architecture firm of comparable size, also working across cultural, public, and infrastructure projects in Finland and internationally. Directly comparable on scale, BIM adoption, and competition-driven project acquisition.
• PES-Arkitehdit: Finnish architecture practice working across residential, public, and commercial projects. Comparable on practice size, BIM-driven workflow, and competition-based public-sector project acquisition in Finland.
• Avanto Architects: Helsinki-based architecture firm with a similar size and project mix, including residential, commercial, and cultural work. Competes with Olla for the same Finnish mid-market commissions and design awards.
• Anttinen Oiva Architects: Finnish architecture firm based in Helsinki with strong public-sector and educational building portfolio. Direct competitor on government, healthcare, and learning-environment competitions Olla pursues (e.g., Omnia, The English School).
• JKMM Architects: Finnish architecture office based in Helsinki known for cultural and institutional projects including the Amos Rex museum. Similar mid-size practice competing for the same competition-driven public and cultural commissions as Olla.
• Sigge Arkkitehdit: Helsinki-based architecture firm with similar project typology including commercial, residential, and public buildings. Competes with Olla for Finnish enterprise and institutional clients at the same scale.

Broad incumbents

• BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group): Danish-headquartered global architecture firm with portfolio spanning cultural, residential, and commercial work. Comparable on design-led positioning and award recognition but competes at a fundamentally different scale and geographic breadth.
• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and design firm with deep portfolio across cultural, workplace, and infrastructure projects. Comparable on sustainability ambition and award-winning design but operates at vastly greater scale and on the international stage where Olla does not.
• Snøhetta: Nordic-headquartered global architecture and design firm with much broader geographic reach and significantly larger headcount. Overlaps with Olla on cultural, public, and sustainability-led projects but competes at a different scale and across geographies.
• White Arkitekter: Sweden's largest architecture firm with strong Nordic presence and broad sector coverage including healthcare, education, and workplace. Overlaps with Olla's core verticals but operates at significantly greater scale and across multiple Nordic countries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/parviainenarkkitehditoy
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/olla-architecture
• Instagraminstagram.com/olla_architecture

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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