Elisa

Name

Elisa

Legal name

Elisa Corporation

Website

https://elisa.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Services

NAICS

Agents for Wireless Telecommunications Services (517122)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

AI Observability, Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms (Drift, Quality, Safety) (HDAEANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Risk Scoring, Fraud & Anomaly Detection (HDAAAHAD), Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Telecommunications services
• Mobile network operator
• Enterprise connectivity
• Network automation software
• Industrial software solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consumer Mobile Services: Mobile telecommunications services to consumers in Finland and Estonia including mobile plans, device sales, and value-added services
2. Fixed Telecommunications Services: Fixed line services including broadband, TV (Elisa Viihde), and landline services to residential and business customers
3. Corporate Enterprise Solutions: ICT services, private 5G networks, cloud services, cybersecurity offerings, and network solutions for business and public sector customers
4. International Software Services (Elisa Industriq): Global export of software products including network automation (Elisa Polystar), industrial manufacturing software (sedApta, camLine), supply chain intelligence (CalcuQuote), energy optimization (Gridle), and safety compliance (TenForce)
5. Equipment Sales: Mobile devices, handsets, and related hardware sales

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Elisa is a Finnish telecommunications and digital services company operating a three-pillar business: (1) Consumer Customers segment provides mobile, broadband, and TV (Elisa Viihde) services to over 2.8 million customers in Finland and Estonia; (2) Corporate Customers segment delivers enterprise ICT, private 5G, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions to businesses and public sector; (3) International Software Services (Elisa Industriq) globally exports software products including network automation (Polystar), manufacturing and supply chain software (sedApta, camLine, CalcuQuote), energy optimization (Gridle), and safety compliance (TenForce) to telecom operators and industrial companies worldwide.

Product overview

Elisa operates a three-pillar business model encompassing Finnish consumer and enterprise telecom services, international digital services, and software products sold globally under the Elisa Industriq brand. The software portfolio includes six main solution brands: sedApta (supply chain and manufacturing planning), Polystar (automated telecom assurance), camLine (high-tech manufacturing MES), CalcuQuote (electronics supply chain intelligence), Gridle (energy optimization), and TenForce (safety compliance). These products are sold to telecom operators and industrial companies globally. The core platform architecture consists of Polystar providing network analytics and assurance tools, sedApta offering supply chain planning and MOM solutions, Gridle delivering AI-powered energy management across telecom and industrial sectors, and supporting brands addressing specialized niches in manufacturing execution, compliance, and supply chain intelligence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Elisa Viihde: Entertainment service featuring original series that have become prominent in Finnish culture
• Smart Energy Solutions
• Gridle

Products and services

• sedApta Supply chain management and operational planning software suite for manufacturers, covering supply chain planning, manufacturing operations management (MOM), supply chain execution, and digital transformation. Sold to industrial manufacturers globally.
• Polystar Automated assurance platform for telecom operators providing customer experience assurance, service assurance, network assurance, and data assurance through AI-powered analytics and monitoring. Sold globally to telecom operators.
• camLine High-tech manufacturing operations software providing MES (Manufacturing Execution System), advanced SPC (Statistical Process Control), recipe management, and equipment integration for semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.
• CalcuQuote Supply chain intelligence software for electronics manufacturing, providing integrated solutions for sourcing, quoting, procurement, supplier collaboration, and carbon footprint measurement.
• Gridle AI-powered energy management and optimization software for grid-scale, commercial/industrial, telecom, and residential sectors. Uses machine learning to optimize energy usage, battery storage operations, and electricity market participation.
• TenForce Operational safety and compliance management software for high-risk industries, covering incident management, audits and inspections, corrective/preventive actions, permit to work, and compliance management.
• Elisa Viihde

Quantifiable outcome

• Effectively eliminated scam calls using Finnish numbers by 2023 through patented caller ID spoofing prevention technology
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Netcracker TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Elisa is listed as a co-speaker customer at Netcracker's Platinum Sponsorship of TM Forum's DTW Ignite 2026 in Copenhagen, showcasing AI-native telecom and autonomous network operations capabilities alongside other telecom customers.
• ValmetminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026Elisa signed a multi-year cybersecurity deal with Valmet, a Finnish industrial company.
• NokiacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 March 2026Nokia partnership includes AI-RAN development with $1 billion investment from Nvidia, field trials scheduled for Q4 with 5G software featuring massive MIMO and higher-order modulation. Nokia announced significant AI-RAN progress with successful functional tests with T-Mobile, Indosat, and SoftBank, and new customer integrations with BT, Elisa, NTT DOCOMO, and Vodafone Group. The collaboration validates AI and RAN workloads can run simultaneously on shared GPU infrastructure.
• TM ForumcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 27 February 2026Elisa participates in MWC Barcelona organized by GSMA and DTW Ignite by TM Forum as co-speaker with telecom partners to showcase innovations.
• Google CloudcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2025Elisa and Google Cloud expanded collaboration to deliver AI-driven autonomous networks. Elisa is using AI agent technology to automate network operations in collaboration with Google Cloud. Demonstrated at MWC Barcelona 2026.
• EricssoncoreTechnology or Integration · 29 June 2025Elisa, Ericsson, and MediaTek achieved up to 8 Gbps download speeds in 5G standalone network, demonstrating advanced 5G capabilities. Also partnered for 5G rollout and network modernization.
• Vodafone BusinesscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 June 2025Vodafone Business and Elisa partnered to support sustainable stainless-steel provider Outokumpu's global network operations.
• sedApta GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 October 2024Elisa acquired sedApta Group to bolster Elisa Industriq's supply chain and manufacturing operations software capabilities.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Telia Company: Largest Nordic telecom operator overlapping with Elisa in both Finnish (mobile/broadband) and Estonian markets; directly competes on consumer and enterprise connectivity, and is explicitly called out as Elisa's larger European rival.
• Swisscom: Mid-sized European incumbent telecom with comparable mix of consumer connectivity, enterprise ICT, and high-margin software/services; co-speaker at DTW Ignite 2026 with Elisa on AI-native telecom, indicating comparable strategic positioning.

Emerging players

• Netcracker Technology: BSS/OSS and digital transformation partner for Tier-1 operators; co-sponsors DTW Ignite 2026 alongside Elisa and offers overlapping telecom-software capabilities aimed at the same autonomous-network agenda.
• Amdocs: Telecom-focused BSS/OSS and network automation software vendor directly competing with Elisa Polystar for the same operator customer base; comparable product/market overlap in service assurance, customer experience, and data operations.

Broad incumbents

• Vodafone: Pan-European incumbent operator; partnered with Elisa to deliver global network services to Outokumpu and references Elisa's AI-native capabilities at DTW Ignite 2026, establishing Vodafone as a customer and channel for Elisa Industriq software.
• Telefónica: Large pan-European incumbent operator with combined connectivity, IoT, and enterprise digital services; direct adjacency to Elisa's three-pillar model and a logical reference customer for Elisa Industriq's industrial software suite.
• Telenor: Major Nordic/European telecom incumbent with overlapping geographic exposure and similar consumer/corporate split; references Elisa's platform at industry forums, positioning Telenor as a comparable operator and potential software customer.
• Deutsche Telekom: Europe's largest telecom group and parent of T-Mobile; explicit partner/customer reference for AI-native telecom at DTW Ignite 2026, comparable as a buyer and benchmark for Elisa's automated network assurance offering.

Others

• Ericsson: 5G core/RAN partner that co-developed the 8 Gbps 5G SA download demonstration with Elisa and MediaTek; comparable as an enabler of the same autonomous-network and AI-RAN capabilities Elisa is productizing via Polystar.
• Nokia: Finnish-headquartered network infrastructure supplier and 5G Advanced partner; comparable in locale and adjacent in the telecom value chain (RAN, fiber, AI-RAN), with multiple joint proofs-of-concept with Elisa including 100G PON.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ElisaIndustrIQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elisa
• Xx.com/elisaoyj
• Facebookfacebook.com/elisasuomi

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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