What Fincumet AB does

Fincumet AB is the Swedish sales subsidiary of Fincumet Group, a Finnish family-owned circular economy equipment company founded in 1992 by the Järvensivu family and now in its third generation. The group is the only Nordic operator offering design, manufacturing, sales, and financing from a single corporate group, operating through four main entities: Fincumet Container Oy (Finland, sales/operations, ~€20M revenue 2025), Birger OÜ (Estonia, manufacturing, ~€22M revenue 2025), Fincumet AB (Sweden, sales, ~€3M revenue 2025 in first full year), and Lakeway Finance Oy (Finland, in-house leasing, ~€7M revenue 2025). Consolidated group revenue exceeded €50M in 2025 across more than 7,000 customers and 200+ employees.

The group's core product portfolio spans exchange containers and skips (Hardox-certified for heavy-duty use), waste compactors (BFC Compact modular line and BFC Bio with pendulum piston technology for wet bio-waste), waste balers (including LSM-distributed lines), data security shredders (U-15 dual-shaft), maritime and storage containers, refrigerated containers, hazardous materials containers, and modular workspace solutions (offices, sanitary, kiosks, café). Manufacturing is centralized at Birger OÜ's ISO 9001/14001/45001-certified Avinurme facility in Estonia (12,500 m² production, 10,000 m³ storage, ~8,000 units/year capacity), with finishing and customization at Ikaalinen, Finland. Technology differentiators include custom laser welding robots optimized for container production, SSAB Hardox In My Body certification, modular compactor frames with swappable feed solutions that extend product lifecycles, and standard remote monitoring with fill-level alerts on all compactors. The group holds NATO NCAGE code A0NQG, enabling defense supply chain contracts.

The business model combines one-time product sales (Fincumet Container Oy ~€20M) with recurring revenue streams from in-house leasing (Lakeway Finance Oy ~€7M), container and workspace rentals, and maintenance/repair services. Distribution operates through direct sales in Finland and Sweden, plus Birger's distributor network across Norway, Denmark, and other Nordic countries, with over 90% of Birger production exported to Northern European markets. Pricing is quote-based for customized equipment due to steel price volatility, while rental rates are publicly listed (€69/month for 8' storage up to €1,290/month for 40' refrigerated). Customers span waste management operators, industrial manufacturers, property managers, logistics and construction firms, retail/event businesses, and defense supply chain clients.

Name

Fincumet AB

Legal name

Fincumet Container Oy

Website

https://fincumetcontainer.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fincumet AB is the Swedish sales subsidiary of Fincumet Group, a Finnish family-owned circular economy equipment company that designs, manufactures, and distributes exchange containers, waste compactors, balers, and modular workspace solutions across the Nordic region through fully integrated subsidiaries covering production, sales, and in-house leasing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Waste Management Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310), Waste Collection (56211)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Sanitary Services (4950), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Waste Handling & Compaction Equipment (Balers, Compactors) (IMAHALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compactor, Container & Roll-off Services (Rental, Service & Logistics) (EUAIAGAC), Material Handling & Loading Services (Tipping, Compaction, Baling, Densification) (EUAIABAI), Container Rental, Delivery & Servicing (Carts/Bins) (BPALAAAG)

Keywords

• Waste management equipment
• Exchange containers
• Industrial compactors
• Modular workspace solutions
• Container manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockholm

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales (Exchange Containers, Containers, Compactors): One-time sales of manufactured exchange containers, maritime containers, compactor-balers, collection tools, and space solutions. Fincumet is Finland's largest exchange container seller. Products are sold directly from own inventory or manufactured to order. Fincumet Container Oy revenue ~20M EUR in 2025.
2. Leasing / Financial Services: Leasing financing for all products through Lakeway Finance Oy, a 100% Fincumet Group subsidiary. As the only Nordic company offering design, manufacturing, and financing from the same corporate group, this provides competitive advantage and simplified customer experience. Lakeway Finance revenue ~7M EUR in 2025.
3. Container and Space Rental: Rental of containers and workspace solutions for short and long-term needs. Includes office containers, sanitary containers, kiosk containers, event spaces, cold storage, and hazardous materials storage. Rental prices range from €69/month (8' storage) to €1,290/month (40' reefer).
4. Maintenance and Repair Services: Comprehensive maintenance, repair, installation, and parts services for compactors, balers, containers, and collection tools. Includes scheduled maintenance contracts, emergency repairs, and custom modifications. Serves equipment regardless of brand.
5. Buyback and Trade-in Services: Purchasing used exchange containers, containers, and compactors from customers, with trade-in credit offered toward new purchases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fincumet designs, manufactures, sells, leases and rents waste management and circular economy equipment across the Nordic region. The offering spans exchange containers (Hardox-certified), waste compactors and balers, collection tools, and a full range of modular containers (storage, insulated, cold storage/refrigerated, hazardous materials) and workspace solutions for construction sites, events, and retail. Manufacturing is performed in-house at Birger OÜ in Estonia, with in-house leasing through Lakeway Finance Oy.

Product overview

Fincumet AB operates as a circular economy solutions provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of waste management and collection equipment, containers, and space solutions. The core product lines include BFC Compact and BFC Bio waste compactors, the U-15 data protection shredder, and a broad range of exchange skips (vaihtolavat) with various specializations including Hardox models. Container solutions span sea containers, storage containers, insulated containers, cold containers (reefers), and hazardous materials containers. Space solutions include construction site offices, sanitary facilities, and sales spaces available for sale or rental. The company offers integrated services including leasing through Lakeway Finance Oy, maintenance, customization, purchase and exchange programs, and specialized solutions for the defense industry. Products are manufactured in-house at Birger OÜ in Estonia with ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Birger: Leading exchange container and steel structure manufacturer in Northern Europe, operating as a subsidiary of Fincumet Group.
• Lakeway Finance

Products and services

• BFC Compact General-Purpose Waste Compactor A general-purpose waste compactor for common waste fractions, available in front-loaded, side-loaded, and loading dock variants. Features a modular frame allowing the feed hopper, container tipper, and machine placement to be swapped to adapt to different use cases, extending product lifecycle. Includes remote monitoring and automatic fill-level alerts as standard.
• BFC Bio Bio-Waste Compactor A bio-waste compactor designed for efficient and hygienic compression of wet organic waste fractions. Uses pendulum piston technology to ensure reliable compression even with challenging wet materials, combined with a hermetically sealed structure.
• U-15 Data Security Shredder A dual-shaft shredder for demanding data security material destruction, achieving up to 75% volume reduction. Features two counter-rotating shafts with self-cleaning design, 15 kW power train, automatic reverse on overload, and configurable blade widths from 6mm to over 31mm.
• Exchange Containers (Vaihtolavat) A broad product family of exchange skips including waste skips, construction waste skips, scrap skips, soil skips, machine skips, Hardox skips, liquid-tight skips, and specialized skips (wood chip skips, screw and ash skips, freight skips, grain skips, custom skips). Includes used skips and exchange skip rails. Hardox variants are SSAB-certified.
• Waste Balers (Vertical and Horizontal) Vertical and horizontal balers for processing waste fractions, including LSM balers under Fincumet's exclusive Finnish distribution rights. Includes used balers.
• Collection Tools Collection bins, front-loader containers, sorting buckets, sand silos, and tipping skips for efficient material handling in waste and recycling operations.
• Sea Containers New and used maritime containers in various sizes, with customized solutions available for storage and transport.
• Storage Containers Steel containers for storage, available in sizes from 8' to 40', offered for sale or rental. Insulated versions also available.
• Cold Storage / Refrigerated Containers Reefer containers for cold and frozen storage, available in 10', 20', and 40' sizes for events, seasonal sales, and food storage.
• Hazardous Materials Storage Containers Safe storage containers for chemicals, oils, and other hazardous materials, equipped with drip trays. Available in 8', 13', and 20' side-opening sizes.
• Worksite Space Solutions Office, break, and sanitary facilities for construction sites, available in Compact, Classic, and Wide models. Includes site-space, sanitary, sales and representative, and café/restaurant space solutions.
• Kiosk Containers for Events and Pop-up Sales Standard and Premium tier kiosk containers for events, trade fairs, and market sales. Premium includes additional sales windows and higher finish quality.
• Leasing Financing via Lakeway Finance Oy Leasing financing for all Fincumet products through Lakeway Finance Oy, a wholly-owned Fincumet Group subsidiary. Customers receive design, manufacturing, delivery, and financing from the same group without third-party intermediaries.
• Maintenance and Repair Services Comprehensive maintenance, repair, installation, and parts services for compactors, balers, containers, exchange skips, and collection tools. Includes scheduled maintenance contracts, emergency repairs, and custom modifications. Serves equipment regardless of brand.
• Buyback and Trade-in Service Purchase of used exchange skips, containers, and compactors from customers, with trade-in credit offered toward new purchases.
• Defense Industry Solutions Customized logistics, waste management, and container solutions for the defense industry and its supply chain. Fincumet holds a NATO supplier code (NCAGE: A0NQG) enabling defense procurement.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hardox exchange containers maintained structural integrity after 9 years of heavy daily use in recycling material transport
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 4H-liitto Taimiteko ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Since 2020, Fincumet participates in the 4H Taimiteko ( seedling) programme. For every product sold, a pine or spruce seedling is planted as a carbon sink in Finnish forests. The programme employs young people who gain valuable work experience. Nearly 1 million seedlings planted across ~490 hectares since the partnership began. Programme transitioning to forest aftercare phase in 2025.
• SSABcoreTechnology or IntegrationSSAB-certified Hardox In My Body partner. Fincumet Container Oy and Birger OÜ are certified partners, authorized to produce exchange containers using genuine SSAB Hardox wear-resistant steel. The certification involves SSAB inspection and approval of products and manufacturing methods.
• LSM (Lean Site Management)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFinnish exclusive distribution rights for LSM waste balers. LSM is an Irish company producing waste balers. Fincumet represents LSM products in Finland, providing Finnish customers with access to LSM balers along with Fincumet's own compactors, service, and maintenance.
• Rand & TuulbergminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOne of Estonia's leading construction companies and main contractor for the new Birger OÜ factory in Kohtla-Järve. Rand & Tuulberg has strong experience in industrial and infrastructure projects and is known for high quality standards.
• Colliers FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Colliers Finland as a joint project for commercial real estate properties. Fincumet delivered specially sized compactors and loading dock platforms for properties managed by Colliers. The project involved coordinated delivery across multiple sites.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Sebright Products: US manufacturer of stationary and self-contained waste compactors serving commercial and industrial customers. Comparable to Fincumet's BFC Compact line in offering customizable, application-specific compaction solutions with ongoing service support.
• Bollegraaf: Dutch manufacturer of balers and recycling machinery, with strong presence across Europe. Closely comparable to Fincumet's baler line (including its LSM distribution relationship) and its integrated approach to recycling/waste customer solutions.
• Marlen International: US-based manufacturer of industrial and commercial waste compactors, including customized solutions for food processing and recycling facilities. Comparable to Fincumet's tailored compactor designs (e.g., BFC Bio for wet material) sold to enterprise waste generators.
• Komptech GmbH: Austrian/German-headquartered manufacturer of waste processing machinery (shredders, screeners, composting equipment) sold across Europe. Directly comparable to Fincumet's Birger Oü manufacturing footprint and to its U-15 shredder/BFC compactor lines serving municipal and industrial waste customers.
• Eggersmann Group: German manufacturer of recycling and waste processing equipment including shredders, screening systems, and turnkey recycling plants. Comparable to Fincumet in providing engineered waste machinery to recycling operators and municipalities across Europe.
• Luxme Technologies: Canadian manufacturer of industrial shredders and waste reduction equipment. Comparable to Fincumet's U-15 data security shredder and broader shredding/machinery line in serving recycling and secure-destruction customer segments.
• SP Industries: US manufacturer of vertical and horizontal balers plus waste compactors. Comparable in product family to Fincumet's baler and compactor offerings and in targeting mid-market waste/recycling customers.
• For Earth Technologies: Austrian manufacturer of waste compactors, balers, and recycling equipment with a European customer base. Directly comparable to Fincumet's integrated compactor/baler portfolio and Nordic/Central European customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• SULO Group: European leader in waste container manufacturing and rental (with the historic Otto Sulo brand) operating broadly across waste management and circular economy infrastructure. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the European container/waste services space, though SULO's rental scale exceeds Fincumet's.
• Wastequip: Largest US-based manufacturer of waste and recycling equipment (containers, compactors, balers) with broad product portfolio and nationwide distribution. Comparable in scope (containers + compactors + balers under one roof) but much larger and US-focused, serving as a broad-incumbent benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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