Lingoneer Oy

What Lingoneer Oy does

Lingoneer Oy is a Finnish translation agency founded in 2007 and headquartered in Tampere, with additional offices in Helsinki, Stockholm, and Tallinn. The firm delivers professional translation services in more than 100 languages to enterprise and public-sector clients across industrial manufacturing, automotive, energy, infrastructure, legal, marketing, and defence verticals. Service delivery relies on native-speaking professional translators supported by subject-matter experts (engineers, physicians, legal professionals), a network of more than 400 international translators, and dedicated project managers who act as single points of contact for each client engagement. Supporting capabilities include translation memory and terminology management, an information-secure translation environment for defence industry clients, desktop publishing, and printing and distribution services in Finland and Estonia, the latter provided through the firm's ownership group (Domus Print Oy, Karhukopio Oy, Kopijyväs Oy).

The company's core technology stack combines translation memory tools, customer-specific termbases, and, as of November 2025, an AI-powered translation service integrated into the production workflow. Operations are aligned with the EN 15038, ISO 9001:2000, and DIN 2345 standards. The product portfolio is organised around a core translation service with vertical-specific add-ons (Technical Industry, Legal Texts and Contracts, International Trade, Energy Production, Defence Industry, Marketing and Communications, Public Sector, Infrastructure Construction, Automotive), supplemented by LingoExpress for fast-track business correspondence, terminology services for glossary creation, and desktop publishing for finished print and electronic publications.

Lingoneer operates a B2B enterprise go-to-market with inside sales executed by project managers: clients request binding quotes via website forms, email, or a 24/7 phone line, with quotes returned within 1–2 hours and standard delivery in 2–4 business days (urgent same-day service available). Revenue is generated on a project-by-project, transaction-fee basis with no publicly disclosed price list; pricing varies by word count, language pair complexity, and delivery timeframe. Public-sector clients (cities, ministries, wellbeing services counties, agencies such as InfoFinland) access the firm through recurring framework agreements, which provide a degree of recurring demand alongside the enterprise project pipeline.

Name

Lingoneer Oy

Legal name

Lingoneer Oy

Website

https://lingoneer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lingoneer Oy is a Finland-based translation agency founded in 2007 delivering professional translation services in over 100 languages to industrial, public-sector, legal, and defence clients across the Nordics and Baltics, using a 400-plus translator network and, since November 2025, an AI-powered translation platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampere

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Translation services: Core translation services billed per project, with pricing based on word count, language pair complexity, and delivery timeframe. Customers receive binding quotes before work begins. Urgent/rush deliveries available.
2. Proofreading and editing: Proofreading and editing services offered as standalone or bundled with translation projects.
3. Terminology services: Customer-specific glossary and termbase creation services, billed as part of translation projects or as separate engagements.
4. Desktop publishing services: Publishing system rental and document production services for creating finished print products and electronic publications.
5. Printing and distribution: Printing services in Finland and Estonia, integrated with translation and publishing workflow for end-to-end multilingual document production and distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lingoneer Oy is a Finnish translation agency providing professional translation services across more than 100 languages for industrial, public sector, legal, and commercial clients. Services are delivered by native-speaking translators backed by subject-matter experts (engineers, physicians, legal professionals) and supported by translation memory tools, terminology databases, and an information-secure translation environment. The portfolio also covers proofreading, terminology management, desktop publishing, LingoExpress business correspondence, and integrated printing and distribution in Finland and Estonia.

Product overview

Lingoneer Oy is a Finland-based translation agency (käännöstoimisto) founded in 2007, offering a comprehensive portfolio of translation and language services. The core offering is professional translation services (Käännöspalvelut) supporting over 100 languages, delivered by native-speaking professional translators using translation memory tools. The portfolio includes specialized add-on modules covering technical industry translations (machinery, manufacturing, software, electronics, construction, energy), legal texts and contracts, international trade translations (including LingoExpress fast-track service), energy production translations, defence industry translations, marketing and communications translations, public sector translations, infrastructure construction translations, and automotive industry translations. Supporting modules include terminology services (creating customer-specific glossaries and termbases) and desktop publishing services (producing finished print products and electronic publications). The company leverages AI-powered translation capabilities announced in November 2025, combined with a global network of over 400 translators and 24/7 phone support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LingoExpress: Express translation service for business correspondence delivered faster than at other agencies.

Products and services

• Translation Services (Käännöspalvelut) Professional translation services delivered in over 100 languages by native-speaking translators, using translation memory tools and customer-specific glossaries. Covers technical, legal, commercial, and public sector content for enterprise and government clients.
• Proofreading Services (Oikoluku)

Quantifiable outcome

• Response to quote requests within 1-2 hours
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GALA (Global Alliance for Language Professionals)minorOthersGALA (Global Alliance for Language Professionals) membership is displayed on the Lingoneer website footer. Membership indicates participation in the global language industry professional network.
• PlunetcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlunet business management system is used by Lingoneer for managing translation projects, workflows, and business operations. Plunet logo appears on the website alongside LinkedIn and 24/7 service indicators.
• Domus Print OycoreOthersMain owner group includes Domus Print Oy, a Finnish printing services provider. Domus Print Oy is part of the main owner group that backs Lingoneer Oy, along with Karhukopio Oy and Kopijyvä Oy.
• Karhukopio OycoreOthersPart of the main Finnish ownership group (along with Domus Print Oy and Kopijyvä Oy) that holds the majority stake in Lingoneer Oy. Provides printing services infrastructure.
• Kopijyvä OycoreOthersPart of the main Finnish ownership group (along with Domus Print Oy and Karhukopio Oy) that holds the majority stake in Lingoneer Oy. Provides printing services infrastructure.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lionbridge: Lionbridge is one of the world's largest language service providers, offering translation, localisation, and AI data services globally. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Lingoneer for large enterprise and industrial translation contracts, but serves a much wider portfolio of clients and geographies.
• RWS Group: RWS Group is a UK-headquartered global leader in translation, localisation, and intellectual property services with a much larger portfolio and global reach. It competes with Lingoneer for enterprise translation contracts but operates at significantly greater scale and broader scope.
• LanguageLine Solutions: LanguageLine Solutions is a US-based leader in interpretation and translation services for enterprise, government, and healthcare. It is comparable to Lingoneer in providing professional translation/interpretation to regulated and security-sensitive clients, but at much larger scale and predominantly US-focused.

Direct peers

• Welocalize: Welocalize is a global language services provider offering translation, localisation, and interpreting for enterprise and regulated industries. It is comparable to Lingoneer in serving industrial and multinational enterprise customers with multilingual content needs.
• Acolad: Acolad is a France/Europe-headquartered language services company offering translation, localisation, and content services to enterprises across Europe. It directly competes with Lingoneer in enterprise B2B translation, including technical, legal, and industrial verticals.
• LanguageWire: LanguageWire is a Denmark-headquartered language service provider offering enterprise translation, localisation, and language technology across European markets. It directly competes with Lingoneer in Nordic enterprise translation and shares the same customer segment of industrial and corporate buyers.
• Skrivanek Group: Skrivanek is a Central European translation and localisation company operating across many European languages. It is comparable to Lingoneer as a regionally rooted LSP offering multi-language enterprise and public-sector translation services.
• Semantix: Semantix is a leading Nordic translation and language services company headquartered in Sweden, offering enterprise translation, localisation, and language technology solutions. It is the closest geographic and segment peer to Lingoneer, with overlapping enterprise and public-sector customers across the Nordic/Baltic region.
• Translated (translated.net): Translated is an Italy-rooted, global translation services company combining human translators with AI-augmented workflows. It is a direct peer to Lingoneer in professional enterprise translation services, including technical, legal, and web content.

Emerging players

• Unbabel: Unbabel is a Portugal-based AI-augmented translation platform combining large language models with human post-editors for enterprise customers. It overlaps with Lingoneer's translation services business, particularly as the industry adopts hybrid AI-human workflows such as Lingoneer's November 2025 AI deployment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lingoneer

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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