Sjöblom

What Sjöblom does

Sjöblom is a Finnish, family-owned heavy equipment services company operating across four integrated service areas: Industrial Services (material handling, logistics, and maintenance for pulp mills, sawmills, power plants, and ports), Infrastructure Construction (earth moving, environmental, marine, municipal, foundation, road, and railroad construction), Recycling Services (chipping, crushing, screening, and demolition), and Rental & Maintenance (heavy equipment rental with or without operators). The company runs a fleet of more than 100 modern machines — including excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks, compactors, dozers, terminal tractors, lifts, material handlers, chippers, and forklifts — equipped with telematics for fault detection and maintenance scheduling. Anchor industrial customers include UPM, Kokkolan Energia, Snellman, Ekorosk, Alholmens Kraft, and Baltic Yachts, with service sites in Pietarsaari and Pori.

Sjöblom generates revenue predominantly through professional services contracts and equipment rentals priced on a quote basis, typically structured as multi-year agreements. The go-to-market is direct sales-led, focused on enterprise industrial buyers and municipal/public-sector clients in Finland, with bilateral rather than intermediated distribution. The company markets itself through its website, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and recruitment-fair participation. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; contracts are customised to project scope and equipment hours.

The business is positioned as a sustainability leader in Finnish heavy equipment services, certified to ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018 standards, with stated goals of operating a fully fossil-free fleet by 2030. From April 2023, Sjöblom consumes over 700,000 liters of renewable HVO fuel annually at UPM Timber sawmills, reducing CO2 emissions by up to 90% versus conventional diesel. The company is part of Sjöblom Group Ltd., with Sjöblom Infra Ltd. as the primary operating subsidiary, and is led by CEO Matts Sjöblom (a family member) alongside a management team of business unit directors, foremen, and functional managers.

Name

Sjöblom

Legal name

Sjöblom Infra Ltd.

Website

https://sjoblom.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sjöblom is a Finnish, family-owned heavy equipment services company providing industrial logistics, infrastructure construction, recycling, and equipment rental across four integrated service areas, serving enterprise industrial and public-sector clients primarily in Ostrobothnia and Satakunta.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pietarsaari

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Services: Provides logistics and maintenance services for industrial customers including material handling (4 million cubic meters annually), transportation, and sawmill operations. Includes timber and lumber handling for pulp mills and sawmills.
2. Infrastructure Construction: Versatile infrastructure construction services including earth moving, environmental construction, marine construction, municipal construction, foundation construction, highway/road construction, and railroad construction.
3. Recycling Services: Wood and industrial waste recycling including chipping, crushing, screening, and demolition services. Uses modern equipment on construction sites or at their own recycling center.
4. Equipment Rental: Rental of heavy equipment with machine maintenance included. Offers equipment with or without operators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sjöblom is a Finnish heavy equipment services company delivering industrial logistics and material handling (over 4 million cubic meters annually), infrastructure construction (earth moving, marine, foundation, road, and railroad work), recycling (chipping, crushing, screening, demolition), and equipment rental & maintenance. Operations are powered by a modern fleet of 100+ machines (excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks, chippers, crushers, screening equipment) supported by telematics for fault detection, serving enterprise clients across western Finland.

Product overview

Sjöblom is a Finnish industrial and construction services company offering four integrated service areas: Industrial Services (logistics, material handling, and maintenance), Infrastructure Construction (earth moving, environmental, marine, municipal, foundation, road, and railroad construction), Recycling Services (chipping, crushing, screening, and demolition), and Rental & Maintenance (equipment rental with operators and maintenance). The company operates a fleet of over 100 modern machines and has over 60 years of experience serving industrial and public sector clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Services Comprehensive logistics and maintenance solutions for large-scale industries, including material handling (over 4 million cubic meters annually), timber and lumber transportation, log handling (1.5 million cubic meters annually), lumber handling (680,000 cubic meters annually), railroad maintenance, winter maintenance (snow clearing for 250+ hectares daily), and summer maintenance (sweeping, vegetation control). Customers include pulp mills, sawmills, power plants, and ports.
• Infrastructure Construction Versatile infrastructure construction services including earth moving, environmental construction (landfill closure, wind turbine foundations), marine construction (dredging, dams, hydroelectric power plants), municipal construction, foundation construction, highway and road construction, and railroad construction. Delivered for construction companies, industrial clients, and public sector projects.
• Recycling Services Wood and industrial waste recycling services including chipping and crushing of biofuels (stumps, branches, raw and recycled wood), screening of materials (stone aggregate, compost, waste, bark, contaminated soil), and demolition services. Performed on construction sites or at the company's own recycling center.
• Rental and Maintenance Heavy equipment rental services with over 100 machines including excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks, compactors, dozers, terminal tractors, lifts, material handlers, chippers, and forklifts. Services include machine rental, machine rental with operator, and machine maintenance using digital tools and telematics.

Quantifiable outcome

• Handles over 4 million cubic meters of material annually
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• UPM TimbercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2023Collaboration for sawmill operations using renewable fuels. Sjöblom provides internal logistics services at UPM Timber's sawmills in Pori (Seikku) and Pietarsaari (Alholma). From April 2023, Sjöblom uses over 700,000 liters of renewable fuel annually in these operations, reducing carbon emissions by up to 90%.
• Jake RakennuscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2022Collaborative partnership on construction projects. Jake Rakennus is a construction company that partnered with Sjöblom on the Baltic Yachts project at Alholma in Pietarsaari. Sjöblom performed ground and foundation work while Jake Rakennus was the main contractor. Both companies share similar values and collaborative approach.
• Kokkolan EnergiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term partnership for biofuel chipping. Sjöblom is responsible for chipping biofuels used in Kokkolan Energia's power plants. Using high-capacity equipment including the Morbark 30 RXL chipper, Sjöblom produces over 150,000 m3 of wood chips annually.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• NCC: One of the largest Nordic construction and infrastructure companies. Broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in civil engineering, foundation work, and infrastructure projects across the Nordics, though operating at a much larger scale and broader portfolio than Sjöblom.
• Skanska: Global Nordic-headquartered construction and infrastructure developer. Broad incumbent competing for infrastructure and civil engineering contracts in Finland; offers overlapping earthmoving, road, and foundation capabilities as part of a much wider construction portfolio.
• Peab: Major Swedish construction and civil engineering company. Broad incumbent with overlapping capabilities in heavy civil work, infrastructure, and equipment-based construction services across the Nordic region.
• YIT: Largest Finnish construction company with infrastructure, housing, and commercial building operations. Broad incumbent comparable on infrastructure construction and foundation work, though primarily focused on building development rather than pure heavy-equipment services.

Direct peers

• Cramo: Leading Nordic/European equipment rental company with deep Finland presence. Direct peer because both rent heavy machinery (excavators, wheel loaders, dump trucks) with operators to construction and industrial customers, competing on fleet scale and service quality.
• Destia: Finnish infrastructure construction and maintenance company (rail, road, energy networks). Direct peer because both provide heavy-equipment-based infrastructure and maintenance services to industrial and public-sector clients across Finland, with overlapping capabilities in earthworks, foundation work, and rail/road construction.
• Ramirent (Boels Rental): Major Nordic-origin equipment rental company now part of Boels, with operations across Northern Europe. Direct peer on equipment rental services, fleet management, and operator-supplied machinery for construction and industrial projects.
• NRC Group: Nordic railway and infrastructure services provider. Direct peer because both perform railroad construction and maintenance, earthworks, and heavy-equipment-based infrastructure services for industrial and public-sector clients across the Nordics.

Emerging players

• Railcare: Swedish railway maintenance and freight services company. Emerging peer with overlapping rail maintenance and heavy-equipment-based service capabilities, though more specialized in rail than Sjöblom's diversified industrial/infrastructure mix.

Others

• Komatsu (Nordic operations): Global heavy equipment manufacturer with Nordic dealer/service operations. Adjacent enabling peer as a machinery supplier to Sjöblom's fleet; comparable through shared heavy-equipment ecosystem but does not directly compete in services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sjoblom.fi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sjoblom
• Instagraminstagram.com/sjoblom.fi

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 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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