Uudenmaan Yrittäjät

What Uudenmaan Yrittäjät does

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät is a Finnish non-profit regional entrepreneurs' organization (aluejärjestö) established in 1938 and headquartered at Rantakatu 1 in Järvenpää, serving small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Uusimaa region. It operates as the regional arm of Suomen Yrittäjät ry (The Federation of Finnish Enterprises), coordinating local entrepreneur associations (paikallisyhdistykset) and providing member services including legal counselling (Lakineuvonta), comprehensive advisory services, events and training (Tapahtumat ja koulutukset), Yrittäjät-akatemia courses, a searchable member business directory (Yrityshakemisto), and member benefits such as K-jäsenetu discounts at K-Group retailers. The organization employs 11 staff and is led by Regional Director (Aluejohtaja) Petri Ovaska.

Name

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät

Legal name

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät

Website

https://uudenmaanyrittajat.fi

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät is a Finnish non-profit regional arm of Suomen Yrittäjät ry, serving SMEs across the Uusimaa region with legal counselling, advisory services, training, networking, and member benefits such as K-Group discounts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Järvenpää

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Uudenmaan Yrittäjät operates as a regional entrepreneurs' organization under Suomen Yrittäjät. The organization is funded through membership fees from member entrepreneurs and companies. Membership provides access to legal counselling, advisory services, networking events, training, member benefits, and advocacy representation.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät is a regional non-profit entrepreneurs' association operating within the Suomen Yrittäjät ry network, providing member-based services to small and medium-sized enterprises in Finland's Uusimaa region. Core offerings include legal counselling, advisory services (financial, sole entrepreneur, ownership succession, procurement), events and training, member benefits such as K-Group discounts, and advocacy representation for SME interests at regional and national levels.

Product overview

Uudenmaan Yrittäjät is a regional entrepreneurs' organization serving as an intermediary between the national Suomen Yrittäjät federation and local entrepreneur associations in the Uusimaa region. The organization provides member services including legal counselling, advisory services, events, training (Yrittäjät-akatemia), and member benefits (K-jäsenetu). It functions as a membership-based support network rather than a technology product company, offering services primarily through the Suomen Yrittäjät digital platform and member portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lakineuvonta (Legal Counselling)
• Neuvontapalvelut (Advisory Services)
• Yrittäjät-akatemia (Yrittäjät Academy)
• K-jäsenetu (K-Member Benefit)
• Yrityshakemisto (Business Directory)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• K-ryhmä (K-Group) / K-storesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerK-Group store operators (K-Citymarket, K-Supermarket, K-Market, Neste K, Intersport, K-Rauta) in the Uusimaa region offer member discounts to Suomen Yrittäjät members through the K-jäsenetu program. Members receive 5% discount on groceries at K-Markets, K-Supermarkets, and K-Citymarkets; 8% discount at K-Rauta and Intersport; and 10% off car washes plus 5% in-store food benefit at Neste K stations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Keskuskauppakamari (Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland): National umbrella for Finland's regional chambers of commerce. Operates a parallel but distinct business membership network with broader enterprise focus and statutory roles in trade documentation, representing an adjacent institutional voice for Finnish businesses.
• Elinkeinoelämän keskusliitto EK: Confederation of Finnish Industries representing larger employers and industry associations. Engages in similar labor market, taxation, and SME-adjacent advocacy at the national level but serves a broader, enterprise-weighted constituency rather than micro/SME entrepreneurs.

Direct peers

• Pirkanmaan Yrittäjät: A sister regional entrepreneurs' association under Suomen Yrittäjät ry serving the Tampere/Pirkanmaa region. Operates the identical regional association model — local paikallisyhdistykset, advocacy, member services, and K-jäsenetu — making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Helsingin seudun kauppakamari (Helsinki Region Chamber of Commerce): A competing business membership organization in the same Uusimaa/Helsinki geography. Provides advocacy, networking, and advisory services to companies, with a broader remit including larger enterprises — directly competing for SME membership and visibility in the region.
• SMEunited: European umbrella for SME and crafts associations, of which Suomen Yrittäjät is a member. Provides EU-level advocacy and policy representation comparable to what Uudenmaan Yrittäjät delivers regionally through its national federation.
• Varsinais-Suomen Yrittäjät: Another regional chapter of Suomen Yrittäjät ry covering the Turku region. Offers the same regional SME advocacy and member service portfolio under the same national umbrella, competing for member mindshare in a different geography.
• Suomen Yrittäjät ry: The national Federation of Finnish Enterprises and parent organization of Uudenmaan Yrittäjät. Operates the same membership-based SME advocacy, advisory, and networking model nationally, sharing the yrittajat.fi platform, K-jäsenetu benefits, and legal counselling services.

Emerging players

• Federation of Small Businesses (FSB): UK membership organization for small businesses offering legal advice, advocacy, networking, and member benefits. Operates a structurally similar SME support and lobbying model in a different geography, useful as a comparable for service portfolio design.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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