Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy

What Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy does

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy, trading as Sunet, is a municipal-owned open-access fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network operator headquartered in Kauhajoki, Finland. Founded in 2005 and jointly owned by seven municipalities (Kauhajoki, Teuva, Karvia, Isojoki, Karijoki, Kurikka, and Siikainen), the company builds, maintains, and operates an open telecommunications network across the Etelä-Pohjanmaa (Southern Ostrobothnia) and Pohjois-Satakunta (Northern Satakunta) regions. The physical infrastructure consists of a ring-topology backbone connecting the constituent town centers, with FTTH branches extending to residential, housing-association, and business properties.

Sunet's technical platform separates passive fiber ownership and maintenance from active service provision, structurally mirroring electricity-distribution utilities. The company resells dark-fiber access to multiple competing ISPs — Elisa, Kuuskaista, JNT, and Dynamo Net for residential customers; Telia, Neviso, and DNA for business and other segments — collecting a per-customer network fee of approximately €25.10/month in addition to its own branded internet subscription revenue (Sunet Internet 500/500M at €35/month and 1000/1000M at €45/month). On top of connectivity, Sunet sells Sunet IPTV (€7.95–€28.95/month), Sunet KTV cable TV (€18.80/month standalone), and ancillary services such as seasonal summer-cottage connections, cable-location/inspection, and equipment sales (routers, IPTV boxes, fiber converters). Rural hanke (project) areas receive up to 70% construction-cost subsidies from the EU Rural Development Fund via ELY-keskus, materially underwriting expansion into geographies that commercial operators find uneconomical.

Go-to-market is hybrid: community-based field sales through fiber information sessions (valokuitutilaisuudet) and municipal channels, combined with self-serve online availability checking, quote requests, and Visma Sign e-contracting. In 2025 the company completed 286 new fiber connections, ~65 km of new backbone in Keski-Nurmo, and roughly 650 installation tickets. End customers are predominantly private households, supplemented by housing associations (taloyhtiöt), SMBs, industrial users, and seasonal cottage owners, all served through a 9-person operational team. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; financial scale is implied by recurring subscriptions plus lumpy one-time installation fees across a multi-thousand-customer base.

Name

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy

Legal name

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy

Website

https://sunet.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy (Sunet) is a municipal-owned open-access fiber-to-the-home network operator, serving residential, housing-association, and business customers across seven municipalities in Southern Ostrobothnia and Northern Satakunta, Finland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fiber-to-the-Home Telecommunications

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications (except Satellite) (5171), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Cable & Other Pay Television Services (4841), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Operators (HDAIACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Neutral-Host Fiber & Shared Access Network Operators (HDAIACAJ), Fiber-to-the-Premises/Building (FTTP/FTTB) Operators (HDAIACAC), Wholesale Wavelength, Spectrum & Dark Fiber Providers (IRU/Leases) (HDAIALAI), Fiber ISPs (FTTH/FTTP Retail Providers) (HDAIADAE)

Keywords

• Fiber optic network
• Open access broadband
• Rural FTTH infrastructure
• Municipal telecom operator
• IPTV services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kauhajoki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Internet subscription services: Monthly internet service fees charged to end customers. Sunet offers its own branded internet services (Sunet Internet 500/500M at 35€/month and 1000/1000M at 45€/month) which include the network fee (verkkomaksu). For customers using third-party ISPs (Elisa, Kuuskaista, JNT, Dynamo Net, Telia, Neviso, DNA), Sunet charges a separate network fee of approximately 25.10€/month.
2. Fiber connection installation fees: One-time connection/installation fees for new fiber connections. Pricing varies by area type: town center areas from 399€ (plus 24-month internet service contract at 35€/month from), outside town centers from 990€, and Seinäjoki area (Keski-Nurmo, Perä-Seinäjoki) from 1200€. Payment is split: half before construction and half after completion. Older pricing plans (pre-2024) offered installment options at 54.90€/month for 60 months including 100/100M or 500/500M service.
3. IPTV subscription (Sunet TV): Monthly IPTV subscription revenue from three base packages: Sunet IPTV S at 7.95€/month, M at 18.95€/month, and L at 28.95€/month. Additional revenue from SPIN+ recording service (6€/month), mobile IPTV (5€/month), TV box purchase (140€ one-time), movie rentals, and C More channel packages.
4. KTV cable TV subscription: Cable TV service for properties without Sunet internet, priced at 18.80€/month for standalone customers. Connection fee: 80€ for single-family homes, 150€ for housing associations. Available as add-on for Sunet internet customers at 7.95€/month.
5. Seasonal/summer cottage connection: Seasonal connection (kausiliittymä) for summer cottages: 6-month contract at 210€ covering 500/500M internet service, activated and deactivated seasonally. No separate opening or closing fees.
6. Cable location and inspection services: Cable inspection (kaapelinäyttö) services for construction companies and individuals planning excavation work in Sunet's service area. Free if booked 3+ working days in advance; 40€/hour with 80€ minimum for urgent requests, plus travel costs.
7. Equipment sales: Sales of fiber termination equipment (kuitumuunnin), wireless routers (Genexis E600 at 150€ or 100€ with 24-month contract), and IPTV boxes (140€). Fault repair visit fee of 50€ when the issue is with customer premises equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy (Sunet) builds, operates, and maintains an open fiber-optic telecommunications network across Etelä-Pohjanmaa and Pohjois-Satakunta in Finland. The company provides fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) internet connections (100–1000 Mbps symmetric), IPTV (Sunet TV) and cable TV (Sunet KTV) services, and supplementary services such as cable location inspections. Multiple independent ISPs (Elisa, Kuuskaista, JNT, Dynamo Net, Telia, Neviso, DNA) offer competing services over Sunet's open network infrastructure.

Product overview

Suupohjan Seutuverkko Oy (Sunet) operates an open fiber optic telecommunications network across Southern Ostrobothnia and Northern Satakunta, Finland. The company functions as a network infrastructure provider, constructing, maintaining, and operating fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) connections. Sunet offers consumer internet (Sunet Internet 500M Hyper and 1000M Ultimate), business fiber connections, housing association fiber packages, seasonal connections, and supplementary services including Sunet TV (IPTV), KaapeliTV (cable TV), cable display services, and fault reporting. Service providers including Elisa, Kuuskaista, JNT, Dynamo Net, Neviso, Telia, and DNA offer services over Sunet's open network, analogous to how electricity utilities operate over shared grid infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sunet TV: IPTV television service delivered via fiber-optic network with TV-box or mobile app.
• Sunet IPTV
• Sunet KTV
• Sunet Kausiliittymä

Products and services

• Sunet Internet 500/500M (Hyper) Consumer fiber internet service offering 500 Mbps symmetric speeds for households needing reliable multi-device connectivity for streaming, remote work, gaming, and smart home services.
• Sunet Internet 1000/1000M (Ultimate) Premium consumer fiber internet service offering 1 Gbps symmetric speeds for power users and future-proof connectivity supporting IPTV, streaming, remote work, and gaming.
• Sunet TV (IPTV) IPTV television service delivered over Sunet's fiber network with three channel packages (S, M, L) offering up to 200 channels including 43 HD channels, plus SPIN+ recording, ReTV on-demand library, mobile viewing, and movie rental.
• Sunet KTV (KaapeliTV) Cable television service for detached houses and housing associations, delivering TV signals via fiber optic cable with a fiber terminal device; includes basic channels.
• Sunet Taloyhtiö Internet (Housing Association Fiber) Fiber internet service for housing associations and apartment buildings available in 100M, 500M, and 1000M tiers with managed building-wide connectivity and unified billing.
• Yritysliittymä (Business Fiber Connection) Business fiber connections providing high-speed internet, multi-site VPN connectivity, remote work capabilities, large data transfer, video conferencing, and security services for enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• Kausiliittymä (Seasonal Connection) Six-month seasonal fiber internet subscription for summer cottages and temporary needs, priced at €210 for the contract period with 500/500M speed and no opening or closing fees.
• Kaapelinäyttö (Cable Location Service) Cable location and inspection service for contractors and individuals planning excavation work in Sunet's service area; free if booked 3+ working days in advance, €40/hour with €80 minimum for urgent requests.

Quantifiable outcome

• In 2025: 286 new fiber connections completed, ~65 km of new network in Keski-Nurmo, 151 connections in Keski-Nurmo project area, ~650 installation tickets completed

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Leader SuupohjaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2021Local rural development organization co-supporting Sunet's fiber projects in the Suupohja region. Assisted with Kainasto and Hyyppä fiber projects alongside Sunet and EU rural development funding. Provides local community support and administrative assistance for project implementation.
• ElisacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Finnish telecommunications company operating on Sunet's open fiber network. Offers internet and TV services to Sunet's fiber customers. One of several competing ISPs providing services over the Sunet infrastructure. Has experienced occasional service disruptions affecting Sunet customers.
• KuuskaistacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional ISP offering internet services on Sunet's open fiber network to both residential and housing association customers.
• JNTcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional ISP offering internet services on Sunet's open fiber network to residential customers.
• Dynamo NetcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP offering internet services on Sunet's open fiber network to both residential and housing association customers.
• TeliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Finnish telecom offering services on Sunet's network specifically in the Siikainen area.
• NevisominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorISP offering business internet services on Sunet's fiber network, alongside other providers for enterprise customers.
• DNAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor Finnish telecom offering business internet services on Sunet's fiber network.
• Netweld OyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor performing backbone fiber splicing (runkohitsaus) and network construction for Sunet. Conducts major backbone splicing works across the network including Jurva, Karvia, and Isojoki directions.
• Kuortaneen KaivinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivil engineering contractor engaged as the main contractor for the Peräseinäjoki fiber project (2024-2025). Contact person: Eeli 040 569 7507. Responsible for ground construction and excavation work for the fiber network.
• Länsi-Suomen Verkkopalvelut OyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerContractor responsible for fiber splicing and property installations in areas including Kauhajoki Pukkila and Koskenkylä. Performs final fiber splicing after civil construction is completed.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Telia Finland Oyj: Telia Finland is a major national telecom incumbent offering fixed broadband, mobile, and TV services. Comparable to Sunet both as an incumbent broadband competitor and as a channel partner ISP serving customers on Sunet's open fiber network (notably in Siikainen).
• DNA Oyj: DNA is one of Finland's largest telecom operators offering fixed fiber, mobile, and cable TV services nationally. Comparable to Sunet as a network operator and cable TV provider, and a key ISP channel partner that competes with Sunet's branded internet in overlapping regions.
• Elisa Oyj: Elisa is a major Finnish and Estonian telecommunications incumbent providing fixed broadband, mobile, and TV services nationally. Comparable to Sunet as a major retail ISP that also operates as a channel partner ISP on Sunet's open fiber network.

Direct peers

• Lounea Oy: Lounea (formerly Lounais-Suomen Puhelin) is a regional Finnish fiber operator offering FTTH, IPTV, and business connections in southwestern Finland. Comparable to Sunet as a regional open fiber network operator with municipal utility roots, multi-tier internet and TV packages, and rural expansion mandate.
• Kaisanet Oy: Kaisanet is a regional Finnish open-access fiber network operator in the Kainuu region serving consumers, businesses, and housing associations with internet, IPTV, and cable TV. Directly comparable to Sunet as a similarly structured regional fiber utility serving rural/semi-urban Finnish municipalities.
• Pohjoisen Keski-Suomen Verkkoyhtiö Oy (PKSV): PKSV is a regional Finnish open-access fiber network operator in Central Finland owned by local municipalities and energy utilities. Directly comparable to Sunet in governance, open-access architecture, and rural FTTH deployment using EU rural development funding.
• Hämeenlinnan Tietoverkko Oy (HTV): HTV is a municipally-owned open fiber network operator in Hämeenlinna offering FTTH to households, businesses and housing associations with multiple ISPs serving over the network. Closely comparable to Sunet's municipal-owned, open-access fiber model.

Others

• Open Fiber S.p.A. Open Fiber is Italy's wholesale-only open-access FTTH operator building passive fiber infrastructure for use by multiple retail ISPs under a neutral-host model analogous to Sunet's open-access architecture. Useful international benchmark for the open-access municipal/wholesale fiber business model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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