Suomen Kiertovoima Ry

What Suomen Kiertovoima Ry does

Suomen Kiertovoima ry (KIVO) is a Finnish registered non-profit association (rekisteröity yhdistys) that operates as the sole national cooperation and advocacy organization for municipal waste management companies in Finland. KIVO represents 33 member companies — individual municipalities, municipal enterprises, joint municipal authorities, or limited companies — that collectively provide waste management services to approximately 5.4 million Finnish residents (effectively the entire population) and employ around 2,000 waste management professionals generating a combined €560M in annual revenue. KIVO itself operates with a small team of approximately 10 staff located at the Olympic Stadium complex in Helsinki, including a Toimitusjohtaja (CEO), departmental leads for events/marketing, communications, legal affairs, and R&D, plus specialists in IT, supply security, and visual communications.

The organization's core offerings combine consumer-facing digital platforms with professional services to its member organizations. The consumer surface consists of three nationally recognized information portals — Kierrätys.info (general recycling guidance), Biojäte.info (biowaste sorting and composting), and Vaarallinenjate.fi (hazardous waste handling) — supplemented by the Koostumustietopankki national waste composition database and standardized Nordic pictograms now reaching approximately 30 million users across Scandinavia. The professional service surface includes national and EU-level regulatory advocacy, legal advisory, R&D coordination with partners such as VTT, FCG, and AFRY, statistical reporting, training events (Kiertovoimapäivät, Viestintä- ja asiakaskokemuspäivät, Kenttäväen päivät), and coordination of multi-party cooperation agreements such as the 2021 national packaging waste pact covering 279 municipalities. KIVO holds core strategic partnerships with Municipal Waste Europe (MWE), CEWEP, ISWA, Kuntaliitto, Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy, and Suomen Biokierto ja Biokaasu ry.

KIVO's revenue model is a hybrid of recurring membership fees from its 33 municipal members, event registration fees (€590–€720 + VAT per attendee), and project-funded expert services and consulting. As a non-profit, the organization does not pursue equity funding, has no parent company or subsidiaries, and is not publicly traded. Its go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, combining direct member engagement with broader stakeholder advocacy at Finnish and EU policy levels.

Name

Suomen Kiertovoima Ry

Legal name

Suomen Kiertovoima ry

Website

https://kivo.fi

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Suomen Kiertovoima ry (KIVO) is a Finnish non-profit association and the sole national advocacy body representing 33 municipal waste companies that collectively serve 5.4 million Finnish residents, providing consumer information portals, regulatory advocacy, training, and research coordination for the municipal waste sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Waste Management Association Services

NAICS

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56), Waste Collection (5621), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Services-Business Services, Nec (7389)

akta.pro primary industry

Solid Waste & Recycling Services Administration (BPAIACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Universal Waste Management (Batteries, Lamps, Mercury-Containing) (BPALAHAL), Waste-to-Energy CHP (Municipal/Industrial Waste Incineration) (EUACAKAC)

Keywords

• Municipal waste management
• Circular economy services
• Waste industry advocacy
• Recycling information platforms
• Producer responsibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: Annual membership fees from 33 municipal waste company members, providing access to expert services, training, advocacy, and industry resources
2. Event registration fees: Participation fees for training events and conferences including Viestintä- ja asiakaskokemuspäivät (590 EUR + VAT), Kenttäväen päivät (590 EUR + VAT), and Kiertovoimapäivät (640 EUR for members, 720 EUR for non-members + VAT)
3. Expert services and consulting: Professional services provided to member organizations including legal advisory, communications support, research and development coordination, and sector-specific expertise

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KIVO (Suomen Kiertovoima Ry) is a Finnish non-profit cooperation and advocacy organization serving 33 municipal waste management companies. It delivers industry advocacy at national and EU level, expert consulting, training events, research and development coordination, standardized consumer-facing recycling information portals, and statistical data services for the Finnish municipal waste sector.

Product overview

KIVO (Suomen Kiertovoima Ry) is a cooperative and advocacy organization for municipal waste management companies in Finland, not a traditional software product company. Its core offerings consist of consumer-facing information platforms (Kierrätys.info, Biojäte.info, Vaarallinenjate.fi) that help households with waste sorting and recycling guidance, combined with professional services including a national waste composition database (Koostumustietopankki), an event management system (Tapahtumat.kivo.fi) for industry training and conferences, and standardization initiatives like the Nordic waste pictogram system. The organization also publishes guides, reports, and academic theses to support the circular economy transition in Finland, serving approximately 5.4 million Finnish residents through its 33 member waste management companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kierrätys.info: Consumer-facing service platform providing information about waste recycling
• Biojäte.info
• Vaarallinenjate.fi

Products and services

• Kierratys.info

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Suomen Biokierto ja Biokaasu ry (SBB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Lead partner in Koko Suomen Biotalkoot project and other bioeconomy initiatives. Collaborates on biowaste processing, biogas production, and recycling fertilizer development.
• Kuntaliitto (Association of Finnish Municipalities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024National municipality organization partnering on national cooperation agreements for packaging waste, joint publications, and municipal waste management guidance.
• Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy (Finnish Packaging Producers)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2021National cooperation agreement signed in December 2021 for packaging waste management, involving KIVO, Kuntaliitto, and Suomen Pakkaustuottajat Oy. Covers property-level collection of packaging waste. Sumi Oy joined in June. The cooperation covers 279 municipalities and 5.5 million Finns.
• Municipal Waste Europe (MWE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean association of municipal waste management organizations. KIVO participates in joint statements on public procurement policy and public service organization. MWE advocates for sustainable waste management and public service provision in Europe.
• CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean umbrella organization representing waste-to-energy plants. KIVO collaborates on energy recovery and waste treatment matters at EU level.
• ISWA (International Solid Waste Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational professional organization for waste management. KIVO participates in international knowledge sharing and best practice development for sustainable waste management.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• NVRD (Nederlandse Vereniging voor Recycling, Afval- en Milieubeheer): Dutch association for waste management and recycling. Comparable national coordination body for municipal waste and recycling services in a different geography; structurally similar membership-funded model.
• VKU (Verband kommunaler Unternehmen): German association of municipal utilities covering waste, water, and energy. Comparable association model for municipal waste operators in a larger jurisdiction; not a direct competitor since KIVO is Finland-only.

Direct peers

• ISWA (International Solid Waste Association): Global professional association for waste management. Comparable international coordination body; KIVO is an active member and knowledge-sharing partner for best practices in sustainable municipal waste management.
• Avfall Sverige: Swedish national association representing municipal waste companies. Directly comparable to KIVO: similar membership model, same Nordic public-sector waste management context, and partner on the joint Nordic pictogram system serving 30M users.
• Kuntaliitto (Association of Finnish Municipalities): Finnish national municipal authority association. Direct collaborator and co-signatory with KIVO on packaging waste cooperation; comparable member-funded advocacy model serving the same municipal constituency.
• FEAD (European Federation of Waste Management and Environmental Services): European federation representing private and public waste management operators. Peer in scope and function at EU level, covering both municipal and commercial waste streams across Europe.
• Suomen Biokierto ja Biokaasu ry (SBB): Finnish association for biowaste recycling and biogas. Direct national peer in the same Finnish waste ecosystem; lead partner with KIVO on the Koko Suomen Biotalkoot biowaste project.
• CEWEP (Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants): European umbrella for waste-to-energy operators. KIVO is a confirmed core partner; both share members in Finnish municipal energy-recovery plants and collaborate on EU energy-from-waste policy.
• Municipal Waste Europe (MWE): European-level association of municipal waste management organizations. Direct peer and active KIVO partner; both organizations coordinate on public procurement policy and advocate for municipal waste services at EU level.
• Avfall Norge: Norwegian national association for the waste and recycling industry. Closely comparable Nordic peer operating the same industry-association model for municipal and producer responsibility waste streams.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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