Alkora OÜ

What Alkora OÜ does

Alkora OÜ is an Estonian private limited company founded in 2016 that provides officially recognized occupational safety and hot work training and certification for workers seeking employment at industrial and construction enterprises in Northern Europe (Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark). The company delivers three core certification programs: the Occupational Safety Card (Työturvallisuuskortti / Green Card) at 100 EUR, the Hot Work Certificate (Tulityökortti / Grey Card) at 120 EUR, and the Swedish Hot Work Card at 180 EUR. Each program is 7–8 hours in duration, leads to a personalized plastic certification card valid for 5 years, and addresses a compliance prerequisite for working at Nordic industrial facilities.

Course delivery combines in-person sessions at training locations across Tallinn (headquarters), Riga, Kaunas, and Klaipėda with online webinar delivery via Zoom, primarily in Russian with professional interpreter support for Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian, and English speakers. The technology stack is intentionally minimal, relying on Zoom for video delivery and a multi-language website (alkora.ee) for course registration and payment. The business model is direct-to-consumer unit pricing, with fixed per-course fees paid at registration, a 25 EUR replacement card fee, and a stated option for instructors to travel on-site for dedicated corporate bookings. The company operates as a sole-source authorized issuer for these specific Nordic safety certifications, generating revenue from a distributed base of individual workers and small enterprise bookings rather than concentrated enterprise contracts.

Alkora OÜ is privately held with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or external ownership. It maintains Estonian registration (number 14096185, VAT EE101986625) and contact lines in both Estonia (+372) and Finland (+358). No funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, leadership hires, or M&A activity are disclosed in the available source materials, and the company appears to operate as a lean founder-led training services business focused on a niche regulatory certification market.

Name

Alkora OÜ

Legal name

Alkora OÜ

Website

https://alkora.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Alkora OÜ is an Estonian training provider founded in 2016 that issues officially recognized Nordic occupational safety and hot work certifications (Työturvallisuuskortti, Tulityökortti, Swedish Hot Work Card) via in-person sessions across the Baltics and online Zoom webinars, primarily serving Russian-speaking workers seeking employment at industrial enterprises in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Occupational Safety Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Skilled Trades, Safety & Compliance Certification Prep (OSHA, HAZMAT, welding, electrical, HVAC) (EDANAIAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Occupational Safety, OSHA & Workplace Compliance Training (EDAOAMAK), General Occupational Safety & OSHA Compliance (EDABAEAA)

Keywords

• Occupational safety training
• Hot work certification
• Workplace safety cards
• Nordic safety certification
• Safety training courses

Headquarters

HQ city

Tallinn

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Training Course Fees: One-time course fees for safety training certifications including Occupational Safety Card (Työturvallisuuskortti), Hot Work Certificate (Tulityökortti), and Swedish Hot Work Card. Prices range from 100 EUR to 180 EUR per course.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Alkora OÜ delivers official occupational safety and hot work training and certification courses that enable workers to legally perform work at industrial and construction enterprises in Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. The company offers three certification programs — the Occupational Safety Card (Työturvallisuuskortti / Green Card), the Hot Work Certificate (Tulityökortti / Grey Card), and the Swedish Hot Work Card — delivered via online Zoom webinars and in-person sessions across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Training is conducted primarily in Russian with professional interpreter support and produces official plastic certification cards valid for five years.

Product overview

Alkora OÜ is a training and certification services provider offering three distinct courses for workers seeking employment at Nordic industrial enterprises. The core offerings are: (1) the Swedish Hot Work Card for hot work operations in Sweden (180€), combining 7 hours of online ZOOM-based theory/exam with 1 hour of in-person fire extinguishing training; (2) the Hot Work Certificate (Tulityökortti) for Finland, Denmark, and Norway (120€), an 8-hour course; and (3) the Occupational Safety Card (Työturvallisuuskortti/Green Card) for Finland and Sweden (100€), available online via webinar. All courses are conducted primarily in Russian with professional interpreter support, and lead to official plastic certification cards valid for 5 years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Occupational Safety Card / Work Safety Card (Карта по технике безопасности труда / Työturvallisuuskortti) Green card certification developed by Finnish industrial enterprises together with labour market, insurance, and education organizations. Entitles holders to perform work at enterprises and organizations in Finland and Sweden that require knowledge of safety standards. Course duration is 8 hours and the issued plastic card is valid for 5 years. Delivered online via Zoom webinar or in person.
• Hot Work Certificate (Карта для огневых работ / Tulityökortti) Grey card certification that entitles holders to perform hot work at industrial and construction enterprises in Finland, Denmark, and Norway. Training duration is 8 hours and the issued plastic card is valid for 5 years. Currently delivered in-person at locations such as Riga, Klaipėda, and Kaunas.
• Swedish Hot Work Card (Шведская карта для огневых работ) Training and certification card entitling holders to carry out hot work, act as a hot work observer, and issue permits for hot work at Swedish enterprises. Combines 7 hours of online theory and exam delivered via Zoom webinar with 1 hour of face-to-face fire extinguishing practical training. Card is valid for 5 years. Priced at €180 per participant.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Työturvallisuuskortti-kouluttajat: Network of authorized Finnish training providers issuing Työturvallisuuskortti certifications. Direct competitors operating in the same credentialing framework with similar course offerings.
• Avainto Oy: Finnish occupational safety training provider issuing Työturvallisuuskortti certifications — operates in the same regulatory framework and serves overlapping customer segments of Finnish industrial and construction workers.

Regional players

• Koulutuskeskus Salpaus: Finnish vocational education institution providing occupational safety and trade certification programs within Finland. Competes in the same regulatory framework but serves primarily Finnish-resident learners rather than migrant workers.
• Sedu (South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences): Finnish vocational education and training institution offering workplace safety certification programs. Operates in overlapping regulatory space but at institutional scale within Finland.

Broad incumbents

• Intertek: Global quality assurance and testing company providing workplace safety certification and training services. Operates at significantly larger scale than Alkora with broader geographic reach.
• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) company offering occupational safety training and certification services across multiple industries. Overlaps with Alkora in compliance certification but at a much broader, international scale.
• UL Solutions: Global safety science and certification organization offering workplace safety training and credentialing services. Competes at much larger scale but for the same enterprise compliance training budgets.
• TÜV Rheinland: International TIC services provider offering occupational health and safety training and certification. Operates at broader scale across multiple regulatory frameworks but competes for similar enterprise compliance training spend.
• DNV (Det Norske Veritas): Global certification and risk management company with a strong Nordic presence. Offers workplace safety training and certification programs that compete for the same enterprise compliance budgets.

Others

• SPEK (Suomen Pelastusalan Keskusjärjestö): Finnish rescue services and fire safety organization that participates in setting hot work and fire safety certification standards in Finland. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct competitor, but influences the regulatory framework Alkora operates within.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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