Viljandi Vesi

What Viljandi Vesi does

AS Viljandi Veevärk, operating as Viljandi Vesi, is a privately held Estonian municipal water utility headquartered at Tartu tn 123, Viljandi. The company provides drinking water supply, wastewater collection and treatment, accredited laboratory testing, and street lighting management services to Viljandi city and parts of the surrounding municipality. Its legal predecessor dates to the 1911 communal water system, with the modern stock company registered in the Estonian Business Register on January 30, 1997.

The company's core technology stack comprises borehole-based water sourcing, a centralized water treatment plant, a wastewater treatment plant, and SCADA systems for process monitoring and control. Water hardness is managed at 4.8-5.3 mg-ekv/l via the treatment station. Two solar power plants with a combined 185 kW inverter and 205 kW panel capacity generate 170-180 MWh annually, covering roughly 12-13% of total electricity consumption with approximately 90% self-consumed. The accredited testing laboratory (L092) operates under EVS-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017, and the company holds ISO 9001:2015 quality management certification from DNV since 2009.

Revenue is generated through regulated water supply and sewage tariffs set under Estonian law, supplemented by laboratory testing fees and a special-priced septic emptying service introduced January 1, 2025 for off-grid properties. The customer base is overwhelmingly residential within the Viljandi service territory, with secondary exposure to construction companies requiring connection services and technical conditions for new building projects. Pricing is publicly disclosed, sewage sludge disposal is provided free of charge (approximately 3,500 tonnes annually), and the company is undergoing EU-funded infrastructure modernization via NextGenerationEU and the Environmental Investments Centre (KIK). Total workforce is not disclosed, with only seven management-level roles publicly listed.

Name

Viljandi Vesi

Legal name

AS Viljandi Veevärk

Website

https://viljandivesi.ee

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AS Viljandi Veevärk (Viljandi Vesi) is a privately held Estonian municipal water utility providing drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, accredited laboratory testing, and street lighting services to residential and commercial customers in Viljandi city and surrounding municipality.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Water and Wastewater Utility Services

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Water Supply (4941), Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water Quality Monitoring, Compliance & Reporting (Sampling, Lab, Regulatory) (EUANAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water & Wastewater Utility IoT (SCADA, Leak/Quality Monitoring) (EUADAPAK)

Keywords

• Water supply services
• Wastewater treatment
• Municipal utility services
• Drinking water distribution
• Sewage collection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Viljandi

HQ country

Estonia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Water Supply Services: Municipal water utility providing drinking water supply and wastewater services to Viljandi city and municipality. Revenue generated through regulated water service tariffs.
2. Laboratory Services: EAK-accredited testing laboratory providing water quality analysis services to customers.
3. Sewage Removal Services: Special sewage removal services for properties without connection to centralized sewage system, available at special pricing.
4. Street Lighting Services: Street lighting management services for Viljandi.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AS Viljandi Veevärk operates as the regulated municipal water and wastewater utility for Viljandi city and parts of Viljandi municipality, providing drinking water sourced from boreholes and treated at the Viljandi water treatment station, and wastewater collection and treatment via the municipal sewage network. The company additionally offers an EAK-accredited testing laboratory for water quality analysis and manages street lighting for the city, with all services delivered under Estonian water legislation tariffs.

Product overview

Viljandi Vesi (Viljandi Veevärk AS) operates as a municipal water utility company providing essential public services in Viljandi city and municipality. The company's core portfolio consists of drinking water supply (joogivee varustamine) sourced from boreholes and treated at the Viljandi water treatment plant, and wastewater/sewage collection services (reovee kanalisatsiooniteenus) including a special-priced septic emptying service for properties outside the municipal sewage network. The company also operates an accredited testing laboratory (L092) offering water quality testing under ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards, and provides street lighting maintenance services. Services are offered through standardized service contracts with regulated pricing under Estonian water legislation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drinking Water Supply (Joogivee varustamine)

Quantifiable outcome

• Water quality meets all regulatory requirements in all service areas
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tallinna Vesi: Estonia's largest water utility, listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange, providing drinking water and wastewater services across Tallinn and surrounding areas. Directly comparable as an Estonian regulated municipal water utility with similar service portfolio, ISO-certified lab, and regulated tariff model.
• Sillamäe Veevärk: Smaller Estonian municipal water and wastewater utility. Comparable as a single-city water operator with similar regulated tariff structure and service portfolio to Viljandi Vesi.
• Tartu Veevärk: Municipal water utility serving Tartu, Estonia's second-largest city. Direct peer operating under the same Estonian regulatory framework, providing drinking water supply and wastewater services to a comparable mid-sized municipal customer base.
• Narva Vesi: Municipal water utility operating in Narva, Estonia. Direct peer as another Estonian city-level water/wastewater operator under the same regulatory regime and serving a comparable residential/municipal customer base.
• Pärnu Vesi: Water and wastewater utility serving Pärnu, Estonia. Comparable regional Estonian municipal utility with analogous service mix (water supply, sewage, treatment) and regulatory environment.
• Haapsalu Veevärk: Water utility serving Haapsalu, Estonia. Comparable small-to-mid Estonian municipal water utility with overlapping product offering (drinking water, wastewater) and regulatory exposure.

Regional players

• HSY (Helsinki Region Environmental Services): Finnish municipal environmental services authority providing water supply and wastewater management for the Helsinki metropolitan area. Comparable in business model and regulatory environment but operates at much larger scale and in a different national jurisdiction.
• Riga Water Utility (SIA Rīgas ūdens): Municipal water and wastewater utility serving Riga, Latvia. Comparable in business model and Baltic regional context but operates at a significantly larger scale and in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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