Earth Observation & Remote Sensing companies in Finland
Space Atlas lists 7 organisations in Finland working in earth observation & remote sensing: 3 startups, 3 research institutions, 1 private company. That is 41% of the 17 space organisations in Finland and 2% of the 404 in this sector worldwide. Most are based in Espoo (3), Helsinki (2), Sodankylä (2).
Research Institution (3)
- Finnish Meteorological Institute Arctic Space Centre (FMI-ARC) · Research Institution · Sodankylä
Finnish research centre and satellite ground station — receives Earth observation data and hosts the National Satellite Data Centre and Sentinel ground station.
- Sodankylä Geophysical Observatory (SGO), University of Oulu · Research Institution · Sodankylä
Finnish geophysical observatory of the University of Oulu — studies near-Earth space and the ionosphere, operating radars and supporting EISCAT.
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) · Research Institution · Espoo
Finnish state research centre — develops hyperspectral cameras and space instruments flown on Aalto-1, Reaktor Hello World and Kuva Space satellites.
Startup (3)
- CollectiveCrunch · Startup · Helsinki
Finnish forestry analytics startup — combines satellite, SAR and LiDAR data with AI in its Linda Forest platform for forest inventory and monitoring.
- Kuva Space · Startup · Espoo
Finnish Earth observation company (formerly Reaktor Space Lab) — building a hyperspectral microsatellite constellation with AI-based analytics services.
- Skyfora · Startup · Helsinki
Finnish weather-tech startup — uses GNSS signals received by telecom networks and airborne radio occultation to produce real-time atmospheric data.
Private Company (1)
- ICEYE · Private Company · Espoo
Operates the world's largest commercial SAR satellite constellation for persistent Earth monitoring.