{"id":15625,"date":"2021-04-09T11:03:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T08:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/?p=15625"},"modified":"2022-12-05T18:35:34","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T16:35:34","slug":"sweco-acquires-finnish-architechture-company-linja-arkkitehdit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweco.fi\/en\/insight\/press-releases\/sweco-acquires-finnish-architechture-company-linja-arkkitehdit\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweco acquires Finnish architechture companu Linja Arkkitehdit"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"block cb block--white\" >\n\t<div class=\"block__inner cb__inner cb__inner--one\">\n\t<div class=\"col--12 col--center col--wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col col--6 editor-content\">\n\t\t\t<h1>Sweco acquires Finnish architechture company Linja Arkkitehdit<\/h1>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\"><strong>Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire Linja Arkkitehdit Oy, specialised in design of educational and business premises as well as residential buildings. With the acquisition Sweco becomes one of the largest architecture companies in Finland.<\/strong><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\">Linja Arkkitehdit Oy has approximately 60 architects located in Oulu, Helsinki and Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4. The company offers architectural services in the design of educational establishments, residential premises and business premises. The revenue of Linja Arkkitehdit during 2020 was EUR 5.3 million.<\/section>\n<section><\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg wysiwyg\">\u201cThis acquisition is fully in line with our history and strategy to be able to provide integrated architecture and technical consultancy services to our clients. I am pleased that we are strengthening our architectural offering in Finland,\u201d says <strong>\u00c5sa Bergman<\/strong>, President and CEO of Sweco.\u201cSweco and Linja Arkkitehdit have already successfully cooperated in several projects over the years, and now we are able to deepen the cooperation even further. The acquisition strengthens our client relationships through our ability to offer them a broader set of services and expertise together,\u201d says <strong>Markku Varis<\/strong>, President of Sweco Finland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am very pleased that Linja Arkkitehdit has found a home to grow together with Sweco. Sweco\u2019s expertise and position is highly recognised in the industry, and Sweco is already a familiar and reliable partner for us. We have had a successful cooperation in many projects and our services complement each other,\u201d says <strong>Ville Niskasaari<\/strong>, CEO of Linja Arkkitehdit Oy.<\/p>\n<p>Through the acquisition, Sweco will have 120 architects in the Finnish market, including those joining Sweco through the acquisition of Optiplan in January 2021. In total, Sweco Group has around 1,400 architects and landscape architects and is one of the world\u2019s five largest architecture firms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For additional information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Markku Varis, President, Sweco Finland, +358 400 478 548, markku.varis@sweco.fi<br \/>\nLaura Mattila, CEO, Sweco Architects, +358 40 523 9484, laura.mattila@sweco.fi<br \/>\nVille Niskasaari, CEO, Linja Arkkitehdit Oy, +358 44 777 1021, ville.niskasaari@linja-arkkitehdit.fi<br \/>\nJatta Tuomikoski, Press Contact, Sweco Finland, +358 44 338 9130, jatta.tuomikoski@sweco.fi<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"newsitem__wysiwyg newsitem__maxwidth wysiwyg\"><\/section>\n<section class=\"wysiwyg newsitem__maxwidth\"><\/section>\n<div class=\"share__small-container newsitem__share\">\n<div id=\"react_kM0k2v2p7k2WNHm5gj5jA\">\n<div data-reactroot=\"\" data-reactid=\"1\" data-react-checksum=\"1893915262\">\n<div class=\"share__small-container\" data-reactid=\"2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweco has signed an agreement to acquire Linja Arkkitehdit Oy, specialised in design of educational and business premises as well as residential buildings. 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