Sports goods and equipment market in Finland: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Finland awarded 27 supply contracts for sports goods and equipment through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (40.7%) add up to €3.57 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Finland imported €168 million of goods in the customs headings matched to sports goods and equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9506; all buyers, not only public ones), down 11.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 39 companies have won 104 public supply contracts for sports goods and equipment in Finland, in 41 award notices from 23 public buyers.
  • 98.1% of these awards went to companies registered in Finland; the most frequent foreign origin is Sweden.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 32.7% of all awards.
  • 21.7% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Finland — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €54.7 billion in 2025, 19.4% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Sports goods and equipment market in Finland", https://cresques.com/markets/fi/374-sports-goods-and-equipment, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
39
since November 2023
Award notices
41
on TED
Public buyers
23
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€167.7M
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Finland: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
104
in 41 award notices
Awarded value
€15.1M
from 33% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
39
with at least one award
Public buyers
23
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 474720242025: 272720252026: 28282026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
202447
202527
202628
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €135.4K€135.4KNov–Dec 20232024: €8.7M€8.7M20242025: €3.6M€3.6M20252026: €2.7M€2.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€135.4K
2024€8.7M
2025€3.6M
2026€2.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 66
  2. Housing and community amenities: 24
  3. Armed forces and defence agencies: 5
  4. Hospitals and health services: 5
  5. Universities, schools and research: 2
  6. Culture, sport and religion: 1
  7. Police, fire services and prisons: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration66
Housing and community amenities24
Armed forces and defence agencies5
Hospitals and health services5
Universities, schools and research2
Culture, sport and religion1
Police, fire services and prisons1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Helsinki-Uusimaa48
    FI1B
    Helsinki-Uusimaa: 48
  2. Länsi-Suomi47
    FI19
    Länsi-Suomi: 47
  3. Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7
    FI1D
    Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 7
  4. Etelä-Suomi2
    FI1C
    Etelä-Suomi: 2
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Helsinki-Uusimaa48
Länsi-Suomi47
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi7
Etelä-Suomi2
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Medium-sized 15.4%, Small 3.8%, Micro 1%, SME (size not stated) 19.2%, Size not stated 60.6%Medium-sized: 16 (15.4%)15%Small: 4 (3.8%)Micro: 1 (1%)SME (size not stated): 20 (19.2%)19%Size not stated: 63 (60.6%)61%
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Medium-sized16 · 15.4%
Small4 · 3.8%
Micro1 · 1%
SME (size not stated)20 · 19.2%
Size not stated63 · 60.6%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Sweden2
    Sweden: 2
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Sweden2
Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)2023: €189.9M€189.9M20232024: €162.6M€162.6M20242025: €167.7M€167.7M2025
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Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)
2023€189.9M
2024€162.6M
2025€167.7M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. ESPOON KAUPUNKI21
    ESPOON KAUPUNKI: 21
  2. Rauma16
    Rauma: 16
  3. Pirkkala15
    Pirkkala: 15
  4. Tampere11
    Tampere: 11
  5. Helsingin kaupunki9
    Helsingin kaupunki: 9
  6. Helsinki7
    Helsinki: 7
  7. Kuopio4
    Kuopio: 4
  8. Jyväskylä4
    Jyväskylä: 4
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Where the buyers are (city)
ESPOON KAUPUNKI21
Rauma16
Pirkkala15
Tampere11
Helsingin kaupunki9
Helsinki7
Kuopio4
Jyväskylä4

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9506 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Finland

98.1%

Awards to companies registered in Finland: 98.1%

2 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

32.7%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 32.7%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

21.7%

Lots with a single bid: 21.7%

Among 69 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Lappset Group Oy14 public contracts in total
  2. LeikkiSet Oy11 public contracts in total
  3. Fysioline Oy11 public contracts in total
  4. Kessu Oy14 public contracts in total
  5. Oy J-Trading Ab16 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for sports goods and equipment in Finland?
39 companies won 41 contract award notices for these categories from 23 public buyers in Finland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Lappset Group Oy, LeikkiSet Oy, Fysioline Oy, Kessu Oy, Oy J-Trading Ab.
How big is the sports goods and equipment market in Finland?
In 2025, public buyers in Finland awarded 27 supply contracts for sports goods and equipment through award notices on TED; the 11 of them that state a value (40.7%) add up to €3.57 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Finland imported €168 million of goods in the customs headings matched to sports goods and equipment in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9506; all buyers, not only public ones), down 11.7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of sports goods and equipment meet buyers and distributors in Finland?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Piscine Global, Prowinter, Spielwarenmesse, The HFA Show, FIBO, IAAPA Expo Europe — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.