Checking and testing apparatus market in Finland: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Finland awarded 23 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 21 of them that state a value (91.3%) add up to €36.6 million. Finland imported €422 million of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 3.8% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 31 companies have won 50 public supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Finland, in 43 award notices from 20 public buyers.
  • 66% of these awards went to companies registered in Finland; the most frequent foreign origin is Sweden.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 42% of all awards.
  • 39.4% 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, "Checking and testing apparatus market in Finland", https://cresques.com/markets/fi/385-checking-and-testing-apparatus, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
31
since November 2023
Award notices
43
on TED
Public buyers
20
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€421.6M
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
50
in 43 award notices
Awarded value
€50.6M
from 86% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
31
with at least one award
Public buyers
20
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 33Nov–Dec 20232024: 111120242025: 232320252026: 13132026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20233
202411
202523
202613
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €109.7K€109.7KNov–Dec 20232024: €4.8M€4.8M20242025: €36.6M€36.6M20252026: €9.1M€9.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€109.7K
2024€4.8M
2025€36.6M
2026€9.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Universities, schools and research: 25
  2. Cities, regions and central administration: 8
  3. Police, fire services and prisons: 5
  4. Gas and heat utilities: 4
  5. Economic affairs: 3
  6. Culture, sport and religion: 2
  7. Electricity utilities: 2
  8. Armed forces and defence agencies: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Universities, schools and research25
Cities, regions and central administration8
Police, fire services and prisons5
Gas and heat utilities4
Economic affairs3
Culture, sport and religion2
Electricity utilities2
Armed forces and defence agencies1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Helsinki-Uusimaa23
    FI1B
    Helsinki-Uusimaa: 23
  2. Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi11
    FI1D
    Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi: 11
  3. Länsi-Suomi9
    FI19
    Länsi-Suomi: 9
  4. Etelä-Suomi7
    FI1C
    Etelä-Suomi: 7
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Helsinki-Uusimaa23
Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi11
Länsi-Suomi9
Etelä-Suomi7
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 10%, Medium-sized 6%, Small 2%, SME (size not stated) 30%, Size not stated 52%Large companies: 5 (10%)10%Medium-sized: 3 (6%)Small: 1 (2%)SME (size not stated): 15 (30%)30%Size not stated: 26 (52%)52%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies5 · 10%
Medium-sized3 · 6%
Small1 · 2%
SME (size not stated)15 · 30%
Size not stated26 · 52%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Sweden8
    Sweden: 8
  2. Germany3
    Germany: 3
  3. United Kingdom2
    United Kingdom: 2
  4. Switzerland2
    Switzerland: 2
  5. Czechia1
    Czechia: 1
  6. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Sweden8
Germany3
United Kingdom2
Switzerland2
Czechia1
Denmark1
Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)2023: €438.4M€438.4M20232024: €409.5M€409.5M20242025: €421.6M€421.6M2025
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Imports of these goods into Finland, all buyers (EUR)
2023€438.4M
2024€409.5M
2025€421.6M
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Helsingin yliopisto9
    Helsingin yliopisto: 9
  2. Helsinki8
    Helsinki: 8
  3. Tampere8
    Tampere: 8
  4. Kuopio7
    Kuopio: 7
  5. Turku4
    Turku: 4
  6. Oulu4
    Oulu: 4
  7. Espoo3
    Espoo: 3
  8. HELEN2
    HELEN: 2
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Where the buyers are (city)
Helsingin yliopisto9
Helsinki8
Tampere8
Kuopio7
Turku4
Oulu4
Espoo3
HELEN2

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012, 9011, 9024 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Finland

66%

Awards to companies registered in Finland: 66%

17 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

42%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 42%

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

Lots with a single bid

39.4%

Lots with a single bid: 39.4%

Among 33 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. Carl Zeiss Oy19 public contracts in total
  2. Stryker AB Finland - sivuliike Suomessa52 public contracts in total
  3. Mediq Suomi Oy145 public contracts in total
  4. Fisher Scientific Oy17 public contracts in total
  5. Oxford Instruments GmbH66 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for checking and testing apparatus in Finland?
31 companies won 43 contract award notices for these categories from 20 public buyers in Finland since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Carl Zeiss Oy, Stryker AB Finland - sivuliike Suomessa, Mediq Suomi Oy, Fisher Scientific Oy, Oxford Instruments GmbH.
How big is the checking and testing apparatus market in Finland?
In 2025, public buyers in Finland awarded 23 supply contracts for checking and testing apparatus through award notices on TED; the 21 of them that state a value (91.3%) add up to €36.6 million. Finland imported €422 million of goods in the customs headings matched to checking and testing apparatus in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 9031, 9032, 9028, 9029, 9012 and 2 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 3.8% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of checking and testing apparatus meet buyers and distributors in Finland?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Labquality Days, analytica China, BioFIT, SLAS International Conference & Exhibition, BIO-Europe Spring, Pittcon — 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.