Manufactures lighting and interior fit-out solutions for rail and road vehicles as well as emergency lighting systems for buildings and ships.
Teknoware Oy
Lahti (FI) · Oulu (FI) · Conway, SC (US) · County Durham (GB) · Siechnice (PL) · Iskandar Puteri (MY) · Karlstad (SE) · Berlin (DE) · Dubai (AE)New on Amplifa
About Teknoware
Teknoware Oy is a family-owned company founded in 1972 in Lahti (Finland) and part of the Teknopower Group. The company develops and manufactures lighting and interior fit-out solutions for trains, trams, metro and bus vehicles as well as emergency lighting systems for public buildings, infrastructure and cruise ships. The product portfolio includes interior and exterior lighting, ceiling and wall panels, cabinets and storage compartments, lighting controls, central battery systems in accordance with EN 50171, self-contained emergency luminaires with supercapacitor technology (Escap) and remote monitoring systems (AaltoCtrl, TapsaCTRL). Interior linings are made from high-pressure laminates with lightweight composite cores and aluminium composite materials including honeycomb structures. Manufacturing takes place in the company's own plants in Finland, the UK, Poland, Malaysia and the USA; sales companies exist, among others, in Germany, Sweden and Dubai. With around 500 employees in eight countries and revenue of approx. 69 million € (2025), Teknoware supplies vehicle and rolling stock manufacturers worldwide; sales and deliveries are made to more than 50 countries. References include Siemens (Brightline West), CrossCountry (Voyager Fleet, UK) and the trams of Helsinki.
- Site
- FI-15200 Lahti
- Processes
- Design/Engineering, Manufacturing, Technical Service, Spare Parts Supply over the Vehicle Life Cycle, Maintenance and Maintenance Consulting, Lighting Measurements (Lighting Level Measurements), Trial Installations for Refurbishments, Remote Monitoring Systems (AaltoCtrl, TapsaCTRL)
- Materials
- High-Pressure Laminates (HPL), Aluminium Composite Materials / Honeycomb Structures, Sandwich Composite Structures, LED Lighting Technology, Supercapacitors (Escap)
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 14001, Strongest in Finland – Platinum, Strongest in Finland – Platinum (Suomen Asiakastieto)
- Founded
- 1972
- Employees
- ~500
- Industries
- Rail vehicles (trains, trams, metro), Buses, coaches and special-purpose vehicles (motorhomes, fire engines,, Buildings and infrastructure (emergency lighting), Ships and cruise ships, Buses/coaches/special-purpose vehicles (motorhomes, fire engines, commercial, Buildings/infrastructure (emergency lighting)
- 01
Engineering & Design
- 02
Product Development (R&D)
- 03
Manufacturing (Electronics, Luminaires, Interior Fit-out)
- 04
Assembly
- 05
Technical Service
- 06
Spare Parts Supply over the Vehicle Life Cycle
- 07
Maintenance & Lighting Measurements
Materials & Processes
High-Pressure Laminates (HPL)
Material for wall and ceiling linings in bus and rail interior fit-out, optionally with a lightweight composite core for weight reduction.
Aluminium Composite Materials / Honeycomb Structures
Lightweight, stiff composite structures for flat and formed interior lining panels.
Sandwich Composite Structures
Lightweight construction for interior fit-out parts with high strength at low weight and low energy consumption.
LED Lighting Technology
Technology basis for interior, exterior and emergency lighting with active dimming.
Supercapacitors (Escap)
Maintenance-free backup energy storage in self-contained emergency luminaires with a 12-year product warranty.
Sites
Lahti
FIGroup HQ, Product Development, Manufacturing, International Sales
- Materials
- LED luminaires, emergency lighting, electronics, interior fit-out components
- Electronics production (SMD)
Oulu
FISite
Conway, SC
USProduction and Sales North America (Teknoware Inc.)
Trimdon Grange, County Durham
GBManufacturing of Vehicle Lighting and Interior Fit-out (Teknoware UK Ltd.)
Siechnice
PLProduction Site Eastern Europe (Teknoware Poland)
Iskandar Puteri, Johor
MYProduction and Sales Asia/Australia (Teknoware Asia)
Karlstad
SESales Emergency Lighting (Teknoware Sverige AB)
Berlin
DESales Germany (Teknoware Deutschland GmbH)
Dubai
AESales Office Middle East (Teknoware Middle East FZCO)
Components & Products
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Certification
Teknoware was one of the first Finnish companies to obtain ISO 9001 (1992) and received ISO 14001 certification in 1999. In 2026, the company was awarded the Platinum certification "Strongest in Finland" by Suomen Asiakastieto.
| Evidence | Lahti |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| Strongest in Finland – Platinum (Suomen Asiakastieto) |
History
- 1972
Teknoware Oy founded in Lahti by Kalervo Virtanen and Matti Vataja; first innovation: the TRM-30 light inverter.
- 1974
Start of production of the first emergency and backup luminaires.
- 1980er
International growth with major customers such as Mercedes-Benz; 1989 patenting of the automatic test system Exitest TW2000.
- 1987
Kalervo Virtanen retires; acquisition by Rauno Mattila / Traforek Oy (today Teknopower Oy).
- 1990er
Market leadership in bus interior lighting in Europe; first LED emergency luminaires; ISO 9001 (1992), ISO 14001 (1999); Finnish President's Export Award (1996).
- 2000er
One third of the global vehicle lighting market; first addressable central battery systems.
- 2008
Introduction of the Escap supercapacitor technology for emergency luminaires.
- 2019
Acquisition of Invertec Holdings Ltd (UK/Malaysia); thereafter 600 employees in eight countries.
- 2022
50th company anniversary.
- 2026
Platinum certification "Strongest in Finland" by Suomen Asiakastieto.