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Oppex

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Finnish business information company offering a web-based service for finding public sector business opportunities across borders.

Also known as Oppex Oy

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Company profile

researched Aug 2026

Oppex is a Helsinki, Uusimaa (Finland) business information company that operates a web-based information service aimed at professional sales organizations. The service is designed to help companies identify new business opportunities in public sector procurement, including opportunities located in other countries and published in other languages.

The company is categorized in IT services and was described as being at a full-product-ready stage with two employees. Its founders are Ville Heinonen (CEO and board member), previously a partner at Reneco Consulting with a background in the IT and energy sectors and co-founder of Wakkanet, FirstOne and Reneco, and Mikko Lehmuskoski (CTO and board member), previously Director of Innovation & Ventures at Sanoma Digital with a background in online media and co-founder of Sublime Software.

Founding story

Oppex was founded in June 2009 by Ville Heinonen and Mikko Lehmuskoski, both of whom serve on the company's board as CEO and CTO respectively.

Business model

Oppex provides a web-based subscription-style information service targeted at professional sales organizations seeking public sector contract opportunities.

Full profile — technology, go-to-market, geography

Technology

A web-based information service that aggregates public sector business opportunities across countries and languages.

Go-to-market

Companies and professional sales organizations that sell to, or want to sell to, public sector buyers, including those pursuing cross-border opportunities.

Geography

Headquartered in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland, with a service oriented toward cross-border public sector opportunities.

Compiled by commissioned research from 5 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.

Key figures

latest reported
EmployeesJan 20092 people
StageJan 2009Full Product Ready

Company-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.

In the news

Research sources · 5

primary sources listed

5 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.

Frequently asked questions

What does Oppex do?
Finnish business information company offering a web-based service for finding public sector business opportunities across borders.
Who are Oppex's investors?
Oppex's investors include OpenOcean.