Wellamo Data is a Finnish PMIS provider with long operational experience and established customer relationships within the Finnish port sector. The acquisition provides a stronger foundation for Grieg Connect’s work in Finland and supports the company’s strategy of building a unified Nordic PMIS offering.
The acquisition marks a long-term commitment to Finland. Grieg Connect will build a local presence, recruit a Finnish team and develop PMIS services in close cooperation with Finnish ports as Finland becomes one of our home markets in the Nordic region.
As part of the acquisition, company founder Atte Rotko will join Grieg Connect in a leading role with responsibility for operations and for ensuring solution delivery to the Finnish market
This creates a long-term Nordic foundation for PMIS development in Finland, says Atte Rotko. Grieg Connect brings broad Nordic experience and a solid platform for further development. I look forward to contributing to the next phase of digital development for Finnish ports.
Espen Ranvik, CEO of Grieg Connect, highlights the strategic significance of the acquisition.
Finland becomes one of our main bases going forward, says CEO Espen Ranvik. With more than 20 years of experience delivering PMIS solutions to ports, this acquisition gives us a strong starting point to support Finnish ports with continuity and experience from across the Nordic region. This is a long-term investment for us, and Finland will have a dedicated local team.
About Wellamo Data
Wellamo Data is a Finnish developer of port-management and maritime information systems, serving local ports and terminal operators with digital tools for operations, invoicing and reporting.
About Grieg Connect
Grieg Connect is a Nordic provider of digital solutions for ports and maritime actors. The company delivers PMIS solutions, port community tools, resource planning and port security systems across Norway, Sweden, the Faroe Islands and Åland, and now establishes a presence in mainland Finland.
Grieg Connect is part of the Grieg Group, a family-owned group with over 140 years of maritime history and an active philanthropic arm through the Grieg Foundation.
Contact information
Espen Ranvik
CEO, Grieg Connect
espen.ranvik@griegconnect.com
+47 400 11 865
Atte Rotko
Founder, Wellamo Data
atte.rotko@wellamodata.fi
atte@griegconnect.com
+358 50 570 11 46