What is Lumous?
Lumous Lighting Oy is a 100% Finnish family-owned company that designs and manufactures LED luminaires and offers versatile lighting solutions. Our product range caters to the needs of both the private and public sectors. All our products share the qualities of energy efficiency, Finnish origin, reliability, and an exceptionally long service life.
In addition to Finland, our luminaires are found across Europe and North America. They excel in applications where lighting is viewed as an investment, reliable long-term performance is required, and lifecycle costs are a key selection criterion.
Our luminaires are already installed at over 2,500 sites, including parks and undersides of bridges throughout Finland, industrial facilities in the United States and Canada, and roadsides and water treatment plants in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands.
Lumous Lighting was founded in 2019 and officially came under the ownership of the entrepreneur’s family in the summer of 2026.
Nico Kuula, entrepreneur
Why do I do this and how I got here?
I have known throughout my adult life that I wanted to be an entrepreneur. The specific industry didn’t matter all that much—the main thing was to give it a go. As long as the work was challenging and aligned with my values, I was game.
With that mindset, I started an IT solutions business with my cousin in 2018; for a few years, we operated with a clear division of labor: he handled sales, and I handled implementation.
Then the pandemic hit, pushing my partner toward other opportunities and bringing me to a crossroads as well. Just months later, I heard about Lumous for the first time, and came on board in the summer of 2022 at the owners’ request. I stepped into an entrepreneurial role within the company in 2023.
I quickly got up to speed on the technology behind LED lighting and control systems, though the job certainly presented challenges that took considerably longer to resolve.
I have still managed to overcome every one of them, and I now know that everything we do at Lumous is done the right way.