Private company

Destia

Logo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Finnish infrastructure construction contractor

Destia Oy is a Finnish contractor of road maintenance, roadworks, railways and other infrastructure construction. It was formed from a former government agency Tieliikelaitos (a commercial government agency) in 2008. This commercial agency, in turn, was a separated in 2001 from Tielaitos, state agency for road maintenance.² Its chief executive is Heikki Haasmaa (since 2026).¹ It employed 1,900 people in 2025.¹ Its revenue was €790 million in 2025.¹ It is part of Colas Group.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded¹

Industrycivil engineering, construction engineering¹
HeadquartersHelsinki¹
Websitewww.destia.fi
Legal formunincorporated state enterprise, osakeyhtiö¹
LEI743700ND8CYANZBKQQ42³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressFirdonkatu 2 T 151, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland³
Registered withFinnish Patent and Registration Office, 2163026-3³

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Destia Oy is a Finnish contractor of road maintenance, roadworks, railways and other infrastructure construction. It was formed from a former government agency Tieliikelaitos (a commercial government agency) in 2008. This commercial agency, in turn, was a separated in 2001 from Tielaitos, state agency for road maintenance. On May 26, 2014, it was announced that Finland's government has sold Destia to private equity firm Ahlström Capital for around 150 Million Euros. In August 2021 Ahlström Capital agreed to sell Destia to the French civil engineering firm Colas, part of the concern Bouygues.²

Corporate structure

Destia is part of a group headed by Bouygues. 92 entities, 18 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Bouygues Paris, France
- Colas Group 96.6% · Paris, France
  - Destia 100% · Helsinki, Finland
  - Colas Danmark Glostrup, Denmark
  - Colas Ltd Birmingham, United Kingdom
    - ENSIGN HIGHWAYS LIMITED Subsidiary · Birmingham, United Kingdom
  - Colas Slovakia Trnava, Slovakia
  - Colas Rail Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
    - Vecchietti Subsidiary · Florence, Italy
  - Čermák a Hrachovec Subsidiary · Praha 5, Czechia
    - Prakan a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
    - VHS stavby a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Liberec, Czechia
  - Aximum Subsidiary · France
  - CESTY NITRA, a.s. Subsidiary · Nitra, Slovakia
  - Colas Africa Holdings Subsidiary · Cape Town, South Africa
  - COLAS BELGIUM Subsidiary · Brussel, Belgium
  - Colas CZ Subsidiary · Czechia
  - COLAS CZ, a.s. Subsidiary · Praha, Czechia
  - COLAS EUROPE Subsidiary · Paris, France
  - COLAS HRVATSKA d.d. za rekonstrukciju i izgradnju cesta i ostalih objekata niskogradnje Subsidiary · Varaždin, Croatia
  - COLAS INC. Subsidiary · Morristown, New Jersey, United States
  - Colas Kruszywa Spolka Z Ograniczona Odpowiedzialnoscia (Colas Kruszywa Spółka Z Ograniczoną Odpowiedzialnością) Subsidiary · Palędzie, Poland
  - Colas Midi Méditerranée Subsidiary · France
  - Colas Nord EST Subsidiary · France
  - COLAS POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA (COLAS POLSKA SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ) Subsidiary · Paledzie, Poland
  - COLAS SUISSE HOLDING SA Subsidiary · Geneva, Switzerland
  - Colas Ut Zrt. (Colas Út Zrt.) Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
  - Elektroline Subsidiary · Czechia
  - TECVIA SA Subsidiary · Lausanne, Switzerland
  - VBG NV Subsidiary · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
  - WEG EN BOUW - ROUTES ET CONSTRUCTIONS Subsidiary · Berchem Saint Agathe, Belgium
- BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION Guyancourt, France
  - Losinger Marazzi Bern, Switzerland
  - BOUYGUES BATIMENT ILE DE FRANCE Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
    - LINKCITY ILE-DE-FRANCE Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
      - 2 more
  - BOUYGUES BATIMENT INTERNATIONAL Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
    - Bouygues-Thai Limited (บูยเกส-ไทย จำกัด) Subsidiary · นนทบุรี, Thailand
  - BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION IT Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION MATERIEL Subsidiary · Tourville-La-Riviere, France
  - BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION PURCHASING Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - BOUYGUES CONSTRUCTION RELAIS Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - BOUYGUES ENERGIES & SERVICES Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
    - AXIONE Subsidiary · Malakoff, France
    - BOUYGUES E&S FM FRANCE Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - BOUYGUES TRAVAUX PUBLICS Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - DTP Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - EUROPE FONDATIONS Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
  - VSL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS SA Subsidiary · Boadilla del Monte, Spain
  - VSL International AG Subsidiary · Bern, Switzerland
    - VSL (Thailand) Company Limited (บริษัท วี เอส แอล (ไทยแลนด์) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Bangkok, Thailand
    - VSL International Ltd. Branch · Bern, Switzerland
- Bouygues Immobilier Issy-Les-Moulineaux, France
  - maisons Elika Subsidiary
- Equans Courbevoie, France
  - Axima Concept Subsidiary · Paris La Defense Cedex, France
  - Eras Ingénierie Subsidiary
  - Ineo Subsidiary · La Défense, France
- Fabricom Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
  - DATA UNIT Subsidiary · Lummen, Belgium
- Groupe TF1 Subsidiary · 46.1% · Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  - TF1 Films Production Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  - TF1 info Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  - TF1 International Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt, France
  - TF1 Pub Subsidiary · TF1 tower
  - Télévision Par Satellite Subsidiary
  - LCI Subsidiary · France
  - MyTF1 Subsidiary · France
  - TF1 Subsidiary · France
  - TF1 Musique Subsidiary · France
  - TF1 Séries Films Subsidiary · France
  - TF1 Video Subsidiary · France
  - TFX Subsidiary · France
  - TMC Subsidiary · France
  - Une Musique Subsidiary · France
- Ciby 2000 Subsidiary · Boulogne-Billancourt
- BINA Istra Stake · 16% · Pula
- Linkcity Czech Republic a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Praha, Czechia
- AIRBY Subsidiary · Paris, France
- BAYER GENERÁL ZRT. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
- BOUYGUES RELAIS Subsidiary · Paris, France
- BOUYGUES TELECOM Subsidiary · Meudon, France
  - SOCIETE DE DEVELOPPEMENT POUR L'ACCES A L'INFRASTRUCTURE FIBRE Subsidiary · Malakoff, France
- BOUYGUES TELECOM BUSINESS SOLUTION Subsidiary · Puteaux, France
- Bouygues Travaux Publics Subsidiary · France
- COLAS AUSTRALIA GROUP PTY LTD Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
  - SAMI BITUMEN TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Camellia, Australia
- COLVIAS CHILE SPA Subsidiary · Huechuraba, Chile
- HEXALY Subsidiary · Paris, France
- PIERRE GUERIN SAS Subsidiary · Mauze-Sur-Le-Mignon, France
- Uniservice SA Subsidiary · Genève, Switzerland

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Destia, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

Chair

Tero Kiviniemi2026–now

20052010201520202025

Chief executive officerHeikki Haasmaa 2026 to now¹
Chief executive officerTero Kiviniemi 2018 to 2026¹
ChairTero Kiviniemi 2026 to now¹

Products and brands

construction
data center
design
energy infrastructure
industrial building
industrial construction
maintenance
road
rock

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Colas Group

Owners

Colas Group since 2021

Former owners and parents

Government of Finland 2001 to 2014

Ultimate parent

Bouygues 96.8%³

From Wikidata.¹ Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Acquisitions

Succeeded National Board of Public Roads and Waterways¹
Succeeded by Finferries¹

Employees over time

20251,900¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

2025790.0M EUR¹

Timeline

2026New chief executive Heikki Haasmaa becomes CEO¹
Dec 1, 2021Parent Directly consolidated by Colas Group³
2021Acquired Acquired by Colas Group¹
2018New chief executive Tero Kiviniemi becomes CEO¹
2008Renamed Name changed to Destia¹
2001Acquired Acquired by Government of Finland¹
2001Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataDestia on Wikidata
2
WikipediaDestia on Wikipedia
3
GLEIFDestia LEI record (743700ND8CYANZBKQQ42)
4
Wikimedia CommonsDestia logo by unknown, Public domain
5
Wikimedia CommonsDestia photo by Taavi Väänänen, CC BY-SA 4.0