About us
Pekkaniska is a Finnish family company that rents and sells access platforms, cranes and forklifts, and has been lifting things and people since the 1960s.
From the very beginning, we have focused on the essentials, namely that our customers’ work runs smoothly and they get to where they need to go or move what they need to. While others think about equipment, meters or tons, we have in mind solutions for situations where your own height is not enough and your arms cannot reach, but the job still needs to be completed. We keep everything in our own hands, people, products, maintenance and deliveries.
We serve everyone who needs to lift. We dare to promise that the work will not be interrupted and the goal can be no matter how high or heavy.
Wide range of quality services
Today, we operate in Finland and Ukraine, as well as in Sweden and the Baltic countries as a project operation. We follow the same operating methods, principles and values everywhere and use the latest lifting machine models from our 4,000-machine fleet. However, the equipment alone does not solve anything, but how it is used. Experience, situational awareness and the ability to choose the right solution for each job. That is why we constantly invest in people’s expertise and ensure that the customer has access to both the right machines and the knowledge to use them correctly.
We serve a wide range of industries, from construction and industry to maintenance and repair work and individual lifting needs. Although the work sites vary from demanding construction sites to production plants and smaller needs, we always deliver the right solution for the situation, whether working at height, in confined spaces or with heavy loads.
Our history
Our long history includes many events and twists and turns, but our direction has always been clear: forward and upward.
1962
Pekka bought his first excavator.
1972
Pekka moved into lifting and bought his first Coles brand crane.
1975
We acquired the first access platforms for rental use.
1981
We built our current head office in Petikko, Vantaa.
1983
Business in the Soviet Union began.
1985
We purchased 13 Lokomo cranes.
1994
We established a subsidiary in Russia.
1996
The platform trucks were separated into the business of Janneniska Oy, founded by Pekka’s son. We established subsidiaries in Estonia and Latvia.
1999
We acquired Finland’s first 500-ton mobile crane.
2001
The rental of access platforms in Finland began to expand significantly.
2004
The rental of access platforms had expanded nationwide in Finland and became the largest business, surpassing crane operations.
2005
We established a subsidiary in Lithuania. We built our own nationwide service point network for personnel lifts in Finland.
2006
Crane operations also began to be sold as a complete project service.
2007
Pekka Niska transferred the management of his companies to the next generation, who grew up in the house.
We purchased 2000 new access platforms.
We established a subsidiary in Ukraine.
2009
Pekka Niska retired and Janne Niska became Chairman of the Board.
2011
The Baltic subsidiaries were closed as a result of the international banking crisis.
2014
Janne Niska passed away, leaving the company as a legacy to its then management.
2016
We purchased 2000 new access platforms.
2018
We decided to start handling the transportation of personnel lifts to an increasing extent using our own transport fleet.
2025
We added loader cranes to our service range.
2026
We added truck mounted lifts to our rental fleet.
QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENT
We value quality and the environment
Responsibility is evident in our daily work, in how we take care of safety, equipment and the environment. Learn more about how we put these into practice.