Finnish outdoor sports watch brand founded in 1936. Known for precision GPS watches for trail running, triathlon, diving, and mountaineering. Owned by Finnish investment company Triton since 2020. Products sold globally, R&D in Helsinki.

Quick facts

Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Company Suunto Oy
Founded 1936
Ownership Private equity
Hosting 🇫🇮 Finland, EU
Infrastructure Mixed infrastructure
Data jurisdiction EU
Open source No
GDPR Compliant
Pricing Paid · from €199
Free tier No
Platforms iOS, Android, Web
Languages
ENDEFRESITNLPTFI
58 · Mixed Origins

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Why does it score 58?

Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ
Why this score?

Suunto is headquartered in Finland.

30/30
Ownership & control
Private equity ownership
Why this score?

Suunto is owned by Triton, a Finnish private equity firm, after being carved out of the Chinese-owned Amer Sports group in 2020.

8/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure
Why this score?

Suunto's infrastructure is a mix of cloud providers across Finland and the EU.

12/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant
Why this score?

Suunto isn't open source and hasn't published independent audits. Its R&D remains based in Helsinki.

8/15
EuroPoints total
58/100
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Suunto
Polar
Withings
EuroPoints
58 Mixed Origins
80 Strongly European
98 Certified European
Legal jurisdiction
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
EU member-state HQ30/30
Ownership & control
Private equity ownership8/25
Independent ownership25/25
Independent ownership25/25
Data sovereignty
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Mixed infrastructure12/30
Own infrastructure30/30
Accountability & trust
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
GDPR compliant8/15
Independence bonus
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Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Bootstrapped, no outside investors5/5
Headquarters
Helsinki, Finland
Kempele, Finland
Paris, France
Founded
1936
1977
2008
Open source
No
No
No
Infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Mixed infrastructure
Own infrastructure
GDPR
✓
✓
✓
Free tier
✗
✗
✗
Pricing
Paid · from €199
Paid · from €99
Paid · from €39
Platforms
iOS, Android, Web
iOS, Android, Web
iOS, Android, Web
Languages
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, fi
en, de, fr, es, it, nl, pt, fi
en, fr, de, es, it, nl, pt

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Fitbit Garmin Apple Watch

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