Greenhouse growers have a crucial role in making fresh produce available year-round. In order to meet the growing demand for fresh, clean, safe and locally grown produce, leafy greens producers are looking for more sustainable and profitable growing methods. When producing lettuces and herbs, traditional greenhouse operations simply can’t compete with the efficiency and constant high yields of an automated growing system. This is where Green Automation comes in.
Green Automation Group designs, develops, manufactures and markets fully automated NFT growing systems for hydroponic leafy greens production. Our journey began in the 1980s, supplying the Finnish greenhouse industry with automation technology. Today, we are delivering our highly efficient systems to greenhouse growers around the globe, continuously improving and constantly looking for ways to further optimize your growing business.
Our comprehensive systems include: medium filling, seeding, germination, growing, harvesting, irrigation, fertigation, greenhouse logistics, washing of gutters
Founded by industry experts with a vision to eliminate inefficiencies in greenhouse production, Green Automation was built to disrupt. We don’t just automate—we re-engineer growing processes to deliver unmatched efficiency.
Our engineers work closely with growers to evolve our systems based on real-world needs and ambitions. We aim to be a thought leader in the future of sustainable, profitable controlled environment agriculture.
We’re passionate about leafy greens and committed to making fresh, local, and sustainable produce the new standard. Delivering growing systems is just one part of our mission—cultivating results and nurturing success is the other.
We encourage growers to dream big. With the right location, an efficient system, and room to grow, anything is possible.
Advancements in artificial intelligence are unlocking deeper insights into plant growth, taste, and nutritional value. By collecting and analyzing data, growers can make smarter decisions and further optimize their operations.
Green Automation is leveraging AI to revolutionize indoor farming—turning raw data into meaningful, actionable insights.
We’re continuously improving our systems to collect accurate production, irrigation, environmental, and system event data. This ongoing data acquisition process helps us refine every step of the growing cycle, making it more efficient, effective, and reliable.
is to develop and provide the most efficient leafy greens growing systems which…
OWNERS view as a key success factor to their business,
GROWERS are enthusiastic about,
INVESTORS seek for long term returns,
GREENHOUSE BUILDERS recommend to their clients and
EMPLOYEES are proud of.
Customer success is our success. We pave the way for customers to reach their goals with perfect-fit technological solutions.
What makes good become great? We believe curiosity can be that little extra spark of motivation—a drive to learn more and dig deeper into new ideas and solutions.
We take responsibility and act accountably. At every encounter, we treat each other—colleagues, clients, stakeholders, partners, everyone—in a fair and inclusive way.
Green Automation was born from unique resource-saving innovations and passion for industry transformation. That is still our guiding star.
We succeed and grow together. We want to embrace our focus on customers, create long-term relationships built on true teamwork. If we stumble a bit, we learn together.
Expertise in and experience with the field of industrial automation, in combination with in-depth knowledge of Controlled Environment Agriculture, creates a strong partner in sustainable and profitable growing of leafy greens.
Expertise in and experience with the field of industrial automation, in combination with in-depth knowledge of Controlled Environment Agriculture, creates a strong partner in sustainable and profitable agriculture.
CEO
Green Automation Group Oy
Tero Laakso is the CEO and operational driving force behind the organization. Laakso has a thorough knowledge of hydroponic growing systems combined with understanding the operative facts of implementing such a system for utter customer benefit. Tero Laakso met Tero Rapila and Juhana Kantola already while working for the same industrial automation company. He joined them at Green Automation in 2006, and their collaborations quickly yielded results, and the growing systems were not only developed but also manufactured and delivered.
CEO
Green Automation Americas LLC
Patrik joined Green Automation in 2016 and manages Green Automation operations in the Americas. Borenius brings extensive experience with marketing European technologies and products in the North American market, as well as with managing projects reaching across continents to Green Automation. He has deep knowledge about Hydroponic Lettuce Growing Systems and their full yield potentials and has been involved in the development of facilities which are today achieving the highest yields, particularly regarding cut baby leaf lettuce. Borenius is a true world citizen, born to Finnish parents in Germany and has resided in the US since 2004.
Co-Founder
CTO
Green Automation Group Oy
Kantola is the brain power behind the system’s hardware and software capabilities. The initial seeds of Green Automation sprouted when Kantola met Tero Rapila when they were both working on designing automation systems in the same company. Together, Kantola and Rapila developed a fully-automated growing system for lettuce production. The two co-founded Green Automation in 2002 and have since continued to optimize and customize the system to meet market and client demands.
The Green Automation Group’s headquarters are located in Koski TL, Finland.
The Green Automation growing systems are designed, developed and pre-assembled in Finland and then shipped to growing operations around the world.
The majority of parts for each growing system are manufactured by Finnish suppliers
Certain items, such as the extruded growing gutters and basic steel and aluminum parts, are typically shipped directly from the factory to the client site. Most items, from tanks to electrical cabinets, and all more complex automation machinery are assembled and tested by Green Automation staff. We have the ability to adjust for each project to the perfect project-specific compromise between pre-assembly and shipping volume/cost. Items too large for a container, such as turntables, are completely assembled, tested and then disassembled for transportation in the assembly and logistical center.
The Koski TL location also serves a key role as a buffer to ensure our ability to tailor deliveries to the specific project progress. We have the ability to store product-specific items indoors and outdoors as well as in SOC Containers and dispatch in very short order. Furthermore, we can dispatch product both in SOC and in COC Containers to maximize flexibility for customers at their site
Green Automation Headquarters, Koski TL, Finland
Green Automation Americas, Florida, USA
Green Automation Group, assembly and logistics
Green Automation Group, assembly and logistics
Green Automation Group, assembly and logistics
Green Automation Group, assembly and logistics
Meet us at one of the industry tradeshows. Follow the NEWS
Green Tech 2024, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Fruit Logistica 2024, Berlin, Germany
