Vapaus has expanded its employee bike benefit service into France with the integration of Azfalte.
Azfalte is a Lille-based corporate cycling provider working with 250 employers including Crédit Agricole, Orange and Valeo.
The deal gives Vapaus its first foothold in a large European market beyond Finland and Sweden. Azfalte will keep its brand identity but add Vapaus’s automated technology platform, which handles payroll, financing, logistics and insurance for employee bike schemes.
Chief executive Mikko Ampuja described France as “a key market” for growth, pointing to heavy investment in cycling infrastructure and rising employer demand to support “health and sustainability”.