Car repair shop in Oulu's Ritaharju

Flexible, modern and professional car repair shop with more than 20 years of experience. With us, you can service and repair your car flexibly, because you can also pay by invoice and in parts.

Lapkaara keeps your car in traffic

Lapkaara is a flexible, modern and professional car repair shop with over 20 years of experience. We carry out periodic maintenance and repairs for all car brands in a timely manner according to the car manufacturer’s instructions.

Additional equipment installations, such as additional heating systems and towbars, are also done on new cars. You only need to know your car’s registration number – based on that, we know exactly what your car needs and find the right spare parts and accessories for it. For a competitive price.

Lapkaara car repair shop is located in Ritaharju, Oulu, in connection with Motonet.

We cooperate with Vianor in tire matters.

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Quality promise to customers

Tidy service replacement cars at your disposal

We are constantly improving our customer service and we also invest in the quality of replacement cars. We offer a safe and relatively new passenger car for your use during maintenance or repair at an affordable price. We also conveniently rent a car for the weekend.

Replacement car for maintenance	Promotional offer: Weekend rental
20€/DAY	90€/WEEKEND

Lapkaara's services

Periodic maintenance

Periodic maintenance and annual maintenance of the vehicle conveniently from Lapkaara. All in one visit, from a full-service car repair shop in Oulu.

Brand maintenance

Multi-brand maintenance always in accordance with the brand-specific maintenance program. We also fill out electronic maintenance books for selected brands.

Additional heater repairs and air conditioning maintenance

We service your car’s heaters and air conditioning on a fast schedule and at competitive prices.

Tyre hotel & Tyre works

Lapkaara does tire work and balances professionally. Tyre hotel, car repair and tyre work, all under one roof.

Oil changes

Thanks to the expanded range of services, you can also find a mechanical oil change and flushing of the automatic transmission at Lapkaara.

Four-wheel alignment

If your steering is in favor, the reason is often in the steering angles of the wheels. Four-wheel alignment easily and inexpensively from Lapkaara.

LAPKAARA'S EFFECTIVE CAR REPAIR PROCESS

Entrepreneur behind the company

A man behind Lapkaara is the entrepreneur Arto Kankaala, 31. Arto originally studied to become a tradesman (University of Applied Sciences), but after graduation he started to think about entrepreneurship. Lapkaara had been established in the 90s. The company was transferred to S&A Kankaala Oy, i.e. Arto Kankaala and his wife Sara Kankaala in 2016, and the operations have been expanded ever since towards a full-service car repair shop.

Business activities have also included setbacks, but with hard work they have also been overcome. Arto has attended several different trainings to develop his business activities. “You must not give up, I am 45 percent disabled. If I had stayed at home, things could have been worse,” says Arto Kankaala. The operation first started in Jääli, after which it was expanded to Ritaharju. Nowadays, all services have been centralized in the new premises in Ritaharju, with good transport connections.

Arto Kankaala received the North Ostrobothnia Entrepreneurs’ Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 award.

“We have an absolutely great team. The customers’ feedback has been encouraging and it is great to continue developing the company. Customer service is our thing”, says Managing Director Arto Kankaala.

Whether you have a small or a big problem with your car- we will help! Welcome to Ritaharju in Oulu!

This is what car repair should always have been like.

WE SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS BETTER.

Customer service is our most important competitive advantage. You always come to us with a smile on your face.

THE PRICE IS ALWAYS RIGHT.

In our offers, we itemize all repairs that would need to be done, so that there will be no surprises on the invoice. You can also pay in smaller installments.

WE REPAIR ALL BRANDS, KEEPING THE WARRANTY.

We have the expertise and facilities to service all brands. Our work always has a two-year warranty!

YOU GET REPAIR TIME FAST.

With us, you don’t have to wait weeks for a car repair.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ANYTHING ABOUT CARS.

We will inform and explain so that you can understand.

WE CARE FOR YOUR CAR LIKE OUR OWN.

We are entrepreneurs and for us our reputation is important. Your car will be treated like our own.

EXCELLENT LOCATION.

Our car service and inspection is located by the road E4 in Ritaharju, Oulu, so it is easy to get there.

Customer experiences

"From Lapkaara, you get exactly what you come for! Excellent and fast service!"

"It's always nice to do business in Lapkaara! It's almost like visiting someone you know. 🙂 The customer service is absolutely top-notch. In addition, the work is done quickly and at a reasonable price. There aren't many places above that level..."

"I have never received such good service from a repair shop. The customer service was nice and flexible. I got a much cheaper repair estimate for my car compared to other shops in the area. In addition, the offer was also good and the work was of high quality. I was also told clearly what had been done to my car. I will come again!"

"If the ordered work is done professionally and quickly, even below the price estimate, then could the customer be any more satisfied? Thank you!"

"Full service house. Everything is taken care of and more. I warmly recommend!!!!"

"Excellent, fast service. They diagnosed and fixed the Airbag fault that others reasonably wondered about in my old Rellu."