Gofore

Making a positive impact

Our mission is to change the world for the better. We aim to radiate value for future mobility challenges using consulting, coding and design as tools to incite positive change. In 2017, we were chosen as the best workplace in Finland and the runner up to the best workplace in Europe. We pursue projects that have significant impact on both society and on the environment.

We help our customers bring new technologies from the drawing board into daily use. Our aim is to help organizations transform, stay current in the ever-changing environment and capitalize on new opportunities. We seek to build an increasingly functional and mobile future.

We are committed in helping our customers realizing digital opportunities. We have been accelerating versatile innovation projects within the transport sector in Finland. Whether it has been about renewing the traffic management ecosystem, enabling the switch to electric cars, transformation of global transport services or exploring the endless possibilities of Mobility as a Service. Our capabilities evolve and adapt continuously to match our customers’ needs – all around the world.

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences – Smart Mobility Innovation Hub

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences in Finland provides studies in the Helsinki capital region in the fields of Business, Culture, Health care and Social services, and Technology. We focus on innovation and applying existing research results in joint projects and close cooperation with relevant industries under five thematic innovation hubs, creating national and international ecosystems.

The Smart Mobility innovation hub provides expertise and collaboration to develop new technologies and service solutions to promote traffic, logistics and human needs. From 2016 onwards we have tested the electric automated shuttle buses on open roads in Finland and abroad.

Our staff is highly qualified experts. The innovation hub is linked to the Degree Programme in Automotive and mechanical Engineering, providing students project work possibilities. Our Workshop has created passenger vehicle prototypes such as the electric supercar Angelica and the biomaterial-based Biofore Concept Car. We develop and manufacture prototypes, demonstrators and concepts; perform tests and analysis services; consult in design, improvement and measurement projects; provide courses and knowledge.

We welcome partners, service providers, technology companies, investors and researchers to join us in the creation of smarter mobility to benefit users. Together with the users we design the future of smart mobility.

ITS Factory

City as a test area

ITS Factory is innovation, experimentation and development environment, where companies and individual developers can research, develop, test and productize Intelligent Transport Systems and Solutions. ITS-factory stakeholders actively develop different parts of autonomous transport, such as automated feeder transport services and their operation towards an integrated public transport system.

City of Tampere is active in developing and boosting sustainable services such as Mobility-as-a-Service, demand responsive transport, payment & ticketing, Parking-as-a-Service, eMobility, automated transport services, intelligent tram system and drones as part of integrated mobility. City of Tampere is also a forerunner in opening traffic data, both static and real-time.

ITS Factory has active Public-Private Partnership cooperation between members on all levels and dozens of R&D projects in national and international level. ITS Factory’s goal is to produce business-oriented solutions for ITS and it also wants to support standardization.

ITS Factory is an open research, development, testing and data sharing network for the members.

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TietoEVRY

Building Trusted Digital Societies

Headquartered in Finland, TietoEVRY employs around 24,000 experts globally. The company serves thousands of enterprise and public sector customers in more than 90 countries. TietoEVRY’s annual turnover is approximately EUR 3 billion and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ in Helsinki and Stockholm as well as on the Oslo Børs.

TietoEVRY provides mobility related software, consulting, product development and services for businesses and society in eg. following areas: fleet management, freight and logistics, IoT, maritime, passenger transport and road traffic.

Examples:

Fleet management

Goodyear fleet management solution jointly with HERE Technologies

Freight and logistics

Hartwall optimization of logistics 

IoT

Helsinki region public transport ticket and information system

City of Tampere pedestrian safety Internet of Things solution

Maritime

TietoEVRY is part of the ONE SEA high-profile ecosystem, which leads the way towards an operating autonomous maritime ecosystem. 

Passenger transport

Finnish regions public transport ticketing system

Road traffic

Jointly with the Finnish Transport Agency (FTA), the ELY Centre for North Savo and Valio, we test the use of a milk truck information system to survey roads.

MH Roine Consulting

MH Roine Consulting provides high-level consultancy services to its clients related to advanced transport systems and their development activities. When necessary we operate by networking with the best available resources in various areas of transport and mobility concepts.

Transport system and services development require both national and international activities. Major openings are possible in good cooperation with the key shareholders of the transport system, capable companies and support of the research sector.

The development of automation in transport is one of the focus areas of research and testing, and hopefully soon also leading area of system and services deployment in transport. However, needing more consolidated co-operation and public-private activities.

We offer our expertise and services in manifold areas of transport:

  • In generally on Intelligent transport systems and services (ITS)
  • Cooperative, connected and automated mobility (CCAM)
  • Transport strategy and management
  • Strategies for automation and legal frameworks
  • Development of Road Safety Management and operative actions
  • EU and other international project preparation and project activities.

City of Tampere

Sustainable and intelligent transport system utilizing digitalization and intelligent transport solutions

City of Tampere has long history and is actively developing ITS systems and services. Big infrastructure projects like new city tram and Central Deck and Arena is urban scale development on top of existing railway tracks in the heart of the city offer a great platform to develop and implement new innovations. Goal is to add value to citizens everyday life, create new business opportunities to companies and to build sustainable city together with ITS Factory and Smart Tampere ecosystems. ITS Factory is an active business ecosystem that has operated in the region for a long time and has supported collaboration between different parties and the creation of new solutions. Smart Tampere is the strategic development programme of the City of Tampere for 2017–2021. These ecosystems consist of companies, universities, r&d organizations and public entities. Our goal is to make Tampere one of leading smart mobility cities and testing grounds in Europe.

Etteplan

DIGITALIZATION WITH A DIFFERENCE!

Etteplan can design and implement digitalization solutions from sensors to data analytics, and from service design to integration of different critical systems and IoT devices. We master all relevant cloud technologies.

We have implemented for example car sharing services, applications for mobile refueling, solutions for charging electric vehicles and many other digital and mobile services for professional drivers and consumers. We create, integrate and maintain for example logistics, payment solutions, ERP, resourcing and route planning and optimization solutions.

We have a wide range of digitalization professionals from user experience designers to software architects and software developers. With Etteplan’s embedded software developers and test engineers we can design and implement anything to digitalize your business. Etteplan also offers digitalization services for technical information.

Our approach is always user driven, whether it is an app that is destined for the end user’s hands or as a tool for a professional user. Our solutions make use of the latest proven technology.

The results of Etteplan’s innovative engineering can be seen in numerous industrial solutions and everyday products. The company currently has over 3,400 professionals in Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Denmark, USA and China.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

Helping customers in the transition to sustainable, service-oriented and automated mobility

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is a visionary research, development and innovation partner. VTT drives sustainable growth and tackles the biggest global challenges of our time. VTT goes beyond the obvious to help the society and companies to grow through technological innovations. We have over 75 years of experience of top-level research and science-based results.

VTT’s mobility and transport research foster the value driven, adaptive and responsible future mobility of people and goods. VTT provides applied research to more than 200 companies internationally, from standardized validation and development tasks to considerable ecosystem schemes. ​In European research ranking VTT is ranked 4th in Horizon 2020 EU Research and Innovation programme.

VTT develops solutions for its customers using the multidisciplinary approach, and integrating different sectors: smart services, cities, infrastructure, autonomous and connected systems, transport and mobility as well as data​. VTT has unique equipment and facilities for research on machines and vehicles, enabling the creation of entirely new innovations and the further development of existing machinery, vehicles and transport systems. These research facilities cover an extremely broad range of experimental research on everything from components to systems level simulation. Engine and vehicle laboratory research is suitable for passenger cars as well as heavy-duty vehicle up to 60 metric tons to develop energy efficiency, emissions, reduction, use of 2nd generation biofuels, electric powertrains, energy storages, vehicle fleet and route simulation.

Helsinki Business Hub

Your local guide to business in Helsinki

Helsinki Business Hub is the international trade and investment promotion agency for the Finnish capital region. We help foreign companies to set-up their business, grow and develop in Greater Helsinki, which offers key business opportunities in (but not limited to) the following fields:

  • Information and communications technology
  • Health: personalized health & med tech
  • Smart & clean solutions, especially related to energy, circular economy, smart buildings and smart mobility
  • Hotel investments.

We’ll help you throughout your journey to Finland and the Greater Helsinki area – from the initial consideration to establishing and expanding your business. Turn to us, if you are looking for the best location for your business, co-operation with Finnish companies, deal flow from Finland or opportunities for expansion in Greater Helsinki. We provide you with the right information and contacts and identify the best growth opportunities for you.

Our services are always tailor-made for your business needs and are free of charge.

Deal Comp Ltd

ITS solutions for demanding environments

Deal Comp is a highly skilled partner for technology-based companies, which provides services for public transportation, autonomous driving, wireless communications, IoT and real time applications.

Established in 1992, since then our main focus has been in ruggedized vehicle solutions for demanding Arctic environment coping with frost, heat, dust and moisture as well as vibration and shocks.

Our Product range includes for instance following solutions:

  • Computers for commercial vehicles (e1), railways (EN50155) and marine (IEC60945)
  • Rugged Mobile multichannel router 2/3/4/5G/satellite
  • Public transportation ITxPT electricity saving solution
  • OEM R&D and production

Our products are long-lasting, reliable, durable and low maintenance. Therefore, you save on product replacement, maintenance costs and the environment.