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Kodan and the City of Helsinki will implement the capital region's public services core information system using Finnish cloud provider UpCloud, prioritizing technical performance, security, and local infrastructure.

Kodan and the City of Helsinki are implementing the core information system using the domestic cloud service UpCloud

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This article brings together what we’ve learned from that practical work. It’s a hands-on summary of recent developments in the AI space.

AI in practice: what we’ve learned so far

Building clarity from complexity: Our approach to major projects

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What it takes to start large digital projects and why clarity always wins?

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Tekoälyn turvallinen hyödyntäminen edellyttää hyötyjen ja riskien järjestelmällistä punnitsemista.

Ovatko yrityksesi tiedot turvassa tekoälypalveluissa?

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Kehittäjämme Jarmo Jomppanen avaa sanaisen arkkunsa Gemini CLI -kokemuksistaan.

Testissä Gemini CLI

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Voiko AI todella rakentaa toimivan sovelluksen? Kokeilimme.

AI & Case Eräkulkuri: Prototyypistä tuotteeksi yhdessä päivässä

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Olemme Kodanilla laatineet käytännönläheisen ohjeistuksen, joka auttaa asiantuntijoitamme tekoälyn hyödyntämisessä. Ydinajatuksena on mahdollistaa, kannustaa ja ohjata.

Kodan Oy:n tekoälyohjeistus työntekijöilleen

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MCP mahdollistaa moninaisten palveluiden hyödyntämisen luonnollista kieltä hyödyntäen.

Model Context Protocol yhdistää agentit palveluihin

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OpenAI:n agentit lupaavat "tekevänsä töitä puolestasi ja hoitavansa monimutkaisia tehtäviä alusta loppuun". Mutta toimivatko ne oikeasti?

ChatGPT agentissa on potentiaalia, mutta toistaiseksi se on harvoin hyödyllinen

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Is your software still delivering the value and performance your business needs?

Practical checklist: Evaluating if your software requires updating or a complete redesign

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Kodan Spotlight is a series of blog posts introducing our employees through their passions. This time in the spotlight is our software developer Santtu Puurunen.

Kodan Spotlight: Santtu's Strategic Mastery Elevates Him in the World of Squash

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There’s no way around it: ensuring the reliability of web applications is essential for maintaining customer satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Maximizing uptime: Effective monitoring is essential for web application stability

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While developing a new digital service, remember that content is not just filler — it’s the core of your digital service. Having the content ready early saves both money and time.

Avoid costly redesigns: Start with content, not just designs

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Reducing complexity and streamlining the user experience with an AI implementation.

Practical AI: Replacing complex search features with a chat based user interface

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Kodan Työmaa is one of the primary ways Kodan enhances collaboration among its employees

Kodan Työmaa: Collaboration and knowledge sharing at its best

Prioritizing software solutions’ sustainability

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In these turbulent times, decision makers like you are faced with tough choices.

Prioritizing software solutions’ sustainability: A pragmatic guide for decision makers in uncertain times

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Before leaping onto the AI bandwagon, organizations should consider several key factors.

What organizations should consider before jumping on the AI bandwagon?

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Maintaining your service’s user interface to keep it fresh and appealing is easier (and more affordable) than you might think.

Three ways to maintain the user experience of your digital service

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How Kodan thrives between minimalist and servant leadership to foster success? A blog post from our COO, Toni Mikkola.

Servant Leadership in Minimalist Style - Help me do it myself

A tombstone, marking the death of user interface design

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The total number of graphic user interfaces will decrease.

How AI is transforming user interfaces: Beyond screens and buttons

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Technical debt isn’t the only debt you should be worrying about. Your user interface needs some regular maintenance, too. 

The importance of maintaining user experience

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A couple of weeks ago, we hosted the very first Kodan Platform Night at our Helsinki office.

Kodan Platform Night: Where business meets beer

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An introduction to developer tools utilizing artificial intelligence.

How to Use AI to Improve Your Coding Productivity

Me huolehdimme palvelustasi, ja sinä voit rentoutua.

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Kodan Skaala, out latest offering to help businesses with their digital solutions.

Skaala: Maximizing the potential of custom digital solutions

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Designing and developing an MVP or PoC doesn’t have to be difficult or expensive. Read these tips and live a worry free life!

Five tips for developing PoCs and MVPs

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Kodan's Official Reading List for the summer 2022

Kodan's reading list for the summer 2022

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Here are some of the most useful online resources we have come across during past weeks.

KFC’s top picks for June 2022

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The abbreviations PoC and MVP have become firmly established in IT industry terminology over the last 10 years. In this text, we explain what we mean and think when we use these ambiguous terms.

PoC and MVP: A short introduction

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Kodan Spotlight is a series of blog posts introducing our employees through their passions.

Kodan Spotlight: Jesse’s life in the saddle

Vinkit PoC:n ja MVP:n toteuttamiseen

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Kodan Spotlight: Jan gets bored at the cabin

PoC ja MVP: Lyhyt oppimäärä

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Kodan Spotlight is a series of blog posts introducing our employees through their passions. This time in the spotlight is our app developer Oliver Vartiainen.

Kodan Spotlight: Oliver and the curse of the bell pepper soup

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Kodan Spotlight: Ilari saw the light at the Rijksmuseum

The ABCs of modernizing a legacy system

Modernizing a legacy system can feel like an overwhelming project. But don’t worry, after reading this article you’ll have a clear direction to head in.

The ABC's of modernizing a legacy system

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Summer is here, and that means that it’s time to publish our official Kodan Reading List for summer 2021.

Kodan's reading list for the summer 2021

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The designer’s perspective: What makes a great software developer?

Prototyyppiin on rakennettu toiminnallisuus, jossa käyttäjän klikatessa “Älä häiritse -tilan” nappia siirrytään ruutuun, jossa nappi on aktivoitu.

Digitaalinen prototyyppi - miten ja miksi?

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The developer’s perspective: What makes a great UI/UX designer?

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Summer is here, and people of Kodan are frolicking in the sun for the next 4–5 weeks. Good times!

Kodan's reading list for the summer 2020

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Kodanin Tampereen toiminta käynnistyy

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On the road to code: A summer trainee tells all

Kodan has been part of the Nokia RXRM journey for years, with a dedicated team of developers involved across multiple projects from an early stage.

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From early research all the way to commercial products, and still going strong.

Delivered across several global industry and entertainment sectors.

Contributed to two Red Dot Awards for the Nokia 5G 360 Camera.

Building a solution with Nokia that enables industries to choose to see everything

Kodan designed and built a new platform for PowerPark to handle ticket sales, accommodation bookings, and gate validation.

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Consolidates tickets, services, and accommodation into one seamless, high-converting checkout.

Built to thrive during high-volume spikes, turning heavy traffic into consistent, reliable revenue

Drives double-digit increases in digital revenue by removing technical barriers to purchase

Building a scalable ticketing and booking platform for PowerPark

MPS partnered with Kodan to rethink the personnel assessments process from the ground up, starting not from technology, but from experience.

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Saves 3,800 hours of work every year through automation.

Eliminates manual work through a unified, automated system flow.

Removes friction and confusion for a clear, seamless process.

Turning a fragmented personnel assessment process into a clear, automated experience

Kodan helped the City of Helsinki build their award-winning Helsinki Design System.

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Recognised as the best design system in Finland at Grand One 2023.

One unified component library replacing a fragmented digital landscape across all city services.

Released under an open-source licence for any city or organisation to adopt.

Helsinki Design System: A unified digital identity for the city

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From browser prototype to App Store and Google Play, reaching more people across Finland every day.

Built for users who find standard applications too challenging to use.

Group tasks spark real conversations and shared experiences during recovery.

Recovery meets mobile development

Wertti is a user-friendly online service that makes it easy for consumers to communicate with insurance companies. 

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Disrupting the insurance industry in Finland

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LokiTime is now the most widely used key management software in Finland.

A fully renewed architecture on Google Cloud enables fast national and international growth.

New APIs let clients connect LokiTime directly into their own systems.

Creating the #1 key management software in Finland

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Kodan turned a crude idea into a user-tested prototype.

The game helps organisations predict and reduce work-ability-related costs.

Ready-to-build designs ensured a smooth transition for Keva’s developers.

Design for improved working life

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Data team finds success by working with software developers

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Streamlining Mesensei's development processes

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How we helped to successfully digitize a card game for a wider audience

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Roughly 40% of all real estate agent apartment sales in Finland run through DIAS.

Every transaction is cryptographically certified, eliminating paper certificates and fraud risk.

The infrastructure for fully remote property transactions in Finland is now in place.

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