Vision:
Finland as a global leader in AI-native software engineering.
Powered by result-driven, export-oriented, and cross-sectoral innovation ecosystem.
Software is the engine of digitalisation. It underpins Europe’s technological sovereignty, competitiveness, and sustainable growth. As AI-native development, regulation, and system complexity reshape the landscape, the need for strategic, shared software capabilities is more urgent than ever.
SW4E is an ecosystem for AI-native software engineering. We bring together software-intensive companies, research institutions, and public sector actors to develop the next generation of digital capabilities and solutions.
Our goal is clear: to turn Finland’s software expertise into globally scalable innovations. We achieve this through world-class technical competence, structured collaboration, and hands-on experimentation within a focused ecosystem.
Our community creates impact through five strategic focus areas:
AI-native software engineering
Sustainable Digitalisation
Sovereign and Secure infrastructure
Continuous competence development
Open experimentation and collaboration
SW4E supports Finnish companies in building scalable, regulation-ready, and ethically sound software for international markets. It also offers researchers and developers a shared platform for applied innovation, rapid piloting, and global collaboration.
Join us to shape the future of software.
One form of operation of the ecosystem are R&D projects shared by the members, such as the QLeap project led by the University of Jyväskylä, in which also involves Nokia, Tietoevry, Bittium, M-Files, Solita and Vaadin. QLeap focuses on exploring the various challenges of using containers in software development. The SW4E ecosystem is already preparing several similar initiatives. The ecosystem is financed by the participating companies and Business Finland.
Founded in 2025, Silmaril is dedicated to making data accessible, understandable, and actionable across organizations. The company provides tools and expertise that enable seamless data integration and intelligent automation, helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data to drive meaningful business outcomes.
Knowit is a Nordic digital consultancy that helps public and private organisations with digital transformation, systems development, cloud & AI solutions, data analytics, and strategic management. Around 3,900 employees in the group of which the “Solutions” business area specifically, have ~1,700 IT consultants covering full software lifecycle: idea, architecture, implementation, testing and operations.
SaaShop™ is a platform designed to simplify the purchase and management of SaaS (Software as a Service) products, digital subscriptions, and cloud computing capacities. Acting as both a marketplace and a management tool, SaaShop streamlines SaaS transactions for both buyers and sellers—creating a more efficient and organized SaaS ecosystem that brings value to businesses of all sizes.
Bittium, a Finnish company specializing in secure communications and connectivity solutions, leads the Seamless and Secure Connectivity program under Business Finland’s Veturi initiative. This program focuses on developing trustworthy, secure, and resilient end-to-end connectivity architectures and products across various domains.
Headquartered in Finland, Vaadin has been empowering developers worldwide since 2000. With a strong foundation in open-source technology, Vaadin’s mission is to make Java-based application development and modernization faster and easier. Their two robust open-source frameworks and enterprise platform deliver both productive developer experiences (DX) and modern user experiences (UX) that web application users love.
The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) is one of the largest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland. UEF offers a wide range of academic disciplines, encouraging an interdisciplinary approach to research and education. UEF is known for its cutting-edge research in areas such as environmental sciences, health and biomedicine, education, and information technology. The university promotes international collaboration and innovation, preparing students and researchers to address global challenges. UEF is committed to sustainability, equality, and the well-being of both its local and global communities.
CSC and its customers develop digital solutions for research, national education, culture and public administration, thereby strengthening the competitiveness of society as a whole. LUMI (Large Unified Modern Infrastructure) is a unique European supercomputer located in the CSC’s data center in Kajaani, Finland.
Q4US is a quality-focused software development house that strives to make our software solutions synonymous with high performance, exceptional quality, and elegance.
Åbo Akademi University is the Swedish-language multidisciplinary academic university in Finland. With campuses in Turku and Vaasa, Åbo Akademi University offers internationally renowned research and education.
Tampere University promotes sustainable development through education, research, innovations and development activities.
Aalto University is a multidisciplinary science and art community in the fields of science, business, and art and design.
Boogie, established in 2006, is a private Finnish software development and consulting company. The company is owned by its employees. Boogie is trustworthy and financially stable, and its operation methods are predictable and sustainable. We aim for strong, yet controlled growth. Boogie specializes in developing innovative software solutions for businesses and organizations across various industries.
The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, an international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers.
The University of Jyväskylä is a Finnish university located south of the center of Jyväskylä. The University of Jyväskylä is a multidisciplinary science university with approximately 15,000 students and approximately 2,600 staff.
The University of Turku is the first fully Finnish-language university, and it was founded in 1920. The university is an internationally competitive science university whose operations are based on high-level and multidisciplinary research.
The University of Oulu is a Finnish university located in Linnanmaa, Oulu. In 2021, the university had approximately 13,500 students and approximately 3,400 staff members worked there. Approximately 2,800 degrees are completed each year.
Demola is a global community of co-creation experts, university students, and curious organizations, all driven by the desire to create impact and prepare for different futures.
SW4E, Software Engineering Ecosystem, is led and facilitated by DIMECC Ltd.