Arbonaut

We're excited to announce that MW Group, through its subsidiary MW Forest Sense, has acquired a majority stake in Arbonaut, a leading Finnish geodata company. This marks a significant milestone as we deepen our collaboration, with plans for MW Group to acquire full ownership by January 2025.   "This transition will empower Arbonaut to take on larger projects and strengthen its presence in the Nordic market. I am also pleased that our new owners are committed to preserving Arbonaut’s brand and its strong, collaborative corporate culture", says Tuomo Kauranne, founder of Arbonaut.   Mikael Karlsson, CEO of MW Group, shares: "Under Tuomo Kauranne’s leadership, Arbonaut has developed into an exceptional leading technology company with strong expertise and innovative solutions. We are inspired by the opportunity to build on Arbonaut's successes alongside its talented management team. This merger will strengthen our combined ability to deliver high-quality services"   Sixten Sunabacka, Chair of the Arbonaut Board and co-owner of Forest Sense, comments “The acquisition of Arbonaut enhances our ability to serve our clients with forest intelligence for sustainable management of a critical natural resource and opens significant opportunities to strengthen other nationally critical sectors with sophisticated geodata solutions.” Read more in Metsälehti ➡️ https://lnkd.in/d8Qk7s7h Read more in Skogsindustrin ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dan8Nx_G Read more on our website ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dUguCj3A

Season’s Greetings from the #Arbonautees Team! ✨ This year, Arbonaut proudly marked 30 years of innovation. We're deeply grateful to our customers, partners, and community for being part of this journey and making 2024 so memorable. Wishing you a joyous holiday season! ⛄️❄️

We are very happy to be recipients of this water management project for our "home basin" of Lake Höytiäinen! Warm thanks to Pohjois-Karjalan ELY-keskus and Metsä Group for supporting Pro Höytiäinen and our partners in this!

🌍 Wrapping Up Our Journey Within the ADGT Project As our role in the African Digital and Green Transition (ADGT) project draws to a close, it's time reflect on the meaningful contributions of our skilled experts Jari Kinnunen, Katja and Martin Gunia, Raisa Sell, and Vesa Leppanen during their rotations at Tanzania Forest Service Agency/ Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu (TFS)! Together with the TFS, we created a roadmap for developing a GIS-based forest information system and conducting a LiDAR-based inventory of government-owned forests. In addition, Arbonautees provided technical consultancy that will pave the way for long-term improvements in forest assessment and sustainable management. It has been an honor to be part of this initiative, building strong partnerships while in #Tanzania and contributing to Africa’s digital and green future! The project was facilitated by HAUS kehittämiskeskus Oy / HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management Ltd and supported by Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. 🌲 Watch the video from one of our field trip, exploring a pine plantation inventory in Tanzania’s scenic mountains between Lake Tanganyika and Lake Rukwa. Rugged terrain, an off-road adventure, and on-the-ground action with TFS teams using their in-house developed tablet app for plots—this was fieldwork at its finest! ⬇️ #DigitalTransformation | #ICTTechnologies

A hero of scientific computing has passed away 😢 A month ago the former Vice President of the Center for Scientific Computing, the national Supercomputer provider for science in Finland, Juhani Käpyaho passed away. Juhani, as his former boss, was always the paradigm of human people management to Arbonaut's founder Tuomo Kauranne. It was by Juhani's shining example that Tuomo has attempted to build Arbonaut: to be a community rather than a company, and to look after its customers and employees with equal respect and care. Please find attached a In Memoriam to Juhani in Helsingin Sanomat that can be read or listened to, sadly only in Finnish.

Thank you, Adam Treschow!!

Are you passionate about GIS tech and the future of forestry? We're looking for a Technical Sales Manager to drive Arbonaut's growth in Sweden! Apply now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dq66bcu5

📱 Tassu Project Completed: A User-Friendly App for Field Inspections After 1.5 years of development, our innovative mobile app Tassu is ready to support Suomen metsäkeskus - Finnish Forest Centre in field inspections! Designed to assist with monitoring legislative responsibilities in private forests, Tassu is anticipated to have 150 daily users. To celebrate the completion of the project, Arbonaut's experts joined the Finnish Forest Centre in the forest in Vihti to see the app in action! It was a great opportunity to collect user feedback: the Finnish Forest Centre experts have clearly recognized the usability and overall experience with Tassu over older field applications. Especially the user interface has got positive feedback. 📱 Why Tassu stands out: 🔹 Powered by AWS Cloud: Offers seamless offline and online access. 🔹 User-Friendly Design: GPS-enabled tools simplify creating and editing geometries. 🔹 METKA Law Compliant: Ready to collect inspection data for subsidized activities under the new METKA law, effective early 2024. Arbonaut’s long-standing partnership with the Finnish Forest Centre continues to deliver innovative solutions, with Tassu marking another significant milestone! #ArboProject | #MobileApplication | #MobileDevelopment

Arbonaut is looking for three new colleagues to join the team! Do you see yourself thriving in an international technology company that delivers high-quality intelligence for precision forestry? Applications are considered on a rolling basis, so apply now ⬇ 🔹 Senior Sales Manager: https://lnkd.in/d3ecRPnP 🔹 Technical Sales Manager (Swedish-speaking): https://lnkd.in/dq66bcu5 🔹 Full Stack Developer: https://lnkd.in/d8KRhSp5 🔹 Product Manager: https://lnkd.in/drgCnX9n ✨ Check what it's like to work at Arbonaut: https://lnkd.in/d5KJKbUH #OpenPosition | #Recruiting | #CareerOpportunities | #SeniorSalesManager | #ProductManager | #FullStackDeveloper

Arbonaut is extremely proud today of being part of Forest Joensuu! 👏