TalentIWA Invests in Their Employees’ Well-being Even During the Summer Holiday Season By IWA 05.06.2018 Modern corporate culture demands flexibility, dynamism and adaptability from both employer and employee. In practice this means adapting to surprising turns and changes, sometimes within very limited timeframes. Flexibility and adaptability are also being implemented in the long run via holiday planning, remote working possibilities and flexible working hours. These contribute not only to the employees’ comfort and well-being but also feed enthusiasm and motivation. IWA represent the peak of technical developments and solution models within several industries. At the same time we are somewhat of a torchbearer in modern work culture in that we nurture communality and offer flexibility concerning working hours and holidays. These types of opportunities are an especially important factor in the day-to-day challenges of employees with families. When work is able …

 TalentA Healthy Mind in a Healthy Body – City Bikes for IWA Employees By IWA 21.05.2018 HSL (Helsinki Regional Transport Authority) has been renting out city bicycles for a few years here in Helsinki, Finland. These extremely popular bikes have now once again flooded the city streets following the exceptionally warm Finnish spring. These bikes have quickly become a first class choice for work commutes because of their ease-of-use. HSL has been granting “Workplace that moves” certificates to employers who facilitate smart work commutes. City bikes are a part of this campaign. Getting around by bike is not only beneficial to health and a sporty alternative but also a green and eco-friendly way to commute. IWA has taken bicycle riding to heart and we have offered our employees a chance to use the HSL city bikes for free for the second …

 TalentCombining Work and Motherhood By Anu 08.05.2018 I’ve been working at IWA since February 2017 as a Business Development Manager. I am a single mom and I love the way IWA is so accommodating to employees who have children. Our company is very flexible and it’s so great to work at IWA as a parent. We use flexi time and if I ever need to take my daughter to the doctor during the day or attend a parent-teacher meeting, I can just do the hours I missed later that evening. We had a Halloween party at the office last year for employees, and the company organised babysitters and activities for the kids so they could join in all the fun, and parents that had a hard time finding babysitters didn’t have to miss the party. We also had a BBQ party …

 TalentTips for Managing Remote Work By IWA 26.04.2018 Since starting IWA in 2009 we have worked with a decentralized remote work model. This means our employees are free to choose whether they want to work at either our Helsinki or Thailand offices. Nowadays we also have a remote office in Abu Dhabi and a project team working in Saudi Arabia. We have also rented a winter-office-on-the-beach in Thailand for a couple of years now. This year we went to Hua Hin and last year to Phuket. We have learned many things along the way through working at not-your-typical-office-locations and renting remote offices. One of which is that you’d better make sure there are enough power outlets to accommodate all the various electrical gadgets and computers – this is not always a sure-fire thing in rental estates in the tropics. The decentralized …

 BusinessAnkkalampi – GDPR Compliant Day Care By IWA 19.04.2018 Ankkalampi – Ankdammen – Duckies is a major chain of private kindergartens in Finland, providing quality day care via almost 20 branches in Finnish, Swedish and English. As a growing company, Ankkalampi’s business is also increasing in complexity. To support its further growth and streamline its day-to-day operations, Ankkalampi decided to partner up with IWA in order to build a new sales and back-office management solution customised to their needs. IWA has been working with Ankkalampi since 2012. As a long-term technology partner, IWA has unique knowledge and insight into Ankkalampi’s business needs and was able to propose a solution which was a complete match with Ankkalampi’s needs. During these six years IWA has acquired significant and intricate know-how in the day care business, which also helped when it came to finding …

 TalentFrom Advertising to Digital Nomading Around The Globe By Tiia 20.03.2018 Where to start? I am a UX and UI Designer with a perpetual wanderlust. I was 15 years old when I started saving up for the day I’d leave Finland behind and go roam the world. But my mom told me to get a real job, so I compromised and started studying graphic designing at the fine age of 17. When I started Graphic Designing the world was a different place. I am not that old either, I just started young. In those days I never thought working remotely was an option, it was not a concept back then. I was working in advertising and pretty much doing print design, and if you needed to show your client something, it required me physically being there showing the work. The change …

 TalentWomen Who Code – We Want You! By IWA 25.02.2018 We at IWA pride ourselves on supporting gender equality in all walks of life. We are originally from Finland where this has been a common thing for a long time now. For example, Finland was the first country ever to grant women full political rights, i.e. the right to vote and to run for political office, over one hundred years ago. Unfortunately, there are still noticeable gender equality issues at work in the tech industry. The gender equality issues are complicated and deeply rooted in the tech industry. Some claim that women are not interested in tech and some think that coding is suitable for men alone. The studies say otherwise. Women may even be better suited for tech jobs than men! Ead Bannamol works at our Thailand office as a …

 BusinessThe Middle East Is Being Built by Finns Again By IWA 15.02.2018 The Middle East is being built by Finns again – this time with software at the forefront. Finnish property and construction professionals are returning to the Middle East. The Finns inhabited a significant role in the development of infrastructure in the Middle East during the 1960’s and 70’s. We have become the de facto PropTech experts in Finland and we’re now digitalizing the Middle Eastern property market and following in the footsteps of Finnish professionals of yesteryear. A few decades ago construction was the most international area of business in all of Finland. The Middle East especially was a hub for many export business efforts. Underdeveloped infrastructure and the millions of dollars in revenue from the oil industry guaranteed lots of work for a plethora of Finnish construction companies. …

 BusinessIWA Accelerates Its Growth by Acquiring Helsinki-based Software Company Movila Oy By IWA 13.10.2017 After growing steadily over the past few years, IWA accelerates its growth by acquiring Helsinki-based software company Movila Oy. The acquisition strengthens IWA’s service portfolio with Movila’s expert-level knowledge of implementing and operating business critical online services. As part of the transaction, Movila’s founder Kasper Parviainen also joins IWA as a shareholder. “IWA and Movila have been working together already for some time. Mutually beneficial joint projects provided an excellent starting point for initiating discussions about deepening our partnership”, comments Kasper Parviainen, founder of Movila. “From now on, Movila’s customers are served by IWA’s over 40 head strong team of developers and other digitalization experts. At the same time, our know-how and expertise of e.g. high-availability and scalable Linux-based solutions benefits IWA’s demanding enterprise customers”, he continues. …