About us

A small Finnish team that builds for the long run

Salmela Solutions is a boutique IT consultancy with deep enterprise muscle and a startup mindset. We pick projects we believe in and stay with them until they ship — and beyond.

26+ years in the engine room

Salmela Solutions is focused on the engine room of regulated software: backend APIs, data models, applied cryptography, blockchain integration, and the Linux infrastructure that keeps it running. Our principal has 26+ years of hands-on backend engineering and solution-architecture experience across Unix/Linux systems, secure data platforms, and Master Data Management.

Tibco EBX® is one of the deepest specialties — full-cycle implementations, EBX 5 to 6 upgrades, custom Java add-ons, and CI/CD automation around the EBX runtime. Beyond MDM, the same person is currently CTO of a deep-tech venture in regulated industrial documentation, which keeps the security and compliance thinking sharp.

Around that core sits a small team: a frontend designer–developer working in Figma and Vite + Vue, and an in-house video producer for marketing and explainer content. Salmela Solutions stays small on purpose — it lets us deliver senior work without the overhead.

At a glance

26+
years in IT
15+
years as solution architect
22+
years as system administrator
10+
industry sectors served
5+
years deep in Tibco EBX (Senior / Expert)
CTO / startup founder roles

The core values behind the work

No marketing-speak — these are the things our customers tell us they value, and the things we hold ourselves to.

Right tool for the problem

Sometimes the answer is decades-proven Linux and a relational database. Sometimes it is post-quantum cryptography or a tamper-evident ledger. We pick what fits the problem — no fashion, no nostalgia.

Built to be inspected

Every system we deliver assumes someone will ask "why?" and "by whom?" — auditors, regulators, future engineers, your CTO. Tamper-evident logs and clean documentation are not optional.

Long-term thinking

Several of our customers have stayed with us for 5+ years across multiple projects. We treat your codebase like we will be reading it a decade from now — because we probably will.

Security as a baseline

When a project carries compliance weight — NIST CSF mapping, or NIS2-, DORA-, or PED-driven obligations — those concerns are baked into the architecture from the start. We are careful not to overstate which regulations directly mandate your product; that is your compliance assessment, not a sales claim of ours.

Quiet competence

No theatrics, no overpromising. We say what we will deliver, deliver it, and explain plainly when something has to change. Most customers find that refreshing.

Small team, senior people

You always work directly with the people who do the work. No layers, no junior bait-and-switch. Just a tight crew that ships.

Where we have delivered

A representative slice of the sectors and project types behind the CV. Customer names withheld; the work is real.

Master Data Management programs

Multiple long-running EBX engagements for global manufacturers, security-product makers, materials-handling specialists, banks, insurance carriers, public-sector regional health, and food producers. Roles ranged from technical consultant and developer to advisory.

Fintech & payment processing

Multiple long-running engagements in card-payments and fraud-prevention tooling — application-specialist work, fraud-system installation and configuration, end-to-end testing, and Python-based test automation against authorization and clearing platforms.

Industrial & traceability platforms

Industrial workloads where the audit trail and the documentation matter as much as the calculation itself. Architecture and backend roles across verification platforms, calculation and automation services for industrial workflows, and on-site device integrations using RFID and serial inputs.

Agriculture & food

Full ERP work for farms and slaughterhouses, including integration with authority databases and logistics ERPs, plus multi-language deployment. End-to-end architecture and long-running development role.

NFC-enabled consumer products

NFC reader/writer solutions, mobile apps for digital content delivery via NFC tags, and cloud-side authentication services for consumer-product manufacturers.

Real-estate marketplaces

Real-time information distribution platform connecting property buyers, sellers, renters, and agents — Linux, Python, blockchain integration, and a custom messaging-bot notification layer. CTO role for the parent venture.

Sound like the partner you need?

Tell us about your situation. We will let you know quickly whether we are the right team — and if not, point you toward someone who is.