Koivu Solutions is part of the PubliX Group — the same team, strengthened for Nordic growth.

EU SaaS company · Established 2017

Trusted software for essential work.

Koivu Solutions is an EU-based company that builds and operates secure SaaS products for organizations where staffing, data and daily operations cannot stop. Sotender is our flagship healthcare workforce platform. Koivu Cloud powers Sotender and many other established enterprise applications.

SotenderHealthcare workforce
Koivu CloudEnterprise applications

Security and continuity built in.

Koivu assurance

Built for secure, continuous operation.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified
Application data and backups in the EU region
Independent security testing
Part of PubliX Group

Proof over promise

Software is valuable only when the operation changes.

We design around measurable outcomes: broader workforce reach, less manual coordination, more reliable information and services that people can adopt without unnecessary friction.

€7M+

reported annual savings

The Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia has publicly reported annual savings of more than seven million euros through reduced reliance on staffing agencies and more efficient shift fulfilment.

Publicly reported customer outcome.

96.7%

of shifts booked via Sotender

Measured in the Ostrobothnia real-world evidence included in the independent Digi-HTA assessment.

Assessment period: October 2022 to October 2024.

~4,700

registered flexible workers

A broader healthcare talent pool gave the organization more ways to fill shifts directly and reduce dependence on intermediaries.

Ostrobothnia assessment evidence.

Two products, one operating standard

Easy for people. Serious underneath.

Our products serve different domains, but they share the same principles: rapid adoption, governed data, secure cloud operations and close customer collaboration.

FLAGSHIP PRODUCT

A simpler way to connect healthcare professionals with open shifts.

Sotender gives healthcare organizations a direct, mobile-first channel to reach flexible workers, publish open shifts and turn staffing activity into usable operational insight. It helps organizations build a broader healthcare talent pool while making the experience straightforward for workers and supervisors.

  • Direct shift marketplace
  • Broader professional reach
  • Secure communication
  • Knowledge-based management
Sotender application shown on a mobile phone
96.7% of shifts booked in the independently assessed case.

ESTABLISHED ENTERPRISE PLATFORM

Turn complex business processes into dependable applications.

Koivu Cloud combines low-code speed with enterprise controls. It supports structured data, rules, workflows, portals, integrations, analytics and AI-assisted processes while allowing expert users to keep familiar tools such as Excel where they add value.

  • Low-code data models
  • Rules and workflows
  • Excel integration
  • APIs, portals and AI
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How Koivu works

Small-team speed. Enterprise responsibility.

We stay close to the people doing the work, but we do not treat speed as permission to compromise security, continuity or maintainability.

01 · ADOPTION

Start with how people actually work.

Software earns its place when workers and managers choose to use it. We remove friction before adding features.

02 · DELIVERY

Release value in visible steps.

Frequent customer feedback replaces long assumptions. Products improve around real use, not slideware.

03 · STEWARDSHIP

Build for the tenth year, not only launch day.

Security management, auditability, recovery and long-lived customer relationships are part of the product.

Satu Hautamäki, Chief Operating Officer at the Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia
“It’s great that we have found a tool that makes things easier for all parties.”
Satu HautamäkiChief Operating Officer, Wellbeing Services County of Ostrobothnia

The organization publicly estimated savings of €600,000 during one comparison month through lower agency use and reduced supervisory workload.

Trust as a product capability

Security is visible before the questionnaire arrives.

Koivu maintains an ISO/IEC 27001:2022-certified information security management system. The Sotender Trust Center brings compliance, controls, subprocessors, continuity practices and evidence pathways into one inspectable place.

ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Documented information security management, secure development, incident response, business continuity, internal audits and management review.

GDPR by design

Documented processor responsibilities, data processing agreements, privacy risk management and DPIA support for customer organizations.

Secure cloud operations

Sotender runs on Google Cloud. Application data and backups remain in the EU region, with identity support through Microsoft and Google SSO.

Independent assurance

External application security testing, an independently assessed Digi-HTA record and security evidence available to customers and auditors under NDA.

Built for continuity

The same Koivu team, with a stronger Nordic platform behind it.

Koivu Solutions continues as an independent operating company within PubliX Group. The people, customer relationships and product responsibility remain with Koivu, while the group adds shared capabilities in finance, compliance, cybersecurity, AI and international growth.

  • Same operating team — Customers continue to work with the people who know the products and their environments.
  • Independent product responsibility — Koivu retains its brand, customer focus and entrepreneurial way of working.
  • More capability behind delivery — PubliX adds specialized resources and a broader Nordic network.
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