Dear GAIK project follower,
Here are the latest updates from the GAIK project:
1. Partner companies showcase real-world AI solutions built with the GAIK toolkit
2. Two expert support events for companies in April: Private expert sessions, and a co-creation workshop
3. New toolkit features: free Generative AI services, and updated demo website with more use cases and components
4. GenAI in SME Business event in Tampere and Pori (materials and recordings available)
1. Companies Showcase Real-World AI Solutions Using the GAIK Toolkit
Three companies recently showcased how they are using the GAIK toolkit to build practical generative AI solutions. Their cases show clear opportunities for efficiency, automation, and new business potential.
Luvata presented two internal process solutions. Their purchase order assistant extracts order details, matches them with price lists, and generates sales orders automatically. The incident reporting assistant uses voice and image input to create structured incident reports. Slides Video
Lotus Demolition showcased a building inspection assistant that combines inputs from documents, voice notes, and photos to generate inspection reports—reducing time, effort, and costs. Slides Video
QAdental presented tools for automatic transcription, captioning, translation of webinars and podcasts into multiple languages, and semantic video search, helping users find specific information quickly in long video recordings. Slides Video
These examples show how companies can move from ideas to working GenAI solutions with the help of the GAIK toolkit. Companies interested in similar support are welcome to join the project.
2. Expert Support Events in April
We help companies turn Generative AI ideas into practical solutions using the GAIK toolkit. Through reusable use cases, templates, and components, companies can move faster from idea to pilot.
Our monthly sessions and workshops are designed for end-user companies, service companies, and consultants, whether they are exploring early ideas or already testing AI solutions.
What we offer:
1. Private Sessions (AI Pop-Up Clinics)
April 16 | 9:00–16:00, 30 minutes per company
A focused one-to-one session to explore your needs and identify how GAIK toolkit components can be adapted to your use case. You can share your AI ideas, challenges, goals, review relevant use cases and components, and define practical next steps.
You will leave with a draft GenAI product canvas, a plan for piloting a solution, and clear next steps for testing and implementation. If your needs fall outside Generative AI, we will guide you to relevant alternatives such as the FAIR project.
Book a time slot: link
2. Co-Creation Workshop (Hands-on)
April 23 | 9:00–11:00
A practical workshop for companies on how to adapt the GAIK toolkit components to their own use cases. Explore reusable solutions, work with selected templates and tools, and get guidance on adapting them to your context.
You will leave with a clearer understanding of how to reuse and customize GenAI solutions, plus concrete first steps toward piloting your own solution.
These sessions are organized monthly, so you can join when it suits your schedule.
Book a time slot: (link)
3.1. New Toolkit Feature #1 – Free Generative AI Services
We now offer the following free AI services, running at Haaga-Helia’s resources, to registered companies:
· Multilingual transcription (speech-to-text) with special focus on improved Finnish speech-to-text
· High-quality document parsing for RAG and other applications
· Finnish-focused text-to-speech
· Multimodal bulk structured data extraction
· Large-scale knowledge access service
Because speech recognition for smaller and resource-constrained languages such as Finnish is generally less accurate than for major languages such as English, we use high-accuracy, Finnish-finetuned local models together with AI-based correction methods to further enhance transcription quality. This is especially important for domain-specific tasks where high accuracy is required.
A view of text-to-speech output using our local Finnish models (left), and its AI-enhanced version with errors fixed (right)
3.2. New Toolkit Feature #2: (Updated) Demo Website
The GAIK Toolkit Demo website now features a wider range of ready-to-use AI solutions and reusable building blocks.
You can explore use cases such as incident reporting, construction diary, video transcription and captioning, semantic video search, and purchase order processing, together with reusable components like extractors, parsers, classifiers, and transcribers. The platform also includes no-code assets such as ready-made prompts and agent skills.
Overall, the demo website gives a practical, hands-on view of how different building blocks can be combined into real-world AI solutions.
Access the demo website: https://gaik-demo.2.rahtiapp.fi/
𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9qZxqOz4sA
A screenshot of GAIK’s demo website (https://gaik-demo.2.rahtiapp.fi/)
GAIK’s toolkit components in the demo website
4. GenAI in SME Business – Tampere & Pori | Event Recap (March 17, 2026)
Held on March 17, 2026, in Tampere at Nokia Arena Paidia, in Pori, and online, the hybrid GenAI in SME Business event brought together experts, companies, and decision-makers to discuss practical opportunities and challenges of AI in SME business.
The event was hosted by Jussi Myllärniemi (Tampere University). Keynotes were delivered by Pekka Abrahamsson (GPTLab) on AI opportunities and Henri Pirkkalainen (Tampere University) on the risks and limitations of AI use. Kari Varis (Satakunta Entrepreneurs) shared business perspectives through survey results on how Finnish SMEs are adopting AI across sectors.
Practical GAIK project examples were presented by Nikke Syväkuru (Luvata), who introduced AI solutions for purchase order processing and incident reporting, and Jani Korpela (QAdental), who showcased tools for automated transcription, translation, and semantic search of video content.
A new version of the GAIK toolkit for GenAI implementation in organizations was presented by Jukka Remes and Janne Kauttonen (Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences), while Veera Saastamoinen (Tampere University) introduced a toolkit component focused on successful GenAI adoption. The event also included a “Meet a Researcher” session, allowing participants to discuss AI implementation and development needs in their own organizations. The toolkit poster is HERE.
The event created valuable networking opportunities across the regional AI ecosystem. Warm thanks to everyone who joined the GenAI in SME: benefits without illusions event.
The event materials are now available HERE
The event recording can be viewed on Yle Areena: https://areena.yle.fi/1-77527642 (available for 30 days).
The event photos are available here: https://gaik.ai/news/genai-in-sme-business-tampere-event-recap-march-17-2026/
Best regards,
The GAIK Team