Located in Kaustinen, Central Ostrobothnia, the product development unit with its laboratories is the nucleus of Sasken's hardware development and product testing. Finnish expertise, innovation, and deep knowledge of demanding hardware are evident in Sasken’s projects involving wireless products, camera and audio technology, radio and mobile networks, as well as satellite communications. And that's just scratching the surface. 

Sasken specializes in designing products that are often required to operate in challenging environments and must maintain functionality despite adverse conditions. 

"Connections must be reliable, dependable, and secure because Sasken designs products primarily for professional use. This means conditions can be exceedingly harsh. We often encounter technical challenges that cannot be solved with off-the-shelf components or readily available application solutions. In such cases, the ability to adapt and innovate in product development is crucial," says Mikko Keskilammi, Sasken Finland’s Associate Vice President, Hardware. 

"Sasken's strength lies in the close collaboration between teams operating in different countries. We are often involved in large-scale projects where avenues such as mechanical design and product development of hardware are carried out in Finland, while software development is conducted in India," adds Pasi Liukko, Sasken Finland’s Sales Director. 

One of Sasken's key strengths is a long-refined readiness to work on multi-location projects – which Sasken has a successful track record in from 2006 onwards. In this equation, Sasken's Finland-based team plays a key role in focusing on product design of applicable hardware, but projects are always brought to completion through the most efficient of means – collaboration. 

"It is a significant advantage for the customer that whenever needed, we can deliver the desired product and associated services as a complete package from the conceptual stage to a polished concrete product, " Liukko continues. 

Wireless products, radio and mobile phone networks, and satellite communications are among Sasken's core competencies in Finland; comprehensive product development is also carried out in areas such as camera and audio technology. 

This hypocenter of competence is further strengthened by Sasken’s dedicated facilities such as the state-of-the-art research laboratory in Kaustinen. This affords Sasken the opportunity to engage in considerably self-sufficient product development. With capabilities in producing both production control metrics and metrics devices designed to measure metrics devices, Sasken's smoothly running self-sufficient operational cycle is exceptionally unobstructed. 

This advantage is evident in areas such as the development of satellite technology, where many groundbreaking solutions require custom-made, tailored components, and practical innovation. Keskilammi and Liukko unanimously state that one of Sasken's key strengths is the ability to examine customer needs beyond the conventional solutions and to work flexibly and innovatively in the realm of product development. 

"I can offer a few current customer cases as examples, where RFID solutions have been precisely tailored to the needs of our customers operating in different industrial sectors," notes Pasi Liukko. 

"Similar technology can, of course, be picked up from a store shelf as a bulk product, but the question is how accurately it accommodates the needs of the company and their operating environment. There aren’t many players on this field who possess the deep understanding and technical prowess to comprehensively bring such projects to fruition." 

Sasken has earned a decades-long reputation as a company that embraces challenges and is ready to respond to the demanding and visionary needs of customers in an agile, solution- driven way. It is characteristic of Sasken to define the bigger picture of products and services on a large scope, which in turn reduces the possibility of unexpected technical challenges to appear as projects progress. 

"Thanks to our customer base operating in various industries on a wide spectrum, we have accumulated a vast amount of deep expertise and understanding of numerous products, environments, and technologies. This includes everything from critical communication devices to laboratory-tested audio solutions. Our ability to innovate steals the spotlight, especially in situations where there is no straightforward or pre-existing solution available to meet the customer's needs," highlights Mikko Keskilammi. 

Thanks to an innovative approach, a culture built upon quality, and efficient operation practices, Sasken's clientele has grown to include players such as the world's largest operator, and a globally renowned company known for its world-class service design. 

In the context of Finland, Sasken's most illustrious success stories are a part of Nordic product expertise history, as the company has been a key player in the development of mobile phones. Sasken was involved in developing the first "world phone" operable in both Europe and the USA, as well as playing a quintessential role in the development of the world's first mobile phone with NFC reading functionality. 

The Finnish experts of Sasken have also been involved in developing the first LTE technology product family for communication satellite terminals with their own convergence expertise. 

Sasken invests generously in future projects, and is currently developing the likes of 5G- centric reference solutions that will be pivotal in accelerating future customer projects. 

"One important area for Sasken is involvement in green transition projects. Solutions based on ESG standards rely heavily on energy-efficient solutions – a core competence of Sasken," outlines Pasi Liukko. 

Sasken aims to be proactive in developing solutions for its key industries. This enables the company to operate efficiently depending on the client’s needs, as well as helping to keep overall costs of each project at a moderate level. 

"New electronic solutions, innovative device design, competent testing, and comprehensive implementation of products – that's what we do, and that's where we excel. That's why Sasken's list of customers is so astonishing. There is no one like us."