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Juha Yrjölä

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CTO, Founder at Kausal

Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

FoundedKausal

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Jyri EngeströmunlockedJuha: together at Nokia (2005–2006)
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×6Juha: together at Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan
×2Juha: together at University of Helsinki

About

Juha Yrjölä is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Kausal, a company providing climate planning software for cities, where its Kausal Watch and Kausal Paths platforms serve over 50 cities across 15 countries. His background includes developing Linux-based systems at Nokia and serving as Helsinki's first Code Fellow, leading the city's open-source program of more than 140 projects, with technical experience spanning distributed systems, statistical modeling, GIS, and open APIs. He has also co-founded a parliamentary transparency NGO.

CTO, Founder at Kausal

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Kausal's investors · 3

InnovestorFinland · since 2023Innovestor VenturesHelsinki · $270K – $3.2M checksZubi Capitalsince 2023

Co-founders at Kausal

SI
Sonja-Maria IgnatiusCEO, Founder
TTTero Tikkanen
Tero TikkanenChief Experience Officer, Founder
JTJouni Tuomisto
Jouni TuomistoChief Science Officer, Founder

Experience

  1. KausalChief Technology Officercurrent2020 — presentHelsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  2. Kansan muisti ryChairman Of The Boardcurrent2010 — present
  3. Solid Boot Ltd.Software Engineer, Owner2006 — 2020Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  4. City of HelsinkiProject Manager, Principal Software Engineer2014 — 2018
  5. Code4EuropeFellow2013Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  6. NokiaSoftware Architect2004 — 2006Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  7. NokiaSenior Software Engineer2004Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland
  8. Yomi Ltd.Software Engineer2000 — 2003Pori, Satakunta, Finland

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)Software as a Service (SaaS)Git12Open Source10C8Device Drivers7Linux7Python4Open Source Software1JavaScriptDjangoRESTful WebServices
+12 moreRepresentational State Transfer (REST)Geographic Information Systems (GIS)HTML5C++SQLOpenID ConnectJSON Web Token (JWT)Embedded SystemsTechnology LeadershipC SuiteSoftware EngineeringWeb Development

Languages English · Finnish · Spanish · Swedish

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Who is Juha Yrjölä?
Juha Yrjölä is Chief Technology Officer and co-founder of Kausal, a company providing climate planning software for cities, where its Kausal Watch and Kausal Paths platforms serve over 50 cities across 15 countries. His background includes developing Linux-based systems at Nokia and serving as Helsinki's first Code Fellow, leading the city's open-source program of more than 140 projects, with technical experience spanning distributed systems, statistical modeling, GIS, and open APIs. He has also co-founded a parliamentary transparency NGO.
Where does Juha Yrjölä work?
Juha Yrjölä is CTO, Founder of Kausal.
What companies did Juha Yrjölä found?
Juha Yrjölä founded Kausal.
Where did Juha Yrjölä go to school?
Juha Yrjölä studied at University of Helsinki (MA, Psychology); Teknillinen korkeakoulu-Tekniska högskolan (MSc, Computer Science).

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