Time: Tuesday, February 3, 2026, 12:00–14:30
Location: KIRAHub, Maria 01 / Urban3 and live stream
Come and create a digital foundation for the built environment with us in the RYD project. Digitalization of the real estate and construction industry is a critical factor for Finland's growth and competitiveness. The Construction Industry Association (RT), Rakennustieto Oy and Rakennustietomalli Oy are launching a project that aims to get information about the built environment flowing by digitalizing processes and breaking down silos. The work will be done by the entire industry.
We will launch the RYD project with a kick-off event on Tuesday, February 3, 2026, from 12:00 to 14:30. The event will present the RYD project as a whole and the first sub-projects that will be launched. At the same time, we will hear the views of industry experts on what RYD enables in our industry.
Welcome to hear how the digitalized future is being built!
The program
11.45 – 12.00 Arrival & coffees / Joining the event via remote link
12.00-12.05 Welcome and opening of the event
Antti Aaltonen, Development Director, Construction Industry RT
Tommi Arola, Chief Operating Officer, Building Information Model Ltd.
12.05-12.20 RYD program goals & roadmap 2026 – 2028
Antti Aaltonen, Construction Industry RT
Otto Alhava, Fira
12.20-12.40 RYD – collaboration takes the digitalization of the entire industry to a new level
Confederation of Finnish Construction Industries (CFCI)
Antti Aaltonen, Construction Industry RT
Rakennustieto Oy
Laura Apilo, CEO, Rakennustieto Oy
Rakennustietomalli Oy
Tommi Arola, Chief Operating Officer, Building Information Model Ltd.
12.40-12.55 Digitalization of the real estate and construction industry is critical to our country's competitiveness and growth
Juhani Damski, Chief of Staff, Ministry of the Environment
12.55 – 13.10 Break
13.10-13.30 Glimpses of the benefits of digital breakthroughs
Case M14 Signe: Enrichment of information models and information flow in a synchronous production project
Niklas Huitti, Project Manager, JATKE Toimitilat Oy
Digitalization of financial data
Johanna Kotipelto, Tax Administration
13.30-14.10 Panel discussion: What does RYD enable for our industry?
Juho Malmi, information modeling expert, Senate
Ville Alajoki, Team Manager, Major Infrastructure Projects, City of Helsinki
Mikko Kuusakoski, CIO, Jatke Oy
Tero Järvinen, Development Director, Granlund
Kari Turunen, Director of the Element Unit, Lujabetoni Oy
The panel will be moderated by: Antti Aaltonen and Tommi Arola
14.10-14.20 The digital transformation does not happen in silos!
Otto Alhava, CTO, Fira
14.20-14.30 Summary and next steps
Antti Aaltonen, Construction Industry RT
Tommi Arola, Chief Operating Officer, Building Information Model Ltd.