Large construction projects produce a huge amount of data, but the quality of the data and the capabilities to use it as a data source often leave much to be desired. Mikko Kuusakoski, 35, Head of Data and Analytics at YIT, wanted to question prevailing practices. In his view, project lifecycles should be reviewed across system borders, and data driven management and proactive metrics should be part of everyday business operations. At the same time, he made data his mission in life.

The sea is vast and unknown but, at its best, the diversity, winds and waves can offer a lifelong learning process. This is how two of our water works and shore construction specialists, Construction Manager Urpo Merivirta (61) and Site Manager Jyrki Jussila (28), see the sea. Jyrki and Urpo were photographed by the seaside.

Petri Saarinen has come a long way at YIT, from Foreman to Vice President of Structural Engineering. Saarinen still considers himself a relative newcomer to infrastructure engineering. He enjoys open collaboration with customers on projects, as that makes success taste even sweeter.

For Essi Tuomenoja, who arrived at the construction site of the Helsinki Central Library Oodi as a trainee and left as a supervisor, the construction sector is the most creative of all sectors.