Hard data for decisions made before the facts are settled.
Nordic Signal Research produces research-based foresight where emerging technology, the workforce and societal systems meet — the conditions for adoption, the effects on work and services, and the limits of scalability, applied to the Finnish and Nordic context.
Ready-made research products
The same validated method, as ready-made products: published reports, the evidence package behind them and a subscription to new editions.
A ready-made, non-customised analysis report
- Launch price €390 (single user)
- Organisation licence €1,490 · public sector €990
- Finished PDF report, with sources and assumptions shown
The report and a year of updates for your organisation
- The report with an organisation licence
- Quarterly editions (Jan/Apr/Jul/Oct)
- Short notes on major changes
New report editions for a year
- Single user €390 · organisation €1,490 · public sector €990 / year
- Quarterly editions and change notes
Model, data and source references
- The report's model, inputs and tests
- Data and source references to check every figure
- Delivered on request
Prices in EUR excl. VAT; applicable VAT is added at checkout or on the invoice.
No hype numbers — numbers that stand up to scrutiny
Every model is built to be transparent and verifiable before it is used to support a decision.
Public, traceable data
Statistics Finland, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), official reports and peer-reviewed research — never marketing material as a source.
Explicit assumptions
Every figure traces back to a named assumption. No black boxes, no "trust me" multipliers.
Automated validation
Calculations are checked systematically before delivery — thousands of rows, not spot checks.
Sensitivity and limitations shown
Every report also says what the result cannot support — that is part of the result, not a footnote.
Ready-made data products
We publish ongoing analysis products you can subscribe to.
Nordic and EU public-sector AI, space and robotics procurement
- Free weekly brief by email
- Monthly analyst-written Radar report (Pro)
- Also covers national notices that are missing from TED
Where new technology meets reality
Humanoid robots in health and social care
Future scenarios for robot adoption, staffing effects and service capacity at national and organisational level.
Three AI strategies in decision-making
An academic review of three models of AI strategy in organisational and public-sector decision-making — how the choice of strategy affects successful adoption.
Generative AI in quantum circuit design
How generative models can automate and optimise quantum circuit topologies.
Procurement Radar: AI, space and robotics procurement
Continuous tracking of Nordic and EU public tenders (TED, Hilma, Doffin, Swedish procurement statistics): who buys AI, space technology and robotics, with what budget and from whom.
Explore the Radar →AI Sovereignty in Europe (2026)
What the EU, Member States and organisations have built, what they depend on, and whether open-weight models are a realistic way forward. 60 pages.
When the decision is big and time is short
Juhani Merilehto
A doctoral researcher whose work combines science-based modelling with the needs of practical decision-making. Four master's degrees (cyber security, information systems science, cognitive science, and security and strategic analysis) and published academic book chapters.
- Doctoral researcher, University of Vaasa (business studies/administrative sciences)
- Book chapters published by Palgrave Macmillan and Emerald
- Technical reports written with academic rigour, delivered on a business timetable