North Patrol is an information system consultancy specializing in the design of digital services. We shape ideas into a vision and service concept, identify the best architectural and technological solutions, design a functional user experience and competitively tender the ideal partner for implementation.
We don’t sell implementation projects or licenses; we are genuinely on the client’s side.
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The work done during the project preparation phase serves as the foundation for more detailed planning during the execution, enabling a smoother implementation phase and a more predictable budget for the customer. A good preparation phase also involves engaging the customer’s own organization, providing the project more favorable reception during the roll-out phase.
North Patrol specializes in project preparation and early-stage planning for information systems.
A solid requirements specification is our way of documenting early-stage plans as requirements and describe what is to be accomplished. This creates a shared understanding for both the client and the software development team of what needs to be achieved.
Good requirements specification in the initial stages of a project is also a key factor in high-quality tendering.
As a truly impartial operator, we can assist in technology and partner selections. We facilitate numerous tendering processes annually and have developed processes and methods for conducting high-quality tendering. It is important to us not only that the customer receives a good contract, but the tendering process itself is high quality and interactive. For this reason, many vendors gladly participate in tendering organized by us and offer their best resources for these.
We have an exceptionally good understanding of the Finnish software industry. We read nearly 1000 quotations annually and have extensive discussions with various agencies. In addition to this daily expert work, we constantly conduct self-funded research, focusing particularly on web technologies and the prevalence of different system solutions.
All of this gives us a unique foundation to assess the strengths, weaknesses, realistic budgets and workload required from customers for various solutions.
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33 weeks ago
In the spring of 2023, engineering consultancy firm Rejlers faced a challenge: its website needed an overhaul, but the key question was how to approach it. Rejlers enlisted North Patrol to help plan and design its new online service. The collaboration proved successful, with North Patrol supporting Rejlers through to the launch of the revamped site.
75 weeks ago
We at North Patrol updated our analysis of Finnish web technologies. We analyzed the websites of 2500 different organizations, including a comprehensive sample of large corporations, online stores, public administration organizations, and associations. This first review article of this year’s survey focuses on the platforms of the main websites of these organizations.
We serve hundreds of organizations from various industries, including public administration and advocacy organizations. Here are examples of different projects we have undertaken.
February 2023 –
Scouting digital services concept development, roadmap, service design of processes, technology recommendations
August 2022 – March 2023
Transparency Register requirement specification and procurement
June 2022 – May 2023
Preliminary study, requirement specification, and procurement for digital services
December 2021 – March 2022
Preliminary Study for a Secure Extranet
December 2021 – June 2022
Content management system requirement specification and procurement
October 2021 – March 2022
Support for the Procurement of the Right of Occupancy Queue Number Register
February 2021 – October 2021
Concept Design and Tendering of the Occupational Pension Law Service (telp.fi)
November 2020 – June 2022
Audit and Procurement Support for the 'My Sanasto' Project
May 2023 –
Preliminary Study and Procurement Support for Website Renewal
February 2023 – October 2023
Preliminary study, concept development, definition, and procurement of the website
February 2023 – June 2023
Enhancement of service pathways for the VTT Website
January 2023 – August 2023
Specification and Procurement Support for Moottori.fi Online Magazine
November 2022 –
Planning and Implementation of the OAJ.fi Website Concept Renewal
October 2022 – July 2023
Conceptualization, specification, and technology and supplier selection for the website renovation
May 2022 – November 2022
Preliminary Study for the Website Renewal
October 2021 – February 2022
Website Concept, Specification, and Tendering Process
April 2023 – June 2023
Evaluation of Intranet Concept and Technology Options
April 2023 – November 2023
Intranet Pre-Study
November 2022 – January 2023
Consultation on the Preliminary Study of the Intranet for the Ministry of Justice's Administrative Sector
January 2022 – June 2022
Intranet specification and procurement
January 2022 – June 2022
Staff Intranet Requirements Specification and Tendering
November 2021 – September 2022
Intranet preliminary study and requirement specification
November 2021 – March 2023
Concept for developing Intranet content
October 2021 – November 2022
Preliminary Study on Wiki Platforms
December 2022 –
Requirement specification and procurement of websites
May 2022 – November 2022
Requirement Specification for Education Online Store
December 2021 – March 2022
Preliminary Study for the EMMA Online Shop Project
September 2021 – March 2022
E-commerce Preliminary Study, Technology Selection, and Tendering Process
September 2020 – December 2020
Development vision and preliminary study for digital services
January 2020 – April 2020
Consultation on the Tendering of the B2B E-commerce Solution
September 2019 – December 2019
Technology Assessment of E-commerce, Digital Marketing, and Communication Platforms
May 2019 – June 2019
Support for Technology and Partner Selection for the E-commerce Solution
June 2023 –
Requirement Specification and Tendering for Websites
May 2023 –
Preliminary Study for the Website Renewal of the Ministry of Justice's Administrative Sector
May 2023 –
Consulting on the development plan for online services
March 2023 – September 2023
Procurement of the Content Management Solution for Metsähallitus Hiking Destinations and Services
March 2023 – June 2023
Consultation on the development of content for Vantaa.fi website
January 2023 – June 2023
Support for the procurement of WordPress solutions
November 2022 – January 2023
Technology study for the Church's common web publishing platform
September 2022 – November 2022
Consulting on concept models for crisis communication
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We’re eight experienced consultants — designers and technology specialists — focused on vendor-neutral, practical results. Every year, we complete 30-40 customer engagements with customer satisfaction at 9.5/10. Clients come to us to make confident decisions and deliver better digital services.
A small engagement is ideal when you need a clear answer to a specific question, a tough decision supported by independent analysis, or simply a quick outside view.
Pricing is a fixed fee agreed in advance to keep things predictable, and getting started is as simple as sharing your goals and any background material so we can propose a crisp scope and price.
A prestudy is the right choice when you are framing a larger initiative, building internal alignment, or testing whether an idea is worth pursuing — for example a platform change, a new digital service, a consolidation effort, or an AI/automation use case.
In four to eight weeks we interview key stakeholders, map needs, assess the current state across content, architecture, integrations, and governance, and combine vendor‑neutral market insight with technical feasibility and risk analysis.
We then outline effort, budget, and timeline ranges with clear assumptions and scenarios, and we shape a high‑level solution concept and target architecture sketch.
Independent supervision is most effective when you already have a delivery partner and want oversight that keeps scope, quality, and budget on track.
We manage risks, provide executive‑level updates, support acceptance testing, and conduct readiness reviews before go‑live.