# Simo Rönkkö — professional profile

## Identity

Simo Rönkkö is a Finnish entrepreneur and practical developer of technology, artificial intelligence and foresight. He is based in Kuopio, Finland, and works nationally and remotely.

## Professional focus

Simo combines entrepreneurship, technology, futures thinking and concern for the wellbeing of nature and animals. His work focuses on turning complex technology into understandable and useful solutions, identifying change early and building practical services from emerging ideas.

## Experience

- More than 30 years of practical technology experience across computers, telecommunications, enterprise and backbone networks, cybersecurity and demanding customer environments.
- More than 15 years as an entrepreneur, including building businesses, services, customer relationships, partnerships, sales and projects.
- Experience in MPY, KPY and DNA telecommunications environments.
- Wind and solar power project development, including landowner cooperation, contract negotiations and hundreds of signed land lease agreements.
- Practical maintenance of two historic properties built in 1850 and 1942, with a combined floor area of approximately 20,000 square metres.
- AI adoption, staff training, foresight, weak signals and independent international projects.

## Education

- Specialist Vocational Qualification in Leadership and Business Management — completed.
- Vocational Qualification in Entrepreneurship — completed.
- Quality Development Programme — completed.
- Vocational Qualification in Electrical Installation — completed.
- Vocational Qualification in Property Management — studies in progress.

## Public projects

### SignaNatura

SignaNatura develops a new way to identify changes in nature through human observations, technology and weak signals. Public website: https://www.signanatura.com

Observation service: https://ob.signanatura.com/observe.php?lang=en

Public map: https://ob.signanatura.com/map.php?lang=en

### SignaFutura

SignaFutura connects futures thinking, signal detection and artificial intelligence in support of better decisions. Public website: https://www.signafutura.com

### AI Brain Wave

AI Brain Wave provides practical AI training and adoption support. Public website: https://www.aibrainwave.fi

### The Weak Signal Index

The Weak Signal Index is a research and development initiative for turning individual observations into signals that can be tracked and compared. Status: under development.

## Values and direction

Simo's goal is to use technology for people and nature. He is interested in ethical, understandable and practical solutions. He aims to combine property technology, AI, energy solutions and environmental responsibility to develop more ecological, energy-efficient and proactive maintenance for business properties.

## Evidence policy

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## Contact

Email: info@sjrconsulting.fi

Phone: +358 400 857 856

Location: Kuopio, Finland

Last reviewed: 2026-08-25