About me, Jere Huttunen

I am a senior full-stack web developer based in Finland. As you might have noticed, I specialize in building websites with Astro and Next.js.

Some quick facts about me:

I am based in Tampere, Finland
I started my company and freelancing in 2019.
I studied at Metropolia, the largest university of applied sciences in Finland.
I briefly studied at the University of Cambridge in the UK after being invited to attend a fully sponsored entrepreneurship course.
I have worked with clients from 13 different countries, most commonly the US, the UK, and Germany.

Jere Huttunen posing at his desk beside the Vaihe homepage on his monitor

What is Vaihe

Vaihe is my registered web development company. The full company name is Vaihe Media, and I registered it in 2019.

I used “we” in Vaihe’s brand messaging from the start because I wanted the company to be more of an agency or a studio. That never felt quite right, though. I’ve been doing this solo the whole time. Finally, in 2026, I decided to use “me” instead of “we” on the site. I have realized that my value comes from being my clients’ single point of contact, understanding their businesses well, and using that knowledge to help them.

You can read more about the change in my blog post about “we” to “me”.

I am a developer who other development companies rely on

Around half of my clients have in-house development teams. Those companies typically build B2B or customer-facing platforms or apps, and their developers often lack the time or specialized experience to work on marketing websites. That’s why they hired me: they want someone who specializes in marketing website development, understands technical SEO, page speed optimization, and user experience, and enables their marketing team to manage the website independently.

What this means for you: I have been vetted by tech companies. I do a great job. Whether your company has no developers or a full development team, I can fit into the way you work.

Jere Huttunen at his computer with the Vaihe homepage open on screen

Based in Finland, working worldwide

I provide you web development from Tampere, Finland.

Here are some quick facts about why hiring from Finland is a safe choice:

Finland has been an EU member since 1995, with shared EU rules such as GDPR for handling personal data.
Finland ranked the world's happiest country in 2026 for the 9th year in a row, according to the World Happiness Report.
Finland ranked 3rd out of 143 countries in the 2026 World Justice Project Rule of Law Index. The index considers regulatory enforcement, civil justice, and absence of corruption, all of which help create a predictable environment for contracts and cross-border work.