# Vaihe Media

> Vaihe Media (Vaihe) is the web development company of Jere Huttunen, a senior freelance full-stack web developer based in Tampere, Finland. He builds Astro and Next.js marketing websites and provides headless CMS development, technical SEO, and page speed optimization for clients worldwide.

Jere is the founder, developer, and direct point of contact. He works with small and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, either handling all marketing website development and upkeep or joining an existing engineering team as a contractor or consultant. Vaihe Media was registered in 2019. Finnish business ID: 2993928-1. EU VAT number: FI29939281.

His work focuses on user experience, accessibility, technical SEO, performance, and enabling marketing teams to edit content independently through a headless CMS. Astro and Next.js are his current focus for new websites. Gatsby services focus on existing sites, maintenance, and migrations. Services are available internationally; Finland is his base, rather than a limit on the clients he serves.

This is the English-language website. The pages below are the primary sources for current services, background, and project enquiries. Case studies describe individual projects; older technical articles reflect their publication and update dates.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://vaihe.com/): Overview of Jere's Astro and Next.js development services, approach, experience, and ways of working with clients.
- [About Jere Huttunen](https://vaihe.com/about-us/): Jere's background, education, location, and the relationship between him and Vaihe Media.
- [Contact Jere](https://vaihe.com/contact-us/): Project enquiry form and company details. Share project requirements to request a quote or discuss consulting and contracting.

## Services

- [Astro development](https://vaihe.com/services/astro-development/): Freelance Astro development for new and existing marketing websites, including headless CMS integration, technical SEO, performance, and ongoing development.
- [Next.js development](https://vaihe.com/services/next-development/): Freelance Next.js marketing website development with headless CMS integration, technical SEO, and page speed optimization.
- [Storyblok development](https://vaihe.com/services/storyblok-development/): Storyblok implementation and development by a verified Storyblok partner, including visual editing and integration with Astro or Next.js.
- [Design to code](https://vaihe.com/services/design-to-code/): Implementation of completed Figma or other website designs as responsive, accessible Astro or Next.js websites with editable CMS content.
- [Technical SEO](https://vaihe.com/services/technical-seo/): Technical SEO audits, consulting, and implementation covering crawlability, indexing, structured data, metadata, rendering, international SEO, and AI visibility.
- [Page speed optimization](https://vaihe.com/services/page-speed-optimization/): Performance investigation, consulting, and implementation to improve loading speed, Core Web Vitals, and Lighthouse scores. One-time and ongoing engagements are available.
- [Gatsby development](https://vaihe.com/services/gatsby-development/): Maintenance, updates, and feature development for existing Gatsby sites, plus help migrating to Astro or Next.js.

## Selected work

- [Case studies](https://vaihe.com/case-studies/): Portfolio of client website projects and their implementation details.
- [Samurai: Astro and Storyblok](https://vaihe.com/case-studies/perfect-seo-with-astro/): Marketing website built with Astro and Storyblok, focusing on technical SEO and content editing.
- [WA.nl: Gatsby and Storyblok](https://vaihe.com/case-studies/scaling-with-wa/): Scaling an existing Gatsby and Storyblok website to more than 200 pages.
- [Equipment Finance Canada](https://vaihe.com/case-studies/equipment-finance-canada/): Scalable Astro and Storyblok website implementation.
- [Winding Road](https://vaihe.com/case-studies/building-winding-road-website/): Next.js car dealership website with headless CMS and Shopify integrations.

## Optional

- [Blog](https://vaihe.com/blog/): Hand-authored development articles, framework comparisons, and troubleshooting guides.
- [Moving Vaihe branding from we to me](https://vaihe.com/blog/we-to-me/): Jere's explanation of Vaihe's solo freelancer model and personal brand messaging.
- [Quick SEO Tips](https://vaihe.com/quick-seo-tips/): Short technical articles about semantic HTML, media loading, and related website improvements.
- [Web development tools](https://vaihe.com/tools/): Free SVG-to-CSS and WebP picture element generators.
- [Privacy policy](https://vaihe.com/privacy-policy/): Website privacy policy and terms of use.
- [Finnish website](https://vaihe.fi/): Finnish-language information about Vaihe Media and its services.
- [Sitemap index](https://vaihe.com/sitemap-index.xml): Sitemap index for discovery of additional site pages.