Success story: Vaasan Sähkö Uses M-Files to Digitize Technical Documents, Improve Maintenance Planning and Ensure Compliance with Introducing AI Across the Company

Success story: Vaasan Sähkö Uses M-Files to Digitize Technical Documents, Improve Maintenance Planning and Ensure Compliance with Introducing AI Across the Company

The Vaasan Sähkö Group employs approximately 150 people and operates in electricity sales, district heating, and electricity distribution. The group includes the parent company Vaasan Sähkö, responsible for electricity procurement and district heating, along with two subsidiaries: Vaasan Sähkö Myynti Oy, which provides electricity sales and energy services to consumers and businesses, and Vaasan Sähköverkko Oy, which manages electricity distribution across eight municipalities in the Vaasa region.

At Vaasan Sähkö, paper blueprints, outdated technical documents, and fragmented info lived across binders, network drives, Microsoft Teams sites, and Micorosft SharePoint. The information landscape made it hard to maintain systems, meet compliance requirements, or act on insights quickly.

With M-Files, Vaasan Sähkö was able to:

  • Centralize scattered paper and digital records into one accessible location.
  • Improve maintenance planning and fault resolution with digitized technical documentation and integrated Microsoft Power BI insights.
  • Achieve stronger compliance and security ensuring the right version is always available across business units and partners.
  • Leverage M-Files Hubshare to simplify external collaboration, with safety documents and confirmations managed directly in M-Files.
  • Take AI tools like M-Files Aino and Microsoft Copilot into use to support daily work, helping employees find information faster and make smarter decisions.

"It all started with yellowed paper drawings. Today, we have higher-quality data, and AI has become a daily work companion for many."

- Topias Katajamäki, Chief Digital Officer, Vaasan Sähkö

Read the full story: Vaasan Sähkö case study