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2303 The Bristol Port Company has sealed a one million pound contract with Cooper Specialised Handling to supply it with four 45-tonne , customised reach stackers from Konecranes positive
2736 A paper mill in the central Maine town of Madison soon will have a new owner neutral
2790 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Oct. 23 -- Hans-Otto Scheck of Espoo , Finland , has developed a method of identifying remote radio units in a communication system neutral
2799 Altona stated that the private company of Altona chairman Kevin Maloney , Tulla Resources , would take up its entitlement in full neutral
2554 Registration is required neutral
4590 Comparable operating profit for the quarter decreased from EUR510m while sales increased from EUR860m , as compared to the third quarter 2007 negative
3477 `` Because we 're a pension insurance company , we 're required to diversify and not put too much in one asset class neutral
1387 The Hayward , Calif.-based target designs active , casual and dress footwear , as well as boots and sandals neutral
2194 Talvivaara has secured a 10-year off-take agreement for 100 per cent of its main output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk Nickel and entered into a long-term zinc streaming agreement with Nyrstar NV positive
3519 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Nov. 19 -- Erkki Aho , Elimaki , Finland , has developed a method and apparatus in conjunction with a shoe press neutral
735 The payment of 2.779 million litas in interest on a long-term loan provided by Ragutis ' majority shareholder , Estonia 's A. Le Coq , also added to the losses negative
1581 Pharmaceuticals - Poland This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Poland neutral
1338 South America and Asia are other promising markets neutral
1813 Swiss franc surged to record 1.42 euros after it reported sharpest gain in manufacturing in March positive
98 An individual promotion also generated slightly higher-than-expected revenues positive
3998 - The Group -¦ s result before taxes was a loss of EUR 0.6 ( +0.6 ) million neutral
3832 The EBRD is using its own funds to provide a 21.6 mln A loan while the B portion of 10 mln Euros has been syndicated to two Finnish commercial banks , Nordea Bank Finland Plc 7.7 mln Euros and Pohjola Bank Plc 2.3 mln Euros neutral
582 The offer of some 30 million shares aimed to raise more than x20ac 500 million US$ 640 million , was expected to be completed by Oct. 9 , Outokumpu said neutral
463 - BEIJING XFN-ASIA - Hong Kong-listed Standard Chartered Bank said it has signed a China mobile phone dealer financing agreement with Nokia , making it the first foreign bank to offer financing to the country 's small and medium enterprise -L positive
2928 GSK announced in November 2008 that it would close its operations in Dartford negative
1936 We aim to ensure that Vacon is in good shape when capital expenditure starts to pick up again , '' comments Vacon Plc President and CEO Vesa Laisi positive
113 Net sales rose by 25.5 % year-on-year to EUR59 .6 m , as the number of chargers delivered went up by 41 % to 65.9 million pieces positive
3133 Stora Enso has also had meetings with the labor authorities , Employment and Economic Development Centres and representatives of the government in order to find solutions neutral
4656 Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor 's net sales in continuing business operations decreased to EUR 249.1 mn in July-September 2008 , compared to EUR 262.1 mn in the third quarter of 2007 negative
1658 The terms of the financing were approved by the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on June 30 , 2010 positive
3856 The government started the sell-off last month , putting an 8 percent stake in TeliaSonera on the auction bloc neutral
1098 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement neutral
489 Finnish lifting equipment maker Konecranes HEL : KCR1V said on 29 July 2009 it has raised its stake in Austrian manipulator maker ACS Konecranes to 80 % and bought German sector player Knight Europe positive
1835 After the renovation the biggest moulding line in the Orhangazi foundry is the most modern line in Europe positive
4327 Metso estimates the need for personnel reductions to amount to 25 people negative
788 The Group 's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets positive
1815 The add-on order contains , among others , control valves and instrumentation as well as complete mill engineering and electrification with Metso drive controls neutral
1765 The new policy was also aimed at making the companies more profitable and competitive positive
3370 The Swedish player became majority owner of UCell in mid-2007 neutral
1412 The project is expected to be completed in 2009 neutral
1982 The completion of the recycling plant is an important link in the chain of creating a waste management system in the Dubna region that meets the EU standards positive
4216 ( ADPnews ) - Dec 1 , 2009 - Finnish cutlery and hand tools maker Fiskars Oyj Abp ( HEL : FISAS ) said today that it will make redundant a total of 18 office and management staff members of its subsidiary Iittala Group Ltd. negative
1368 The company specialises in temporary electrification and heating at construction sites neutral
1912 Sanoma Corporation wants a new and better frequency for the Helsinki metropolitan area neutral
311 Via the Satlan acquisition , Teleste plans to further expand its market presence as a video services partner for cable operators , broadcasters and IPTV service providers positive
675 Finnish IT solutions provider Affecto Oyj HEL : AFE1V said today its slipped to a net loss of EUR 115,000 USD 152,000 in the second quarter of 2010 from a profit of EUR 845,000 in the corresponding period a year earlier negative
4533 17 March 2011 - Goldman Sachs estimates that there are negative prospects for the Norwegian mobile operations of Norway 's Telenor ASA OSL : TEL and Sweden 's TeliaSonera AB STO : TLSN in the short term negative
849 However , the broker gave an `` outperform '' recommendation on the stock positive
2769 Additionally , the company will use the solutions to automate the preparation of financial statements according to IFRS standard neutral
3499 A total of 15,000 new Citycon shares with a nominal value of EUR 1.35 per share were subscribed between 17 and 23 March 2006 exercising the A-B-C options based on the company 's stock option plan 1999 neutral
3019 Luna took fifth place on six-under 207 , a shot behind Spain 's Beatriz Recari and Germany 's Martina Eberl , while Welsh player Becky Brewerton was the highest-placed British finisher , sharing seventh place on three-under 210 after shooting 71 neutral
202 First quarter underlying operating profit rose to 41 mln eur from 33 mln a year earlier positive
4643 Operating profit for continuing operations fell to EUR 48.3 mn from EUR 72.4 mn in the first half of 2007 negative
949 fi is developing cooperation in keyword advertising with Microsoft positive
4245 The company can be split into two parts over the coming months , with Essent owning and operating production and supply , and Enexis owning and operating the grid neutral
3147 TeliaSonera said about $ 100 million will be invested in the next year in the region to bring mobile coverage to about 90 % of Nepal s population positive
2124 In beers , Olvi retained its market position neutral
4046 Raisio 's malting capacity was in full use in 2008 positive
1974 An appeal concerning the project has been lodged at the Czech Ministry of the Environment neutral
531 U.S. District Judge Douglas P. Woodlock yesterday extended a Jan. 17 temporary restraining order until March 7 neutral
2140 Jens Schulte-Bockum , Vodafone 's global director of terminals , said the company expects to sell one to two million of the Vodafone 125 and 225 models in the first year of launch , and potentially tens of millions over the lifetime of the device positive
2933 Helsinki 19 May 2010 - Finnish company Lemminkainen Oyj ( HEL : LEM1S ) said today that it will construct an office building at Toolonlahti in downtown Helsinki , without disclosing financial details neutral
39 In January , traffic , measured in revenue passenger kilometres RPK , went up by 3.2 % and capacity , measured in available seat kilometres ASK , rose by 12.2 % positive
3697 No service pricing details were disclosed neutral
1065 On the basis of competitive bidding OOO Kitai Stroi , the Russian subsidiary of China State Construction Engineering Corporation , a construction company owned by China State , has been selected as the main constructor neutral
2782 Aldata noted that its Voice Supply Chain Technology approach enables VDW to integrate with warehouse management systems neutral
1738 `` I am very pleased and proud of our performance last year , '' Chief Executive Juha Rantanen said in a statement positive
3090 Prior to the transaction , whose financial terms have not been disclosed , Alma Media owned 40 % of Kotikokki net neutral
1755 OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE , FEBRUARY 19 , 2008 AT 11.00 AM Outotec has won two large minerals processing technology orders from Mirabela Mineracao do Brasil Ltda , Brazil and from Cumerio Med JSCo , Bulgaria positive
2013 Fiskars , a 360-year-old global business best known for its orange-handled scissors , expects to derive synergies of EUR5 million a year by consolidating certain parts of the housewares division where the two compete positive
3858 The group 's net sales in 2007 were EUR683 .6 m neutral
1852 It provides customers with industry-leading elevators , escalators and innovative solutions for maintenance and modernization positive
3663 Latvenergo has ordered a significant expansion to the Tekla Xpower network information system positive
3924 The total value of the deal is USD 29mn neutral
402 Separately , YIT Corporation and Austrian firm E AG last week signed an agreement on the sale of E 's building system service business in Germany , Austria , Poland , the Czech Republic , Hungary and Romania for EUR 55 mln positive
487 Estonia 's beer market overall grew three percent last year to 130 million liters positive
1176 Anttila 's online department store - NetAnttila - has an established position as the best-known , most visited and most shopped online store in Finland neutral
2856 Country : , Finland Sector : Construction-Real Estate Target : Pohjolan Design-Talo Oy Buyer : CapMan Oyj Vendor : Ruukki Group Oyj Deal size in USD : 102.6 m Type : Divestment Status : Agree neutral
575 To prove the efficiency of the China Mobile system , Rod Baber , an English climber , climbed to the Mount Everest summit and successfully made calls positive
42 Nyrstar has also agreed to supply to Talvivaara up to 150,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid per annum for use in Talvivaara 's leaching process during the period of supply of the zinc in concentrate positive
3959 TVO 's two-unit 1,740 MW Olkiluoto plant generated 14.2 TWh with an operating ratio across both reactors of 93.5 % , which the company described as `` high by international standards '' neutral
1853 It said Comptel delivers reliable provisioning and activation solutions which improve fulfilment processes for operators neutral
2364 A replay will be available until 27 October 2006 in the following numbers : US callers : +1 6178016888 , non-US callers : +44 20 7365 8427 , access code : 2659 5401 neutral
4405 Last year 's third quarter result had been burdened by costs stemming from restructuring in the US negative
2072 Finnish-Swedish TietoEnator is expanding its business quickly in Russia positive
4012 Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to a loss of EUR0 .05 negative
148 Finnish Ponsse has signed an agreement with Babcock Africa for the distribution and support of Ponsse forest machines , harvester heads , and information systems in South Africa positive
4561 The Baltimore Police and Fire Pension , which has about $ 1.5 billion , lost about $ 3.5 million in Madoff Ponzi scheme negative
3439 Unilever 's Turun Sinappi that is made in Sweden holds 40 % of the market neutral
2490 Iso Omena is based in the Matinkyla district of the southern part of the city of Espoo , southern Finland neutral
1277 Lember said the matter was topical also in Estonia , where a bill has been drafted at the Social Affairs Ministry that would scrap old-age pensions on favorable conditions neutral
3476 Westpac Banking Corp - Is to issue a benchmark , 3 year FRN deal in Euros neutral
1757 President and CEO Mika Vehvil+ñinen says the positive signs are first and foremost emerging outside Finland positive
2707 Yesterday , Legrand issued its E300 million fixed rate deal maturing 2017 neutral
3644 Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt Ltd , a subsidiary of Incap Corporation of Finland , is acquiring the manufacturing unit of the TVS Electronic Ltd at Tumkur , near Bangalore , for Rs40 crore neutral
608 Ragutis , controlled by the Finnish brewery Olvi , achieved a 5.7 percent rise in beer sales to 22.6 million liters and held a 10.75 percent market share positive
2201 The amendment will not incur additional costs neutral
304 There has been some recovery of the base metals prices and increased demand for metals in China , however positive
2034 Return on investment was 16.6 % compared to 15.8 % in 2004 positive
4104 The copying , republication or redistribution of AFX News Content , including by framing or similar means , is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News neutral
3847 The expansion will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2006 neutral
4794 The hull of the vessel was built one block at a time and Ruukki delivered the plate material for each block as construction progressed neutral
3515 Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 7.2.2007 at 10.30 A total of 56,955 new shares of Ahlstrom Corporation have been subscribed with option rights under the company 's stock option programs I 2001 and II 2001 neutral
3481 `` Over the years , the color orange has become synonymous with quality neutral
4791 In the building and home improvement trade , net sales totalled EUR 1,173 mn , down from EUR 1,566 mn a year earlier negative
3957 Trading under the name Velta UK , a former Uponor brand , the company has been Uponor 's long-term partner in supplying Velta-branded systems particularly for the commercial and industrial building sector in the UK and internationally neutral
125 Sanoma Magazines ' net sales are estimated to grow in 2006 positive
731 RISING costs have forced packaging producer Huhtamaki to axe 90 jobs at its Hampshire manufacturing plant negative
1371 The deliveries started in April 2006 and will be completed in 2007 neutral
1332 Sarantel , based in Wellingborough , UK , designs high-performance antennas for portable wireless devices neutral
483 Cargotec 's share capital after the increase totals EUR 64,299,180 neutral
1696 Vehvilainen , who is currently the chief operating officer at Nokia Siemens Networks , will join Finnair on 5 January 2010 and take over as CEO effective 1 February 2010 neutral
3592 Fiskars R , founded in 1649 , is one of the oldest companies in the world and is the largest manufacturer of lightweight stainless steel scissors in the U.S. neutral
3509 After the sale , Outokumpu 's share of the technology unit will be reduced to some 12-20 percent neutral
3407 The volumes are expected to increase during the next few years positive
130 The fair value of the company 's investment properties grew to EUR 2.803 billion at the end of March 2009 from EUR 2.691 million a year ago positive
4649 Finnish Bank of +àland reports operating profit of EUR 2.2 mn in the first quarter of 2010 , down from EUR 6.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 negative
3954 Tikkurila acquired a majority stake in Kolorit Paints in the autumn of 2004 neutral
2355 `` There is no room to modify the share component as we have already indicated . ' neutral
2940 hu will offer a further discount of between 25 % and 50 % on selected books neutral
4229 Residents access to the block is planned to be from Aleksandri Street neutral
2038 The company , employing 6,400 , reported net sales of 620 mln euro $ 823.2 mln for 2006 neutral
2608 The company website is www.ahlstrom.com neutral
154 Again , the most significant sales increase of 18.6 % was in Russia positive
4339 The contract also includes cutting and edging wagon parts at Ruukki 's steel service centres in Seinajoki and Raahe , from where they will be delivered to VR for welding and assembly neutral
49 The company 's order book stood at 1.5 bln euro $ 2.2 bln on September 30 , 2007 , up by 24.2 pct on the year , with international orders amounting to 365 mln euro $ 534.3 mln positive
636 We look forward to helping the company develop its operational services and further digitalize its services for its customers . ' positive
2616 The contract involves refurbishing the bathrooms of 189 units as well as re-plumbing their water and sewer pipes neutral
2655 The new company will likely hold an IPO on the NYSE or another international stock exchange , according to Altimo which manages the Alfa Group 's telecommunications assets and TeliaSonera 's agreement , which has been published on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission neutral
2160 Net sales in 2006 totaled EUR 302 million and the operating margin was 16 % neutral
3650 It is estimated that the consolidated turnover of Kausta Guder will reach Lt 53mn US$ 22.53 mn EUR 15.35 mn in 2007 neutral
4322 In the spring 2006 , a total of 386,530 Stock Options 2002 B were annulled neutral
1001 Amer Sports divests an industrial site in Rumilly , France - This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients neutral
4647 26 October 2010 - Finnish environmental management company Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj ( HEL : LAT1V ) , or L&T , said today its net profit declined to EUR20 .9 m for the first nine months of 2010 from EUR27 .6 m for the same period a year earlier negative
499 Mr Ashley , deputy executive chairman of Sports Direct , sold a 43pc stake in the company for more than pounds 900m at the time of the float neutral
4658 Finnish Scanfil , a systems supplier and contract manufacturer to the communications sector and the electronics industry , reports its net sales totalled EUR 94.7 mn in the first half of 2010 , down from EUR 99.5 mn in the first half of 2009 negative
29 Operating profit for the three-month period increased from EUR1 .2 m , while revenue increased from EUR20 .2 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive
1461 You are warmly welcome neutral
1698 When open next year , it will be the largest facility in the world to produce diesel fuel from renewable feedstock such as palm oil and animal fat positive
142 Finnish Bank of +àland reports its operating profit rose to EUR 21.3 mn in the second quarter of 2009 from EUR 6.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 positive
3566 Currently it operates a fleet of eight carriers , as well as nine pushers and barges neutral
3307 The order is related to renewing the network of the telecommunications operator neutral
4802 The manager is critical of politicians ' failure to differentiate between beleaguered European financial institutions and Skandinavian banks , `` which sailed through the crisis without issues '' neutral
1688 UPM-Kymmene www.upm-kymmene.com produces magazine papers and newsprint , as well as fine and specialty papers , converting materials and wood products neutral
2863 Currently , the plant operates on full capacity neutral
3680 Most recently , he founded Virent Energy Systems , Inc. , an 80 person catalytic biofuels company , where , as president and CEO , he led the company through multiple financings , defined the company 's market strategy , and secured the company 's first customers neutral
4546 BioTie North-American licensing partner Somaxon Pharmaceuticals started a phase II-III clinical study in patients suffering from pathological gambling and a pilot phase II study in nicotine addiction smoking cessation neutral
2308 The EBITDA was EUR116m compared to EUR115m , corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 33 % positive
1379 The event can be followed on-line via Orion 's Finnish homepage at www.orion.fi as well as via the Kauppalehti Live web service at www.kauppalehti.fi/live neutral
4615 Liora 's got a brand-new bag neutral
470 A corresponding increase of 85,432.50 euros in Ahlstrom 's share capital has been entered in the Trade Register today neutral
3305 The order is a follow-on to an 11 mln euro ( $ 16.1 mln ) deal made in July 2007 neutral
3390 The value of the order is around EUR 100 million neutral
298 The increase in capital stock has been registered in the Finnish Trade Register on 20 November 2006 positive
2011 Export accounts for about one tenth of the company 's annual turnover of one billion kroons neutral
500 One of the challenges in the oil production in the North Sea is scale formation that can plug pipelines and halt production negative
1990 Danish company FLSmidth has acknowledged that it has violated a patent held by Finnish Metso negative
771 Net cash flow from operations is expected to remain positive positive
3073 Oriola-KD is a spin-off of Finnish pharmaceutical group Orion Oyj 's wholesale division neutral
3151 Terms were not disclosed neutral
2234 The ISO certification demonstrates that we are moving forward in our quality commitments to our customers . positive
2466 GeoSentric is acquiring extra financing by issuing a maximum of 220,000 new shares and a convertible bond with subscription rights for 880,000 shares , which have been fully subscribed neutral
861 ( ADP News ) - Oct 31 , 2008 - Finnish food company Raisio Oyj ( OMX : RAIVV ) said today that its net profit jumped to EUR 16.4 million ( USD 20.9 m ) for the first nine months of 2008 from EUR 1.1 million for the same period of positive
3812 The contract is worth some EUR 1 million neutral
2009 E 's building system service had revenue of EUR 355 mln in 2007 neutral
3839 The equipment will be made at Vaahto 's plant in Hollola in Finland , and delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009 neutral
1651 The record date for dividend distribution is March 14 , 2008 neutral
534 We have made long-term investments in developing the system 's implementation model neutral
3006 Last year , the firm also acquired Realprojekti Oy , a real estate development company , to advise CapMan on its property activities neutral
4811 Thanks to the internet , consumers compare products more than previously and Finnish companies are not competitive negative
3161 The Annual Report will be sent automatically to shareholders holding at least 2,000 Sampo plc shares neutral
4205 Incap Furniture is presently negotiating staff cuts negative
4395 Earnings per share ( EPS ) dropped to EUR 0.21 from EUR 0.31 negative
1571 One of the installed elevators will be a double-deck elevator , which enables more efficient use of the building 's core space positive
895 The companies have agreed on long-term cooperation to mechanise harvesting in Stora Enso 's eucalyptus plantations in Southern China positive
2669 The proposal by the Board of Directors on the issuance of option rights will otherwise correspond to the proposal by the Board of Directors in the Notice to the General Meeting neutral
3174 The businesses to be divested offer dairy , edible fats , ready-meal and ice-cream packaging to multinational and local customers neutral
4161 Finnish Suominen Flexible Packaging is cutting 48 jobs in its unit in Tampere and two in Nastola , in Finland negative
1824 `` Korean consumers are tech-savvy and leading the pack in terms of design , '' Gill Hyun-chang , president of Motorola Korea Inc. , told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview neutral
3357 The serial bond is part of the plan to refinance the short-term credit facility neutral
4054 Finnish Bank of +àland +àlandsbanken has issued a profit warning negative
4516 Sukhraj Dulai , of the 2900 block of Boni Sue Court , a cul-de-sac on the city 's north side , started the vehicle and went inside his house about 8 a.m. Tuesday , leaving the garage door open neutral
1393 The Lemminkainen Group , headquartered in Helsinki , Finland , operates in all sectors of the construction industry : civil engineering , building contracting , technical building services and the building materials industry neutral
2584 The acquisition price was not disclosed neutral
1480 `` The flex is a small price to pay for happy lenders . ' neutral
2149 Metso will supply the equipment for two process lines at Northland Resources ' new Kaunisvaara iron ore project in Sweden which exploits Tapuli and Sahavaara iron ore deposits positive
3640 In the Czech Republic , the profiling unit at Ostrava will be closed and the machinery will be relocated to Ruukki 's bigger plants in Hungary , Poland and Romania by the end of the first quarter of 2009 neutral
2006 At the end of the review period , Nordic Aluminium 's order book stood at EUR 8.77 mn compared to EUR 7.04 in 2005 positive
578 Helsinki on October 22 , 2008 SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP Board of Directors For further information , please contact : Tomi Laamanen , Chairman , tel. +358 0 400 609 544 Distribution : NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. neutral
2747 Finnish Kemira Group 's CEO , Lasse Kurkilahti , says the Group 's structural reorganisation will continue for at least a year neutral
2689 There have been 15 initial public offerings announced in Sweden this year , compared with two during the same period a year earlier , Bloomberg data shows neutral
3122 Singapore in May 2011 1 July 2010 - Finnish air carrier Finnair Oyj ( HEL : FIA1S ) said today it will open a daily route to Singapore on 30 May 2011 as part of its growth strategy in Asia positive
1237 Harold W. Young is an independent broker working closely with several retailers including Ahold USA , Market Basket , CVS , BJ 's Wholesale Club , Hannaford and Cumberland Farms neutral
405 The estimated value of the contract is EUR12 .4 m. Vaisala , headquartered in Helsinki in Finland , develops and manufactures electronic measurement systems for meteorology , environmental sciences , traffic and industry neutral
1642 The order was valued at over EUR15m neutral
2250 Under the agreement , TietoEnator will provide Blyk with extended application and business process management services and an IT infrastructure positive
4344 The dual-fuel engines of the vessel can operate on liquefied natural gas LNG with low emissions neutral
4436 `` The implementation of these programs has had , and will have , negative impacts on 2006 and 2007 earnings , '' Mr Meiklejohn said negative
4795 The net sales of the whole fiscal year 2008 will be lower than in 2007 and operating profit is estimated to be negative negative
624 ` It is a testament to the quality of our LTE solution and our commitment to the Japanese market ' , he added neutral
651 The new factory working model and reorganisations would decrease Nokian Tyres ' costs in the factory by EUR 30 million ( USD 38.7 m ) positive
4638 Finnair 's Tallinn-based subsidiary , Aero AS , carried 23,335 passengers , a decline of 60.8 % , on routes between Helsinki and the Baltic capitals and within Southern Finland negative
2604 The company 's US subsidiary Vaisala Inc. acquires Aviation Systems Maintenance , Inc ASMI , a Kansas , U.S. based airport service company with over 2.6 million USD net sales in 2008 neutral
639 By combining its existing solutions into a single platform , Comptel said that it has reduced the cost of deployment positive
2606 The company then said it will focus its resources on clinical research neutral
1544 In the video above Marimekko 's design manager , Noora Niiininoski , explains that the brands are a natural fit for each other because they both have a timeless style neutral
4762 Sales by Seppala diminished by 6 per cent negative
3780 The closing of such transaction took place today neutral
2118 In 2007 , Huhtamaki will continue to invest in organic growth neutral
282 Section : Regional News - The demand in Finnair 's Asian traffic , measured in passenger kilometers , was up 34.9 % in August compare to last year positive
2612 The company will use the money for product development and research activities through 2013 in its key markets Finland , Germany , Italy and France neutral
352 Olvi , which controls a 94 percent stake in Ragutis through A. Le Coq , said in its annual report published earlier this year that the Lithuanian brewery 's sales reached 15.04 million euros last year , a rise of 20.4 percent from 12.49 million euros in 2004 positive
3461 YIT acquired investment rights to a 10,000 square metre residential project in Yaroslavl and to a 16,400 square metre project in Moscow neutral
2359 128,538 shares can still be subscribed for with Series E share options , max neutral
2996 Karppinen expects the consolidation trend to continue in the Finnish market neutral
3139 Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Talvivaara Mining Company is an internationally significant base metals producer with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a technology known as bioheapleaching to extract metals out of ore neutral
1161 Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 13.02.2008 Ahlstrom , a global leader in high performance fiber-based materials , today announced the completion of the acquisition of Friend Group Inc. , which consists of West Carrollton Parchment Company and West Carrollton Converting Company neutral
2528 Nordea Bank Estonia is part of the largest financial group in the Nordic countries neutral
862 ( ADP News ) - Sep 30 , 2008 - Finnish security and privacy software solutions developer Stonesoft Oyj said today that it won a USD 1.9 million ( EUR 1.3 m ) order to deliver its StoneGate network security products to an unnamed Russian t positive
1370 The cooperation will involve Arena Partners buying a 35 % share of the new joint venture company , operating in Alma Media 's home sales , vehicle and consumer advertising marketplace businesses neutral
158 At the same time profit of the company increased by 10 % in H1 and reached Ls 79,000 positive
2212 The company reports a loss for the period of EUR 0.4 mn compared to a loss of EUR 1.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 positive
556 STX Finland Oy signed a a preliminary agreement for the building of an environmentally friendly , new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line to manage on between Turku , Finland , and Stockholm , Sweden withViking Line ABP positive
1232 Glaston 's well-known brands are Bavelloni , in pre-processing machines and tools , Tamglass and Uniglass in safety glass machines and Albat + Wirsam in software solutions neutral
4391 At present , the trade mark Pit-Produkt is little-known outside the North-West of Russia negative
347 Net sales surged by 30 % to EUR 36 million positive
4223 New Chairman of the Board of Directors , Mr Chaim Katzman , will give a presentation and answer questions neutral
2672 The Remote Radio head module will be available at 4W power for 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz TDD frequency bands neutral
1430 The subsidiary will be responsible for filter sales , local assembly of filters and after market services in China neutral
4396 EMSA Deputy Chairman of the Board Juri Lember told BNS on Wednesday that this was the first time he heard about the strike as the Swedish side had not informed the Estonian union yet negative
3443 Upon completion of these transactions , Metso 's stake will amount to more than 60 % neutral
502 Ruukki 's delivery includes steel structures , including installation , for Krakeroy bascule bridge and steel piles for the bridge foundations neutral
2817 Aspo 's Group structure and business operations are continually developed without any predefined schedules neutral
2755 Scanfil , a systems supplier and contract manufacturer to the communications sector , will give notice to 20 productional employees , and temporarily lay off 15 employees at the company 's plant in Sievi , in Finland negative
138 21 October 2010 - Finnish fishing tackle company Rapala VMC Corp ( HEL : RAP1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR18 .9 m for the first nine months of 2010 from EUR15 .1 m for the same period a year earlier positive
3282 The maximum grade of the veneer yield is calculated , based on the dimensions and grades of the veneer products , as well as by iterating the places of the peeling axes and simulating the peeling process neutral
4332 Niklas Skogster has been employed by the ABB Group in various positions concerning the development of operations neutral
3561 Curators have divided their material into eight themes neutral
3397 The value of the orders is about EUR 25mn neutral
3002 Kirsi Rantanen was previously development director for HK Ruokatalo 's poultry business neutral
3927 The total value of these two contracts is over EUR 21 million neutral
2244 The solvency capital ratio of both companies was 2.7 times the solvency limit neutral
3160 The Annual Report contains the financial statements , the consolidated financial statements , the report by the Board of Directors and the auditor 's report neutral
1160 After the signing , the total amount of Aspo 's revolving credit facility agreements is EUR 50 million , which replaces the formerly valid agreements of EUR 80 million neutral
2888 Financial , strategic and operational factors are considered neutral
530 Tikkurila Powder Coatings has some 50 employees at its four paint plants , which generated revenues of EUR2 .4 m USD3 .3 m in 2010 neutral
1411 The program included operational improvements and reductions in personnel , mainly in the Netherlands neutral
3880 The order includes 48 ship cranes that will be delivered for 12 container feeders to be built at Wenchong shipyard in China neutral
3104 Recently the company decided to build a second identical plant at the same site due to be commissioned toward the end of 2008 neutral
4320 In a media advisory , the NTSB said that after subsequent testing , `` the train detection system intermittently failed . ' negative
3432 Two of these contracts are for turntable anode vibrocompactors that will be delivered to Gansu Hualu Aluminum Co Ltd and another unnamed costumer neutral
2211 The company is well positioned in Brazil and Uruguay positive
1615 The company had hoped the new plant would be on stream by the end of 2008 neutral
1490 A downloadable instruction sheet , instructional video , and project ideas for the award-winning Everywhere Punch TM Window System can be found at www.fiskars.com neutral
1926 The social plan negotiations were part of the three year turn-around program which is expected to ensure Salomon 's future competitiveness positive
192 Finnish cutlery and hand tools maker Fiskars Oyj Abp ( HEL : FISAS ) said today its net profit rose to EUR 24.1 million ( USD 33.6 m ) in the third quarter of 2010 from EUR 17.9 million a year earlier positive
1267 Its 168 asset management experts manage assets worth over EUR 35 billion neutral
4385 The situation of coated magazine printing paper will continue to be weak negative
453 The contract covers installation , training and start-up services neutral
349 Nevertheless , its market share rose to 49.14 percent from 48.51 percent a year earlier positive
2139 It will combine and renew the contents and functionality of the current systems for funding and online service as well as their maintenance positive
599 This truly takes efficiency to new heights , '' Mr. Metso adds positive
4303 After Chuck Smith was laid off on May 30 from his $ 90,000 housing consultant job , he and his wife had to cut spending in half for their family of six , having to rely on his wife 's income -- about the same as his -- alone negative
308 Vacon 's cash flow from operations grew to EUR 37.1 mn from EUR 21.9 mn a year ago positive
3110 Salcomp Manufacturing Oy will pay EUR 35 million in cash to Salcomp in connection with the implementation of the sale and transfer of the Business neutral
1298 Okmetic Board of Directors has also decided on a new share ownership program directed to the company 's top management neutral
507 The broad-based WIG index ended Thursday 's session 0.1 pct up at 65,003.34 pts , while the blue-chip WIG20 was 1.13 down at 3,687.15 pts neutral
44 Sales have risen in other export markets positive
1042 Headquartered in this city , the company is nearly 75 years old and focuses on science-based innovation and technology for environmental measurement neutral
1329 Russia 's top container shipping group , Fesco , and Finnish logistics company Nurminen Logistics have started a pilot project offering clients direct intermodal transportation service from Finland to Asia Pacific countries , Fesco said in a statement positive
716 Earnings per share ( EPS ) were EUR0 .03 , up from the loss of EUR0 .083 positive
4080 Having a China based operation will not only enable us to fully leverage our resources and expertise in wireless solutions , but also strengthen our capability to offer industry-leading products for our customers in China . ' positive
3089 Price talk is in the mid-market swaps plus 105 bps area and the leads are Barclays , BNPP , UBS and CBA neutral
31 The company 's net profit rose 11.4 % on the year to 82.2 million euros in 2005 on sales of 686.5 million euros , 13.8 % up on the year , the company said earlier positive
2384 According to him , construction work will start in spring 2007 , and the facility is to be commissioned in spring 2008 neutral
1003 The Board of Directors has proposed the Extraordinary General Meeting to authorise the Board to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 30mn new shares in one or more share issues neutral
562 Kazgiprotsvetmet and Outotec Finland have signed an agreement on strategic cooperation in the marketing and providing of minerals processing and metallurgical plants and related services in Kazakhstan and the surrounding countries positive
3786 The companies will divest to UPM Fray Bentos pulp mill and Forestal Oriental , a company specialising in eucalyptus cultivation neutral
965 Productional situation has now improved positive
871 Of the sales price , a sales gain of some 3.1 mln euro ( $ 4.5 mln ) will be recognized in Incap 's earnings for 2007 positive
2373 Finnish food industry company L+ñnnen Tehtaat is planning changes to its fish product business neutral
666 The program 's target is structural cost reductions of about EUR 30mn in 2009 positive
2265 2010 16 July 2010 - Finnish steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj HEL : RTRKS , or Ruukki , said today it turned to a net profit of EUR20m in the second quarter of 2010 from a net loss of EUR94m in the corresponding period last year positive
842 Forestries were also higher , driven by yesterday 's bullish analyst comment on Stora Enso in Dagens Industri , dealers said positive
1091 The Estonian beverages maker A. Le Coq today brought to the market a new premium class beer , A. Le Coq Special , investing 6 million kroons EUR 383,000 into its development and planning to sell three million liters of the beer during the next year neutral
3053 No other ev3 devices were involved in this action neutral
1224 Finnish paints and coatings company Tikkurila Oyj ( HEL : TIK1V ) announced today the launch of Tikkurila ProHouse method for protection of wooden surfaces via treatment with Ultra Pro waterborne products neutral
1828 Finnish food industry companies are interested in the opportunities provided by Ukraine neutral
1531 Handelsbanken ranked before Local Cooperative Banks and Aktia in customer loyalty this time too , however positive
1376 The effect of the savings will be noticeable from the beginning of 2010 neutral
4502 The previously concluded adaptation measures , concerning other staff , were adequate for the time being , and the planning operations continue as before at the plant , the company said positive
2154 Net profit in the period in 2009 was ( EURO ) 29 million neutral
2911 Foodservice and consumer goods markets are served by approximately 13,000 people in 54 manufacturing units and several sales offices in 33 countries neutral
1509 Cathay Forest 's strategy is to develop sustainable , regenerative forest assets neutral
4636 Budapest , August 10 MTI - Finnish electronics maker Elcoteq will lay off 700 workers at its plants in Pecs S Hungary at the end of September because of falling orders , communications director for Elcoteq 's local unit , Zoltan Krippl told MTI on Monday negative
124 Ruukki 's delivery volumes and selling prices showed favourable development and the company 's comparable net sales grew by 50 % year-on-year to EUR647m , CEO Sakari Tamminen said positive
2601 The company 's plant in Russia will continue to make tyres for its near markets , while the plant in Nokia in Finland will manufacture tyres for other markets neutral
995 The world 's biggest magazine paper maker said the program to improve efficiency will include closing several of its least competitive mills and would cover all the company 's operations resulting in annual savings of some euro200 million US$ 240 million positive
4208 It is the most awkward thing to use if you 're holding the phone with one hand negative
751 According to A-Rehu 's Managing Director , Jouko Lahtinen , the project will stabilise costs and improve supply security positive
4362 This action follows personnel negotiations concerning Elcoteq SE , Finnish Branch , Elcoteq Finland Oy and Elcoteq Design Center Oy neutral
3144 Tecnomen 's solution can be used for prepaid and post-paid billing , for charging and rating of voice and video calls , data traffic and any kind of content services in both mobile and fixed networks neutral
3506 Finnish property investment company Citycon will expand and refurbish +àkersberga shopping center in Stockholm , in Sweden neutral
2058 Vaahto , which has entered the deal via its subsidiary Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery , will supply two of the units in the end of 2010 , while the remaining ones are expected for delivery in the beginning of 2011 positive
2425 Catalysts segment includes refinery catalysts and polyolefin catalysts product categories neutral
1324 Rapala aims to move the distribution unit Ragot from Loudeac in Bretagne and the distribution unit Waterqueen and the fishing line supplier Tortue from Saint Marcel in Central France to Morvillars neutral
3406 The volume of investments in the two phases of the project is estimated at USD 300mn ( EUR 215.03 mn ) neutral
1108 The service also enables users to watch e-mails in HTML format en is enhanced with 23 addition languages to choose from neutral
3994 Production levels have been agreed with producers a long time ago , so a fall in consumption will lead to losses negative
980 The expansion aims to attract new customers both in Finland and abroad positive
4575 As part of the transaction , M-real and Sappi have also signed a long-term agreement on the supply of pulp and BCTMP and other smaller services and supplies positive
4714 Stora Enso Oyj said its second-quarter result would fall by half compared with the same period in 2007 negative
906 The move is aimed at boosting sales , cost-efficiency and market share in Finland positive
4443 Cash flow from operations in January-December 2008 was a negative EUR 18.1 mn compared to EUR 39.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative
3913 The terms of the transactions remained undisclosed neutral
1290 National sponsors for The Big Read include National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest neutral
4437 `` We can say that the number of deals has become normalized by the moment , and therefore we have decided to devalue our apartments now on sale , '' he added negative
2339 According to the Act , universities can now acquire private funding neutral
491 Following the increase the company+óEUR TM s capital totals 5.5 mln Romanian lei $ 1.98 mln-1 .56 mln euro neutral
214 In Q1 of 2010 , Bank of +àland 's net interest income increased from EUR 9.1 mn to EUR 9.7 mn positive
1011 `` The summer collection 2008 will be joyfully fresh like a vitamin injection , '' said H&M 's head of design Margareta van den Bosch neutral
898 The company has established a 3G base station at about 17,000 feet at the foot of Mount Everest that will enable mountain climbers at the 29,035-foot summit to surf the Internet and even send videos of their exploits positive
2796 Also Ruukki Construction , Rautaruukki 's construction division , is initiating employer-employee negotiations at its sites in Alaj+ñrvi , Vimpeli and Per+ñsein+ñjoki in Finland neutral
2406 As a part of the agreement 10 employees from the John Deere Forestry documentation functions will transfer to DokuMentori Oy neutral
2907 Finnlines said that the deal is part of its strategy to focus on its core businesses neutral
348 Net sales went up by 1 % year-on-year to EUR 29 million , affected by the business acquisitions , realized during the previous financial period , the effect of which was EUR 5.1 million on the review period positive
4014 Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to a loss of to EUR0 .06 negative
3243 The exercise price of the option will be based on Safran Software Solutions ' license and maintenance sales as well as the result of the company neutral
394 As previously announced , GeoSentric Oyj entered into financing agreements with its lead investor on June 30 , 2010 enabling the Company to receive financing up to the aggregate amount of 6M neutral
4684 ( ADP News ) - Feb 11 , 2009 - Finnish wood products technology supplier Raute Oyj ( HEL : RUTAV ) said today its net profit decreased to EUR 4.7 million ( USD 6.1 m ) for 2008 from EUR 6.6 million for 2007 negative
1177 Apart from Nordea , also Ergo is competing for the position among the top three pension funds providers in Estonia neutral
3240 The engine has an electrical output of 18,321 kW , making it the largest gas powered generating set in the world neutral
567 The new agreement , which expands a long-established cooperation between the companies , involves the transfer of certain engineering and documentation functions from Larox to Etteplan positive
4380 Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totaled EUR 5.4 mn compared to EUR 5.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative
3713 OVA Press has a 60 % stake in the joint venture , while IMSM holds a 40 % stake neutral
1471 `` Our aim is to understand different traffic patterns based on the use of each building neutral
3850 The figure does not include food exports from Finland neutral
314 YIT says the acquisition is a part of its strategy for expansion in Central and Eastern European markets positive
2807 Arena Partners Oy is a development company for electronic business neutral
4389 And U.S. energy executives say high steel prices are threatening energy exploration negative
2462 firm 28 October 2009 - Finnish lifting equipment maker Konecranes Oyj HEL : KCR1V said today it acquired US Machine Tool Solutions Unlimited in Cincinnati , Ohio , for an undisclosed sum positive
2994 Jon Risfelt has previously held operational executive positions in Europolitan , Ericsson , SAS , American Express card and travel divisions , as well as Nyman & Schultz ( CEO ) , Vodafone Sweden ( CEO ) , and Gambro Renal Products ( CEO ) neutral
3194 The company operates power plants in the Tyumen and Chelyabinsk regions and in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District neutral
1380 The Extraordinary General Meeting is expected to take place no later than 18 February 2011 neutral
1351 The agreement is valid for four years neutral
720 Tiimari , the Finnish retailer , reported to have geenrated quarterly revenues totalling EUR 1.3 mn in the 4th quarter 2009 , up from EUR 0.3 mn loss in 2008 positive
3977 We look forward to take part in the future development of the company , '' says Tomas Billing , President of Nordstjernan neutral
2970 Intellisync Wireless Email from Nokia is a full-featured wireless e-mail solution that connects users to their e-mail , calendar , contacts , notes and task lists while away from the office , according to the company neutral
3202 The company said that the results of the third quarter do not include non-recurring items neutral
1460 www.countryelements.co.uk Designed by Patricia Burt , this is just one of a selection of distinctive hooked rugs created with recycled materials and dyed natural dyes neutral
3602 From 2003 on , the emphasis of Kyro 's strategy has been on Glaston 's growth neutral
3584 Finnish component supplier Componenta Corporation OMX Helsinki : CTH1V said on Monday 16 June that it is changing its pricing cycle due to the increase of raw material prices neutral
1692 We make available the following brand-new market analyses : Cement - UK Cement - Poland Cement - Belgium These analyses give a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the cement industry in some European countries neutral
847 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Metso said it will upgrade one of UPM-Kymmene 's four paper machines at the latter 's mill in Jaemsaenkoski with a new coating color supply system , machine and process controls and quality measurements positive
291 The company 's operating income ( EBIT ) totalled EUR 0.0 mn , up from EUR -0.3 mn year-on-year positive
2640 The increase range will vary up to 10 % neutral
2491 It moved into the No. 2 spot in 2000 when it merged steel operations with Avesta Sheffield to form AvestaPolarit neutral
415 A tinyurl link takes users to a scamming site promising that users can earn thousands of dollars by becoming a Google ( NASDAQ : GOOG ) Cash advertiser negative
2649 The maximum number of new shares to be offered is 22 million neutral
2299 Raute posted a net profit of 1.8 mln euro $ 2.6 mln for the third quarter of 2007 , compared to a net loss of 299,000 euro $ 430,000 for the corresponding period of 2006 positive
2751 Finnish W+ñrtsil+ñ that provides power solutions for the marine and energy markets has opened a Service Centre in Murmansk , in Russia neutral
2332 The carrier said its Area travel agency is to sell most of its outlets to sister chain Suomen Matkatoimisto (SMT)and use its remaining bricks-and-mortar presence to primarily target business customers going forward neutral
495 It delivers a different user experience and enables us to widen the market we can address . ' positive
2066 `` They 've already allocated money for the inventory neutral
1022 Alfa group will have 43.9 % of voting stock in the new company and Telenor 35.4 % with a free float of 20.7 % neutral
4178 As a result , it has started negotiations with the banks on provisional amendments concerning the covenants and other credit terms neutral
2301 Russian export duties will activate harvesting in Finland , and sales in Russia will increase also positive
104 Finnish and Swedish construction markets are still experiencing an estimated 4 % annual growth in 2008 positive
380 The group 's 12-month operating profit grew 31 percent to 337.8 million euros positive
3220 The contract incorporates a Convergent Charging rating solution for voice and data , which includes Internet , GPRS , SMS , MMS and WAP neutral
1359 The commission said the hydrogen peroxide and PBS market was worth about 470 million euros in 2000 neutral
2955 In connection with the deal , Digia will employ 19 persons from Nokia in Oslo and in Silicon Valley in the USA neutral
2558 Salcomp 's charger manufacturing plant in India is located in the Nokia Telecom Park in the state of Tamil Nadu , in the eastern part of India neutral
3075 Other details were not provided neutral
1419 The scope of the project is to find the most cost-efficient method for phosphorous removal and to deliver the storing and dosing equipment , which can be used in continuous operation at the plants neutral
1521 Exel wants to serve its industrial customers with individual products neutral
2647 The mall will be financed on a parity basis by Pearl Plaza LLC , the joint venture company established by the Chinese investor Shanghai Industrial Investment Holdings Co Ltd , and SRV Group neutral
977 The company anticipates its turnover for the whole 2010 to surpass that of the previous year when it was EUR 67.1 million positive
1051 Last year , Lemminkainen completed the Kouvola K-supermarket contract positive
4517 The negotiations concern 246 salaried and senior salaried employees and are scheduled to be completed in six weeks neutral
1834 Active shipping is essential for Finland neutral
2230 The Group 's revenue in 2008 amounted to EUR 94 million and the company currently employs approximately 730 people neutral
3700 Nordea will coordinate the syndicated loan neutral
3610 High winds also toppled three semi-trailers on I-15 north of Barstow neutral
541 Operating profit was EUR 11.07 mn , up from EUR 8.65 mn positive
3621 In addition , the company is considering the start of production in Russia neutral
4146 `` Tweeple should check who 's following them , and be cautious when clicking on URLs and tinyurls . ' neutral
4256 The gross area of eight houses will be 12,167 m2 neutral
3906 The staff reduction will start immediately , Glaston added negative
3501 ABN : 59 087 901 620 now represent 5.10 % of the voting rights and share capital of Citycon Oyj neutral
4779 The antibody , administered at repeated doses of up to 8 mg-kg , was generally well tolerated , and the pharmacokinetic characteristics of BTT-1023 in psoriasis patients were consistent with those observed in a previously completed study in rheumatoid arthritis RA patients neutral
95 Finnish financial group Aktia reports operating profit of EUR 44.4 mn in January-September 2009 , up from EUR 37.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 positive
302 The transaction is in line with Aspo 's strategy to expand in the Baltic Sea region and in the eastern markets positive
2945 In 2006 , 452 million tonnes CO2 of EUA ( EU Allowance ; emissions credit in EU ) was traded with an underlying market value approx neutral
2102 Finnish glass technology group Glaston Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : GLA1V ) reported on Thursday ( 14 August ) an operating profit of EUR6 .5 m on net sales of EUR201 .5 m for the period January-September 2008 neutral
1391 The joint venture is planning a quick timetable for negotiating the lease of the potential wind farm areas and for charting the feasibility of the wind farms neutral
873 Panostaja Oyj s ( Panostaja ) Board of Directors decided on 16 December 2010 on a new long-term incentive and commitment plan for members of the management team positive
910 The pilot project proved that RIFD technology is ideal for our purposes '' , comments Olli Saarinen , Material Handling Supervisor at Yara positive
3320 The plant is expected to start production in the first half of 2007 neutral
2277 Finnish dental care group Oral Hammaslaakarit Oyj posted a total net profit of 849,000 euro $ 1.1 mln in the first nine months of 2006 versus a net loss of 331,000 euro $ 421,000 in the same period of 2005 positive
2164 Net sales of the Lehdentekijat unit was approximately EUR 14 million in 2007 and it had 70 employees neutral
4583 Operating profit for the six-month period decreased from EUR111 .9 m , while sales increased from EUR1 ,275 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2006 neutral
4010 Cencorp 's net sales in the first quarter is estimated to be EUR0.9-1 .2 m , as compared to EUR4 .5 m in the first quarter 2008 negative
2369 About 72 % of Evraz Group shares are owned by Lanebrook , whose beneficiaries , on the one hand , are Millhouse , the holding company for the assets of billionaire Roman Abramovich and his business partners 50 % ; and Evraz executives Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov 50 % , on the other neutral
1991 The liquidity providing was interrupted on May 11 , 2007 when Aspocomp Group Oyj 's shares traded below 0.50 cent ( Aspocomp 's stock exchange release 11.5.2007 ) negative
4809 Pentik+ñinen emphasises that the most of the internet contents media houses provide can not be free forever neutral
2112 Galeria Podlaska , a shopping mall on Wysockiego Street in Bia ` ystok , is approximately 60-percent leased or reserved neutral
134 - Operating profit rose by 26.9 % to EUR 105.8 ( 83.4 ) million positive
2346 Atria will also buy the shares of Kauhajoen Teurastamokiinteistot Oy (Kauhajoki slaughterhouse property)from Itikka Co-operative neutral
4372 `` Those uncertainties cloud the long-term outlook . ' negative
224 Kesko Agro Eesti , the retailer and wholesaler of grain , agricultural and warehousing machinery and accessories , had net sales of 81 million euros in 2007 , an increase by one-tenth over the preceding year positive
4804 In Finland , the launch of tie-in sales of 3G mobile phones did not cause a dramatic rush in mobile retail outlets during the first few days neutral
2270 AUSTIN , Texas , Sept. 6 -- Texas Department Of Transportation awards contract for Teleste Video Compression and Distribution Equipment positive
2477 HUHTAMAKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE , 16.9.2008 AT 13.32 Huhtamaki 's Capital Markets Day for institutional investors and analysts is held in Espoo , September 16 , 2008 starting at 13.30 pm Finnish time neutral
2143 Kemira will supply the additional volumes of iron coagulants from the company 's plant at Helsingborg , Sweden neutral
3442 UPM 's aim is to secure Botnia 's strategic development and investments neutral
4285 This is due to the postponement of the decision-making of projects in the negotiation phase from the earlier estimation neutral
2872 Due to market conditions , the company will also temporarily lay off about 3,200 people at different sites negative
1422 The share of the share capital of both above mentioned shareholders remains below 5 % neutral
2047 The Group , with net sales of EUR 235 million in 2009 , employs more than 2 000 people in 33 countries neutral
1961 Our purchase to pay solutions enable companies to gain visibility and control over business-critical financial processes neutral
3540 Based in Helsinki , Finland , Ramirent has branches in 13 Nordic , central and Eastern European countries neutral
1319 Production at the plant will be based on Neste Oil 's proprietary technology that can use a flexible input of any vegetable oil or animal fat neutral
1979 It 's even a little bit higher than Yara 's multiples on itself , ' an analyst in Helsinki said neutral
942 Cargotec Germany GmbH has been awarded a contract by Stadtverwaltung Mainz for chassis bodies under Open procedure positive
991 These companies will be able to keep their market positions positive
3233 The dividends payable annually shall be deducted from the share subscription price neutral
4440 A survey conducted by Taloustutkimus for Sampo Life shows that companies are badly prepared to losing key staff members negative
269 Previously , the company had guided for EBIT and sales growth of 20 pct and 10 pct respectively for this year positive
4722 The net sales decreased to EUR 49.8 million from EUR 59.9 million negative
3326 The port facilities ' throughput is 250,000 TEUs and 7.5 mln tons of general cargo neutral
4319 However , the suspect stole his burgundy Nissan Altima negative
727 9 September 2010 - Finnish stationery and gift retailer Tiimari HEL : TII1V said today its net sales rose by 2 % year-on-year to EUR5 .7 m in August 2010 , driven by growth in Finland , while demand in the Baltics remained weak positive
381 The growth in the activeness of Talentum 's customers , which started at the end of 2009 , continued during the reporting period , the company stated positive
1014 ABOUT MIDNIGHTTRADER : MidnightTrader is the premier source of extended-hours US equity trading analysis , news and forecasting for the retail and institutional investment community neutral
806 Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse has agreed with Volvo on the start of cooperation in Latin America positive
4401 In Q1 of 2009 , the company 's result before taxes from continuing operations , excluding non-recurring items , totalled EUR -0.4 mn , compared to EUR -0.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative
4565 Operating result , excluding one-off items , totaled EUR 9.1 mn compared to EUR 10.6 mn in continuing operations , excluding one-off items in 2004 negative
533 Under the rental agreement , Stockmann was committed to invest in the building of a bridge over the Gogol Street or build an underground tunnel for crossing the street by 2004 neutral
117 Operating profit margin increased from 11.2 % to 11.7 % positive
3552 Citigroup , Inc NYSE : C , Deutsche Bank NYSE : DB and Pohjola Bank are lead managers for the sale neutral
780 Stora Enso owns 43 percent of Bergvik and earns therefore SEK 1.5 bn on the value appreciation positive
668 UPM-Kymmene is working closely with its shipping agents to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions positive
3380 The total value of the deliveries is some EUR65m neutral
4793 Finnish Suominen Corporation that makes wipes , nonwovens , and flexible packaging , expects changes in the market situation to reduce sales of Suominen 's nonwovens and wet wipes from the previously estimated volumes negative
3814 The credit covers approximately 70 % of the ship 's price neutral
4697 Net sales of Kyro 's main business area , Glaston Technologies , a manufacturer of glass processing machines , decreased to EUR 161.5 mn from EUR 164.1 mn in January-September 2005 negative
3480 `` Marimekko operates in an industry in which changes in the business climate are reflected in consumer demand neutral
1470 `` Nokia is just interested in bring Nokia to the market . ' neutral
1084 The company has a wide selection of metal products and services neutral
4253 The employer-employee talks concerned about 500 people , that is , the whole staff in Finland neutral
4465 Elcoteq has a proven track record in electronics manufacturing services ( EMS ) and a global factory network coupled with modern manufacturing equipment and consistent systems and processes positive
867 Nevertheless , Fitch notes that the business fundamentals of the three banks currently remain sound positive
3381 The total value of the order , placed by Aspo ' marine transportation subsidiary ESL Shipping Oy , is EUR 60 million ( USD 77.5 m ) neutral
3875 The options might include a partial or total divestment of their shareholdings in Ovako neutral
383 The pretax profit of the group 's life insurance business increased to EUR 36 million from EUR 27 million positive
629 hybrid bond 18 January 2010 - Finnish IT consultancy Trainers ' House Oyj HEL : TRH1V said last Friday it resolved to issue a EUR5m hybrid bond to domestic investors in a bid to strengthen its capital structure neutral
3222 The contract will take effect in 2009 for a five or ten year period neutral
1262 It is expected to be completed by the end of 2007 neutral
4220 Mr. Kari Stadigh will carry on as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Matti Arteva as Vice-Chairman neutral
678 ADPnews - Feb 5 , 2010 - Finnish real estate investor Sponda Oyj HEL : SDA1V said today that it slipped to a net loss of EUR 81.5 million USD 11.8 m in 2009 from a profit of EUR 29.3 million in 2008 negative
520 The Group aims to increase its net sales and comparable operating profit in 2006 positive
3965 Under the transaction agreement , Metsaliitto will purchase 24.7 % of Metsa-Botnia 's shares from UPM and 3 % from M-real neutral
3822 The devices also contains Finnair 's own application for compiling customer feed-back and ideas for product development neutral
3831 The EBRD is using its own funds to provide a 21.6 million A loan while the B portion of 10 million Euros has been syndicated to two Finnish commercial banks , Nordea Bank Finland Plc 7.7 million Euros and Pohjola Bank Plc 2.3 million Euros neutral
3082 Philips was not available to comment on the report neutral
2527 Nokia said it still expects to sell 150 more million Symbian devices in years to come , giving an indication of how it expects the Phone 7 handoff to work neutral
159 Aviation Systems Maintenance is based in Kansas and generated net sales of USD 2.6 million for 2008 neutral
2260 Brazilian non-profit interbank Camara Interbancaria de Pagamentos CIP has acquired solutions from US business integration solutions provider Sterling Commerce , the latter company said in a statement positive
3689 M-real plans to discontinue production of standard coated fine paper in the Hallein and Gohrsm++hle mills neutral
2981 It is expected to be online by 2011 neutral
3605 Glaston , headquartered in Tampere , Finland , is a growing and international glass technology company neutral
398 Lead production , in turn , should increase to 60,000 tonnes through 2009 in what would be a twofold increase from current capacity levels , Zahariev said positive
1428 The StoneGate product family was designed to provide the full benefits of a unified management system including shared logging , reporting and auditing neutral
3589 Finnish silicon wafers maker Okmetic Oyj said on September 17 , 2008 that it will invest a total of 15 mln euro $ 21.3 mln in its sensor wafer business neutral
1141 About Nokia Nokia is a pioneer in mobile telecommunications and the world 's leading maker of mobile devices positive
1941 In a release , the Company said that Vocollect T2 customers in North America can now take advantage of its Voice Directed Warehousing solution and increase warehouse efficiency and productivity gains at a discounted price positive
170 Both operating profit and net sales for the three-month period increased , respectively from EUR15 .1 m and EUR131 .5 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive
2372 Finnish food industry companies HK Ruokatalo and Atria will form a joint venture company called L+ñnsi-Kalkkuna to produce turkey meat positive
1662 The total scope of the project is about 38,000 square metres and it is valued at a total of around EUR75m neutral
1865 The company 's main shareholders Lihakunta and Itikka Osuuskunta have both made a commitment to acquire shares worth EUR 20mn neutral
4239 The adjustments concern staff in both the Specialty Papers and the Fiber Composites segments neutral
4023 He said : `` It is for sale again and we will be actively marketing it neutral
1452 Vaisala Oyj Stock exchange release 26.03.2010 klo 09.00 1 ( 1 ) The Annual General Meeting of Vaisala Oyj decided on March 25 , 2010 to approve the Company 's annual accounts for 2009 neutral
4695 Net sales fell by 33 % from the third quarter of 2008 to EUR 130.5 mn negative
2111 For the fiscal year ending September 30 , 2009 the revenue from these customers was $ 10.012 million or around 11.0 % of the transportation group 's revenue neutral
1960 In complying with the European Water Framework Directive requirements , the pre-treatment unit will be fully renovated , including hydraulics of waste water inception , degridding , sand and grease removal and treatment and deodorization of the unit positive
1669 This implementation is very important to the operator , since it is about to launch its Fixed-to-Mobile convergence service in Brazil see Brazil : 8 May 2006 : neutral
223 Its total annual revenue comes up to about 160 mln zloty ( $ 56.9 mln-42 .3 mln euro ) neutral
2825 Barclays Plc ( LSE : BARC ) ( NYSE : BCS ) , Credit Agricole SA ( EPA : ACA ) ( CAGR neutral
3845 The expanded plant is scheduled to be operational by the middle of October 2009 neutral
2036 Self-service and automation are in a bigger role now and Fujitsu 's global resources will be exploited effectively positive
2481 In addition , the existing service counter area in the reception hall will be rebuilt and access provided to local rail connections neutral
1515 Delivery will start immediately in June 2008 and will be completed in 2008 neutral
1784 Kesko Agro Lietuva , the agricultural machinery and grain trader and another member of the Kesko Group , boosted its sales by 42.9 percent to 13.4 million euros , VAT inclusive positive
72 A maximum of 666,104 new shares can further be subscribed for by exercising B options under the 2004 stock option plan neutral
1448 UPM-Kymmene is one of the world 's leading printing paper producers with production in 15 countries and a sales network covering more than 170 companies positive
3972 Vacon aims to establish its presence in the solar energy business in various parts of the world towards the end of 2010 , said Olli Teva , marketing director renewable energy applications neutral
584 `` With this agreement , we can continue our good cooperationand at the same time release capital that has been tied up in ourmachinery operation positive
3235 The duration of the lay-offs per employee will vary from one to six weeks neutral
1457 When completed , the 120-meter Watchtower will be the highest building in Ireland neutral
496 Jacobs has been supporting Storengy 's investment of developing storage sites since 2006 as owner 's engineer neutral
3100 Radiation and today is a full service house expert in radiation and nuclear safety issues neutral
1250 In providing managed services , Nokia takes responsibility for building , operating and transferring as well as optimising the Indosat 3G network neutral
1969 More than a third of the original participants dropped out due to nausea and other side effects negative
3652 It now owns 80,565 shares in Amer Sports Corporation , equaling 0.11 % of the company 's share capital and voting rights neutral
189 Equity ratio was 60.9 % compared to 54.2 % In the third quarter of 2007 , net sales of the Frozen Foods Business totaled EUR 11.0 , up by about 5 % from the third quarter of 2006 positive
2166 Nokia Corp of Finland Tuesday said it has received a unified device managment contract with Finnish operator Elisa Oyj neutral
173 Both operating profit and turnover for the nine-month period increased , respectively from EUR2 .4 m and EUR43 .8 m , as compared to the corresponding period a year ago positive
1529 Further concrete cooperation is also carried out through various projects , doctoral theses and diploma dissertations neutral
4624 At the close , the OMX Helsinki 25 was 0.01 pct lower at 3,067.64 points and the OMX Helsinki was down 0.05 pct at 10,321.46 points on over 1.343 bln eur of turnover negative
3756 Teleste expects to start the deliveries at the end of 2009 neutral
218 In the second quarter of 2010 , the group 's net profit rose to EUR3 .1 m from EUR2 .5 m in April-June 2009 positive
1259 It has sold one half of its business operations and will enter the Helsinki Stock Exchange via the back door through an innovative buyout arrangement with Kasola neutral
3772 The bridge is part of the highway 14 development project neutral
2946 In 2007 Talentum will disclose three Interim Reports - Q1 ( January - March ) on Friday , 27 April , 2007 - Q2 ( April - June ) on Friday , 20 July , 2007 - Q3 ( July - September ) on Friday , 26 October , 2007 neutral
4247 The company is reportedly searching for a replacement for CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo neutral
4626 Capacity will ease at its Seikku sawmill in Pori and Alholma sawmill in Pietarsaari and result in 60 people being laid off for around six weeks starting mid-May , it said negative
1474 `` Rapala is excited to be partnering with RBFF and other industry leaders on this holiday promotion . ' neutral
4429 The offer , deemed too low by Finnlines ' board , stands until 4 pm tomorrow negative
2480 In addition , nine fixed-term employment contracts will not be extended and two people will leave the company under pension arrangements neutral
2399 All rights reserved neutral
4417 Operating profit , excluding non-recurring items , totalled EUR 1.0 mn , down from EUR 1.6 mn negative
410 Vacon controls a further 5 % of the company via investment fund Power Fund I. EUR 1.0 = USD 1.39 neutral
4606 Sales fell abroad but increased in Finland neutral
2678 The share capital of Alma Media Corporation business ID 1944757-4 is EUR 44,767,513.80 and it is divided into 74,612,523 shares neutral
831 Department store sales improved by 14 % to EUR 1,070.6 mn positive
4183 Bertrand Sciard has been the vice chairman of the board of directors of Aldata Solution since April 2007 neutral
979 The EPS improved to EUR0 .38 from EUR0 .27 positive
1742 `` We are pleased with the efforts of both negotiating teams and look forward to a productive four years ahead . ' positive
2272 CEO of the company Tarmo Noop said the growth in the sale of premium beers was the biggest positive
1819 The paper industry 's de-inking sludge , which is produced in mills that use recycled fiber when printing ink is removed from recovered paper , is also a suitable raw material neutral
2478 I can say categorically , no , ' Wahlroos was quoted as saying by the paper , when asked about Sampo 's interest in making a bid for RSA neutral
3710 Our key geographical markets are Europe , Russian Federation , Middle-East , South-Africa and Japan neutral
1327 RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) is a method of so-called intelligent transport , whereby information can be read and saved remotely neutral
878 Recovery has been evident in the liquid handling business , particularly in areas outside Europe and primarily in North America and Asia positive
4458 Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative approach , the company has a strong market position in several business areas in which it operates positive
4003 Finnish media group Talentum has issued a profit warning negative
220 In the third quarter , net sales increased by 12 % year-on-year to EUR159 .5 m , or by 6 % at comparable currency rates growth positive
1362 The company has delivered the technical infrastructure , used by NAV for their data warehouse and business intelligence initiatives neutral
1691 We can choose the most efficient , best overall value option for our customers already at the bidding stage positive
4810 Finnish meat company Atria can no longer promise a sufficient amount of domestic beef to its customers negative
3340 The reduction notice applied to 17 people negative
2450 facades in Riga 8 March 2010 - Finnish construction company YIT Oyj HEL : YTY1V said today that it will build the frame and the facades in a tower construction project in Riga neutral
4463 The restructuring creates a more efficient organization with increased operational focus and stable profitability , and leads to more efficient production , said Bo Annvik , head of Specialty Stainless positive
1955 Swedish telco TeliaSonera is teaming up with Friends , a Swedish organization against bullying , to fight bullying of children and teenagers via electronic channels neutral
1881 `` It gives us a sense of pride and exposure , '' said Bruce Hansen , the SVH sales representative for Wolverine positive
3608 GUANGDONG , October 26 , SinoCast -- Nokia Telecommunications Dongguan branch entered into a letter of intent to open a Nokia Class in Qingyuan Polytechnic , Qingyuan City of Guangdong Province neutral
3376 The total number of voting rights is 74,612,523 neutral
3921 The total investment of the project will be approximately EUR 36m neutral
601 a January 11 , 2010 EPHC board of directors has approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $ 0.03 to $ 0.05 per share positive
4144 `` My wife is looking forward to getting a paycheck again , '' he quipped recently as a six-knot current swirled around his anchored and heavily sponsored jet sled neutral
4218 Managing Director Timo Kohtam+ñki of Lemmink+ñinen Infra nevertheless points out the continued need for infrastructure construction in the Baltic markets neutral
2644 The lay-offs will affect 240 people out of the total 320 Okmetic employees in Finland negative
379 The Finnish supplier of BSS-OSS and VAS for telecom operators , Tecnotree , has received expansion orders worth a total US$ 7.3 mn for its convergent charging and next generation messaging solutions in Latin America , the company announced without specifying which operators had placed the orders positive
517 The decision to sell a share in Lenenergo was reached in line with Fortum 's strategic plans to invest mainly in generating assets in Russia , while Lenenergo is a grid company , the press release said positive
661 The loss for the third quarter of 2007 was EUR 0.3 mn smaller than the loss of the second quarter of 2007 positive
1330 S&P has kept its `` sell '' rating , while Nordea and UBS have reaffirmed their `` buy '' recommendations neutral
2776 After the restructuring , UPM 's average paper machine capacity in Europe will be 320,000 tons ( 350,000 short tons ) in coated magazine paper and 420,000 tons ( 460,000 short tons ) in coated fine paper neutral
481 Calls to the switchboard and directory services have decreased significantly since our employees now have up-to-date contact information from all their colleagues and customers on their phone and can place the call directly neutral
2873 Due to Pirkka beer , Olvi 's brewery in Iisalmi is moving to 7-day , 24-hour work shifts neutral
3412 There will be return flights from Stuttgart every morning , as well as evening departures on Thursdays , Fridays and Sundays neutral
3253 The firm is headquartered in Vantaa , southern Finland and has 16 employees neutral
4669 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) fell to EUR 0.63 from EUR 1.71 negative
162 Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased , respectively from EUR20 .8 m and EUR177 .7 m , as compared to the financial year 2004 positive
3887 The plant is scheduled for completion in late February 2007 with hand over of some areas in January Two other suppliers of Nokia - Aspocomp Group Oyj and Perlos - have announced their plans to establish plants within the Nokia complex Together , they will invest Rs 365 crore neutral
45 Sales increased due to growing market rates and increased operations positive
4435 `` The considerably weaker U.S. dollar and British pound had an impact on sales and average prices in euros , '' UPM said negative
2517 Neste Shipping is the most likely to remain Finnish as the oil sector and its transports are significant for emergency supply neutral
3986 You will hear the latest insights and updates on Citycon 's strategy as well as the latest news from all the business units neutral
2727 25 November 2010 - Finnish paints and coatings company Tikkurila Oyj ( HEL : TIK1V ) said today that Finnish state-owned investment company Solidium Oy sold its 14.7 % stake in the company for a total of EUR98m neutral
3297 The new units should become one of the largest ones within the company neutral
2439 Earnings per share EPS amounted to EUR0 .01 neutral
1299 Okmetic 's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life neutral
1066 Only this time , Nokia , India 's largest MNC , has sought out a topic that could spark off a million approaches ` Creativity in Emerging Markets neutral
2131 It also said its third quarter diluted EPS came in at 0.34 eur compared with 0.16 eur in the same quarter a year ago positive
1586 Rapala VMC Corporation Rapala , a leading fishing tackle and sporting goods manufacturer and distributor , is the main owner of Peltonen with its 80 % shareholding neutral
4781 ADPnews - Sep 28 , 2009 - Finnish silicon wafers maker Okmetic Oyj HEL : OKM1V said it will reduce the number of its clerical workers by 22 worldwide as a result of personnel negotiations completed today negative
1790 The policy was also aimed at making the companies more profitable and competitive positive
4724 Finnish electronics contract manufacturer Scanfil had net sales of EUR 52.2 mn in the first quarter of 2007 , down from EUR 60.1 mn a year before negative
3453 Why not give your bedroom a cool makeover for summer neutral
4670 down to EUR5 .9 m H1 '09 3 August 2009 - Finnish media group Ilkka-Yhtyma Oyj ( HEL : ILK2S ) said today its net profit fell 45 % on the year to EUR5 .9 m in the first half of 2009 negative
4138 The size of the extension , 18.5 % of which already has been let , will have a gross area of about 2,830 sq m 30,460 sq ft neutral
2810 As a result , the company will temporarily lay-off 25 % of the whole personnel , approximately 270 persons at Kirkkonummi and Nivala factories negative
4571 One of the headboxes will be equipped with a modern consistency control system to ensure cross machine profile of the plasterboard neutral
548 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Nokian Tyres reported a fourth quarter pretax profit of 61.5 mln eur , up from 48.6 mln on the back of strong sales positive
2806 Approximately SEK 166 million in repayments has been demanded for overcharging in the Stockholm area , with the remaining SEK 87 million taken from the Western coast , the inspectorate said neutral
1246 In addition , YIT has reserved EPI Russia the right to expand the logistics center by about 100,000 m2 neutral
3011 Loudeye Corp. , up $ 2.56 at $ 4.33 Nokia Corp. , down 10 cents at $ 19.46 Nokia agreed to buy the digital music distributor for $ 60 million neutral
1695 We went to the market with yield guidance of the 7.25 % area , which gave us the flexibility to go up or down by 1-8th neutral
3750 Strand Associates is expanding its Madison corporate headquarters with space to add about 100 employees to the engineering firm positive
3079 Panostaja did not disclose the purchase price neutral
3071 Operators only need to learn how to use one device for multiple levels of applications , including voice-directed operations neutral
4230 Russian Media Ventures ' minority shareholder Peter Hervy denied the plans to sell OVA Press , the daily said neutral
2673 The report examines the medical equipment business structure and operations , history and products , and provides an analysis of its key medical equipment revenue lines neutral
728 By 14:29 CET on Monday , shares in Bavarian Nordic had climbed 1.21 % to DKK250 on the stock exchange in Copenhagen after having lost 7.41 % in the past month positive
2108 Following the payment made in April , the company has a total of EUR 23.0 million in loans from financial institutions neutral
1423 The shares carry a right to dividend and other shareholder rights as from their registration with the Finnish Trade Register neutral
1433 The trade is in accordance with the agreement announced on 26 March 2008 neutral
4004 Finnish shipping company Finnlines ' pretax loss totalled EUR 6.5 mn in the third quarter of 2009 , compared to a profit of EUR 0.3 mn in the third quarter of 2008 negative
3833 The Economic Development and Trade Ministry and Industry and Energy Ministry , along with the Kostroma regional administration and the Russian Lumberman and Timber Exporters Union , has been carrying out work to acquire investment for the construction of a pulp and paper mill in Neya since 2003 neutral
3434 U.S.-based T Corp. is in talks with Scandinavian telecoms company TeliaSonera to sell its stake in Uzbek cellular operator Coscom , an executive at Coscom told Interfax neutral
1830 Finnish Raute Precision that supplies weighing and dosing systems and plants is changing its name to Lahti Precision neutral
2338 The other seats would go to Edgar Edmonds , an American with experience of the clothing and retail industry , and Christian Fischer , an Austrian with experience in the winter sports goods business neutral
2645 The Line 4 will run fully underground and will comprise 10 stations which will be executed in two implementation stages neutral
3735 Risto Raty , Tekla 's executive vice president , said that Tekla Structures and ArchiCAD will cover the entire design and documentation workflow throughout a construction project neutral
2686 The wireless industry is bracing itself for the iPhone , which will launch on June 29 neutral
2552 Ramirent Finland is the domestic unit of machinery rental company Ramirent Oyj HEL : RMR1V neutral
3431 treatment products in Usa , Canada , Mexico , Australia and Brazil Today , Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the markets for water treatment products in some selected countries neutral
4154 Finnish Food Workers ' Union SEL plans to hasten its collective bargaining with a two-day strike that would begin on 7 April 2010 , in Finland negative
538 Earnings per share ( EPS ) for the first quarter 2007 amounted to EUR0 .07 , up from EUR0 .04 positive
2457 Finnish industrial group Ruukki Group Plc OMX Helsinki : RUG1V said on Friday 14 November that its furniture business segment Incap Furniture has concluded personnel negotiations that were started at the end of September neutral
619 According to Eijkens , a publisher can do much more than just publish colourful books : a publisher can provide value added to information by individualising it neutral
3943 The venture , which will be 51 % owned by Kemira and 49 % by IVRCL , will operate an inorganic coagulant manufacturing facility , to be built in Vishakapatnam Vizag in the state of Andhra Pradesh and to kick off operations in the second half of 2011 neutral
1069 Our solutions are fully Arabized , and our message is that we want to become the IT partner of choice for businesses in the Near-East region neutral
543 Pharmaceuticals group Orion Corp reported a fall in its third-quarter earnings that were hit by larger expenditures on R&D and marketing negative
3341 The reductions will be concluded by autumn 2010 neutral
4007 According shipping company Viking Line , the EU decision will have a significant financial impact neutral
2016 In 2006 the company 's net sales amounted to approximately EUR259m and it has some 8,000 employees neutral
4415 Operating loss landed at EUR39m including one-offs and at EUR27m excluding one-offs neutral
1385 The Group owns and operates a fleet of more than 800dwt , while container capacity is 17,000 TEUs , and manages a diversified fleet of its own railway rolling stock of over 17,000 units neutral
2224 The first quarter was as expected and was in line with analysts ' forecasts neutral
2759 According to Finnish FIM Bank , Alpro 's price would be around EUR 100mn-150mn neutral
1687 UPM-Kymmene has generated thirty-one consecutive quarters of positive EBITDA positive
3740 Russia 's Video International Group holds a controlling stake in Russian Media Ventures neutral
1721 Proving that good cellphone design is truly a work of art , the website for the Nokia 6131 provides a colorful canvas for the expression of mobile-inspired sentiments positive
2540 Paychex has more than 100 offices serving approximately 554,000 payroll clients nationwide as of May 31 , 2009 neutral
2840 Capital base and capital adequacy measurement is based on approaches under Basel II neutral
1196 Chief Financial Officer Jim Heindlmeyer said Beyond Oblivion is in advanced talks with the four major recording companies about its service neutral
1891 ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE BULLETIN October 24 , 2006 at 2:00 p.m. Aspo Systems Division has completed the statutory negotiations , as required under the Act on Co-Operation Within Undertakings , conducted as part of the action plan launched in August neutral
3987 The personnel reductions will primarily affect those working for the parent company in the diagnostics business or in production and logistics in the liquid handling business negative
1525 Finnish software and hardware developer Elektrobit Oyj HEL : EBG1V , or EB , said today it will temporarily lay off up to 200 people for a maximum of 90 day in Finland , aiming to achieve cost savings of EUR 1.7 million USD 2m in the second half of 2010 negative
1697 When new types of network elements are added to the network , the conversion file is updated by adding the information required for converting the message format of the new network element type to the format understood by the management system neutral
2898 Finnish electronics contract maker Incap Oyj said on January 3 , 2008 it sold its manufacturing facilities in Helsinki to local real estate company Sponda Oyj for 5.3 mln euro ( $ 7.8 mln ) neutral
2923 Germany 's innovational centers are united in focusing at companies , which aim at use of technologies and development of new kinds of activity , through supporting the beginner companies with the entire spectrum of their services neutral
4570 The business idea of Budget Sport is to offer customers a wide range of high-quality sports equipment and clothing at low prices , the company said neutral
2401 Alma Media holds 70 % of this company , the remaining shares being owned by the company 's key employees neutral
2162 Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 329 million and the operating margin was over 19 % neutral
135 `` After this purchase , Cramo will become the second largest rental services provider in the Latvian market positive
2998 Kaupthing forecasts that Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso will close its mill in Reisholz , in Germany neutral
526 The subscriptions increase Cargotec 's share capital by 36,780 euros positive
1522 Finnish bank Pohjola Bank Plc HEL : POH1S said today that it will issue a EUR 40 million USD 51.2 m index-linked bond , Pohjola Tutkimuksen Tahdet VIII-2010 Pohjola Research Stars VIII-2010 , on October 27 , 2010 neutral
1907 Nurminen Logistics provides high-quality logistics services , such as railway transports , terminal services , forwarding , special and heavy transports and medical transports neutral
1116 Welcome neutral
3030 Metso Foundries Jyvaskyla Oy will discontinue production on this line by 30 September 2008 , the company said neutral
4326 Layoffs will also take place at the Suomussalmi and Kuhmo plants this autumn as a result of codetermination negotiations held there negative
4706 Pretax profit decreased to EUR 33.8 mn from EUR 40.8 mn in the fourth quarter of 2005 negative
4082 The groups 's turnover for the full fiscal year is expected to show a slight increase from the previous fiscal year positive
1119 - Tikkurila inspires you to color your life neutral
3473 Compagnie de Financement Foncier - Is to issue a benchmark , 10 year covered deal in Euros neutral
888 That topped consensus forecasts for earnings of 0.21 euros a share positive
3111 Sampo Housing Loan Bank , a unit of Finland 's Sampo Bank , has priced its EUR1bn ( USD1 .3 bn ) bond at 99.889 % , Reuters reported neutral
4329 Most of the permanent layoffs will be in the plywood and sawn timber sectors of the Finnish company 's operations at several domestic mills , where earlier this year it temporarily laid off some 1,200 workers to save costs negative
3489 `` We have come out with a decision which is based on our preliminary economic , operational and environmental findings , '' Karvinen said neutral
2605 The company said that it has started to investigate streamlining its operations in order to meet the tightening competition on the mobile phone charger market positive
4077 The tightened competition situation in the production automation market has affected net sales during 2006 , Cencorp said negative
4500 Dirk Jones , head of Financial Institutions Client Sales Management , GTS , Citigroup , Inc , said , ` Citi is extremely pleased to be providing global custody services to Pohjola Group Bank positive
3302 The objective is that trading in the shares will commence on May 2 , 2007 neutral
4761 Sales at the Tiimari business went down by 8 % to EUR 11.8 million , while Gallerix stores saw 29 % growth to EUR 2 million negative
4244 The chilled meat products category led the meat , fish and poultry market in Finland , accounting for a share of 31.4 % neutral
3570 Delivery is expected to take place later this month neutral
3659 Konecranes has previously communicated an estimated reduction of about 1,600 employees on group level in 2009 negative
3810 The connectivity unit has more than 100 e-invoice customers , and the number of annual transactions stands at nearly one million neutral
472 Finnish house manufacturers are targeting the strongly growing one-family house market in Russia neutral
3048 No changes in media activity were seen in October compared with September neutral
660 Unit costs for flight operations fell by 6.4 percent positive
57 Sales for the Department Store Division increased by 15 % and sales for the clothing store subsidiary Seppala increased by 8 % Meanwhile sales for Hobby Hall decreased by 12 % positive
2501 L&T is operative in Finland , Sweden , Latvia , Russia and Norway neutral
2939 Honkarakenne also decided yesterday to sell 88,500 of its B-series shares to key staff members for EUR 2.90 per share neutral
3803 The company 's transportation business is conducted through Florida Rock & Tank Lines , which is a Southeastern transportation company concentrating in the hauling by motor carrier of liquid and dry bulk commodities neutral
246 Operating profit rose to EUR 13.5 mn from EUR 9.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive
2203 The companies expect the first orders already in 2011 positive
2992 Jobs will not be transferred from Finland , however positive
271 Profit for the period totaled EUR 39.4 mn , up from EUR 33.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive
1363 The company is now withdrawing the second part , EUR 7.2 mn , of the investment commitment neutral
4031 Nokia Siemens Networks has struggled to make a profit in the past two years negative
294 The Finnish government announced Wednesday that it sold a 32 percent stake in chemicals and fertilizer group Kemira Oyj for ( x20ac ) 655.6 million ( $ 890US million ) , sending the company 's share price up 6 percent positive
3179 The combined value of the orders is EUR 45mn neutral
4449 Stora Enso 's target has been cut to EUR 4.85 from EUR 5.55 and Holmen 's target -- to SEK 135 from SEK 150 negative
4495 `` After a long , unprofitable period the Food Division posted a profitable result , which speaks of a healthier cost structure and a new approach in business operations , '' Rihko said positive
4666 Consolidated pretax profit decreased by 69.2 % to EUR 41.0 mn from EUR 133.1 mn in 2007 negative
195 Finnish messaging solutions developer Tecnomen Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : TEM1V ) said on Thursday ( 11 December ) that it has received an expansion order for its Convergent Charging solution in Latin America positive
514 The corresponding increase in the share capital , in total EUR 300,00 was registered in the Finnish Trade Register on May 8 , 2008 neutral
4597 The Finnish national carrier said net loss in April through June was euro26 million , down from a net profit of euro13 million a year earlier negative
3567 Customers include hotels and restaurants as well as wholesalers and some retailers neutral
4432 The union filed a grievance over the company 's overtime assignment policies negative
3206 The company serves customers in various industries , including process and resources , industrial machinery , architecture , building , construction , electrical , transportation , electronics , chemical , petrochemical , energy , and information technology , as well as catering and households neutral
4310 Cramo 's manager Jarmo Laasanen said hiring of equipment and machinery in Lithuania differs from the other Baltic countries in that in Lithuania still many public structures such as roads , bridges , airports and shops are being built neutral
4551 The total need for staff cuts corresponds to about 300 man-years negative
406 The mall is part of the Baltic Pearl development project in the city of St Petersburg , where Baltic Pearl CJSC , a subsidiary of Shanghai Foreign Joint Investment Company , is developing homes for 35,000 people neutral
3933 The value of the contract is EUR 25mn neutral
4837 Sales in Finland decreased by 2.0 % , and international sales decreased by 9.3 % in terms of euros , and by 15.1 % in terms of local currencies negative
3433 Tyrvaan Sanomat , published twice a week by Tyrvaan Sanomat Oy , appears in Sastamala and Kiikoinen neutral
3714 Panostaja owns a 68.77 pct of share capital and the voting rights of Suomen Helasto shares following an exchange of shares which was carried out on May 30 , 2007 neutral
3573 Earnings per share EPS in the first quarter amounted to a loss of EUR0 .20 neutral
1085 The company is in charge of all natural gas storage activities in France , Great Britain , and Germany neutral
2447 Ethanol would be made from barley , and production could start in 2008 neutral
1867 The iTunes-based material will be accessible on Windows-based or Macintosh computers and transferable to portable devices , including Apple 's iPods positive
866 Net sales in 2007 totalled EUR 329 million and the operating margin was above 19 % neutral
3654 Ixonos will finance the acquisition through a 3.8 mln euro $ 5.2 mln loan neutral
521 The order also includes start-up and commissioning services neutral
962 Operating profit improved to EUR 20.3 mn from EUR 11.4 mn positive
4270 The project will be a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired power plant , located some 420 km south of Hanoi , the company said neutral
378 The economic occupancy rate of Sponda 's property portfolio rose to 91.2 % from 88.8 % in 2006 positive
3382 The train is expected to cross the Russian territory in 9 days , reaching the Vostochny port neutral
1220 Finnish automation solutions developer Cencorp Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : CNC1V ) said on Friday ( 27 June ) that it has completed employee negotiations regarding a reorganisation of its operations positive
2741 ABN Amro Capital has agreed to sell its Helsinki-based designer homeware producer , Iittala Oyj , to crosstown consumer products group Fiskars Corp. , for EUR230 million to EUR235 million ( $ 310 million to $ 316 million ) neutral
4059 Finnish retail software developer Aldata Solution Oyj reported a net loss of 11.7 mln euro $ 17.2 mln for 2007 versus a net profit of 2.5 mln euro $ 3.7 mln for 2006 negative
3582 Exel 's board of directors will propose a dividend of 0.2 euro $ 0.3 per share for 2006 at the annual general meeting on April 19 , 2007 neutral
2816 As part of the reorganization , Kauko-Telko Ltd will be divided into Telko Ltd , Leipurin Ltd , Hamina Terminal Services Ltd and Kaukomarkkinat Ltd. neutral
4487 A light , bright and pretty addition to your life , it will also keep a few pennies in your bank account neutral
1114 This is the second successful effort for the financial investor this year positive
1377 The end-to-end delivery combines the competencies and services from TietoEnators Telecom & Media , Processing & Network and Digital Innovations Business Areas neutral
3213 The construction project is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2009 and the new building is scheduled to be in place by the end of 2010 neutral
939 Finnish P+Âyry has been awarded an engineering contract by CFR , the national railway company of Romania positive
1489 A CUT ABOVE Bring the outdoors in with these birch-branch coasters neutral
4481 I use natural fibers to make the clothes more comfortable , to allow your skin to breathe and to be eco-friendly positive
2189 Solvay S.A. has engaged Poyry to provide project management , engineering , procurement , and site services for a hydrogen peroxide production plant to be built by a Solvay-BASF joint venture at BASF 's Zandvliet site , Belgium neutral
253 Operating profit rose to EUR2 .4 m from EUR1 .6 m year earlier positive
4055 Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse has issued a profit warning negative
3469 - Profit before taxes was EUR 105.9 82.7 million neutral
1497 After piloting , the instrument will be further developed according to the experiences gained neutral
1256 Ingen is an established medical device manufacturer with an emerging new medical product line for the respiratory market worth an estimated $ 4 billion in the U.S. and $ 8 billion globally neutral
122 Revenue grew by 2 percent to x20ac 580 million $ 743 million , from x20ac 569 million positive
3526 Among paper issues , Stora Enso R was little changed -- up 0.08 pct at 12.03 eur , UPM-Kymmene was 0.48 pct higher at 18.77 eur and M-real B added 0.50 pct to 3.99 eur neutral
3755 Tekla Group 's net sales for 2006 were approximately 50 million euros and operating result 13.6 million euros neutral
87 The acquisition will considerably increase Kemira 's sales and market position in the Russian metal industry coatings market positive
2804 Another firm Air Liquide was exempted because it left the market in 1998 neutral
528 The total area of the Gorelovo plant is about 22,000 sq m. Atria invested about EURO 70mn in the plant , which should double Atria Russia 's production capacity in the St Petersburg area positive
4835 In the Baltic states the company reports net sales of EUR 11.9 mn , down from EUR 14.2 mn , and an operative EBIT of EUR -2.2 mn , down from EUR -1.7 mn negative
3447 Vaisala 's Present Weather Detector measures visibility up to 20 km , as well as precipitation type and intensity neutral
3631 In Finland , Alma Media will focus on quality and developing chain operations neutral
161 Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased , respectively from EUR10 .5 m and EUR28 .8 m , as compared to the financial year 2004 positive
1002 Simultaneously , his responsibility area is extended from legal affairs to cover also mergers and acquisitions neutral
3823 The devices would be launched in the Chinese market in late 2006 , the company said neutral
545 Significance : Teleste has emphasised that with its large size and growing economy , as well as the rapid development of its TV services distribution industry , Poland is viewed as an attractive market positive
4787 Our superior customer centricity and expertise in digital services set us apart from our competitors positive
1281 Look out for vintage fabric cushion covers , '70s coffee pots , ceramic serving dishes , cocktail glasses , and stainless steel party dishes neutral
4392 Copper , lead and nickel also dropped ... HBOS ( HBOS ) plummeted 20 % to 70.3 pence after saying this year+ó ? negative
864 Meanwhile , Nokia said that it will be able to deliver a complete range of services from deployment operations to consulting and integration to managed services as a result of the buyout positive
263 Passenger-related revenue rose by 5.1 % to EUR 460.8 mn from EUR 438.5 mn in 2009 positive
3040 ND = Not disclosed neutral
4653 Finnish GeoSentric 's net sales decreased to EUR 939,000 in January-March 2009 negative
1349 Teleste 's hybrid TV solution includes components for the whole process of delivering video services to consumers from content acquisition and service creation to delivery through a range of access solutions , including HFC ( hybrid fibre-coaxial ) , xDSL , EttH , and FttH neutral
1569 Of these shares 29,659,239 are held by the Company or its group companies and the number of outstanding shares and voting rights attached to the shares thus amounts to 322,705,218 neutral
4729 Exports of goods fell by 59 % , and imports by 16.7 % negative
2075 According to M-real 's CEO , Mikko Helander , this transaction will enable the company to proceed swiftly with its restructuring program positive
2509 Metsa-Botnia will finance the payment of dividends , the repayment of capital and the repurchase of its own shares with the funds deriving from its divestment of the Uruguay operations , and shares in Pohjolan Voima , and by utilising its existing financing facilities neutral
4357 The statutory negotiations at headquarters are part of this decrease neutral
1005 Once your plants are in the ground they will continue to grow , but the success of any garden lies in how well it 's maintained neutral
882 Sony Ericsson and Nokia dominated the list of best-selling handsets with five models each positive
684 The company 's profit before taxes fell to EUR 21.1 mn in the third quarter of 2008 , compared to EUR 35.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative
396 Efore 's CEO Reijo Maihaniemi said that the company has developed and already delivered power supply units to respective systems based on this technology to Chinese sector company ZTE Corp SHE : 000063 neutral
4572 One of the headboxes will be equipped with a modern consistency control system to ensure cross machine profile of the plasterboard , company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network neutral
976 The company , which makes garden tools , scissors and other consumer goods , said earnings were boosted by 6.9 mln eur of income it received from its 16.7 pct shareholding in Finnish engineering group Wartsila positive
1104 The relocation of Ragot has already started and will be completed in the next few weeks , with the Waterqueen and Tortue moves planned for mid-2008 and VMC Europe during the third quarter of 2008 neutral
4036 Operating loss totalled EUR 12.7 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 17.7 mn in the first half of 2008 negative
3873 The ongoing project where Tekla Structures is being used is the Vashi Exhibition Centre being developed by Insteel Engineers Pvt Ltd-IIVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd & CIDCO neutral
4688 ( ADPnews ) - May 4 , 2010 - Finnish cutlery and hand tools maker Fiskars Oyj Abp ( HEL : FISAS ) said today its net profit declined to EUR 12.9 million ( USD 17m ) in the first quarter of 2010 from EUR 17 million in the correspon negative
4162 In Finland , media group Talentum will start personnel negotiations to cut staff in parent company Talentum and publishing unit Talentum media negative
1749 By acquiring RCP , we can combine our strong knowhow with the expertise of a solid local company positive
971 Teleste and Sentry 360 have formed an integration partnership between Sentry s advanced 360-degree immersive camera product line and Teleste s enterprise video management systems positive
4491 Stora Enso said DeLight was suitable for a wide range of applications including food , cosmetics , home decoration and leisure products neutral
1750 EuroChem CFO Andrey Ilyin said : `` This facility marks another important step for EuroChem in securing the long-term financing necessary for our potash and other strategic projects '' positive
559 Uponor made an operating profit of EUR 151.0 mn , up from EUR 143.7 mn , which made 2007 a record year positive
4041 Pretax loss totaled EUR 117mn compared to a loss of EUR 65mn in the corresponding period negative
2630 The Finnish company is building a 800,000 mt-year biodiesel plant in Singapore neutral
1482 `` The Intel Atom processor has had tremendous success in the marketplace since its launch over 2 years ago , '' said Pankaj Kedia , director of global ecosystem programs for Intel Corp. 's Ultra Mobility Group positive
2513 mr Bakman sees also expansion options on the Tallinn-Helisnki link , claiming however , that operating the link with only a single ship is not enough neutral
1172 Altimo and TeliaSonera said yesterday that Usmanov would be welcome to join the new company positive
775 Our standardised services have met with a positive reception among our customers as well as at Itella positive
3538 Aspo 's Group structure and business operations are developed persistently without any predefined schedules neutral
825 As a domestic business , Best-In is already close to Finnish dog owners positive
2869 Den Bosch-based TomTom is Europe 's largest maker of automotive navigation devices , while Cayman Islands-based Garmin is larger in the U.S. and overall neutral
217 In the second quarter of 2010 , the group 's net profit rose to EUR 3.1 million from EUR 2.5 million in April-June 2009 positive
4019 Finnish communication electronics components supplier Scanfil Oyj Tuesday said sales in the first half of 2006 will be 15 % lower than during the same period a year ago negative
2400 All YIT Capital Markets Day materials will be available on the company 's Internet site at www.yitgroup.com/investors at 10:30 on September 26 neutral
4685 ( ADP News ) - Feb 12 , 2009 - Finnish construction company Lemminkainen Oyj ( HEL : LEM1S ) said today its net profit decreased to EUR 63.5 million ( USD 81.1 m ) for 2008 from EUR 80.6 million for 2007 negative
817 According to Ringman , Finnish paper companies have acquired know-how and capacity in paper recycling , which has turned out to be a successful strategy positive
630 Repair and maintenance business accounted for net sales of EUR 645.3 mn , up from EUR 563.6 mn positive
1366 The company 's strength is its Apetit brand positive
4225 Nokia is requesting that the companies stop making and selling the mobile phones and pay monetary damages and costs neutral
156 Also Lemmink+ñinen 's profit for accounting period went up to EUR 3.1 mn from EUR -24.5 mn a year ago positive
2805 Apartments of YIT Home may be purchased in 5 regions of Russia , where YIT subsidiaries carry out their activities : Moscow and Moscow region , St. Petersburg , Ekaterinburg , Kazan and Rostov-on-Don neutral
2752 In Finland , Sampo Bank , now part of the Danske Bank group , will lay off staff from the administrative and support functions negative
2901 Finnish investment group Neomarkka Oyj ( HEL : NEMBV ) said today that it will buy the former production facilities of Kuitu Finland Ltd , as part of negotiations on the option to invest in specialty cellulose fiber business neutral
3568 Customers wave cards in front of the reader to make payments , similar to `` touch and go '' cards used in transport systems neutral
3118 services supplier Efore Plc to streamline operations in Finland and the US Finnish electronic systems and services supplier Efore Plc ( OMX Helsinki : EFO1V ) said on Tuesday ( 3 February ) that it has initiated statutory negotiations regarding a streamlining of its operations in Finland positive
1800 Finnish insurance company Fennia and Kesko Group are ending their loyal customer cooperation negative
3881 The order values at EUR 6.9 mn , and it consists of design services and hardware and software licences neutral
3503 According to Finnish financial services group Sampo 's CEO , Bj+Ârn Wahlroos , Danish Danske Bank 's acquisition of Sampo Bank for EUR 4bn was the largest cash deal in Finland 's economic history neutral
1939 Sales climbed 19.2 pct to 1.002 bln eur , surpassing the 953 mln eur consensus figure positive
3223 The contracts between Raute Corporation and Muling Kemian Wood Products Co. , Ltd. , which were announced on 3 November 2010 , have taken effect neutral
2611 The company will release its 2010 results on 11 February 2011 neutral
3546 By the end of 2006 , the number of joint branch offices will total 170 neutral
4179 As a result of these negotiations the company has decided to make 45 people redundant on financial and production grounds negative
3318 The personnel s expertise and high level of technology play a major role in Exel Composites operations neutral
3936 The value of the deal has not been disclosed neutral
3225 The current lay-offs are additional to the temporary lay-offs agreed in December 2008 and in May 2009 negative
2285 Jarmo Honkamaa , head of the oil refining business at Neste Oil , says the situation looks promising from their viewpoint positive
3355 The sellers were EOSS Innovationsmanagement and a group of private individuals neutral
3150 Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed neutral
1203 Crucially , the decision to use ETSI ( European Telecommunication Standard Institute ) - backed DVB-H adds to the growing list of operators and equipment manufacturers opting for the standard ( see Global : 20 January 2006 : Competing Technologies Vie for Mobile TV ) neutral
4155 Finnish Honkarakenne that specialises in the building of log houses is planning to use pine from Russian Karelia neutral
883 Speaking to just-drinks today , a spokesperson for Olvi said : `` We have performed very well in all four countries we operate in - namely , Finland , Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania . ' positive
1358 The center offers a comprehensive range of device design services spanning from electronics , mechanics and software design to a full range of testing laboratory services neutral
891 The amending of the proposal simplifies the proposed plan and increases the incentive for key employees to stay in the Company positive
3947 These new units will be built at Cargotec 's state of the art manufacturing facility in San Antonio , Texas , USA , which started operations in 2009 neutral
634 The Vaisala Group is a successful international technology company that develops , manufactures and markets electronic measurement systems and products positive
3323 The platen edges in contact with the band are provided with a seal having a protrusion directed towards the middle area of the platen , and means are provided to exert and maintain a pressure in the volume defined by the platen , the band and the seal . ' neutral
2894 Finland-based companies , L+ñnnen Tehtaat and Raisio , have decided to dissolve the joint venture company ZAO Scandic Feed , which was established to start local animal feed business and feed production in northwest Russia neutral
4173 Antti Orkola , president of Kemira GrowHow 's Industrial Solutions unit , told Thomson Financial News the company has put off opening the mine as prices of phosphate have been ` quite depressed for a long time ' . negative
9 Operating profit totalled EUR 21.1 mn , up from EUR 18.6 mn in 2007 , representing 9.7 % of net sales positive
1563 Ms Laakso will be responsible for HKScan 's HR functions and for their development in all of the Group ` smarket areas neutral
1879 We do hope that this will in the future turn out to be a novel method for the prevention of alcohol and tobacco smoking associated oral cancers neutral
2713 Argentine agricultural export company Calafate has tapped compatriot firm Finnegans for a software solution , the latter company said in a statement neutral
3424 This will be done domestically and in neighboring markets , both organically and through acquisitions neutral
843 Furthermore , efficiency improvement measures initiated earlier are now bearing fruit , '' CEO Jan Lang said positive
326 Earnings per share EPS rose to EUR 0.11 from EUR 0.03 positive
252 Operating profit rose to EUR 9.2 mn from EUR 6.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 positive
1837 cents Scout for potential acquisition targets , with detailed insight into the companies financial and operational performance neutral
2764 According to Saarioinen 's Managing Director Ilkka M+ñkel+ñ , the food industry sector has a significant excess of production machinery neutral
2165 Nokia bought Chicago-based Navteq in 2008 , acquiring a maps database to compete with Google s maps as well as with navigation device companies such as TomTom NV and Garmin Ltd. positive
852 In addition , Lehdentekijat Oy will start producing a new membership magazine , Viisas Raha ( Wise Money ) for the Association positive
2731 55 workers in +àm+Ñl will be affected by the close-down negative
1122 Raffles Equities Ltd became a substantial holder in Archer Exploration Ltd on January 12 with 11.7 million shares ( 18.2 pc ) neutral
938 Finnish Outotec has been awarded a contract to supply a new zinc roaster with gas cleaning and sulphuric acid plant for the OZK Kardzhali zinc smelter in Bulgaria positive
30 The Brazilian unit of Finnish security solutions provider F-Secure signed up 1,500 new clients last year , online news source Reseller Web quoted the division 's commercial director , Vladimir Brand+úo , as saying positive
4278 The subscription period of Amer Sports ' 2002 warrant scheme will end on 31 December 2007 neutral
3837 The enterprise value of Maritim Food AS has been determined as approximately EUR15m neutral
167 Both operating profit and net sales for the six-month period increased , respectively from EUR0 .4 m and EUR3 .2 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive
1712 The company booked April-June new orders worth 949 mln eur , compared with 786 mln eur in the same period a year ago positive
3991 Meanwhile , minority shareholders , expecting TeliaSonera to retain the bid , sell shares now neutral
22 MegaFon 's subscriber base increased 16.1 % in 2009 to 50.5 million users as of December 31 , while its market share by the number of customers amounted to 24 % as of late 2009 , up from 23 % as of late 2008 , according to TeliaSonera estimates positive
1082 The Bank is also examining the benefits of transferring the Swedish business to operate as a branch office so that the operations would be governed by Finland 's laws neutral
4295 `` The biggest challenge was to make the piece look raw , '' Hansen said neutral
773 Olvi has posted a strong set of figures for the first six months of this year positive
3008 Lemmink+ñinen started the manufacture of roofing felt in 1920 and the production of asphalt in the 1930s neutral
2623 The deal will have no significant effect on the acquiring company 's equity ratio neutral
872 Outotec 's net profit for the second quarter of 2007 jumped to 16.8 mln euro ( $ 23.1 mln ) from 4.6 mln euro ( $ 6.3 mln ) a year ago positive
1791 The three year turn-around program is expected to ensure Salomon 's future competitiveness , the company said positive
3712 Outotec 's delivery covers the engineering , supply and construction of a circulating fluid bed calcination plant with a capacity of 1,600 tons of alumina per day neutral
2337 The store is located in Poznan in a shopping center named Pestka , the company added neutral
3064 Okmetic has used the furnaces for the contract manufacturing of solar crystals neutral
2088 Cramo Group 's financial targets for 2010-2013 are sales growth higher than 10 percent per year ; return on equity above 15 percent positive
1814 Technopolis said before the protocol was signed that the techno-park would be built at a site covering more than six hectares in the Neudorf special economic zone and that it planned to invest 200 million euros in the project until 2009 inclusive neutral
1718 We are honored to be acknowledged for our commitment to the industry , especially in Asia Pacific . ' positive
3343 The reductions will be implemented mainly in the course of the first half of 2009 neutral
3862 The manufacturing will begin in Pietarsaari in the beginning of the year 2009 and the delivery will take place in October 2009 neutral
4483 The newly-completed Allure of the Seas and its identical sister ship , Oasis of the Seas , which was completed last year are the world 's largest cruise ships neutral
3417 These sections will be put into place to form the load-bearing steel structure of the bridge , '' says Sami Eronen , Senior Vice President , Infrastructure and Northern Europe , Ruukki Construction neutral
1273 Jun. 14 , 2009 ( AOL Weblogs delivered by Newstex ) -- Looks like the E71 is about to be upstaged as Nokia 's ( NYSE : NOK ) premier business-class smartphone -- someone in Espoo 's just hit the corporate YouTube account with this promo video for an E72 neutral
34 The fair value of the property portfolio doubled as a result of the Kapiteeli acquisition and totalled EUR 2,686.2 1,259.7 million positive
1566 Nokia Siemens Networks provides mobile and fixed network infrastructure , communications and networks service platforms , as well as professional services , to operators and service providers neutral
896 The company aims to maintain this trend in profitability during the current year positive
4359 The terms and conditions of the year 2003 stock option scheme were published in a stock exchange release on 31 March 2003 neutral
1726 It will focus on improving its profitability next year by streamlining operations positive
3034 Microsoft last week also issued the first patch for the Windows 7 operating system beta it had released days earlier neutral
683 Profit before taxes was EUR 4.0 mn , down from EUR 4.9 mn negative
3119 Seventy-three of those also have more extensive training in products built on the latest ArchestrA technologies , such as the Wonderware System Platform neutral
3322 The plant will go on stream in November 2008 and its estimated daily production will be 120,000 litres of bioethanol neutral
2175 Pretax profit totalled EUR 2.0 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 159.2 mn in the fourth quarter of 2008 positive
1272 Juha Haapakoski will continue as Editor-in-Chief with budget responsibility also with the new publisher neutral
4366 Viking Line has also been forced to alter its timetable so that ferries traveling from Stockholm to Helsinki , Finland , only depart at night neutral
4418 Operating profit , excluding non-recurring items , totalled EUR 2.2 mn , down from EUR 2.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative
2921 Gearing was 43 % compared to 67 % in 2004 neutral
2030 Nokia OYJ 's production site at Bochum , Germany , posted profit before interest of 134 mln eur for 2007 , Capital reported in an excerpt of an article to be released tomorrow , citing internal documents neutral
4474 A comprehensive range of cut-to-length and slitting services will allow Ruukki in particular to serve light engineering customers who relocate their production to the St. Petersburg area neutral
4287 We are adjusting to the present situation by cutting our capacity and costs without , however , jeopardising our Asia strategy over the longer term neutral
4248 The company plans to close two of the three lines at the plant , where some 450 jobs are under threat negative
4734 However , the company saw its net profit for the third quarter down to EUR 1.4 million from EUR 1.5 million for the corresponding period of 2009 negative
3834 The electricity requirement of networks will grow with the new mobile generation neutral
2350 A total of $ 78 million will be invested in the project neutral
2551 Published by Globes online , Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on November 16 , 2009 -® Copyright of Globes Publisher Itonut 1983 Ltd. 200 neutral
2771 Affecto will provide a new EFI Data Warehouse and reporting solution , behavioural scoring system supporting operational decision processes and Data Migration from old legacy systems to the new EFI system neutral
1839 Community gardening has become a popular activity , especially to raise vegetables neutral
1940 Suominen Corporation estimates that the cost-cutting program that started in autumn 2005 , higher sales prices , and expected growth in volume of Wet Wipes , will make the company 's operations more profitable positive
690 Finnish Sampo Bank , of Danish Danske Bank group , reports profit before taxes of EUR 152.3 mn in 2010 , up from EUR 32.7 mn in 2009 positive
1095 The inventors are Bylander Johan , Ponten Fredrik and Lundberg Jorgen neutral
4299 30 November 2009 - Finnish office furniture maker Martela Oyj HEL : MARAS said today that it will make redundant three people and other nine will be laid off permanently from the company 's office staff and factory workers negative
1043 However , in March 2009 , the government of St. Petersburg passed the front part of the building with the area 1,900 square metres and a land plot for a hotel worth USD 10-15mn to the company Delta neutral
4717 The company said that the fall in turnover had been planned negative
4581 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR5 .4 m while net sales increased from EUR62 .0 m , as compared to the financial year 2004 negative
4101 Thus the method will cut working costs , and will fasten the planning and building processes positive
2141 Juha Jordan , chief engineer at Glaston , said one of the reasons for choosing Vacon as a global AC drives supplier is that it has service and support centres in the same countries where Glaston operates positive
3349 The sale price was not disclosed neutral
3327 The power generated annually by Loviisa covers about 10 % of Finland 's electricity consumption neutral
4221 M-real will start statutory employer-employee negotiations at the +ä+ñnekoski board mill that concern about 130 people neutral
1675 Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR25 .8 m in goodwill for 2010 , the company added neutral
4667 Device volume in the area decreased by 21 % to 2.7 mn units negative
3911 The tanks will be delivered to a company which is currently building a chemical tank farm in Antwerp , northern Belgium neutral
2948 In a letter to Economic Affairs Minister , the listed Estonian shipping company Tallink asks for the approval to be entitled to a 15 % cut in port fees in 2010 neutral
2724 `` We know there are some of our own people out there . ' neutral
4627 However , two of the previously ordered sets will start producing electricity at the end of October 2010 , it said neutral
3360 The share sale , to foreign and Finnish investors , is expected to raise some euro300 million ( US$ 380 million ) neutral
3673 Marimekko is considering further measures in the matter neutral
1530 Furthermore , the company will sell the warehouse and office buildings in Loudeac and Saint Marcel and lease new joint premises for these operations in Morvillars neutral
2808 As a condition to the deal , Savcor Alfa has to have bought Photonium and Akseli Lahtinen Inc. 's business operations prior to the deal neutral
854 Industry Investment is very interested in Glaston 's solar energy projects positive
3177 The city will invite , however , a public procurement tender for the tailor-made public furniture , such as park benches , litter receptacles , public toilets , as well as bus shelters , street lights , and other neutral
452 The contract , which was signed yesterday , will run for five years and includes a two-year extension option neutral
613 It is also 7.7 pct above the 12-month volume weighted average price of the stock positive
4085 Consolidated operating profit excluding one-off items was EUR 30.6 mn , up from EUR 29.6 mn a year earlier positive
3580 Established in 1989 , CapMan manages Nordic buyout , mezzanine , technology , life science and real estate funds with approximately EURO 3 billion $ 4 billion in total capital neutral
2803 And earlier this month , the company signed a deal with India-based information technology services giant Wipro Technologies to transfer and sell its radio access related R&D activities in Berlin positive
1115 Travel expenses would be reimbursed in accordance with the travel policy of the company neutral
1766 The purpose of this action is to ensure company 's cost effectiveness this year and in the near future positive
241 Operating profit of Kauppalehti group rose to EUR 1.5 mn from EUR 1.3 mn , and that of Marketplaces to EUR 1.3 mn from EUR 1.0 mn in the third quarter of 2006 positive
2748 Finnish power company Fortum reports 89 % of its electricity was generated without carbon dioxide emissions in 2007 neutral
3009 Like all other mechanical pipettors from Biohit , also Proline Plus is CE-IVD marked and comes with a 3-year warranty neutral
4227 Panostaja Oyj 's Board also decided at its organisational meeting held upon completion of the AGM to implement the AGM decision concerning Board member fees paid as shares in such a way that shares are transferred on a quarterly basis on the date following publication of the quarterly-annual report neutral
3944 The workforce will be reduced also in the Amsterdam office , in the Netherlands negative
3900 The Russian gas giant invested another 46 million litas in the company in late 2004 and now owns 99.5 percent of its stock capital , which amounts to 86.936 million litas neutral
1012 A maximum of 20 employees , who work in Karttakeskus and are responsible for producing Geographic Information Services , will be affected , the company added neutral
4427 The Finnish company previously said its operating result will be lower than the break-even posted a year earlier negative
3488 `` We have a group of 120 volunteers made up of Digicel employees who will manage the distribution ... Over the next week , they will distribute the 19,000 tents to more than 150 organizations , '' Digicel Haiti CEO Maarten Boute said neutral
1163 Aldata to Share Space Optimization Vision at Apollo User Group and 2009 Category Management Association Conferences ; Company Will Unveil New Solution that Combines Business Intelligence with Space Planning Data at Conference neutral
1499 Another noticeable thing is that the search for Tata and Airtel brands was mostly related to ` broadband connections ' neutral
2777 After the transaction , M-real will own 30 % in Metsa-Botnia and UPM -- 17 % neutral
2621 The deal is subject to approval by the Norwegian competition authorities neutral
1109 The services also give the supplier opportunity to key-in invoices , receive orders electronically , to send order confirmations and to upload and create electronic catalogues positive
1654 The service is intended to allow the people of thirteen Mediterranean countries to reach the Baltic more rapidly , with a single carrier positive
3628 In April 2010 , Olvi 's range of ciders will expand with a strawberry-rhubarb and an apple-pear cider in green bottles with a new shape neutral
3072 Originally posted to the PCMag.com security blog , Security Watch neutral
230 ( ADP News ) - Nov 5 , 2008 - Finnish electronic measurement products and solutions maker Vaisala Oyj ( OMX : VAIAS ) said today that its net profit rose to EUR 18 million ( USD 23.1 m ) for the first nine months of 2008 from EUR positive
4462 The broker highlights Cargotec as its preferred stock in the sector , as it is a pure play on global cargo and container handling , and it expects it to play an active role in further consolidating the industry positive
4325 Juhani J+ñrvi , Corporate Executive Vice President of Kesko , says the Russian food retail sector is fragmented neutral
283 Svyturys-Utenos Alus , which is controlled by the Nordic group Baltic Beverages Holding ( BBH ) , posted a 6.1 percent growth in beer sales for January-September to 101.99 million liters positive
3522 Almost two thirds of Olvi 's net sales come from outside Finland neutral
2734 A huge issue for us is the button placement neutral
446 The agreement will provide The Switch with double the converter capacity , whilst opening up further manufacturing locations in China positive
3138 Talvivaara Mining Company PLC ( Talvivaara Mining ) ( LSE : TALV ) , a Finland-based nickel mining business , has installed its second production line at its metals recovery plant on June 9 , 2010 neutral
2650 The measures taken will cause one-time costs during the final part of 2006 neutral
1118 You need to be ready when the window opens up , Rosberg said neutral
641 26 January 2011 - Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj ( HEL : CTH1V ) said yesterday its net loss narrowed to EUR500 ,000 in the last quarter of 2010 from EUR5 .3 m for the same period a year earlier positive
333 Finnish silicon wafer technology company Okmetic Oyj OMX Helsinki : OKM1V reported on Thursday 30 October an operating profit of EUR7 .4 m for January-September 2008 , up from EUR6 .1 m in the corresponding period in 2007 positive
33 Viking Line 's cargo revenue increased by 5.4 % to EUR 21.46 mn , and cargo volume increased by 2.4 % to 70,116 cargo units positive
3849 The facility will have a lettable area of some 19,000 sq m. The plot for the plant , located in the Ratasmaki business park , will be purchased from the City of Forssa neutral
2762 According to L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's CEO Matti Karppinen , the company aims to deliver fish products to its customers a day earlier than it currently does neutral
3429 Tikkurila , a division of Kemira group , controls about 23 % of the Russian market in its field and owns St. Petersburg paint producer TEX. neutral
812 The shopping center to be opened in St. Petersburg , Russia in November 2010 will turn the cash flow of Finnish department store chain Stockmann 's Russian operations positive for the first time in 2011 positive
1951 `` Indo-Russia trade can cross the targeted 10 billion dollars by 2010 and double to 20 billion dollars by 2015 , if trade irritants and procedural hassles are resolved , '' the chamber said in its survey on obstacles to trade with Russia positive
4202 In Europe , the paper industry 's situation is paradoxical neutral
3775 The business development initiatives in North America are headed by Lynn Shanahan neutral
4279 The terms and conditions of Stock Option Scheme 2004 are available on the Group 's website neutral
3688 M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 29 September 2006 at 4.15 p.m. Kyro Corporation and M-real Corporation , a Metsaliitto Group subsidiary , have agreed on an arrangement which gives M-real option to purchase the Kyroskoski natural gas powerplant from Kyro neutral
2829 BasWare Invoice Processing , BasWare Contract Matching , BasWare Order Matching and BasWare KPI Reporting Tool are part of the BasWare 's Enterprise Purchase to Pay product suite neutral
2396 Ahlstrom 's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki neutral
88 In January-September 2007 , Finnlines ' net sales rose to EUR 505.4 mn from EUR 473.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive
2484 In future , the plant will focus on the production of flange profiles for wind farm towers neutral
2758 The Finnish investment company Sponda is conducting negotiations to acquire the business center Dukat Palace-2 located in the center of Moscow , from London & Regional Properties neutral
4251 The cosmetics collection includes an eye shadow , face powder , lip gloss , mascara and accessories neutral
4431 The recent troubles simply make NETeller cheaper negative
3703 Okmetic closed its plant in Espoo in early 2004 , and all production lines from the site were moved to Okmetic 's plants in Vantaa , Finland and Texas , USA neutral
2760 According to Heikkil+ñ , more than just `` refreshment and energy '' will soon be found in soft drinks also in Finland neutral
3425 This would be a huge process neutral
4137 The purchase price will be paid in cash upon the closure of the transaction , scheduled for April 1 , 2009 neutral
1783 However , the bottom-line result improved thanks to positive financial items positive
648 In the first nine months of 2010 , the company 's net loss narrowed to EUR 415,000 from EUR 7.4 million for the corresponding period of 2009 positive
1437 The veneer and plywood industry in Sweden is quite small despite the raw material resources neutral
4556 The airline estimated that the cancellation of its flights due to the closure of European airspace , and the process of recommencing traffic , have caused a the company a loss of EUR20m , including the costs of stranded passengers ' accommodation negative
4828 Seven-month sales of Ragutis , which is controlled by the Finnish brewery Olvi , declined by 11.2 percent , to 15.41 million liters , and the company held 9.89 percent of the market negative
829 Citigroup , Inc ( NYSE : C ) has announced that its Global Transaction Services ( GTS ) business has been awarded a new mandate by Finland-based Pohjola Bank Group positive
2728 26 January 2011 - Finnish software solutions provider Basware ( HEL : BAS1V ) said yesterday it adjusted its strategy and goals for the next four years with focus on international growth mainly via acquisitions neutral
1248 In Finland , 71 % of paper and paperboard is reclaimed neutral
2081 Auburn 's sales in 2007 were CAD 41 million ( approximately EUR 27 million ) , and the company employs some 150 people neutral
4379 ADP News - May 29 , 2009 - Bank of America BofA downgraded today its ratings on Swedish-Finnish paper maker Stora Enso Oyj HEL : STERV and on Finnish sector player UPM-Kymmene Oyj HEL : UPM1V to `` underper negative
3093 Proha Plc ( Euronext :7327 ) announced today ( 19 May ) that its fully-owned subsidiary , Safran Software Solutions AS , has agreed to sell its 49 % share of Safran North America LLC to a SNA Holding AS , an investment group based in Norway neutral
3339 The purchase price was not disclosed neutral
2922 GENEVA , Feb. 10 -- Tero Aaltonen , Finland has developed a radio resource control method neutral
2343 Raute , headquartered in Nastola , Finland , is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide neutral
4841 LONDON MarketWatch -- Share prices ended lower in London Monday as a rebound in bank stocks failed to offset broader weakness for the FTSE 100 negative
4693 Net sales decreased to EUR 220.5 mn from EUR 470.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 negative
3534 As a result some 20 persons will no longer be needed negative
3353 The Segu companies and PKC 's Polish unit will form a business servicing the western European markets with `` annual sales of about hundred million '' and about 2,500 employees , the Finnish company 's CEO , Harri Suutari , said neutral