text label 667 The third quarter result also includes a 400,000 euro ( $ 575,000 ) provision for down-sizing of lure manufacturing in Ireland neutral 1505 Based on negotiations with personnel , some 20 % have indicated their willingness to move to the new location neutral 2696 Together with Latvia , Cramo will operate 54 rental outlets in the Baltic States neutral 1185 Atria will launch a campaign in September to promote the CampoMos brand on the Moscow market , he said positive 3535 As much biomass will be used as can be sourced locally , with the rest of the plant 's fuel needs met by peat neutral 3732 RIM has revamped the BlackBerry OS UI with the 6.0 version of the mobile operating system neutral 1888 `` We are pleased to welcome Tapeks Noma into Cramo group positive 2345 According to latest information , Benefon will launch its Twig device on 20 September 2006 neutral 581 The contract was signed in August with Papua New Guinea-based Lihir Gold Ltd ASX : LGL positive 1511 Chargers manufactured under the new platform are suitable for mobile phones , navigators , digital cameras , Bluetooth head sets , media players and other electronic devices neutral 4668 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) declined to EUR 0.78 from EUR 1.76 negative 12 A purchase agreement for 7,200 tons of gasoline with delivery at the Hamina terminal , Finland , was signed with Neste Oil OYj at the average Platts index for this September plus eight US dollars per month positive 1621 The company said that currently the French distribution unit Ragot is located in Loudeac , Normandy , the distribution unit Waterqueen and line supplier Tortue in Saint Marcel in mid-France and the hook manufacturing unit VMC and hook distribution unit VMC Europe in Morvillars neutral 3816 The customer is local company Etera Mutual Pension Insurance Co and the principal tenant of the unit will be media company Alma Media Corp HEL : ALN1V neutral 2027 Loss after taxes amounted to EUR 1.2 mn compared to a loss of 2.6 mn positive 2052 The price of raw material aluminium went up at the end of 2005 , but the company considers its outlook for 2006 favourable positive 900 The company 's goal is to achieve annual savings of EUR 2 million ( USD 2.7 m ) , of which two thirds are to be realized in 2010 positive 933 21 December 2010 - Finnish industrial machinery company Wartsila Oyj Abp HEL : WRT1V said yesterday it had won an order to design a liquefied natural gas LNG powered platform supply vessel PSV for Norwegian oil service provider Eidesvik Offshore ASA OSL : EIOF positive 3989 In the third quarter of fiscal 2008 Efore swung to a net loss of EUR 400,000 versus a net profit of EUR 200,000 for the corresponding period of fiscal 2007 negative 4673 Earnings per share ( EPS ) in the first half of 2007 amounted to EUR0 .29 , down from EUR0 .40 year ago negative 3759 The 3C Expo is a signature show in Dongguan , which is supported by the Dongguan Municipal Government every year , featuring computer accessories , software , communication and network products neutral 1567 Nokia will continue to invest in future development of Qt for the benefit of all users , both Commercial and LGPL positive 2617 The contracts comprise turnkey orders for RoRo systems for two RoRo-cruise vessels under construction for Viking Line and Tallink neutral 3760 The acquired business main asset is a mobile authentication and signing solution , branded as Tectia MobileID , which provides authentication to web e-mail , SSL-VPN , MS SharePoint , Tectia Secure Solutions and other applications and resources neutral 3422 This corresponds to 6.81 percent of Okmetic 's share capital and voting rights neutral 245 Operating profit rose to EUR 103.4 mn from EUR 23.2 in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 4316 HELSINKI AFX - Salcomp , the mobile phone charger manufacturer , said it has appointed Markku Hangasjarvi as its new CEO , following the resignation of Mats Eriksson neutral 3493 8,600 m , and at the time of investment it is fully leased to several tenants neutral 1326 Regulatory News : The Nomination Committee of Cybercom ( STO : CYBE ) , which is unanimous in its proposal , proposes the election of Jon Risfelt as the new Chairman of the Board neutral 70 The OMX Helsinki 25 index was up 0.92 pct at 2,518.67 and the Helsinki CAP portfolio index was 0.91 pct higher at 4,711.19 positive 4376 Dolce & Gabbana has asked the European Union to declare Marimekko Corporation 's `` Unikko '' floral pattern trademark invalid , in a continuing dispute between the two companies negative 776 Performance in the second half of 2009 exceeded expectations positive 4250 The copying , republication or redistribution of AFX News Content , inculding by framing or similar means , is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News neutral 3719 Payment for acquired shares will be made in cash , and the price per share will be EUR 1 plus an administration fee neutral 4275 The scheme for TeliaSonera and Altimo is practically identical , except that it involves the merger of their stakes in VimpelCom and Kyivstar neutral 799 `` We continued actively to focus R&D and to position our offering away from point solutions towards dynamic end-to-end solutions , '' Ervio stated positive 3066 On 25 August 2009 , Sampo 's stake in Nordea was 19.45 % neutral 2682 The site will cover over six hectares neutral 4160 Finnish Stockmann Group 's mail order unit Hobby Hall has launched a trial marketing campaign in Russia neutral 704 Asimilar agreement was signed between China Mobile Ltd. ( SEHK : 0941 and NYSE : CHL ) , the largest mobile carrier , and theGPS and social networking service provider , promoting GyPSii service before Beijing 2008 Olympic Games , according to thelatest news positive 2070 Finnish navigation device manufacturer Benefon that is changing its name to GeoSentric reports net sales of about EUR 1.1 mn in the second quarter of 2007 neutral 3172 The business goals for 2009 will realize with the temporary lay-offs carried out in the summer of 2009 , and with other savings measures neutral 2620 The customers will have an access to integrated propeller and gear packages from one source neutral 2287 ADP News - Nov 6 , 2008 - Finnish retail software developer Aldata Solution Oyj OMX : ALD1V said today that it swung to a net profit of EUR 2.1 million USD 2.7 m for the first nine months of 2008 versus a net loss of E positive 918 Validating our fgVoIP client through Symbian Signed represents a significant step forward in accomplishing this goal positive 325 Earnings per share for January-June 2010 were EUR0 .30 , an increase of 20 % year-on-year EUR0 .25 positive 345 ADP News - Nov 18 , 2008 - Finnish AC drives manufacturer Vacon Oyj OMX : VAC1V said today that it had set up new representative offices in Romania and Ukraine to serve the growing markets in eastern and southeastern Europe positive 3798 The company is involved in the the sale of financial products including insurance , mortgages , car and personal loans , financial brokerage and equipment finance leasing neutral 3145 Tecnomen 's system features a new range of value-added services for prepaid and post-paid billing , charging and rating of voice calls , data traffic , or any kind of content services in both mobile and fixed networks neutral 23 Net income from life insurance doubled to EUR 6.8 mn from EUR 3.2 mn , and net income from non-life insurance rose to EUR 5.2 mn from EUR 1.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 1 Technopolis plans to develop in stages an area of no less than 100,000 square meters in order to host companies working in computer technologies and telecommunications , the statement said neutral 4450 The dismissed staff members will now take the matter to court unless it can be settled outside negative 2753 Local government commissioner of +àm+Ñl , Kurt Svensson , says he will contact the management of Finnish company Componenta to find out if there are any alternatives to the company 's decision to close down its plant in +àm+Ñl neutral 1364 The company is presently examining whether the project would be financially feasible neutral 708 Westend ICT Plc s new 409,665,891 shares and increase of share capital with EUR 2,000,000 based on the resolutions of extraordinary shareholders meeting on 27 December 2010 have today registered in the Trade Register neutral 4642 Operating profit for 2009 lower than outlook published earlier negative 2718 `` After the transaction , Tikkurila has no powder coatings-related operations , '' the company said neutral 3830 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 and Pohjola Bank Plc. neutral 555 Ruukki Romania , the local arm of Finnish metal producer Ruukki , increased its capital by 900,000 euro ( $ 1.14 mln ) through cash contribution , it was reported on September 19 , 2006 positive 2451 Fancy Dans on the move FAB Glasgow gift and interiors store Fancy Dans is moving neutral 2063 `` In Ukraine , too , we act as a partner for major bakery clients in both production and product development neutral 1992 Markets had been expecting a poor performance , and the company 's stock was up 6 percent at x20ac 23.89 US$ 33.84 in early afternoon trading in Helsinki positive 4030 Net loss in the same period in 2009 was euro18 .6 million neutral 2232 The group will expand the chain to include 45 stores positive 2578 Telecom has a foreign investment limit of 74 % , but it appears that mobile VAS does not , which means that Tecnomen can pick up as much as 96.6 % neutral 1900 Homeowners across North America have green experiences to share from cost savings to clean and eco-friendly heating neutral 1432 The total value of the project is valued at SEK 30bn ( EUR 2.83 bn USD 3.81 bn ) neutral 4613 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - KCI Konecranes said that Franklin Resources Inc 's share of voting rights in the Finnish cranes company fell last week to 4.65 pct from more than 9 pct in October 2005 negative 982 The financial impact is estimated to be an annual improvement of EUR2 .0 m in the division 's results , as of fiscal year 2008 positive 4313 Finnish bank Alandsbanken said Monday it will buy the Swedish operations of Iceland 's troubled Kaupthing Bank for 414 million kronor $ 49.5 million in cash neutral 2818 Aspo serves demanding business-to-business customers neutral 1239 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Outokumpu said it has agreed to sell the Hitura nickel mine in Finland to Canadian group Belvedere Resources Ltd for 10 mln eur worth of Belvedere shares neutral 4584 Operating profit for the six-month period decreased from EUR21m , while net sales increased from EUR436 .9 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2007 negative 927 `` The lowering of prices by us and by our competitors shows that the real estate market has stabilised and returned into balance and apartments are acquiring a fair price in the eyes of our clients positive 3127 Sonoco Products Co. , a U.S. packaging company , said Friday it bought the 75 percent of Italy 's Demolli Industria Cartaria SpA it did not already own neutral 1972 The StoneGate UTM solution offers protection against inbound and outbound attacks positive 480 Biohit Oyj develops , manufactures and markets liquid handling products and diagnostic test systems for use in research , healthcare and industrial laboratories neutral 2575 Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy is part of Alma Media Group and it currently publishes 15 local newspapers across Finland neutral 803 Finnish construction group Lemmink+ñinen has been awarded two road building contracts by the Lithuanian transport administration positive 536 With this subscription , Fortum 's ownership in TGK-10 has increased to slightly over 76 % of shares and voting rights neutral 2078 Acquisitions have been made and businesses have been well integrated positive 3175 The casing comprises a first side casing member provided with the first side vat segment and a second side casing member provided with the second side vat segment , at least the first side casing member being pivotable about a rotation axis neutral 3741 's Outokumpu Technology business will begin trading on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki starting Oct. 10 , becoming the sixth company to list on that exchange this year , the company said Friday neutral 4255 The first phase of the logistics complex envisages the completion of some 70,000 sq m of logistics premises and the gatehouse building in November 2008 neutral 4468 The Dutch broker noted that Nokian Tyres reported a good first quarter in 2006 , above or in line with consensus positive 3254 The firm 's services include copying , printing , CAD-modelling , digital printing , scanning , SokoPro project bank and courier services neutral 4206 Initially , the company said a maximum of 15 people would be made redundant in the parent company and about 15 in its subsidiaries negative 2290 Net sales will , however , increase from 2005 positive 2472 He is a member of the Board of numerous com-panies and a shareholder of the Boardman Ltd board specialist net-work neutral 3270 The identity of the buyer is not yet known neutral 1793 Finland 's leading metals group Outokumpu said its fourth-quarter net profit more than tripled on the back of strong global demand for stainless steel , soaring base metal prices and proceeds from the sale of its technology unit positive 1261 It is a solid credit that has been compared to a DZ Bank or a Rabobank positive 4209 Jul. 18 -- Police are looking for a man who they say terrorized three males at gunpoint on East Maple Avenue this afternoon , shooting one of them and kidnapping another negative 3744 Scanfil holdings include 100 % of contract electronics manufacturer Scanfil EMS Group neutral 3707 Operating profit of operations in Finland in the period under review totaled EUR 11.3 mn , remaining at the 2005 level neutral 3901 The second company acquired is Sweden 's Reftele Maskinservice AB , whose business is mainly field services and spare parts manufacturing , with 10 employees and 1.2 mln eur sales a year neutral 4269 The production is to be liquidated before June 2009 and 325 employees loose their jobs negative 638 `` The number of collection errors fell considerably , and operations speeded up positive 185 EBIT margin was up from 1.4 % to 5.1 % positive 2470 GyPSii service supports ten different languages including Korean and Russian neutral 2701 W+ñrtsil+ñ 's aim is to serve the rapidly growing number of vessels and increasing marine activity in the Barents Sea region neutral 680 Profit before taxes amounted to EUR 56.5 mn , down from EUR 232.9 mn a year ago negative 2239 The recovery of demand that started toward the end of 2009 , continued in January-March 2010 positive 1202 Consumers are now increasingly interested in what they can do with heir phones neutral 485 Componenta increased its stake in Turkish steel company Doktas Dokumculuk Ticaret ve Sanayi A.S. to 92.6 pct stake in March 2007 positive 4477 INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS - -® 1995-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD As part of a drive to protect users of its Internet banking service , Barclays Bank has announced that it is to recommend F-Secure Internet Security to its customers neutral 1487 3G data subscribers are also helping to maintain these growth levels , since data-only subscriptions push for more multiple SIM ownership neutral 1977 F-Secure also point out the logical weakness in the sequenced numbers of a card approach that has apparently already been utilised negative 1303 Oriola-KD , headquartered in Espoo , Finland , is a leading distributor of pharmaceutical and healthcare products with 1,300 employees in the Nordic and Baltic countries neutral 4774 `` I am extremely delighted with this project and the continuation of cooperation with Viking Line positive 3124 Solidium now holds 5.0 per cent of the shares Solidium Oy has acquired 5.0 per cent of the shares in Tieto Corporation for approximately EUR 58 million neutral 3683 Mr Jortikka is president of the base metal division of Outotec Oyj in Finland and is on the executive committee of Outotec neutral 462 Vaisala Oyj Press Release September 30 , 2010 Vaisala has signed a contract to sell its oxygen measurement technology and business to SICK Maihak GmbH positive 4124 Olli-Pekka Laine has been appointed as the Chairman and Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen as the Vice Chairman of the Board neutral 2539 Particular attention is being paid to energy efficiency in the construction of the building , as it is designed to meet the requirements of energy class B , and LEED certification will be applied for neutral 2626 The e-commerce site and flagship will be managed by Marimekko North America Retail LLC , a subsidiary established in the U.S. last year neutral 4699 Operating profit fell from EUR 7.9 mn in the second quarter of 2005 to EUR 5.1 mn in the second quarter of 2006 negative 3636 In Sweden the agreement covers data communication services as well neutral 4120 Mr Clausen , however , refused to comment the option that Nordea would consider buying into Citadele Bank neutral 1540 In recent months , Capman has taken significant steps to simplify its operations , CEO Lennart Simonsen said positive 553 Nokian Capacitors ' equipment will be used to raise the capacity and reliability of the Indian grid positive 1934 Weber convinced his friend Ray Ostrom , who owned a Lake Street sporting goods store , to sell the lures neutral 2926 Glaston 's own glass processing unit , Tamglass Glass Processing , is a manufacturer of high quality safety glass products operating in Finland neutral 3263 The Group 's business sectors are Building Construction , Infrastructure Construction , Technical Building Services , and Building Products neutral 2329 Comptel Corporation will publish its financial statements for 2008 on 12 February 2009 neutral 1223 Finnish holding company Panostaja Oyj said on June 12 , 2007 it has signed a letter of intent to acquire local Lahden Lampokasittely Oy and Heatmasters Oy , active in the heat treatment of metals , for a total 3.1 mln euro ( $ 4.1 mln ) neutral 286 The aim is to increase sales by at least one fifth in 2006 positive 465 `` Of course , we are in talks with all those coming up with new projects that involve material handling , '' Konecranes President and CEO Pekka Lundmark said , when asked whether it was talking to Reliance Industries for supplying equipment to its upcoming refinery in Jamnagar neutral 2507 Maximum amount of terminations in Finland is 40 employees , the company added neutral 1931 Thus , SysOpen Digia has , in accordance with Chapter 14 Section 21 of the Finnish Companies Act 29.9.1978 - 734 , obtained title to all the shares of Sentera that are to be redeemed neutral 2137 It projected revenue of $ 2.2 billion to $ 2.3 billion , slightly higher than analyst estimates of $ 2.19 billion positive 4639 HELSINKI AFX - Kesko Corp is expected to report a lower second quarter EPS today due to tax charges , but other earnings lines are seen higher year-on-year , analysts said negative 4671 Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to EUR1 .37 , down from EUR2 .30 negative 3586 Finnish fibers and plastics producer Suominen Corporation OMX Helsinki : SUY1V reported on Wednesday 22 October an operating loss of EUR0 .8 m on net sales of EUR55 .2 m for the third quarter of 2008 neutral 622 CDP was established on the initiative of institutional investors ; however , the annually published results also interest an increasing number of customers and other interest groups of the reporting companies neutral 2412 At 10.58 am , Outokumpu declined 2.74 pct to 24.87 eur , while the OMX Helsinki 25 was 0.55 pct higher at 2,825.14 and the OMX Helsinki added 0.64 pct to 9,386.89 neutral 1390 The interchange of Editors-in-Chief is a part of publisher 's goal to enhance job circulation in all personnel groups neutral 2882 Eriikka S+Âderstr+Âm has previously held several positions in finance and control at Nokia Networks including acting as the Business Group Controller and having the corporate controller position at Nokia Siemens Networks neutral 3332 The prices of stainless steel also rose in Europe neutral 1861 Shareholders have a right to put on the agenda of the AGM items that are within the competence of the general meeting neutral 2071 Finnish Vacon has signed significant deals with Norwegian Scandinavian Electric Systems ( SES ) on the supply of AC drives positive 1877 We are also pleased to welcome the new employees to Tieto . neutral 2217 The company turned to earnings per share ( EPS ) of EUR 0.03 versus loss per share of EUR 0.01 positive 3055 Nordea Pankki Suomi Oyj , according to previously announced , has made forward contracts on Alma Media Corporation shares neutral 4542 Finnish forestry company UPM-Kymmene and waste management company Lassila & Tikanoja said on Jan. 30 they were planning to produce ethanol and energy from commercial and industrial waste neutral 3083 Pohjola and cooperative banks have continued to combine their branch office network neutral 1271 Jon Risfelt is 49 years old holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology neutral 408 Thereby , the company will expand its offering to North , Central and South America positive 4634 - Net sales for the period are expected to fall well below that of last year and the result after non-recurring items is expected to be in the red negative 4194 GET MIDNIGHTTRADER IN REALTIME : This report is delayed neutral 1077 Tekla Structures BIM Building Information Modeling software is being developed according to a long-term plan of improved user experience , process , and functionality positive 1328 RK Group , headquartered in Vantaa , Finland , is one of Europe 's leading machinery rental services neutral 1700 Viking Line head Jan Kaarstroem told TT that his company 's ferries were well equipped to handle ice and that all the passengers were safe positive 1491 A new Kveyt light variety of Suomalainen Pekoni marketed under the Atria brand name is now available to consumers in Finland positive 4131 The company initially estimated that it would cut up to 30 jobs negative 1836 Basic banking activities continued as normal neutral 429 Furthermore , Bunge will also sign a licensing agreement for the Sunnuntai and Carlshamn Mejeri brands positive 4744 In the Baltic countries , sales fell by 42.6 % negative 1551 It offers advanced machinery maintenance and process development services to the pulp and paper industry in Northern China neutral 2157 Net profit was 35.5 mln compared with 29.8 mln positive 3338 The proposed consolidation activities will impact approximately 30 positions neutral 4726 Commission income decreased to EUR 3.8 mn , compared to EUR 4.6 mn in the third quarter of 2007 negative 4696 Net sales fell by 5 % from the previous accounting period negative 1127 `` I 'm happy with the outcome , '' Sneed said after the hearing positive 1343 Strategic and operational business information is objectively reported neutral 1309 Overall , 50 percent of respondents were confident about their security when banking online positive 4141 The third applicant , Fortum , was dropped neutral 917 Vaisala also said it expects net sales of EUR 253.2 million for 2010 , compared with EUR 252.2 million recorded in 2009 positive 3045 New Novator products are supposed to be exported neutral 2824 Automation makes it possible to conduct several tests simultaneously neutral 1761 SysOpen Digia Plc , Press release , 7 February 2006 IBM Finland has rewarded its most distinguished partner companies for 2005 positive 2374 Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor is temporarily laying off its whole workforce in Finland for two weeks as of mid-July 2009 negative 1418 The sale will allow Campofrio to focus on its recently announced takeover of Groupe Smithfield Holdings , the European unit of Smithfield Foods Inc. ( SFD ) of the U.S neutral 2453 FinancialWire tm is not a press release service , and receives no compensation for its news , opinions or distributions neutral 85 No blind-spots coming from 1 vantage point allows investigators to see the whole story in high resolution with no unbroken video neutral 1933 We have sound experience of project deliveries for large multi-purpose complexes and sports arenas '' , says Sami Eronen , SVP , Infrastructure and Northern Europe , Ruukki Construction neutral 248 Operating profit rose to EUR 27.8 mn from EUR 17.5 mn in 2008 positive 2586 The aim of the CEO 's Q&A sessions is to give further clarity on information , which has been made public already earlier neutral 2404 Also the development of online businesses will continue neutral 3805 The company said that it has agreed to a EUR160m unsecured credit line from lenders neutral 712 Cash Flow from Operations for the most recent quarter also reached a eight year low negative 3081 Pharmaceutical market in Poland Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Poland neutral 1464 ASSA ABLOY Kaupthing Bank gave a ` neutral ' recommendation and a share price target of 174 crowns $ 24.7 - 19 euro on Swedish lock maker Assa Abloy AB neutral 2876 Elcoteq Dongguan was established in 1999 in the Nancheng District of Dongguan , China and is one of Elcoteq s four volume manufacturing plants in the Asia-Pacific region neutral 809 Finnish Outokumpu Technology has been awarded several new grinding technology contracts positive 4095 EBIT excluding non-recurring items , totalled EUR 67.8 mn , up from EUR 38.1 mn positive 4780 The antibody , given 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 positive 501 Rental of building equipment accounted for 88 percent of the operating income neutral 3031 Metso Foundries Jyvaskyla Oy will discontinue production on this line by 30 September 2008 neutral 227 ( ADP News ) - Feb 11 , 2009 - Finnish management software solutions provider Ixonos Oyj ( HEL : XNS1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR 3.5 million ( USD 4.5 m ) for 2008 from EUR 3.1 million for 2007 positive 4564 Altogether Finnair has canceled over 500 flights because of the strike negative 2984 It was decided that the auditors are reimbursed according to invoice neutral 1068 Other potential clients include public administration organizations investing in utility networks and services neutral 3475 The profit after taxes was EUR 57.7 11.1 million neutral 1450 Uponor maintains its full-year guidance for 2010 neutral 1596 Seppala transferred the sale to a greater extent than last year to February , and this is reflected on the January sales figures neutral 620 Based on strong customer interest and feedback , using RPM mobile phone manufacturers , operators , enterprises and developer forums can significantly increase their product and service quality , user-experience and cost-efficiency '' , Tulonen continues positive 621 Cameco is to provide an upfront investment of up to USD 60mn for the construction of the uranium extraction circuit neutral 2125 In January-September 2007 , operating profit totaled EUR 20.5 mn neutral 1774 15 December 2010 - Finnish-German telecoms equipment maker Nokia Siemens Networks said today it won a contract to upgrade the radio network of home-based telecommunications company Elisa Oyj HEL : ELI1V positive 1736 With the measures , Suominen Corporation aims to ensure the competitiveness of the Flexible Packaging business in the long term positive 748 `` This is a win for all OEMs targeting to develop WiMAX products positive 2148 Metso will provide a recovery boiler with a capacity of 6,800 tonnes of dry solids per day and an evaporation plant with six thermal stages and a capacity of 1,600 tonnes per hour neutral 3953 This wood lacquered clock comes with a stripy hand-crocheted cover neutral 3983 With the government exempting certain stainless steel products from anti-dumping duties , Finland-based Outokumpu today said it will look to enter into supply pacts with the Indian Railways soon neutral 685 A state program has been worked out , legal provisions have been developed , and rules and normative documents have been specified for the functioning of a technological park neutral 3249 The financial statements release will be available after publishing on the Company 's internet pages at www.cargotec.com neutral 3819 The deal is in line with Etteplan 's strategy to operate as a partner of global customers and provide industrial technology design services neutral 221 Incap estimates it will generate a revenue of 10 mln euro ( $ 13.2 mln ) from its Indian operations for 2007 neutral 4457 According to Karhinen , OP-Pohjola is an exciting enterprise because the cooperation will bring huge opportunities for customers and the company itself positive 203 Following the acquisition , Relacom will strengthen its presence in Finland , serving operators and office market with mobile and fixed networks construction , installation and maintenance services positive 1009 It 's `` finger-friendly '' , and to my opinion , really fast neutral 36 A Helsinki : ELIiV today reported EPS of EUR1 .13 for 2009 , an increase over EPS of EUR1 .12 in 2008 positive 1625 The contracts awarded to date , in connection with the system , amount to a total EUR 36 million neutral 3245 The fair value of CapMan Plc 's own investments on 30 September 2008 amounted to MEUR 59.8 neutral 3346 The report will be emailed within 2 business days of an order neutral 2483 In addition to the Tulikivi Corporation , he is also currently a member of the Board of the following companies : Altia Corporation , J+ñrvi-Suomen Portti Osuuskunta , Osuuskunta KPY , Profile Vehicles Oy and Voimatel Oy neutral 1754 Mr. Atul Chopra , Chief Operating Officer & President , Tecnotree elaborated '' I am eager to see the continued success of the former Tecnomen , bringing Lifetree product to MENA , under the Tecnotree umbrella neutral 1021 Aldata Solution Oyj Bertrand Sciard President and CEO Further information : Aldata Solution Oyj , Bertrand Sciard , President and CEO , tel. +33 1 46 48 28 00 Aldata 100 % Retail-Wholesale At Aldata 100 % of our business is dedicated to retail and wholesale business improvement neutral 3940 The value of the three-year contract is estimated at EUR40m neutral 1523 Finnish diversified holding company Aspo Oyj said on September 8 , 2008 that it will sell the Finnish tape business of its Kaukomarkkinat unit to local Oy Telpak Ab neutral 4126 Possible personnel reductions concern approximately 104 people negative 4731 Finnish investment group Norvestia Oyj said its net profit fell to 23.5 mln euro $ 30.6 mln in 2006 from 33.5 mln euro $ 43.6 mln in 2005 negative 576 `` These tests are part of a larger campaign which includes various customer trials and demonstrations to make LTE on 800 MHz commercially viable by this summer , '' Nokia Siemens head of LTE business line , Reino Tammela , said neutral 836 Finnish financial solutions developer Basware Corporation ( OMX Helsinki BAS1V ) said on Tuesday ( 23 September ) that it will deliver a complete Invoice Automation solution to a large US engineering , construction and technical services organization positive 1519 Elite Residence Tower , a new development by Tameer , is located at the heart of Dubai Marina neutral 3459 Von Koskull will oversee a new unit of Nordea , which brings together corporate merchant banking , financial institutions and capital markets products divisions neutral 3508 After the acquisition , Basware 's preliminary pro forma net sales for 2005 amount to EUR 52.6 mn , and preliminary pro forma operating profit amounts to EUR 7.1 mn neutral 569 Cencorp , headquartered in Virkkala , Finland , develops and supplies automation solutions to the electronics and semiconductor industry that enhance productivity neutral 1475 `` Small well targeted acquisitions have played an important role in executing Satama 's strategy in the past couple of years neutral 4175 ArcelorMittal Chief Executive Officer Lakshmi Mittal has already cut output at some furnaces negative 1478 `` The bond gathered subscriptions from some 400 investors and the issued amount can be considered substantial taking into account the main target group -- retail investors , '' Citycon CFO Eero Sihvonen said neutral 182 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 1.05 from EUR 0.64 positive 382 The growth of net sales in the first half of 2008 has been 28 % compared with the first half of 2007 positive 1892 Being successful requires providing a level of quality that satisfies our customers and partners neutral 3374 The Tecnomen Convergent Charging solution includes functionality for prepaid and post-paid billing , charging and rating of voice calls , video calls , raw data traffic and any type of content services in both mobile and fixed networks neutral 3097 Protalix is developing genetically engineered proteins from plant cells neutral 1420 The server is responsible for managing devices and user accounts and a desktop client application enables remote access to the mobile phones neutral 4074 The period-end cash and cash equivalents totaled EUR6 .5 m , compared to EUR10 .5 m in the previous year negative 706 Global sports equipment maker Amer Sports Corp. , whose brands include Atomic , Salomon and Wilson , saw a 64 percent increase in third-quarter net profit to EURO 47.4 million $ 65 million on strong sales and cost cuts positive 2219 The diesel margin has remained high positive 2200 The agreement , which will cover monitoring , maintenance , server capacity service and backups , has a one-year extension option neutral 1533 If the employee leaves the company within the duration of the cover , the money invested to ensure commitment is returned to the company neutral 206 However , net sales in 2010 are seen to have grown to EUR598 .3 m from EUR582 .3 m in 2009 positive 384 The pretax profit of the group 's life insurance business increased to EUR36m from EUR27m positive 1357 The business section also includes Ahlstrom 's sustainability report neutral 2913 Fortum expects its annual capital expenditure in the next four to five years to be within a range of EUR 0.8-1 .2 billion , as earlier announced neutral 3964 Under the terms of the agreement , Bunge will acquire Raisio 's Keiju , Makuisa and Pyszny Duet brands and manufacturing plants in Finland and Poland neutral 2920 Furthermore , Novator Finland Oy has entered into a securities lending agreement , whereby Novator Finland Oy will hold directly the same amount of shares that are underlying of the OMX market forwards from May 23 through May 26 , 2008 positive 457 The OMX Nordic 40 ( OMXN40 ) index , comprising the 40 most traded Nordic stocks on the Nasdaq OMX exchange , closed up 0.43 % at 1,138.84 points on Wednesday positive 3777 The business transfer will take effect from 1 January 2007 , and in connection with this 47 employees will transfer from Elisa to Daxtum as continuing employees neutral 4149 A total of 1,800,000 stock options were issued in the 2003 stock option scheme neutral 2172 Operating profit totaled EUR 18.6 mn or 8.3 % of net sales neutral 3879 The order consists of outsourced application management , support and planning for Tecnotree and third-party applications neutral 3658 Kemira 's R&D organization comprises approximately 750 people , the company said neutral 3620 In 2010 , Sanoma Magazines expects net sales to be at the 2009 level neutral 1778 Combining the two producers will create a strong EU-based fertilizer industry capable of meeting global competition , they added positive 3764 The agreement includes the entire process of managing Mercator 's supply chain in all regions where the company is currently present neutral 663 According to Sepp+ñnen , the new technology UMTS900 solution network building costs are by one-third lower than that of the building of 3.5 G networks , operating at 2,100 MHz frequency positive 1275 KONE , headquartered in Espoo , Finland , is one of the world 's leading elevator and escalator companies neutral 4308 Belarus OAO Lidskoe Pivo brewery , based in the Grodno Region , reported a 1.1 % decrease in output to 1.045 million decaliters in January-March 2010 , a representative in the administration of the company told negative 2062 ` Very recommendable ' is the Nokian Z G2 according to the ` ADAC judgement ' in the latest summer tyre test of the German automobile association ADAC positive 2134 It appears from statistics of the Technical Surveillance Authority that customers who switch service providers mostly transfer their numbers to Elisa 's network neutral 2714 Finnish printed circuit boards ( PCBs ) maker Aspocomp Group Oyj said on December 4 , 2006 it named Henry Gilchrist senior vice president of the group 's Asian operations , as of January 8 , 2007 neutral 768 Kalmar has been awarded a new 5-year contract to supply its Rough Terrain Container Handler RTCH positive 3037 M-real Corporation Stock Exchange Release 27 August 2009 at 3.15 pm M-real has received the EUR 190 million cash payment from Sappi M-real Corporation , a part of Mets+ñliitto Group , divested its Graphic Papers business to Sappi Limited at the end of 2008 for EUR 750 million neutral 4747 Operating profit decreased to EUR 11.2 mn from EUR 16.6 mn negative 4050 The company 's annual loss amounted to EEK 18mn , compared to a profit of EEK 7.3 mn in 2008 negative 1850 In his turn Fradkov said Russia is interested in adopting Finnish experience in forming technology parks in the framework of implementing the law on special economic zone neutral 3158 The acquisition was financed with $ 2.56 billion of debt arranged by Goldman , Sachs & Co. neutral 2284 It therefore seems that Finnish shipping company Viking Line will get the subsidy it needs to order its new LNG-fuelled vessel positive 1875 This bold spinning 360 red fabric design is set beautifully on Ercols Napoli sofa positive 1545 It also confirmed its earnings guidance for the whole 2009 issued in its report for the whole 2008 neutral 2365 A spokesman said : `` The food store center , subject to council and local support , could comprise a supermarket or smaller store and other niche outlets , and this will be firmed up following consultation with the council and local community regarding appropriate uses and occupiers . ' neutral 3259 The full MidnightTrader extended-hours trading analysis and news service is available in real-time through COMTEX neutral 2915 Fortum holds 90.2 pct of the share capital and 94.4 pct of the voting rights in the company , which it now plans to delist from the Warsaw Stock Exchange neutral 4352 The measures result from the statutory joint negotiations with employees which started in February and concerned all operations in the country neutral 841 For Teleste , the acquisition marks an entry into services business in a market where it has long been an established and significant supplier of products positive 1559 The fine print is here neutral 2459 Finnish Sampo-Rosenlew manufactures approximately seven forest machines monthly , and about half of machines are exported neutral 3903 The selling consortium includes funds managed by OKO Bank 's venture capital unit , Bio Fund Management and Finnish Industry Investment , a government-owned investment group neutral 3067 On the other hand , Montevideo said that having the two mills working in the area will generate jobs positive 3544 BM4 middle layer headbox will be equipped with a dilution control system neutral 4193 Fortum is looking to invest in several new production units , including a new waste-fired unit at its Brista combined heat and power ( CHP ) plant and a biofuels-based production unit at Vartan CHP plant neutral 857 Known as Post Bank , the concept would see Fidelity Bank rolling out 75 offices in Ghana Post premises , to provide financial services to the people positive 1771 `` Lining stone sales were also good in the early autumn , and order books are strong to the end of the year positive 2263 `` Several growth initiatives in the chosen geographic areas are already ongoing , '' it continued , noting Lindex opened its first store in the Czech Republic this autumn in Brno positive 925 `` Last year , Finnair recorded a 32.6-percent growth on the Asian sector , carrying more than 1.10 million passengers between the two continents . ' positive 2670 The purchase sum is about EUR 10mn US$ 12.97 mn neutral 4662 Cash flow after investments amounted to EUR45m , down from EUR46m negative 2214 The company 's operating profit for 2006 stood at 39.6 mln euro ( $ 57.9 mln ) neutral 4752 Operating profit totaled EUR 6.7 mn , down from EUR 7.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 2906 Finnish real estate company Sponda Oyj said on April 11 , 2008 it would build Vuosaari Harbour Service Center at the Port of Helsinki neutral 3826 The divested company is part of TietoEnator 's business area Government , Manufacturing & Retail neutral 4274 The resignation will be in effect immediately neutral 3564 Currently Alfred A Palmberg is putting the finishing touches to one of Finland 's biggest ever re-plumbing and bathroom refurbishment projects also in the district of Vuosaari neutral 1722 `` Following last year 's good profit development , we have entered the current year in a good position positive 1564 NetCom expects to complete Turbo 3G deployment in these areas this year neutral 2443 Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks neutral 3572 Earnings per share EPS in 2005 amounted to a loss of EUR1 .26 neutral 3364 The shares subscribed will be eligible for trade on the following day from the registration neutral 4768 The operating margin of Aker Yards Cruise & Ferries division went down from 8.3 % to 6.4 % in the first quarter of 2007 negative 3565 Currently Glaston employs approximately 1,500 persons neutral 3077 Outotec is currently delivering a new oil shale processing plant for Eesti Energia in Estonia based on Enefit technology , which has been developed jointly by Eesti Energia and Outotec neutral 1632 The event can also be viewed as a live webcast at www.cargotec.com neutral 3711 Our tools are specifically designed with the needs of both the business users and ICT experts in mind neutral 2815 As part of the reorganisation , Pohjola Insurance 's 250 field staff for private customers will join the payroll of local cooperative banks from the beginning of October 2008 neutral 2700 Upon completion of the sale Proha would get some USD12 .7 m for its stake in Artemis neutral 2972 Investments are not disclosed neutral 687 Finnish Bore that is owned by the Rettig family has grown recently through the acquisition of smaller shipping companies positive 3408 The world of glass is coming to Egypt and we invite Visitors from all around the world to attend Glass World Exhibition 2009 , Register Now at www.glassworldex.co neutral 3028 Metsa-Botnia will sell 82.1 % of its stake in the Uruguayan companies and Metsaliitto -- 5.5 % neutral 2076 According to Olvi 's Managing Director Lasse Aho , the company has an ongoing MMX Plus project that aims to find growth outside Finland positive 1767 This location makes the mall a convenient place to shop for consumers from three large residential areas nearby : Jaroszowka , Wysockiego and Zgody positive 2519 no compensation for its news , opinions or distributions neutral 4315 He found him again , however , after the driver was involved in a two-car accident neutral 527 The subscriptions increase Cargotec 's share capital by EUR 27,060 positive 4268 The plant will be fired with a combination of spruce bark , chipped logging residues or milled peat neutral 1230 GeoSentric 's flagship product is the GyPSii platform , which uses pioneering geo-location software technology to connect people to people , and people to places with new and exciting social community and location-specific services neutral 4749 Operating profit fell to EUR 20.3 mn from EUR 74.2 mn in the second quarter of 2008 negative 4661 Cargo traffic fell 1 % year-on-year to 8,561 tonnes in September 2009 negative 1410 The product 's front-edge folding maximizes weather resilience and enables a seamless roof finish neutral 2579 Teleste BK Optiflex amplifier products will be used in ongoing capacity upgrade of KDG 's network to bi-directionality neutral 794 ` This is a repeat order to follow successfully installed 159 elevators in the same Delhi metro system , ' Kone spokeswoman told Thomson Financial News positive 4470 The respondents praised Finnair 's reliability , Finnishness , and understanding of its target group positive 3152 Thanks to the development of a system that enables it to trace the origin of all the palm oil that it uses , it knows exactly where and how its palm oil has been produced neutral 3207 The company was supposed to deliver machinery to a veneer mill in the Tomsk region , in Russia neutral 1746 Affecto has helped SKAT to set up the platform and has previously delivered several Business Intelligence projects for SKAT neutral 2823 At the moment , there are approximately 20 Vianor sales offices in Russia neutral 4176 As a part of the plan , the Board of Directors decided to transfer a maximum of 330,000 shares held by the company in a share issue against payment directed to Aspo Management Oy , a holding company acquired by the management neutral 4562 Vanhanen said the strike would be `` extremely damaging '' as some 1,300 participants and reporters begin to arrive in Finland for the one-day EU summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Lahti , about 100 kilometers ( 60 miles ) north of Helsinki negative 3038 N +1 Group will pay EUR16 .5 m of the transaction price upon closing , and the remaining sum in 2012 neutral 2591 The buyer is real estate owner Propertos Oy , but the companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the deal neutral 1889 An of the invention , released by the Patent Office , said : `` A non-coherent search matrix is formed of said correlation function matrix neutral 787 The goal will be achieved via organic growth possibly supplemented by acquisitions neutral 2445 Empresa de Desarrollo Urbano de Quito , INNOVAR-UIO , Ecuador has commissioned Poyry to prepare a feasibility study for a new urban rapid mass transit system neutral 4246 The company has a continuous need for alloys such as nickel , ferro-chrome , molybdenum and manganese in its production , said Talvivaara neutral 4528 The EB Tough VoIP Field Phone is equipped with an integrated speaker , Ethernet and SHDSL connectivity , and enables several innovative applications neutral 2959 In the fourth quarter of 2006 , OKO Banks expects the operating environment for Banking and Investment Services to remain similar to that in January-September 2006 neutral 3456 With sales of $ 12.7 billion over the last twelve months ending October , 2010 and over 9,200 stores in 35 states , Dollar General is the nation 's largest small box discount retailer neutral 1829 Finnish newspaper publisher Sanoma , of media group SanomaWSOY , is merging its free sheets Uutislehti 100 and Metro as of mid-September 2008 to form a new free sheet to be named Metro neutral 546 `` We reached agreement with the union that flights will continue as normal , '' Finnair spokesman Usko Maatta said positive 615 On January 29 , 2009 The largest Nordic bank Nordea and Finnish retail chain Stockmann launched a regionally unique cooperation project : they are the first to introduce a common MasterCard credit card enabling payments in different states and stores neutral 1855 L&T has also made a commitment to redeem the remaining shares by the end of 2011 neutral 1965 `` This is super nasty , '' said Eric Schultze , chief technology officer at Shavlik Technologies LLC , a St. Paul , Minn.-based maker of patch management tools negative 2231 The Group 's revenue in 2009 amounted to EUR 70 million and the company currently employs approximately 780 people neutral 1073 Satama and Trainers ' House will remain as names and independent brands of the business areas neutral 1431 The total number of shares in the company will be 585,236,987 Innofactor group Innofactor offers its customers comprehensive solutions in the Microsoft environment neutral 1826 `` We are delighted to welcome Elisa to our Board of Directors , '' said Garry McGuire , CEO of RMG Networks positive 1367 The company said shareholders will be able to vote on the agreement at an EGM scheduled for later this month neutral 3648 It includes options for additional 30 communal building sites as well as construction supervision works for all construction sites neutral 467 `` Residentialconstruction in particular has picked up in several markets positive 4306 And Ogden reportedly will shell out $ 4.2 million neutral 276 Revenues at the same time grew 14 percent to 43 million euros positive 1046 Investments span across various product and investment types , including retail , hospitality , office , and residential , with interests in real-estate portfolios , non-performing loans and corporate restructurings neutral 3914 The through service of FESCO is a telling example of strengthening the relationship between logistics companies and operators at the international level positive 4472 The long-standing partnership and commitment enable both parties to develop their respective operations , and ESL Shipping will also have the opportunity to update its fleet and improve its efficiency positive 3627 In addition to verification of an identity and digital signatures , new state-approved Mobile ID enables to cast votes in elections as well neutral 1643 The order was valued at USD12 .2 m neutral 1170 Also the traditional grapevine carries a lot of weight neutral 1620 The company said production volumes so far indicate the circuit is capable of the targeted output rate of 60,000 tonnes per day , or 22 million tonnes a year neutral 2743 Finland-based Stockmann Group has closed seven franchising sports stores Nike in Russia negative 2104 Finnish Metso will supply new wood handling and bleaching lines , as well as a rebuild of the kraft liner washing line for Klabin 's Tel+¬maco Borba mill in the Brazilian state of Paran+í positive 1441 This beauty is an updated version of her chichi loop shade launched in 2001 neutral 1280 LLC , a voice and data management solution provider to wireless companies with operations worldwide , will be transferring its U.S. deployment operations to the Finnish mobile giant , which includes civil works and site acquisition services neutral 3603 Garmin fell 4.5 percent to $ 34.53 at 1:33 p.m. in New York , while Google slid 0.7 percent at $ 576.50 neutral 1590 RusHydro has an agreement to transfer its stakes in OESK and the five ERCs into the trust management of Inter RAO neutral 1047 It also recovers valuable raw material for Kemira 's water chemical production neutral 1547 It is hand-painted resin with real 14-0 trebles and is 75cm long by 25cm deep from top to bottom of the middle hook neutral 3532 As a consequence of the merger the number of administration personnel at the factories will be reduced by six neutral 2464 For the purposes of the possible acquisition , PKC would establish a subsidiary in Poland neutral 4158 Finnish Nordic Aluminium is starting employer-employee negotiations in Finland that concern all staff groups neutral 3545 Boomerang Boats had net sales of EUR 4.1 mn and it made an operating profit of EUR 0.4 mn in 2006 neutral 1869 The Moscow Metro ( www.mosmetro.ru ) was the first metro system in Europe to implement smart cards together with a new type of magnetic card in 1998 neutral 2615 The contract includes heating plant equipment and associated installation work neutral 3995 Return on investment ROI was 4.1 % compared to 43.8 % in the first half of 2008 negative 53 Seppala 's revenue increased by 0.2 % to EUR10 .1 m. In Finland , revenue went down by 2.4 % to EUR6 .8 m , while sales abroad rose by 6.2 % to EUR3 .3 m. Sales increased in all the Baltic countries as well as in Russia and Ukraine positive 516 The corresponding share capital increase , EUR 1,012,945.50 was entered in the Trade Register today neutral 1760 Since inception in 1999 , Access ' stable management team has remained disciplined and focused on the proactive screening , selection and management of European small to mid-market buy-out funds of funds and mandates neutral 2577 Tecnotree 's convergent charging solution includes functionality for prepaid and post-paid billing , charging and rating of voice calls , video calls and raw data traffic for both mobile and fixed networks neutral 3490 1 April 2011 - Finnish machinery rental company Ramirent Oyj HEL : RMR1V said today it has acquired the assets of sector player Stavebni Doprava a Mechanizace SDM in the Czech Republic for an undisclosed sum neutral 985 The launch of the plant in June went well , and it has been producing the advanced fuel for a couple of weeks positive 1606 The Annual General Meeting approved a dividend of EUR 0.10 per share , that is , a total of EUR 7,8 million neutral 2315 These savings will have full impact as of the beginning of 2007 neutral 4812 Because expenditures must be justified to pass budget approval hurdles , we believe our RoP model can help make it easier for IT and IT security practitioners to make the business case for acquiring enabling security technologies and related control activities neutral 482 Cargotec 's share capital after the increase totals 64,046,460 euros neutral 2553 Raute is listed on the Nordic exchange in Helsinki neutral 3342 The reductions will be implemented immediately , beginning in October 2009 neutral 3039 National Conciliator Juhani Salonius , who met both parties on Wednesday , said they were too far apart in their views for him to propose mediation negative 1399 The objective of the St. Petersburg office is first to boost the Company 's maintenance business neutral 2281 Glaston also has efficiency measures in all other units neutral 3171 The building will house , for example , Respecta Oy 's Jyvaskyla premises , as well as other companies to be announced later , says Samuel Koivisto , Director of Technopolis operations in Jyvaskyla neutral 1465 ` Ruukki has experience of logistics construction , competence in project management and also has the best references in terms of steel frame production and installation , ' says Onodi Stefan , General Manager of Arxikon Construction Company SRL , which is Ruukki 's customer positive 3733 Rimi supermarket is the key customer in Magistral center neutral 692 Profit before taxes was EUR 5.4 mn , up from EUR 3.6 mn a year earlier positive 2407 As a result , a total of 82 employees would be given notice neutral 289 The company expects its net sales in the first half of 2008 to reach the previous year 's level positive 1989 `` Uncommonly weak snow conditions in nearly every market have affected our first quarter result , '' Chief Executive Roger Talermo said negative 1526 Following the impact , the Altima hit a utility pole , causing a live electric line to fall onto the roadway neutral 2171 Operating profit for the quarter April-June 2006 amounted to EUR182 .2 m on sales of EUR3 .62 bn neutral 2383 According to Gallup Food and Farm Facts , beef consumption totaled 99mn kilos in Finland in 2007 neutral 4630 The company expects its net sales for the whole 2009 to remain below the 2008 level negative 3227 The deal also includes a ten-year maintenance agreement neutral 3294 The new location is n't the only change Wellmont has in store for its air transport service neutral 1389 The Innova 2 building will be located close to downtown , in the immediate vicinity of Paviljonki and the travel center , and within walking distance from the heart of the city thanks to the trade fair bridge neutral 295 The firm generated sales of 187 mln eur in 2005 neutral 61 When this investment is in place , Atria plans to expand into the Moscow market neutral 4490 In addition , we will launch a versatile online service to complete the traditional printed newspaper , Mr. Valkama says neutral 3763 The agreement includes application maintenance and support services neutral 2794 Also Finnish Industry Investment , a government-owned investment company , will participate in the project neutral 2318 Tiimari Latvian representative Ineta Zaharova said that the company earned LVL 122,000 in 2005 profit , which is 20 times more that in 2004 positive 1928 The tool is a patent pending design that allows consumers to lay out their entire project on a removable plate using multiple clear stamps of any kind neutral 3218 The contract includes design , construction , delivery of equipment , installation and commissioning neutral 2486 In the Baltic countries , Atria 's target is organic growth neutral 2542 PCS Digital Guatemala has been using Tecnomen 's prepaid system in Telgua fixed networks as well as code division multiple access , or CDMA , and global system for mobile communication , or GSM , since 2003 neutral 2379 The largest construction company in Finland , YIT Corporation , is to acquire 70 % of the shares in the Slovak construction company Reding Bratislava neutral 2091 Diluted loss per share stood at EUR 0.15 versus EUR 0.26 positive 3262 The group reiterated its forecast that handset manufacturers will sell around 915 mln units this year globally neutral 2485 In return the New York-based private equity firm will receive a 51 % stake in the Latvian IT and telecom group neutral 3098 Purchase it for the 12MP snapper , if nothing else neutral 4115 Elisa CEO Sami Seppanen said EMT 's slogan `` Best coverage across Estonia '' clearly gives misleading information to consumers negative 4355 The pine oil project is related to the upgrade of the chemical recovery plant of UPM at its pulp mill in Kymi , southern Finland neutral 589 Finnish telecoms software developer Tecnomen Oyj said on December 5 , 2006 it won a $ 3.3 mln ( 2.5 mln euro ) order to supply an expansion of the charging and messaging systems for the mobile and fixed networks of Brasil Telecom positive 4147 `` We have the most expensive water brand in Finland at the moment . ' neutral 590 Increased trust of our clients in YIT can be seen as apartment sales accelerated positive 2916 Founded in 1985 , Quatrocon 's clientele consists of public sector builders , central trading companies and major construction firms neutral 1144 Finnish beverage company Olvi is introducing a new long drink Olvi Kultalonkero ( `` golden long drink '' ) in the market in Finland in the spring of 2009 neutral 3065 Okmetic revised its 2010 financial outlook based on its order book neutral 4174 Applying for summer work is seen as laborious and stressful negative 3211 The company will propose a dividend of EUR0 .12 per share for 2008 neutral 2703 We know that it exists , '' Artemyev said neutral 1794 Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on clean , high-quality traffic fuels neutral 3739 Rubin says he expects Capman to announce 1-2 additional transactions in 2009 neutral 3362 The shares represented 4.998 % of total share capital and 2.14 % of total voting rights neutral 2545 POYRY PLC Additional information by : Heikki Malinen , President and CEO , Poyry PLC tel. +358 10 33 21307 Poyry is a global expert in consulting and engineering neutral 1887 `` We are happy to be working with Rapala to encourage boaters and anglers to introduce newcomers to the sport , '' said RBFF President & CEO Frank Peterson positive 607 Progress Group , QPR 's representative in Saudi Arabia and North Africa , has signed a framework agreement for a long term strategic relationship with ISE positive 296 The German company has also signed a code share agreement with another Oneworld member -- American Airlines Inc , part of US-based AMR Corp ( NYSE : AMR ) positive 587 With CapMan as a partner , we will be able to further develop our business and continue to focus on providing quality restaurant services for our customers , '' says Christopher Wynne , CEO of Papa John 's Russia positive 3427 Through the Nordic Exchange , OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market neutral 566 The growth of net sales has continued favourably in the Middle East and Africaand in Asia Pacific positive 1702 Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor announced a company-wide cost reduction program in August 2008 neutral 4830 The OMX Helsinki index was down 0.34 pct at 8,256.02 on turnover of 813.191 mln eur negative 2409 As an alternative to the share exchange , Panostaja offers a full cash consideration at the value of 1.27 euro $ 1.7 per share neutral 2487 Incap Corporation Stock Exchange Announcement 29 April 2010 at 1 p.m. INVITATION TO A NEWS CONFERENCE ON INCAP 'S INTERIM REPORT Q1-2010 Incap will publish its interim report for January-March 2010 on Wednesday , 5 May 2010 neutral 3524 Amanda Capital has investments in 22 private equity funds and in over 200 unquoted companies mainly in Europe neutral 934 Finlan 's listed food industry company HKScan Group controlled companies in the Baltics improved revenues by EUR 3.5 mn to EUR 160.4 mn in 2010 from EUR 156.9 mn in the year before positive 2749 Finnish Rautaruukki 's engineering division Ruukki Engineering will re-organise its operations in the Mo i Rana plant in Norway neutral 3757 Thanks to its extensive industry and operations experience , Cybercom offers strategic and technological expertise to these markets : telecom , industry , media , public sector , retail , and banking and financial services neutral 2017 In 2009 , KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.7 billion and approximately 34,000 employees neutral 1580 Pharmaceuticals - Netherlands This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Netherlands neutral 196 Finnish metal industry solutions supplier Outotec Oyj net profit rose to 50.4 mln euro ( $ 72.5 mln ) for the first nine months of 2007 from 20.1 mln euro ( $ 28.9 mln ) for the same period of 2006 positive 4721 The Group 's order portfolio decreased from EUR 42.9 mn in 9-2007 to EUR 33.3 mn in 2-2008 negative 133 The transaction doubles Tecnomens workforse , and adds a fourth to their net sales positive 2294 Outokumpu of Finland , stainless steel manufacturer , plans to enter into a supply agreement with the Indian Railways positive 1906 Nokia said the outcome was a `` fair and responsible social plan . ' neutral 321 Affecto expects its net sales for the whole 2010 to increase from the 2009 level when they reached EUR 103 million positive 118 Operating profit rose to EUR 3.11 mn from EUR 1.22 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 261 Orion Pharma 's operating profit increased by 42.5 % from 2004 positive 598 The six breweries recorded a 5.2 percent growth in domestic beer sales last year to 270.21 million liters , from 256.88 million liters sold in 2005 positive 4049 The company reported today an operating loss of EUR0 .1 m on net sales of EUR4 .5 m for the first quarter 2008 negative 905 The mill has long traditions and holds an established position in the markets positive 1902 It is profitable to make pulp , paper , and sawn goods in areas where the combination of these factors is good neutral 4204 In Sweden , there is an oversupply of pharmacies negative 4456 These financing arrangements will enable the company to ensure , in line with its treasury policy , that it has sufficient financial instruments at its disposal for its potential capital requirements positive 3861 The manufacture of CPPs will be undertaken at the existing Export Oriented Unit EOU at Wartsila 's factory at Khopoli , near Mumbai neutral 1056 Medical Devices - Russia This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the medical device market in Russia neutral 1706 Employing 112 in Finland and 280 abroad , the unit recorded first-quarter 2007 sales of 8.6 mln eur , with an operating loss of 1.6 mln eur negative 322 Cash flow from operations rose to EUR 52.7 mn from EUR 15.6 mn in 2007 positive 2033 Poyry 's net sales in 2007 amounted to about EUR 720 million and it employs 7400 experts neutral 4371 Border Guard Service has banned the mooring of the company car-shipping ferry on its test travel at the railroad-car terminal of the Russian port as the border checkpoint is not yet ready negative 149 South African Sappi will become the largest foreign forest industry company operating in Finland as a result of the acquisition Finnish M-real Corporation 's Graphic Papers Business unit positive 4383 The hack had been extra nefarious because the tweets activated without being clicked on - it was enough for Web surfers to move their mouse cursors over them negative 4559 Ruukki Group calculates that it has lost EUR 4mn in the failed project negative 579 Patrizia adds the acquisition to a portfolio already worth EUR3bn neutral 421 Compared with the FTSE 100 index , which rose 36.7 points ( or 0.6 % ) on the day , this was a relative price change of -0.2 % negative 2585 The aforementioned shareholders have informed that they will propose to the Annual General Meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be five and that besides the present members of the Board of Directors also Mr Lassi Noponen shall be elected to the Board of Directors neutral 3746 Stora Enso 's business in North America has annual capacity of about 3 million tons and employs about 4,350 people neutral 3010 LONDON ( AFX ) - Intertek Group PLC , a testing and inspection company , said its commercial and electrical division has bought Finland-based company Natlabs Oy from Etteplan Oyj for 1.3 mln eur in cash neutral 3283 The maximum obligated total trades per day is ISK 400,000,000 market value neutral 3371 The talks involved the Food and Ingredients Divisions , as well as group service functions , the company said neutral 3435 Uncertainties still exist , however neutral 1190 CapMan has four investment areas ( CapMan Buyout , CapMan Technology , CapMan Life Science and CapMan Real Estate ) , and each of them has a dedicated team neutral 1266 It will provide heating in the form of hot water for the sawmill 's needs neutral 1895 City CU Welcomes DART Members DALLAS-City CU welcomes the members of DART FCU as they merge with City CU neutral 226 Kone 's net sales rose by some 14 % year-on-year in the first nine months of 2008 positive 17 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Shares closed higher , led by Nokia after it announced plans to team up with Sanyo to manufacture 3G handsets , and by Nokian Tyres after its fourth-quarter earnings report beat analysts ' expectations , dealers said positive 3352 The secondary antenna can also be used for reception of the high power signal of the radar to calibrate the transmission channels of the radar . ' neutral 1657 The ten year rent contract with the right of prolongation on the existing terms , was signed between Stockmann and the owner of the shopping center in 1998 neutral 1680 To showcase our end-to-end capabilities at the Mobile World Congress , we arranged an internal MeeGo application development competition to entice developers to create new applications neutral 4789 Changes in the market situation and tougher price competition have substantially reduced demand for bread packaging manufactured at the Kauhava plant , according to the company negative 2065 `` The announced investment of the carmaker Hyundai for example sounds optimistically for us as of course new cars mean new tires . ' positive 3974 Vaisala 's expertise in lightning data and information systems is based on extensive experience and investment in R&D neutral 1206 DnB Nord of Norway is the `` most likely Nordic buyer '' for Citadele , while Nordea would be a `` good strategic fit '' , according to the document published by Pietiek neutral 4168 Among the biggest Christmas sellers were a 35 satin bow shift dress styled on outfits worn by Victoria Beckham and a 75 Paris Hilton Prom dress neutral 418 As earlier reported , Nokian Tyres is building a plant in the town of Vsevolozhsk in Russia 's Leningrad Region with an annual production capacity of 4 million tires neutral 4117 In this case , the effect would be negative in Finland negative 988 The sale , which will result in a gain of some EUR 60 million in the second quarter of 2010 for Oriola-KD , supports the Finnish company 's strategy to focus on pharmaceutical wholesale and retail operations positive 1062 Nokia will continue to invest in future development of Qt , and Digia will be responsible for commercial licensing and services business neutral 3074 OTHER North-Rhine Westphalia - Is to issue a benchmark , 5 year fixed rate deal in Euros neutral 3457 With the U.S. Federal Government putting a stake in the ground , vendors - and their customers - are focused on meeting the deadline neutral 1870 The StoneGate product is centrally manageable and suited for both physical and virtual environments neutral 572 The company has also supplied more than 200 MW of power generating equipment for a number of projects in Papua New Guinea , including 12 engines of the Wartsila 32 type to Lihir Gold neutral 229 ( ADP News ) - Feb 6 , 2009 - Finnish fishing tackle company Rapala VMC Corp ( HEL : RAP1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR 19.2 million ( USD 24.6 m ) for 2008 from EUR 17.5 million for 2007 positive 4188 Finland-based international machinery rental company Ramirent Plc ( OMX Helsinki : RMR1V ) said on Friday ( 9 May ) that its president and CEO , Kari Kallio , has informed the board of his intention to retire in year 2009 neutral 86 The company still expects its turnover in 2010 to slightly increase from the level of 2009 , adding that `` market predictability is still too poor for trustworthy forecasts on the market development of the contract manufacturing business during the current year '' positive 440 Nokia Messaging 1.1 enables customers to receive e-mails from up to 10 e-mail accounts on their mobile phone supporting all POP or IMAP e-mail services neutral 1872 The tower 's engineers have created an 18 degree westward lean - four times the inclination on the Leaning Tower of Pisa - using diagrid structures that are aligned geometrically using Tekla Structures BIM ( Building Information Modeling ) software neutral 1427 The solutions will be used for upgrading the networks of a Russian MSO in 37 different cities in Russia positive 2692 This release is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States or elsewhere neutral 288 The company expects its net sales in 2008 to increase 5-10 % from 2007 positive 2694 Through its partnership with Finnish Paulig 's Danish subsidiary Oscar , Puljonki acquired a sales organization in the European market neutral 2193 Tallink claims the watertight doors of both Vana Tallinn and Regina Baltica , including their electrical systems , are fully in working order positive 1300 O'Leary 's Material Handling Services , located in Perth , is the leading company in Western Australia that supplies , installs and provides service for tail lifts positive 3846 The expansion is to be finalized in the autumn of 2009 neutral 242 Operating profit rose from EUR 1.94 mn to EUR 2.45 mn positive 3682 Motorola Inc. of the United States came second with shipments of 217.4 million units for a 21.3 percent market share , followed by South Korea 's Samsung Electronics Co. with shipments of 118.0 million units for an 11.6 percent share neutral 3201 The company 's model is based on developer contracting construction projects and customer focused project management neutral 1382 The first of the two project phases is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 neutral 1999 Talentum expects that the net sales of its core business will increase in 2008 , compared to 2007 positive 4702 Operating profit fell to EUR 38.1 mn from EUR 55.3 mn in 2007 negative 3696 No planned closing date was provided neutral 2949 In a recent interview with the Financial Times ( FT ) , Sampo 's board chairman Bjorn Wahlroos said If P&C was certainly for sale and the price had been set at SEK 85 billion , confirming earlier statements neutral 2756 Scanfil , a systems supplier and contract manufacturer to the communications sector , will start personnel negotiations in Oulu , in Finland , to lay off staff temporarily negative 3530 Around 250 of these reductions will be implemented through pension arrangements neutral 1182 Aspo 's strong company brands - ESL Shipping , Leipurin , Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - aim to be the market leaders in their sectors neutral 998 The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. neutral 4689 ( ADPnews ) - Oct 21 , 2009 - Finland-based IT consultancy Tieto Oyj ( HEL : TIE1V ) said today its net profit plunged to EUR 29.4 million ( USD 43.9 m ) for the first nine months of 2009 from EUR 58.7 million for the same period negative 3041 Negotiations with representatives of the personnel regarding the restructuring process have now been ended neutral 2944 Implementation of the project will be carried out by the Finnish company YIT in association with the investment fund Evli Property Investment Russia ( EPI ) neutral 944 Deliveries have started and the network will be ready for a launch soon positive 935 Finnish airline Finnair has won a deal with the UK public sector to be the official airline for flights from London Heathrow to Osaka in Japan , as well as flights between Manchester in the UK and Helsinki in Finland positive 3131 Stockholm , 3 March 2011 About Cybercom The Cybercom Group is a high-tech consultancy that offers global sourcing for end-to-end solutions neutral 3504 According to Finnish L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's CEO Matti Karppinen , now that L+ñnnen Tehtaat has sold the majority of its feed and grain business , it will quickly start to look for acquisitions neutral 1292 Neste Oil Corporation Refining Operation Asset Summary Report Summary Neste Oil Corporation Refining Operation Assets Summary Report is an essential source for company data and information neutral 880 Savon koulutuskuntayhtyma , Finland based company has awarded contract for specialist agricultural or forestry machinery positive 2242 The segment has an annual revenue of approximately EUR400m , the company said neutral 996 These moderate but significant changes resulted in a significant 24-32 % reduction in the estimated CVD risk positive 346 Marimekko Group 's full-year net sales are estimated to increase by about 10 % positive 558 The tower it chose to add , due to go into operation in the summer , will increase total capacity to 80 broadsheet or 160 tabloid pages , with the ability to run 32 - and 48-page products side by side positive 4733 However , its market share shrank to 47.59 per cent from 48 per cent a year earlier negative 1556 Kaupthing Bank will publish its annual results for 2007 before markets open on Thursday 31 January neutral 2378 Member of the HK Ruokatalo Group in Finland , Scan , is launching a joint venture slaughterhouse with Team Ugglarp in Sk+Ñne , southern Sweden neutral 4086 EBIT excluding non-recurring items was estimated to increase from 2009 positive 3025 May 29 , 2010 ( CompaniesandMarkets.com delivered by Newstex ) -- This report provides key data and information on the meat , fish and poultry market in Finland neutral 1504 Back then , Tikkurila 's former owner , Finnish chemicals company Kemira Oyj HEL : KRA1V , distributed an 86 % stake to Kemira shareholders to facilitate the divestment and listing of Tikkurila neutral 257 Operating profit was EUR 11.4 mn , up from EUR 7.5 mn positive 2024 International operations accounted for over 80 % of net sales neutral 2587 The Board of Directors was authorized to decide on other terms of the share issue neutral 1148 Finnish Suominen Corporation that makes wet wipes , nonwovens , and flexible packaging is starting employer-employee negotiations at its Tampere plant in Finland to lay off about 25 employees negative 1649 The potential acquirer is Cencorp Corporation which is a related entity to SAV owing to each of SAV and Cencorp being a subsidiary of the Finnish Savcor Group Oy neutral 4711 Profit for the period totalled EUR 1.1 mn , down from EUR 1.6 mn in the third quarter of 2008 negative 4018 Finnish automation solutions developer Cencorp Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : CNC1V ) reported on Thursday ( 6 November ) an operating loss of EUR1 .3 m on net sales of EUR11 .9 m for the period January to September 2008 neutral 2067 3 January 2011 - Finnish flag carrier Finnair Oyj ( HEL : FIA1S ) said today it sealed a nine-year sale and leaseback agreement for its newest Airbus A330 aircraft for syndication into the Japanese operating lease market positive 3311 The other two sellers were the Finnish National Fund for R&D ( Sitra ) and Oras Invest Oy , which also sold half of their shareholdings , leaving them with 3.8 pct and 3.2 pct of the company respectively neutral 1666 There are companies , which are ready to invest their own funds in this deal such as Rostelecom RTS : RTKM positive 4217 ( ADPnews ) - Dec 30 , 2009 - Finnish investment group Neomarkka Oyj ( HEL : NEMBV ) said today that it will furlough employee in its unit Reka Cables Ltd for less than 90 days , starting in January 2010 neutral 953 Honka 's subsidiaries in France and Germany will also benefit by , for example , arranging customer events in conjunction with World Cup skiing competitions neutral 3889 The portfolio comprises of 118,000 m2 of leasable space with a vacancy rate of roughly 5 % , let to around 140 tenants of which two of the largest are the Swedish government and Ericsson neutral 1949 This is a much better process than using virgin paper as it requires less transportation of wood pulp from places like Finland and Canada positive 1752 ( ADP News ) - Finnish handling systems provider Cargotec Oyj ( HEL : CGCBV ) announced on Friday it won orders worth EUR 10 million ( USD 13.2 m ) to deliver linkspans to Jordan , Morocco and Ireland positive 3521 All depends on financing neutral 2012 Favourable currency rates also contributed to higher net sales , '' CEO Kari Kauniskangas said positive 3269 The idea of saving electricity in data transfer is still a new one neutral 2929 He is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia and Alberta as well as a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State neutral 4070 Salcomp Oyj , the Finnish maker of mobile phone chargers , Monday posted a EUR1 .49 million loss in the second quarter compared with a 1.70 million profit in the same period the previous year negative 4543 Only the driver was left in the car with the suspect , who was kidnapped and forced at gunpoint to drive to Durham negative 840 Fiskars has a strong portfolio of international brands , which include Fiskars , Iittala , Gerber , Silva and Buster positive 2592 The capital structure of Solidium may be complemented by other financial instruments in the future neutral 4438 `` We cut our frequency to New York last year , which explains the fall , '' he said negative 3108 Rockwell Collins is a provider of flight deck , cabin and information management solutions for business aircraft operators neutral 1513 Currently , YIT builds a housing estate Zapadnye Vorota 26,000 square metres in the city and a house 9,910 square metres , which will be completed at the end of 2009 neutral 1458 Viking will pay EUR 130 million for the new ship , which will be completed in January 2008 neutral 1593 s already good position in the technical building services market in Ostrobothnia neutral 4400 Glaston 's net profit for the third quarter of 2007 dropped to 2.4 mln euro ( $ 3.5 mln ) from 3.5 mln euro ( $ 5.1 mln ) for the corresponding period of 2006 negative 1445 Tracker G400 is a GPS collar for hunting dogs allowing to monitor the dog 's position and movements with a map application for mobile phones neutral 2436 Dutch publisher De Vijver said today it has agreed to buy a 49 % stake in Belgian weekly magazine Humo from Finnish media company Sanoma HEL : SAA1V neutral 92 4 February 2011 - Finnish broadband data communication systems provider Teleste Oyj HEL : TLT1V saw its net profit jump to EUR2 .1 m for the last quarter of 2010 from EUR995 ,000 for the same period of 2009 positive 3016 ( ADP News ) - Nov 3 , 2008 - Finnish paper , packaging and forest products company Stora Enso Oyj ( OMX : STERV ) said today that it would invest EUR 137 million ( USD 176.6 m ) in the building of a power plant at its Ostroleka M neutral 1759 Satama earned Data Management Solutions competency with Business Intelligence specialization recentlyvia the acquisition of Fimentor Oy positive 4825 have notified that as a result of the Company issuing 14,432,000 new shares in the directed offering , the joint holdings of Pequot has decreased below 1-10 to 9.63 % of total number of shares and votes in the Company negative 2549 Protalix has $ 42 million in cash and no sales neutral 234 Neste Oil Corp. has signed long-term procurement contracts with Honkajoki Oy and Findest Protein Oy , both owned by Finnish food manufacturers , for the supply of animal fat for biodiesel production at Neste 's 200,000 b-cd Porvoo , Finland , refinery positive 2975 It also includes the installation of new equipment , training and start-up services , as well as service work of the shoe press delivered by Vaahto in 2001 neutral 4460 Efore 's results for the last quarter showed an even faster improvement as the company managed to better source its components positive 897 The company also said that in Poland a profitability program has been launched at the Oborniki steel frame and sandwich panel plant positive 2967 Includes company and brand share data by category , as well as distribution channel data neutral 2619 The cranes would be installed onboard two freighters ordered by Singaporean ship owner Masterbulk neutral 961 Operating profit improved by 44.0 % to ER 4.7 mn from EUR 3.3 mn in 2004 positive 1285 Merging the two free sheets will clarify the market situation neutral 4424 Swedbank 's shares have been hardest hit of the Swedish banks by the ongoing international financial crisis negative 983 The financial impact is estimated to be some 1.5 MEUR annual improvement in the division 's result , starting from fiscal year 2007 positive 1336 Shuweihat 2 got under way in July 2008 when the project was awarded to desalination and power contractors neutral 4128 Secure your files online Like filling out a tax return , making a backup is boring neutral 4622 At 10.33 am , Huhtamaki was the market 's biggest faller , 8.69 pct lower at 11.35 eur , while the OMX Helsinki 25 was 0.32 pct higher at 3,332.41 , and the OMX Helsinki was up 0.47 pct at 11,687.32 negative 1997 ADP News - Feb 13 , 2009 - Finnish retailer Kesko Oyj HEL : KESBV said today its total sales , excluding value added tax VAT , stood at EUR 661.3 million USD 853.1 m in January 2009 , down 15.2 % year-on-ye negative 4822 The 2015 target for net sales has been set at EUR 1bn and the target for return on investment at over 20 % positive 4832 Comparable operating profit totaled EUR 4.7 mn , down from EUR 5.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 , representing 7.4 % of net sales negative 3930 The unit 's clients are mainly in the field of specialist convenience goods , as well as in the textile , shoe and furniture businesses neutral 2223 The Finnish textiles and clothing company Marimekko Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : MMO1V ) reported on Wednesday ( 5 November ) an operating profit of EUR8 .1 m on net sales of EUR59m for the period from January to September 2008 neutral 1120 : Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija has awarded contract to UAB `` AFFECTO LIETUVA '' for financial systems software package positive 2951 In addition , a further 29 employees can be laid off until further notice and the whole workforce can be laid off for short periods if needed negative 2215 The company 's profit totaled Ls 134,700 neutral 3883 The orders are for 26 machine-room-less KONE MonoSpace elevators , which would be installed during 2006 neutral 635 The Vuokatti unit will be developed to focus especially on the manufacture of prototypes , the ramp-up of new products and the demanding testing and after-sales services neutral 2216 The company targets sales of Ls 27.1 mn ( Ls 23.498 mn ) and a profit of Ls 300,000 ( Ls 371,500 ) in 2007 neutral 444 Solidium picked up Tikkurila shares as a dividend at a book value of EUR15 .80 per share neutral 3449 We are now taking Marimekko there on a distinctly more significant scale neutral 1958 `` We will continue to make it easier for users to explore services on their handsets and will work towards bringing Internet to a wider range of devices including mid and low-end devices , '' said Kallasvuo neutral 868 Nokia controls more than 50 percent of phone sales in India and Africa , and has a strong prosition on most other emerging markets positive 2722 `` Serving customers locally is one of the cornerstones of customer focus for us neutral 2381 According to business media reports , Usmanov planned to transfer his MegaFon stake to the state-controlled Svyazinvest , in exchange for a stake in the merged RosTelecom neutral 389 Xerox and Stora Enso have teamed up to tailor the iGen3 to the short-run , on-demand packaging market positive 2744 Finnish AC drives manufacturer Vacon is acquiring the AC drives business of TB Wood 's , part of the US group Altra Holdings neutral 1473 `` Our Vaalipalvelu-service was especially developed for use by communities and organizations neutral 436 It has some 30 offices worldwide and more than 90 pct of its net sales are generated outside Finland neutral 4172 Antniemi refuted a report by the Finnish daily Turun Sanomat as if the company was reorganizing its operations in the Baltic countries neutral 3051 No financial details were revealed neutral 3007 Later on , about 150 Finnish-made houses will be build in the area neutral 4723 The sales of the Tiimari segment fell by 4.0 % year-on-year to EUR3 .3 m in June 2010 negative 4249 The contract also includes cutting and edging wagon parts at Ruukki 's steel service centres in Seinajoki and Raahe , both in southwestern Finland , from where they will be delivered to VR for welding and assembly neutral 4015 Earnings per share were at loss of EUR0 .24 negative 2505 LONDON AFX - Fortum said it has agreed to sell its industrial maintenance service operations to funds managed by CapMan for an undisclosed sum neutral 109 International sales rose by 59.8 % to EUR 1,244.4 mn positive 3985 With this acquisition the wireless modem unit and its approximately 1,100 employees were transferred to Renesas Electronics Corporation neutral 3275 The lay-offs will start gradually and will last from one to six weeks neutral 2779 Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 23.4.2007 Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its first quarter financial results 2007 on Friday , April 27 , 2007 approximately at 8.30 a.m. Finnish time neutral 4109 As part of its new strategy , Finnish Biohit is planning to incorporate its diagnostics business into a separate limited company neutral 834 Finnair PLC carried a record 8.8 million passengers in 2006 , an increase of 3.5 percent on the previous year , the Finnish national carrier reported Tuesday positive 3046 New product launches in Finland will more than double from 2005 positive 1283 LSC 's 30 employees will move to Ixonos with their existing status and benefits neutral 443 SHARE REPURCHASE 11.01.2008 In the Helsinki Stock Exchange On behalf of Sampo plc Danske Bank A-S Helsinki Branc neutral 3129 ST. PETERSBURG , Oct 14 ( PRIME-TASS ) -- Finnish tire producer Nokian Tyres plans to invest about 50 million euros in the expansion of its tire plant in the city of Vsevolozhsk in Russia 's Leningrad Region in 2011 , the company 's President Kim Gran told reporters Thursday positive 3328 The power supplies , DC power systems and inverters designed and manufactured by Efore , and systems incorporating them are used in many different applications neutral 4411 Nordic banks have already had to write off sizable loans in Latvia , with Swedbank , Nordea , DnB NOR and SEB reporting combined losses in excess of $ 1.35 billion in the period 2007 to 2010 against a backdrop of near economic meltdown in Latvia negative 2275 Finnish construction company Lemminkainen Oyj HEL : LEM1S said yesterday that it would build a plastic film extrusion plant for packaging materials supplier Ab Rani Plast Oy at Lemminkainen 's Kaluga industrial park in Russia neutral 643 Finnish fibers and plastic products maker Suominen Corporation said its net loss from continuing operations narrowed to 1.8 mln euro ( $ 2.3 mln ) in 2006 from 3.7 mln euro ( $ 4.8 mln ) in 2005 positive 570 Following the increase , Huhtamaki Oyj 's registered share capital is EUR 358,706,290.00 and the number of shares outstanding is 105,501,850 neutral 451 The company has committed to further expanding the Apollo portfolio positive 1197 CHS Expo Freight is a major Finnish fair , exhibition and culture logistics company that provides logistics services to various events by land , air and sea neutral 1070 Pearl Plaza LLC , the joint venture of SRV and Shanghai Industrial Investment Holdings Co Ltd , has concluded the investment decision on construction of the first phase of the shopping center in Saint Petersburg , Russia positive 3539 Aspocomp Group , headquartered in Helsinki , Finland , develops interconnection solutions for the electronics industry neutral 1957 `` I see my new post as an inspiring challenge neutral 3692 Niam offer financial investors a high return via investments in funds that in turn invest in all types of properties neutral 4588 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR17 .9 m while net sales increased from EUR58 .3 m , as compared to 2007 negative 2814 As part of the agreement , Aspocomp will also give Meadville a 10 pct slice of a subsidiary operating in Oulu , Finland neutral 3487 `` We are selling an information systems development business to the Finns neutral 2629 The Finnish business delegation includes representatives from over 20 companies that include Nokia Corp , Finnfund , Outokumpu Oyj , OKO Bank , Alteams Oy and Cargotec Corp. neutral 4063 In October , UPM reported a third-quarter net loss of euro86 million $ 110 million compared with a net profit of euro120 million in 2007 negative 2204 The company also expects to sell its products in other Russian region positive 2471 He confirmed his view on July 6 neutral 989 The stock of new machines is reasonably small and new orders bring work positive 306 TietoEnator itself uses Nokia 's Intellisync Mobile Suite 's wireless email , calendar , and device management capabilities , and the company will now extend these services to its customers positive 10 TeliaSonera TLSN said the offer is in line with its strategy to increase its ownership in core business holdings and would strengthen Eesti Telekom 's offering to its customers positive 14 Clothing retail chain Sepp+ñl+ñ 's sales increased by 8 % to EUR 155.2 mn , and operating profit rose to EUR 31.1 mn from EUR 17.1 mn in 2004 positive 1894 CDLI highlights the companies that provided the most comprehensive response to the Carbon Disclosure Project CDP information request positive 2534 Oriola-KD expects its invoicing in 2008 to be higher than the comparable invoicing of 2007 positive 3084 Pohjola will act as the manager of the issue and the bond will be listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. neutral 4 According to the company 's updated strategy for the years 2009-2012 , Basware targets a long-term net sales growth in the range of 20 % -40 % with an operating profit margin of 10 % -20 % of net sales positive 682 Profit before taxes decreased to EUR 31.6 mn from EUR 50.0 mn the year before negative 2293 Order intake , on the other hand , is expected to be stronger than in 2007 positive 2924 Glaston , headquartered in Tampere , Finland , is a growing , international glass technology company positive 1652 The Samsung Mobile Applications Store was launched in January 2009 by Samsung Mobile Innovator , a program which enables mobile software developers to create applications for use across Samsung mobile devices neutral 4064 Operating loss amounted to EUR 0.7 mn compared to a profit of EUR 0.8 mn in the second quarter of 2005 negative 332 Finnish metal components supplier Componenta Oyj said its net profit went up to 3.5 mln euro $ 4.5 mln in 2006 from 2.2 mln euro $ 2.8 mln in 2005 positive 2306 The company said that it will supply the WCDMA 3G-HSPA radio network , including the modular , high capacity Nokia Flexi WCDMA base station in East Java , Bali , Sumatra and Batam positive 1282 ( I&H ) in a move to enhance growth positive 285 The agreement expands Tekla Structures ' scope of use to bridge design positive 3354 The sellers include 40 shareholders , including Intellibis management , employees and other investors neutral 473 After the transaction , Alma Media raised its stake in Talentum to 30.65 % of the shares and some 31.12 % of voting rights positive 4536 Key shareholders of Finnish IT services provider TietoEnator Oyj on Friday rejected a hostile EUR1 .08 billion $ 1.67 billion offer from buyout shop Nordic Capital , giving new life to a possible counter offer from Blackstone Group LP and Norwegian telecom Telenor ASA positive 2571 STOCKMANN plc COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT February 20 , 2007 , at 13.40 An annual summary of Stockmann 's stock exchange and financial press releases in 2006 is available on the company 's website at the address www.stockmann.com neutral 2639 The inaugural speech will be given by Hannu Kyrolainen , Finland 's Ambassador to the Czech Republic neutral 2772 AffectoGenimap builds highly customised IT solutions for its customers in Finland and the Baltic countries neutral 3450 What we think neutral 1542 In the Baltics , the merger of the businesses of the two is expected to be completed in early 2008 neutral 2452 Financial Statements include the consolidated financial statements of the Group , the Board of Directors ' Report , the Auditors ' Report and the Corporate Governance Statement neutral 1772 `` These patronage refunds reward members that use the fee-based services that make a positive contribution to CenCorp 's operating results , '' said Bill Walby , CenCorp CEO neutral 4397 Finnair 's passenger load factor , which measures the number of sold seats as a share of all available seats , dropped by 1.3 percentage points to 76.7 % in September negative 3214 The contract also includes installation work in a new multistorey carpark for close on 1,000 vehicles neutral 2465 Founded in 1923 , Finnair is one of the world 's oldest airlines and flies to 60 destinations with a fleet of 63 aircraft , employing 9,500 people neutral 3910 The Swedish Maritime Administration has closed the Furusund Channel , which Viking Line normally charters en route to Stockholm neutral 2537 Our customers come from the following countries : UK , USA , Spain , France , Italy , Germany , China , Sweden , Norway , Netherlands , Austria , Belgium , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Serbia , Finland , Canada , Russia , Ukraine , Portugal , Denmark , Ireland , South Korea , Estonia and Liechtenstein neutral 3303 The online ice chart shows no ice in the area of Estonia 's sea ports on the coast of the Gulf of Finland neutral 2791 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 7,804,288 , issued on Sept. 28 , was assigned to Vacon Oyj ( Vaasa , Finland ) neutral 4213 Last year , UPM cut production , closed mills in Finland and slashed 700 jobs negative 4520 We offer our clients integrated management consulting , total solutions for complex projects and efficient , best-in-class design and supervision neutral 290 The company is in the process of building a new fleet and has placed orders for 10 P-Max tankers of 65,200 dwt positive 3571 Deutsche Beteiligungs , as well as a private equity fund it manages , first bought 75 % of MCE in a secondary buyout from White Plains , N.Y. , financial investor Andlinger & Co. in 2007 neutral 729 For example , net sales increased by 5.9 % from the first quarter , and EBITDA increased from a negative EUR 0.2 mn in the first quarter of 2009 positive 3471 - The Group -¦ s profit before taxes was EUR 0,2 7,8 million neutral 2651 The mill will have capacity to produce 500,000 tonnes of pulp per year neutral 4307 At 3:37 p.m. Eastern time , a block of 2,400 contracts changed hands at a bid price of $ 0.45 neutral 1601 Tekla 's software solutions make customers ' core processes more effective in building and construction , energy distribution , infrastructure management and water supply neutral 914 This resulted in improved sales figures in Sweden positive 4676 Finnish financial software solutions developer BasWare Oyj said its net profit fell to 884,000 euro ( $ 1.2 mln ) for the first quarter of 2007 from 2.0 mln euro ( $ 2.7 mln ) a year earlier negative 249 Operating profit rose to EUR 3.2 mn from EUR 1.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 positive 2909 Following the move , Stora Enso holding in NewPage will remain unchanged neutral 4017 Finnish automation solutions developer Cencorp Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : CNC1V ) issued on Thursday ( 18 September ) a profit warning for the third quarter of 2008 negative 535 With the launch of new 3G handsets , Nokia aims to become the winner in China 's 3G market as it did in the 2G market positive 509 The company generates net sales of about 600 mln euro $ 775.5 mln annually and employs 6,000 neutral 66 Sponda Plc Stock Exchange Release 5 December 2006 at 15.45 EUR 1.5 BILLION SYNDICATED CREDIT FACILITY FOR SPONDA Sponda has signed an agreement for a one-year syndicated credit facility for a total of EUR 1.5 billion positive 188 EPS from continuing operations came in at 0.30 eur , up from 0.17 positive 219 In the third quarter , net sales increased by 12 % year-on-year to EUR 159.5 million , or by 6 % at comparable currency rates growth positive 1404 The opportunity will be available only for few employees , however neutral 1242 Honkarakenne mainly exports large luxury log houses to Russia to be used as one-family houses or holiday homes ; 70 % of sales go to the Moscow region , about 20 % to the St Petersburg region , and the remainder to other locations neutral 244 Operating profit rose to EUR 1.6 mn from EUR 1.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 835 Finnish consulting and engineering group Poyry Plc ( OMX Helsinki : POY ) said on Wednesday ( 1 October ) that it has been awarded a contract by Tanqia Dibba FZC as owner-engineer for the wastewater system of Dibba , Emirate of Fujairah , UAE positive 4386 A high court in Finland has fined seven local asphalt companies more than lion ( $ 117 million ) for operating a cartel negative 1276 Last July , the group said it intended to relocate warehouse and office space in Loudeac and Saint Marcel to Morvillars , in the east of France , where it already operates a hook manufacturing and distribution unit neutral 1705 Net sales of Finnish Sanoma Learning & Literature , of Finnish media group Sanoma , decreased by 3.6 % in January-June 2009 totalling EUR 162.8 mn , down from EUR 168.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 1916 The company , which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary next year , has been exporting distinctive detached homes to Central Europe for several decades positive 1129 `` It allows the young child to move forward with his life . ' positive 596 The cooperation will double The Switch 's converter capacity positive 1284 MeeGo `` learns as you use it , '' Fisher said , putting the most important things up top neutral 758 Combining this deep domain expertise with our Application Service Management ASM and outsourcing service offerings has now proved to be a winning combination positive 654 In contrast , the company 's net loss for the third quarter of 2009 contracted to EUR 76 million from EUR 256 million for the corresponding period a year ago positive 1496 Finnish construction company YIT Corporation is planning to build about 200 high-quality holiday homes near the Tahko ski and spa resort , in Finland positive 15 Consolidated net sales increased 16 % to reach EUR74 .8 m , while operating profit amounted to EUR0 .9 m compared to a loss of EUR0 .7 m in the prior year period positive 2106 Finnish technology group Aspocomp Group Oyj ( OMX Helsinki : ACG1V ) issued its third quarter report on Thursday ( 13 November ) , posting an operating profit of EUR0 .4 m , as compared to a loss of EUR0 .5 m in the third quarter of 2007 positive 4231 Russian officials inspected the damage and gave the vessel permission to continue to Tallinn at around 4.30 a.m. The Norwegian-registered M-T Sten Nordic was carrying 11,000 tons of gas oil and was manned by a Filipino crew neutral 2938 Honkarakenne also decided yesterday to sell 88,500 of its B series shares to key staff members for EUR2 .9 per share neutral 1708 Furthermore , sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the country declined by 5.4 % year-on-year last month negative 879 Sales improved to SEK 1,553 mn , compared with SEK 1,408 mn positive 2600 The company 's board of directors will propose a dividend of EUR 0.14 for 2008 at the annual general meeting neutral 4741 In September alone , the market declined by 10.2 percent year-on-year to 19.28 million liters negative 3852 The Filter Tips cover the volume range from 0.1-1200 -Ál including new sizes for 10 , 20 , 100-120 , 200 , 300 , 1000 and 1200 -Ál volume capacities neutral 144 Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse 's net sales grew to EUR 51.3 mn in the first quarter of 2010 from EUR 37.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 388 Turnover rose to EUR21m from EUR17m positive 4554 Finnair believes the strike will cause it daily net losses in excess of EUR 2mn due to canceled reservations and passenger re-routing negative 2044 The estimated turnover of the new company is LVL 2,5 million EEK 40 million neutral 3173 The business units of the InvestLesProm Group cover the full forest industry chain , and the Group owns forests , sawmills , paper and pulp mills , and other processing plants neutral 4716 The company confirmed its estimate for lower revenue for the whole 2009 than the year-ago EUR93 .9 m as given in the interim report on 5 August 2009 negative 4140 The terms and conditions of the Stock Option Scheme 2008 are available on the Company 's internet pages www.sanoma.com neutral 4603 Below are consolidated , unaudited results for Amanda Capital under IFRS reporting standards neutral 4092 Cash flow from business operations totalled EUR 0.4 mn compared to a negative EUR 15.5 mn in the first half of 2008 positive 1503 At the beginning of the subscription period on May 2 , 2006 the share subscription price under B option right is EUR 10.22 per share neutral 4072 Scanfil issued a profit warning on 10 April 2006 negative 4100 The District Court of Helsinki dismissed all charges as the court of first instance in 2005 positive 1174 An of the invention , released by the Patent Office , said : `` The chambers are pressurized neutral 3585 Finnish construction company YIT HEL : YTY1V said it had agreed to take over German facility engineering and facility systems firm Caverion for EUR73m USD90 .3 m neutral 688 The plan is estimated to generate some EUR 5 million ( USD 6.5 m ) in cost savings on an annual basis positive 317 `` The transaction strengthens our position ... in design and branded goods , '' said Fiskars president and CEO Heikki Allonen , pointing out that the two groups have relatively few overlapping operations positive 3872 The non-recurring costs caused to Talentum 's Premedia business area by the restructuring will amount to 2.0 mln euro $ 2.7 mln and will be included in the company 's financial results for the second quarter of 2007 neutral 2708 Yvonne Jones is owner of Chameleon Interiors neutral 3140 Tampere Science Parks is a Finnish company that owns , leases and builds office properties and it specialises in facilities for technology-oriented businesses neutral 1644 The order was worth EUR 8mn neutral 2974 ISMS does not disclose its financial results , the daily said neutral 4623 At 12.59 pm , the OMX Helsinki 25 index was 0.32 pct lower at 2,694.81 negative 1018 According to Ultrascan , with a software acquired from crackers , it has managed to change the mobile phone in a way that the phone was able to get hold of a one-time password sent by a bank via a text message neutral 1436 The trucks feature an Eco Drive system - a fuel measuring tool which stores data particular to individual drivers neutral 177 Cargo volume increased by approximately 5 % positive 50 The company said that paper demand increased in all of its main markets , including of publication papers , and that it increased average paper prices by 4 percent compared with last year positive 958 Nordea sees a return to positive growth for the Baltic countries in 2011 positive 64 In June it sold a 30 percent stake to Nordstjernan , and the investment group has now taken up the option to acquire EQT 's remaining shares neutral 3653 It posted a turnover of 4.5 mln euro $ 6.1 mln and an operating profit of 1.5 mln euro $ 2.0 mln for 2006 neutral 3281 The markets are almost completely controlled by three banks : Nordea , OP Bank Group , and Sampo neutral 4416 Operating profit , excluding non-recurring items , totaled EUR 0.2 mn , down from EUR 0.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 negative 2357 `` We were the lowest bidders and now the final approval is awaited . ' positive 1573 Outotec 's scope of delivery covers the engineering , supply of special equipment and services for a calcination plant with two circulating fluid bed calciners neutral 1191 Castecka said the town hall would hold talks with other investors interested in the zone neutral 4691 Net profit fell by almost half to +é 5.5 million from +é 9.4 million at the end of 2007 negative 399 Lemminkainen Oyj said that it has signed credit agreements with Nordea Bank STO : NDA , Pohjola Bank HEL : POH1S , Sampo Bank HEL : SAMAS and Svenska Handelsbanken STO : SHB A neutral 2720 `` It wo n't happen overnight neutral 3428 Tiimari 's registered share capital is 16,474,755 shares as per today neutral 4346 The employer , together with health personnel , supports quitting and pays part of the cost of nicotine treatments neutral 3462 YIT CORPORATION SEPT. 24 , 2007 at 13:30 CORPORATE RELEASE STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE YIT 'S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY IN LONDON , SEPT. 26 , 2007 On Wednesday , September 26 , 2007 , YIT will hold a Capital Markets Day for investors and analysts in London neutral 4150 A worm set to activate Friday will corrupt documents using the most common file types , including '' neutral 2440 Earnings per share were EUR -0.04 -0.06 neutral 4207 It is a disappointment to see the plan folded negative 2089 Cymed 's net sales are expected to amount to EUR 3.5 mn in 2006 neutral 461 Under the terms of the off-take agreement with Talvivaara , Cameco will provide an up-front investment , to a maximum of $ 60 million , to cover the construction cost of the uranium extraction circuit positive 4013 Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to a loss of EUR0 .38 negative 4252 The E7 smartphone will be available for Rs35 ,000 per handset across India , '' Nokia India vice-president & managing director D Shivakumar told reporters neutral 1804 Efore 's presence here also opens up new and interesting development opportunities for our students , '' the dean of the Faculty of Electronics , Communications and Automation at TKK said positive 2385 According to Soosalu , particular attention was paid to residents privacy and security in the design of the Aleksandri Street building neutral 3753 Technopolis has Finnish operations in Oulu , Vantaa , Espoo , Lappeenranta , Jyvaskyla and Tampere and is also preparing to expand its operations to Russia neutral 4257 The gross area of the Innova 2 project will be about 10,000 sq m ( 107,600 sq ft ) neutral 899 The company is also featured in the Ethibel Pioneer Investment Register and included in Innovest 's Global 100 list of the world 's most sustainable corporations positive 2797 Also the city 's insurance company , If P & C Insurance , has said it will not pay compensation negative 386 The value of the firm 's forestry holdings increased by SEK 3.6 bn positive 4628 Sales in local currencies decreased by 0.5 percent while the number of subscribers rose by 12.7 million to a total of 147.6 million at the end of fourth quarter , the company said neutral 2902 Finnish investor Scanfil Oyj ( HEL : SCF1V ) said last Friday it has bought 57 million shares , or 32.96 % , in Norwegian contract electronics manufacturer Kitron ASA ( OSL : KIT ) for NOK 143.9 million ( USD 24.4 m-EUR 18.1 m ) neutral 2368 About 36 % of this came from Aspo Chemicals , 39 % from Aspo Shipping and 25 % from Aspo Systems neutral 2885 EUR 220 million of the transaction consideration was paid in the form of four-year interest-bearing vendor notes neutral 409 To our members and partners , the use of IT will mostly be apparent in the increased efficiency of the results service , '' observes Perttu Puro from Tradeka positive 4143 Trading code : ELI1V Number of shares : 99,483 Price-share : Gratuitous After the transfer , Elisa holds a total of 10,435,023 own shares neutral 2942 Igor and Oleg Yankov , who currently manage Moron and Vitim , will hold onto the 25 % stake for now neutral 191 Finland-based Elcoteq SE , a privately held provider of electronics manufacturing services to communications companies , said Thursday it signed a long-term manufacturing supply deal with communications equipment company Andrew Corp. positive 3099 R&D Loan ) neutral 3737 Rosa is one of the best-known Duckburg illustrators neutral 3286 The most significant challengers in the market are Logset and Sampo-Rosenlew neutral 200 Finnish silicon wafer technology company Okmetic Oyj ( OMX Helsinki : OKM1V ) reported on Thursday ( 7 August ) an operating profit of EUR5 .3 m for the period January-June 2008 , up from EUR3 .3 m in the corresponding period in 2007 positive 4772 YIT 's Baltic sales in the first three quarters of 2008 totaled 106.2 million euros , representing a drop of 29 percent year on year negative 4777 `` EB Tough VoIP was designed to fulfill the communications needs of military units , and we continue to strive towards achieving that goal , '' Mikko Viitaniemi , EB Elektrobit Defense Products , Wireless Solutions senior manager , said in a statement neutral 3496 A spokeswoman for the Italian fashion house declined comment on the settlement neutral 3416 These module products will be available for trials during 3Q-07 and for volume deliveries during 4Q-07 neutral 4152 Finnish airline Finnair is starting the temporary layoffs of cabin crews in February 2010 negative 3990 Konecranes Oyj KCR1V FH fell 5.5 percent to 20.51 euros , the biggest fall since June negative 565 Sales rose 10 pct to 566 mln eur on the back of strong volume and favourable currency effects positive 1386 The handset also features a Media Bar for quick access to favorite media and applications , including music , photos , YouTube or Ovi Share neutral 3975 Valmet Automotive reports net sales of EUR 85mn and operating profit of EUR 8mn neutral 2573 STUK today is a full service house expert in radiation and nuclear safety issues neutral 1744 `` We are very pleased to be working with Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo to advance the progress of LTE , '' said Juergen Walter , Head of Converged Core , Nokia Siemens Networks positive 426 Finnish business software group AffectoGenimap Oyj said it had signed an agreement to acquire all the shares in Swedish sector company Intellibis Ab for 12 mln euro ( $ 15.8 mln ) on a debt-free basis positive 2188 So , at the present time Nokian tires had the contract of tires production in China neutral 4842 Rinkuskiai 's beer sales fell by 6.5 per cent to 4.16 million litres , while Kauno Alus ' beer sales jumped by 6.9 per cent to 2.48 million litres neutral 4563 `` Small firms are suffering at the moment because they are likely to have money trouble , '' he added negative 929 `` This contract demonstrates our ability to apply our minerals and metals technologies in adjacent industries , such as oil shale processing positive 2340 Following its strategy , Tikkurila has established a fully-owned sales company TOO Tikkurila in Almaty , Kazakhstan , for marketing decorative paints under the Finnish Tikkurila brand and the Russian Teks brand neutral 3059 Nordstjernan will make the offer in approximately one month , in September 2007 neutral 4607 Since the association 's data do not cover sales figures from about 100 small local breweries and sales of imported beer products , the actual market shares of its members are smaller than those given in the report negative 3027 Mercator will use the software for its logistic , retail and wholesale operations in Slovenia and its other markets in southeastern Europe neutral 1240 HKScan , headquartered in Turku , Finland , is a leading northern European food group with 10,000 employees in nine countries neutral 2493 Its customers include local companies Slo Oy , Kiilto Oy , Toptronics Oy , Normark Suomi Oy , Pellonpaja Oy and Mansner Oy neutral 2664 The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value neutral 1287 More than 200 volunteers from Fiskars , the garden tool company , Home Depot ( NYSE : HD ) , the city of Baltimore and the neighborhood are working right now to create a garden sanctuary - in a single day positive 1574 Outotec 's scope of delivery includes design , basic engineering and supply of proprietary equipment for a sinter plant with a grate area of 496 square meters neutral 3701 Nordstjernan has used its option to buy another 22.4 % stake of Salcomp 's shares and votes neutral 1373 The dividend is payable on February 1 , 2010 to shareholders of record on January 19 , 2010 neutral 959 Operating profit improved by 16.7 % to EUR 7.7 mn positive 1768 Tieto offers Aktia a good foundation and the required support services for implementing the update project , ' says Juha Volotinen , responsible for Aktia 's web services positive 71 - So , the sales growth of cars considerably influence on the tires market '' neutral 390 YIT Construction and the town of Riihim+ñki have signed a lease contract whereby the town will occupy the Travel Centre office facilities positive 2530 Officials did not disclose the contract value neutral 1334 Shares will be acquired in accordance with section 5 of the rules of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and other rules applicable to the acquisition of own shares neutral 169 Both operating profit and net sales for the six-month period increased , respectively from EUR7 .5 m and EUR655 .5 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive 743 ` Patja has worked well for us for more than a decade , and Fujitsu 's new bid was competitive neutral 1831 Finnish Suominen Corporation that makes wipes , nonwovens , and flexible packaging , has a plant near Warsaw , in Poland , that makes flexible packaging neutral 951 Finnish mobile operator DNA will function as a subcontractor to Maingate and will be responsible for telecommunications connections positive 3289 The negotiation has resulted in the reduction of 80 people in regular employment , around half of which will be covered with pension arrangements negative 190 EUR928 ,000 in Q1 2010 6 May 2010 - Finnish textile and clothing design company Marimekko Oyj ( HEL : MMO1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR928 ,000 in the first quarter of 2010 from EUR13 ,000 in the corresponding period a year earlier positive 4552 According to product manager Lassi Hietanen , building a power plant that burns mixed waste in Helsinki may not be a good idea because this reduces the production of combined power plants using natural gas neutral 3779 The changes in readership were not significant neutral 4545 The chain has been trying to cut its own costs , pressuring vendors such as fitness equipment manufacturer Precor to slash prices neutral 3056 Nordea 's chairman of the board Hans Dalborg has informed the nomination committee that he will not be up for re-election at the Annual General Meeting in 2011 neutral 97 Net sales of Finnish food industry company L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's continuing operations increased by 13 % in 2008 to EUR 349.1 mn from EUR 309.6 mn in 2007 positive 4829 The OMX Helsinki index was 0.33 pct lower at 9,364.80 , while the OMX Helsinki CAP portfolio index was down 0.34 pct at 5,029.25 negative 1183 At this stage , a maximum of 60,000 Tulikivi Series A shares will be acquired , representing about 0.16 per cent of the company -¦ s shares outstanding neutral 368 Sales of security and system packaging increased slightly positive 4157 Finnish M-real 's Kyro mill is starting negotiations to cut staff negative 4687 ( ADP News ) - Jan 22 , 2009 - Finnish mobile phones maker Nokia Oyj ( OMX : NOK1V ) said today its operating profit decreased to EUR 5 billion ( USD 6.5 bn ) for 2008 from EUR 8 billion for 2007 negative 1640 The Nokia Music Store begins trading on Tuesday , selling singles and albums as well as live music streaming neutral 1922 The method utilises waterborne Ultra products , giving protection to wooden surfaces in an industrial painting process whereby two layers of top coat are applied on exterior wooden panels and boards without a separate primer neutral 4292 `` I 'm trying to deal with slavery from a different perspective to balance the story , '' says DeRamus , formerly a writer at the Detroit Free Press and the Detroit News neutral 1577 Pharmaceuticals - Belgium This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Belgium neutral 2258 With this acquisition Panostaja Oyj further expands its business area specialising in digital printing positive 3992 Net sales for the financial year 2006 are expected to amount to about EUR20m and the operating result EBIT is expected to be a loss , as announced before negative 4694 Net sales decreased to EUR 91.6 mn from EUR 109mn in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 3870 The newly created position has been established to strengthen Amer Sports ' management in strategic planning and execution positive 2347 The joint venture will invest about EUR 500,000 in production technology straight away neutral 1093 The guidance has been set at 90 basis points over mid-swaps , the report said neutral 2947 In 2008 , the steel industry accounted for 64 percent of the cargo volumes transported , whereas the energy industry accounted for 28 percent and other industries for 8 percent neutral 3247 The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed neutral 3771 The bond , with a maturity of five years , is part of the bank 's domestic bond program neutral 316 `` The second quarter of 2010 was the firstquarter with growth in net sales since the third quarter of2008 , '' said Magnus Rosen , Ramirent CEO positive 2240 The sale of the Healthcare Trade business supports Oriola-KD 's strategy to focus on Pharmaceutical Wholesale and Retail businesses positive 132 The major breweries increased their domestic beer sales by 4.5 per cent last year , to 256.88 million litres from 245.92 million litres in 2004 positive 1770 We now have both the opportunity and the responsibility to create a new journalistic culture to serve the readers of Alma Media 's newspapers , `` says Hannu Ollikainen , head of the new Helsinki desk neutral 2255 We can capitalize on our experience from a number of similar bridge projects in the Nordic countries positive 1494 A. Le Coq Special was developed for the bicentenary of the company and the trade mark , the brewer said neutral 2526 No pricing details were disclosed neutral 1667 They are responsible for their own operations , customer relationships , and the development of these neutral 299 The operating profit for Grain Trading increased to EUR 2.0 mn from EUR 1.4 mn in 2005 positive 137 `` The purchase of the operations is part of YIT 's strategy to expand its offering of building system services geographically . ' positive 4028 Loss for the period totalled EUR 15.6 mn compared to a profit of EUR 6.3 mn in 2008 negative 2300 Return on equity stood at 18.3 % compared to 15.4 % in the third quarter of 2005 positive 1180 As of August 2008 , Glaston 's North Asian sales and service region is upgraded to a new market area , North Asia neutral 4608 Total two offers were received by Contracting Authority for participating in this contract ; however the contract was allotted to Affecto Finland Oy neutral 616 QPR has an established international customer base , spread over 70 countries in 2009 , and a variety of organizations including banks , manufacturing companies , service companies and government authorities neutral 2150 M-real 's sales are expected to have increased by 4 % year-on-year to EUR609m in the second quarter of 2010 positive 3671 Marathon estimates the value of its remaining stake in Protalix at $ 27 million neutral 4506 Rory Fitzgerald , general manager , operations , Bristol Port , said : `` With the use of low maintenance technology we can save up to 30 per cent on servicing , plus the load sensing hydraulics can save us an extra 15 to 30 per cent on fuel consumption . ' positive 1059 Mr. Jorma Valkama , Managing Director of Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy , states that Rannikkoseutu complements in an outstanding way the current product range of the company neutral 5 FINANCING OF ASPOCOMP 'S GROWTH Aspocomp is aggressively pursuing its growth strategy by increasingly focusing on technologically more demanding HDI printed circuit boards PCBs positive 2351 Finnish IT consultancy Satama Interactive Oyj said on November 13 , 2006 that Jarmo Lonnfors took up the position of CEO neutral 2087 Cost savings will then rise to some 20 mln eur a year from 2007 , OKO said positive 1493 A realignment of interests in the sector is clearly under way positive 4394 During the strike , Finnair estimates to incur a net loss of between EUR2m and EUR2 .5 m per day negative 3919 The total investment in 2006 and 2007 is expected to amount to about EUR75m neutral 3932 The value of the contract is about EUR1 .0 m. Poyry , headquartered in Vantaa , Finland provides consulting and engineering services to the energy , forestry and infrastructure & environment sectors neutral 4111 After the split , the number of K shares will be 9 540 000 and the number of A shares 26 885 540 neutral 4211 Kesko has previously published a stock exchange release concerning the deal on 7 February 2007 neutral 3637 In the automobile space , Maruti is the most searched brand in cars neutral 703 As a result , the company currently anticipates net sales to increase and the operating result to be positive positive 369 Stora Enso 's third-quarter pre-tax profit doubled to EUR 197mn positive 1128 `` Installation of the automatic varnishing line is an important part of the company 's strategy in the region of central and eastern Europe , '' said Jozef Misurec , the director of Ruukki Slovakia positive 2100 Finnish financial software developer Basware Oyj said today it will provide its invoice automation ( IA ) solution to an unnamed major retail company in the USA in a deal , worth more than EUR300 ,000 positive 2982 It rose by 15.7 % and by 24.8 % in Finland and abroad , respectively , to EUR 7 million and EUR 4.2 million , due to a 40 % growth in Russia positive 3848 The facility consists of a seven year bullet term loan of 200 mln euro $ 292.4 mln and a 150 mln euro $ 219.3 mln five year revolving credit facility neutral 414 A data processing unit collects the data , calculates RVR values and provides the data to users via various interfaces neutral 3274 The latest result included per-share charges of 5 cents for stock compensation , 1 cent for research and development and 1 cent for strategic investments neutral 211 In addition , Kone signed a two-year maintenance contract for the escalators positive 2049 The insurer anticipates its share in Nordea 's net profit to be significant positive 2580 Teleste has some 30 offices worldwide and is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki neutral 3464 You 're not alone neutral 4097 Following the transaction , Lundbeck has worldwide rights for nalmefene , excluding North America , Mexico , Turkey and South-Korea positive 2865 Decisions are to be made as quickly as possible neutral 4321 In Finland , snow storms brought trees down on power lines , cutting off electricity for some 2,000 households negative 4354 The number of salaried employees and group administration employees to be dismissed from the Sievi units is 17 negative 2060 Viking Line manages well with its current ferries positive 1710 Profitability ( EBIT % ) was 13.6 % , compared to 14.3 % in Q2 2009 negative 1646 The outsourced Scan and Capture solutions transfer paper invoices into electronic format , and Basware Business Transactions Service allows the customer to receive and send invoices in an electronic format neutral 940 According to a report by Neomarkka , Kuitu Finland 's customers are interested in buying the company 's products when it restarts production positive 1451 Utah 's capital wanted to be the next U.S. headquarters of Amer Sports Corp. , a ski-equipment company neutral 4153 Finnish energy company Fortum has set itself new stricter target limits for short-term carbon dioxide emissions from its heat and electricity production neutral 3601 Fortum is now considering taking part in nuclear energy projects outside of Finland neutral 4349 The Finnish food concern Atria is about to acquire two Estonian meat processing companies , Woro Kommerts and Vastse-Kuuste Lihatoostus , reported the Official website www.investinestonia.com neutral 713 Both loans will be used to finance strategic investments such as shopping center redevelopment projects and refinancing of maturing debt positive 4681 In a separate announcement to the Helsinki stock exchange , Atria revealed that the company 's third quarter profits declined from EUR13 .9 m in the third quarter of last year to EUR12 .7 m in this year 's Q3 negative 1078 TeliaSonera is the leading telecommunications company in the Nordic and Baltic regions positive 3314 The parties have therefore agreed to leave Avena out of the deal neutral 4803 UPM-Kymmene Corp. , the world 's largest maker of magazine paper , on Tuesday reported a 19-percent profit drop as lower paper prices , higher costs and a strong euro hurt revenue negative 4114 During the negotiations a reduction of 21 persons has taken place through natural redundancy or termination of fixed-term contracts neutral 361 Profit per share was EUR 1.03 , up from EUR 0.87 positive 3188 The company expects meat purchases to remain at about 8mn kilos in 2011 neutral 4185 Chief executive officer Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo 's changes on Tuesday mark the third time in nine months the company has reshuffled executives and operations as Nokia loses ground to Apple 's iPhone and RIM 's BlackBerry negative 2370 Absolut Bank is exploring the possibility of further borrowing neutral 779 Raisio 's bid to buy Glisten is a `` win-win '' deal for both companies , the chairman of the UK snacks firm told just-food today 10 February positive 4044 Pretax profit totaled EUR 4.9 mn compared to EUR 5.2 mn in the first quarter of 2005 negative 890 The acquisition will have an immediate positive impact on Aspocomp 's financial result positive 1270 Jawad Williams scored 23 points in an impressive debut for Jerusalem , with Jason Rich adding 18 and Yuval Naimi chipping in with 16 points for Hapoel , which visits the yellow-and-blue next week positive 796 `` Stonesoft sees great promise in the future of IPv6 positive 2278 Finnish IT consultancy Satama Interactive Oyj posted a net profit of 1.4 mln euro $ 2.0 mln for the first nine months of 2007 , compared to a net loss of 462,000 euro $ 664,000 for the same period of 2006 positive 4364 We have also cut our price projections for paper and packaging , '' an analyst with Goldman Sachs said on a note on Monday negative 2455 Finnish Bank of +àland will launch its long-term pension savings account at the beginning of June 2010 neutral 2196 TeliaSonera has secured deliveries for 4G modems with support for 3G and 2G during the second quarter 2010 positive 519 The expansion includes the doubling of the floor space and the addition of more lifting capacity and production equipment positive 4739 In July-September 2009 , Konecranes ' sales decreased to EUR 368.7 mn from EUR 520.4 mn in July-September 2008 negative 2518 Net investment incom neutral 936 Finnish Cargotec has been awarded a significant order for a total of 292 Hiab loader cranes by BAE Systems in the US positive 351 October-December sales were 302 mln eur , or a 25.3 pct increase year on year positive 3594 Following the acquisitions , Panostaja will establish a new business unit which will focus on heat treatment of metals neutral 3315 The passenger tunnel is expected to be put into operation in 2009 neutral 1733 The GeoSolutions technology will leverage Benefon 's GPS solutions by providing Location Based Search Technology , a Communities Platform , location relevant multimedia content and a new and powerful commercial model positive 365 Ruukki 's order book at the end of 2010 was 30 % up year-on-year and 10 % up quarter-on-quarter positive 3301 The number of permanent reductions of clerical workers is 22 employees , of which 19 in Finland negative 3106 Risto Jalo , chief executive of Dormus Print and also owner of the remainder of the company , will keep his position after the acquisition neutral 4838 The company said that its comparable operating profit for the January-June period fell short of last year 's corresponding performance negative 2663 The parties have agreed not to disclose the price of the deal , the group said in a press release neutral 2842 CapMan 's first real estate fund , which had a total investment capacity of ( EURO ) 500 million and closed in June 2005 , invested in commercial properties in the Helsinki metropolitan area neutral 1015 Juha-Pekka Weckstr+Âm has been appointed President of telecom group TeliaSonera Finland to succeed Esa Rautalinko neutral 1081 The aim of the bridge solutions chosen is to minimize construction times while ensuring that traffic beneath the bridge on the Saimaa canal continues undisturbed neutral 1087 The Court 's decision will also promote genuine competition in service neutral 3479 `` Marimekko aims to expand its distribution network primarily by increasing the number of concept stores and shop-in-shops neutral 2323 The forecast for 2012 is 3.3 % neutral 744 `` After the share purchase is completed , financing will also be provided to expand Latvia 's broadband infrastructure and to develop new areas of business , including acquisitions of other companies . ' positive 686 In August-October 2010 , the company 's result before taxes totalled EUR 9.6 mn , up from EUR 0.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 1986 The SeaWind that was en route from the Finnish port of Turku to Stockholm got stuck in ice already around 4 p.m. on Wednesday and the Regal Star 's journey from the Swedish port of Kapellskar to Paldiski in northwestern Estonia was cut short at 2 a.m. on Thursday negative 677 In Q2 of 2009 , profit before taxes amounted to EUR 13.6 mn , down from EUR 26.8 mn in Q2 of 2008 negative 3669 ADPnews - Dec 23 , 2009 - Norwegian financial services group SpareBank 1 Gruppen AS OSL : SBGRP said its board of directors appointed today Jarle Haug managing director of its claims collection subsidiary SpareBank 1 Gruppen Finan neutral 2636 The front surfaces of these valve plates are directed towards each other neutral 725 Okmetic 's products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for customers , innovative product development and an extremely efficient production process positive 4675 Finnish business software group AffectoGenimap Oyj said its net profit halved to 1.2 mln euro ( $ 1.5 mln ) in the first nine months of 2006 from 2.2 mln euro ( $ 2.8 mln ) in the same period of 2005 negative 3288 The name of the newspaper publishing and printing division Sanoma will be changed to Sanoma News neutral 1536 In addition to supplying a new headbox and a modern sizing and coating unit , Vaahto Group will provide erection supervision , training and start-up services neutral 1414 The report goes on to provide detailed profiles of ten leading European specialty chemicals companies , and brief profiles of other major players neutral 3951 This order , when delivered , will bring the total output of electricity in Italy generated by Wartsila equipment to more than 1,300 MW neutral 3939 The value of the multi-year agreement is over EUR 2mn a year neutral 1235 Gunneflo will be responsible of Oriola-KD 's Pharmaceutical Trade business in Sweden neutral 2768 Additionally , the company will terminate a maximum nine salaried and senior salaried employees ' employment contracts negative 37 Aspo Plc STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE February 11 , 2011 at8 .45 a.m. ESL Shipping Ltd , part of Aspo Group , has signed a new , long-term contract with Rautaruukki Corporation for the marine transport of raw materials on the Baltic Sea positive 1953 18 May 2010 - Finnish electronics producer Elcoteq SE HEL : ELQAV said today that it has signed an extensive cooperation agreement on industrialisation , manufacturing , distribution and after-market services for mobile phones with Japan 's Sharp TYO : 6753 positive 3209 The company will disclose further details , including the anticipated transaction timetable and the name of the new investor , within one week neutral 4266 The negotiations will concern the plant 's department producing winded roving that employs 10 people neutral 4485 wins 98 % acceptance 23 December 2009 - Finnish industrial machinery company Metso Oyj ( HEL : MEO1V ) said today it will complete its takeover offer for textile company Tamfelt Oyj Abp ( HEL : TAFKS ) , after acquiring 98 % of its shares and votes neutral 1236 Harju Elekter was founded in 1968 , and is the leading producer of electrical equipment and materials in the Baltic States neutral 3562 Currently , 95 % of Trainers House 's revenues are attributed to the Finnish market neutral 4596 The group 's operating loss was EUR 0.8 mn , down from a profit of EUR 2.5 mn in 2004 negative 1715 Aspocomp has repaid its interest bearing liability to Standard Chartered Bank and will use the rest of the consideration to partially repay its interest bearing liabilities in Finland and to improve its liquidity positive 1037 Fiskars , the World 's 1 Scissors Brand TM , recently won Learning -« Magazine 's 2011 Teachers ' Choice Award for the Classroom positive 4778 `` Low energy consumption and flexible loading are just a few of the advantages of the CHF Pro . ' neutral 2533 Operating cash flow after investments totalled EUR 61.3 mn compared to EUR 75.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative 3895 The reorganisation will be carried out by transferring HKScan Corporation 's production-related property , plant and equipment in Finland as well as its holdings in subsidiaries and associates to HKScan Finland Oy , a holding company wholly owned by HKScan Corporation neutral 2460 Finnlines has six ships under construction in China with deliveries scheduled between the first quarter of 2011 and the final quarter of 2012 neutral 4350 The floor area of the Yliopistonrinne project will be 7,900 sq m and the building 's gross area will total 12,800 sq m. A total 25.1 % of the facilities have been let neutral 3536 As part of the transaction , the +ä+ñnekoski paper mill remained in M-real 's ownership and continued Galerie Art production for Sappi under a long-term contract neutral 3386 The transaction was announced on September 29 when Pohjola Insurance agreed to pay EUR 80 million ( USD 106.3 m ) in cash for Pohjantahti neutral 458 The OMX Nordic 40 ( OMXN40 ) index , comprising the 40 most traded Nordic stocks on the Nasdaq OMX exchange , closed up 1.29 % at 1,084.47 points on Friday positive 2324 The share capital of Alma Media Corporation (business ID 1944757-4)is EUR 45,031,513.80 and it is divided into 75,052,523 shares neutral 4276 The share subscription period for C options will commence on 1 September 2008 and expire on 31 March 2011 neutral 955 Incap and Lankapaja aim to enter into actual agreement to transfer the sheet-metal production to the buyer in February in order to complete the transfer on 1 March 2011 positive 924 `` Demand for sports equipment was good in 2005 positive 3576 Elcoteq expects its net sales for the last quarter of 2010 to be on the level of the third quarter neutral 4426 The currency effect had a 3.0 pct , or 20 mln euro ( $ 31.3 mln ) , negative impact on the revenue negative 3949 These six agreements are the company 's first customer acquisitions in India since taking over TVS Electronics ' contract manufacturing facility in Jun 2007 neutral 1342 Stonesoft is a global provider of proven , next generation solutions that simplify network security management neutral 1789 The Ministry of Water in Tanzania has awarded Poyry a water and sanitation engineering assignment for the rehabilitation and extension of water supply and sanitation infrastructure in Bukoba and Musoma , situated at Lake Victoria in northern Tanzania positive 338 In addition to the demand in Finland , the export of lining stone products also increased positive 1507 Both Mr Walden and Mr Ignatius will be responsible also for the newspapers ' business result neutral 574 When the OMX market forwards mature on May 16 , 2008 , Novator Finland Oy 's direct shareholding in Amer Sports Corporation will exceed one-fifth 1-5 of the company 's shares and voting rights neutral 2103 Finnish logistics and information solutions provider Done Solutions Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : DSO1V ) reported on Wednesday ( 29 October ) an operating profit of EUR3 .6 m on net sales of EUR35 .1 m for the period January-September 2008 neutral 3234 The duration of the contract is 37 months neutral 719 Operating result including non-recurring items rose to EUR 146mn from a loss of EUR 267mn in 2009 positive 1195 Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday , June 19 , 2009 neutral 4409 Net sales dropped by 6 % year-on-year to EUR 11.9 million negative 1074 Talvik says the relocation of application programs on servers will continue , while HP servers were approved because of HP supplying a tailor-made solution to Elisa neutral 305 This new representation extends Comptel 's global presence to a total of 18 countries , serving over 250 customers in over 80 countries worldwide positive 2826 Based on the design of previous handsets , the Nokia E72 and Nokia E63 this Symbian-based model is promised to offer direct access to over 90 per cent of the world s corporate email through Mail for Exchange and IBM Lotus Notes Traveler neutral 2184 Sales are expected to increase in the end of the year 2006 , however positive 3742 Salo , Finland , 29 August 2006 - Benefon has today announced its plans to further strengthen its in-house technology platform , by licensing the complete mobile software platform , Opna , from its long-standing technology partner , Pollex positive 3088 Previously , Grimaldi held a 46.43 pct stake in the Finnish company following the takeover bid launched in November 2006 neutral 2838 Both sources said Nokia would unveil its new phone code-named `` Tube '' on Oct. 2 at an analyst and media event in London neutral 2854 Connectivity Services include outsourced Scan and Capture which transfers paper invoices into electronic format and Basware Business Transactions Service enables the customer to receive and send invoices in an electronic format neutral 1288 Name of Applicant : Jot Automation OYName of Inventor : Mammila Tuomo , Piirainen Mika and Kellokoski MikaApplication No. : 2424-KOLNP-2008 ADate of filing of Application : 16-06-2008Publication Date : 30/01/200 neutral 1150 According to Arokarhu , some of the purchases that had been scanned into the cash register computer disappeared when the total sum key was pressed negative 4402 Kone said in court papers that the union action delayed repairs to elevators at the federal courthouse on Jan. 21 and the Saltonstall state office building on Jan. 23 negative 1553 It s an area that is highly valued , because most of the land there has already been built on neutral 376 The disposal of Autotank will also strengthen Aspo 's capital structure , '' commented Gustav Nyberg , CEO of Aspo positive 2358 1 p.m. Central office of Nordea Bank 19 3-ya ulitsa Yamskogo Polya , Building 1 Telephone : 495 777-34-77 ext. 3932 , 3931 03.02.2011 Unimilk - EGM 03-04 .02.2011 XVI international business-summit Food Business Russia 2011 will take place neutral 3403 The venture recently agreed to buy Motorola 's wireless networks business for $ 1.2 billion and to deploy LightSquared 's national 4G network neutral 2855 Consumption is forecast to grow by about 2 % positive 4061 In 2009 , Stora Enso 's net loss was EUR 879.7 million compared to EUR 673.4 million in the previous year negative 4569 Finnair was able to operate most of its leisure flights despite the strike positive 2327 It will be operated by Nokia , and supported by its Nokia NetAct network and service management system neutral 4534 To ensure low operational cost for radio networks , the BTS modules can be configured , software upgraded and diagnosed remotely positive 963 Outokumpu 's chief executive Juha Rantanen expressed his confidence in China market positive 1032 cents The profile contains business operations , the company history , major products and services , prospects , key competitors , structure and key employees , locations and subsidiaries neutral 1856 Proline Plus is a mechanical liquid handling device with a robust design suitable for all types of applications neutral 3726 Profit after taxes totaled EUR 12.1 mn neutral 4547 For 24-hour news , try ICIS news www.icis.com Click `` trial '' , then ICIS new neutral 547 In Finland , insurance company Pohjola and the Finnish motorcyclist association have signed an agreement with the aim of improving motorcyclists ' traffic safety positive 793 When the situation normalises , the company will be able to increase the amount of residential units for sale in St Petersburg and Moscow , in particular positive 1501 Aspo has also investigated the sales opportunities of Kaukomarkkinat 's electronics business neutral 1572 One of the opportunities would be to bring all Baltic meat processing to Rakvere , like processing was concentrated at the Vantaa meat-packing unit in Finland , the paper wrote neutral 3629 In April-June 2008 , Scanfil 's net sales totalled EUR 58.7 mn and operating profit EUR 6.6 mn neutral 4720 The fair value of the company 's investment properties went down to EUR2 .769 bn at the end of September 2009 from EUR2 .878 bn a year earlier negative 1269 Janno Reiljan , a member of the Eesti Energia supervisory board , said the owners of Narva Power Grid had informed Eesti Energia about their wish to sell neutral 628 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Oct. 15 -- Aaron Moss of Hampshire , Great Britain , has developed an ornamental design for a handset , the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced neutral 422 Compared with the FTSE 100 index , which rose 51.5 points ( or 0.9 % ) on the day , this was a relative price change of -0.6 % neutral 330 Exports grew 16.5 percent to 19.1 million liters positive 2574 Sullivan said some of the boards `` really involve a lot of work , and people should get paid for their time . ' neutral 1495 Estimations indicate that even up to 170 different tablet computers or reading devices will be available in 2011 neutral 4478 Tieto was looking for an energy solution which would best support the idea of sustainable development , and we were happy to be able to provide such a solution , saysJouni Haikarainen , Vice President , Fortum positive 2594 The chain is to unite 45-50 centres by the end of 2008 neutral 3563 Currently , the company uses eight similar reach stackers and four empty container handlers by Konecranes neutral 4492 We are very proud to be able to use this kind of innovative mobile service for voting in elections positive 1763 The concept enables a commercially affordable way to manufacture high-quality TCO coated glass for the solar industry positive 1713 Sales of mid-strength beer decreased by 40 % negative 1139 About Dopplr Dopplr is a service for smart travellers neutral 4300 4 January 2011 - Finnish media company Alma Media Corporation HEL : ALN1V said today its online recruitment service Monster Oy will partner with local newspaper publisher Suomen Lehtiyhtyma in listing job advertisements neutral 2048 The group had an order book of EUR 7.74 mn at the end of 2007 neutral 4368 zip , '' experts warned Tuesday neutral 2706 Work on the assignment has already started and is due for completion in spring 2011 neutral 710 Finnish industrial investor Panostaja Oyj OMX Helsinki : PNAAS OMX Helsinki : PNABS said on Friday 11 July that it has signed a deal to acquire the entire share capital of Kospa Oy , the manufacturer of waste disposal equipment positive 2152 Neste oil 's board proposed 1.00 eur dividend for the full-year 2007 , compared with 0.90 eur a year ago positive 1101 The offer price is $ 35 million , including cash of $ 10 million as net debt assumption of FACE , and $ 20 million worth of Cencorp shares to be issued to Savcor neutral 4712 Revenue in the quarter fell 8 percent to ( EURO ) 2.4 billion compared to a year earlier negative 832 DMASIA-16 August 2006-Benefon extends manufacturing capability with ASMobile -® 2006 Digitalmediaasia.com & DMA Ltd. positive 3588 Finnish silicon wafer technology company Okmetic Oyj OMX Helsinki : OKM1V said on Wednesday 17 September that it will invest EUR6m in its sensor wafer business during 2009 neutral 4118 Initial estimated total value of the contract was 250 000 Euros , excluding VAT neutral 356 Operating profit of the Asian plants grew markedly positive 3238 The employee negotiations are to address measures needed to adjust the operations to the present production situation neutral 1013 About Marubeni Marubeni Corporation TSE : 8002 ; ADR : MARUY was established in 1858 , and is a core company of Marubeni Group , one of Japan 's leading general trading houses positive 493 In 2008 , it generated net sales of EUR 9.3 million USD 13.1 m neutral 3166 The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ , Ltd acted as agent for the loan neutral 4773 According to the company , its operating profit , excluding non-recurring items , in the fourth quarter of 2009 was significantly better than expected , and also better than the figures for the fourth quarter of 2008 positive 1245 Iggesunds Bruk in Sweden is one of the most advanced , fully integrated pulp and paperboard mills in the world positive 69 The new plant is planned to have an electricity generation capacity of up to 350 megawatts ( MW ) and the same heat generation capacity neutral 1514 Customers in a wide range of industries use our stainless steel and services worldwide neutral 1313 Please inform IR Johanna Koskinen of your participation no later than 20 April at 10 a.m. A telephone conference for financial analysts and investors , conducted in English , will begin at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time ( EET ) neutral 4466 Previously , the company also delivered about 70 % of the steel used in Oasis of the Seas , Allure of the Seas ' sister ship completed last year neutral 4451 The EU Commission said earlier it had fined ThyssenKrupp , United Technologies Corp 's Otis , Schindler AG and Kone Oyj a total of 992.3 mln eur for alleged cartel activity in the lift market going back twelve years negative 4197 His resignation will take effect immediately neutral 4539 A local waste management company , Turun Seudun J+ñtehuolto , has planned to set up a 150,000 tonne waste-burning facility neutral 1618 The company 's advantage in pricing can be seen in the significantly lower prices offered by the new unmanned stations positive 2889 Financial details were not disclosed neutral 4134 The iPad application joins the iPhone app as part of Monster 's range of mobile applications for job hunting neutral 3260 The full-function PC weighs 1.25 kilograms and measures slightly more than two centimeters thin neutral 1535 In accordance with the terms and conditions of Alma Media 's 2006 option program , the share subscription price for the 2006A option rights was EUR 4.88 per share and the book countervalue EUR 0.60 per share neutral 175 Both operating profit and turnover for the six-month period increased , respectively from EUR0 .1 m and EUR29 .0 m , as compared to the corresponding period a year ago positive 981 The Federal Secretary for Transport and Communication of Mexico has awarded Poyry and its Mexican partner Sintra a consulting contract in connection with the Buenavista-Cuautitlan suburban railway positive 2625 The development of the technological park , which will specialize in telecommunications and information technologies , is part of the state program for the formation of technoparks for hi-tech sectors in Russia neutral 826 BasWare 's CEO Ilkka Sihvo comments in conjunction with the Interim Report : `` As a whole , BasWare succeeded well in the second quarter of 2007 positive 4447 Ramirent made 18 million kroons EUR 1.15 mln loss last year ; the year before the company was 7.3 million kroons in the black negative 1670 This is the first time Finnair has been awarded an agreement with the UK government positive 2709 ZAO YIT Moskovia builds housing in Moscow and its surrounding cities neutral 1254 In the survey , Goodyear is the third most valued tyre brand , followed by Continental and Bridgestone neutral 2830 BasWare Invoice Processing , BasWare Contract Matching , BasWare Order Matching and BasWare KPI Reporting Tool are part of the BasWare 's Enterprise Purchase to Pay solution suite neutral 2010 Elcoteq 's stock of orders has stabilised in the past weeks , Mr Krippl said positive 3885 The percentages of shares and voting rights have been calculated in proportion to the total number of shares registered with the Trade Register and the total number of voting rights related to them neutral 2886 Featuring the S60 user interface , this 135-gram model also comes with a 2.4-inch quarter VGA display and 100 megabytes of internal memory , expandable through the Micro Secure Digital slot neutral 764 Finnish construction company YIT Oyj said on November 13 , 2007 it won a 70 mln euro $ 102.8 mln contract to construct the new office building for local property company Tapiola Real Estate Oy positive 4754 Operating profit totalled EUR 1.22 mn , down from EUR 3.56 mn in the first quarter of 2008 negative 1600 Tekla 's defense business employs over 20 persons and is located in Espoo , Finland neutral 2 The international electronic industry company Elcoteq has laid off tens of employees from its Tallinn facility ; contrary to earlier layoffs the company contracted the ranks of its office workers , the daily Postimees reported negative 800 16 February 2011 - Finnish industrial machinery company Metso Oyj ( HEL : MEO1V ) said today it will deliver minerals processing equipment and basic engineering to Canadian miner Northland Resources ( OSL : NAUR ) ( TSE : NAU ) positive 786 The estimated synergy benefits are at least EUR7m annually positive 2778 After the transaction , Tikkurila has no powder coatings related operations neutral 4769 The terms of the aforementioned funding are considerably below the Bank 's current CDS levels in the market and have a maturity ranging from 1 to 7.5 years negative 674 Cramo slipped to a pretax loss of EUR 6.7 million from a pretax profit of EUR 58.9 million negative 4159 Finnish publishing and printing group Ilkka-Yhtym+ñ will introduced a staff smoking ban as of the beginning of 2007 at the company 's three newspapers neutral 3725 Previously , the company expected its 2008 financial performance to remain at the same level as in 2008 neutral 3394 The value of the order is nearly EUR400m neutral 3258 The flagship will open this fall in Manhattan 's Flatiron District in the `` Toy Building , '' at 200 Fifth Avenue neutral 238 Net sales of the Vegetable Oil Business rose to EUR 10.6 mn from EUR 10.1 mn positive 427 Finnish heat-retaining fireplaces maker Tulikivi Oyj said on August 29 , 2007 that its local tiled stoves and utility ceramics subsidiary Kermansavi Oy will merge into Tulikivi by means of absorption in order to streamline the latest 's corporate structure neutral 3645 Inha Works has invested in its product development and market research neutral 204 For the first nine months of 2010 , the company 's net profit rose to EUR41m from EUR30m for the corresponding period of 2009 positive 923 `` Consumers have very well received our packed fresh meat positive 240 Operating income rose to EUR 696.4 mn from EUR 600.3 mn in 2009 positive 2531 On Dec. 1 , Grimaldi acquired 1.5 million shares and a 50.1-percent stake in Finnlines neutral 1927 The tests , conducted at Nokia Siemens ' LTE center of competence in Espoo , Finland , follow the company 's production start of LTE-ready Flexi Multiradio Base Stations for the 800 MHz band in April 2010 , and complement earlier tests with Nokia on the 2100 MHz and 2600 MHz bands neutral 4224 Nokia has inaugurated its manufacturing plant near Chennai on 11 Mar 2006 neutral 670 ( ADPnews ) - Feb 3 , 2010 - Finland-based steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj ( HEL : RTRKS ) , or Ruukki , said today it slipped to a larger-than-expected pretax loss of EUR 46 million ( USD 64.5 m ) in the fourth quarter of 2009 from negative 3184 The company did not disclose the price of the acquisition neutral 4214 Less than ten people will face pension agreements neutral 694 Neste Oil said it will build a biodiesel production facility in Rotterdam , the Netherlands , at an estimated cost of 670 million euros , naming France-based Technip as the project 's main contractor neutral 1023 All are welcome neutral 3022 Marathon now has a 4.6 percent stake in PLX , it said , according to Bloomberg neutral 1044 In 2009 , Lee & Man had a combined annual production capacity of close to 4.5 million tonnes of paper and 300,000 tonnes of pulp neutral 366 Ruukki signed the contract with Norwegian company Veidekke Entreprenor AS positive 4610 At 12.01 pm , the OMX Helsinki 25 was down 0.66 pct to 3,143.57 and the OMX Helsinki was 0.67 pct lower at 10,530.74 on 253 mln eur turnover negative 1140 About Elcoteq Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services ( EMS ) company in the communications technology field positive 3635 In November , the Finnish government decreased its ownership in the company further to 31.1 percent from 38 percent neutral 259 Order intake grew by 40 % year-on-year and 30 % year-on-year , respectively , to EUR 576 million and EUR 1.7 billion for the respective January-September and July-September 2010 periods positive 2884 Etteplan targets to employ at least 20 people in Borl+ñnge positive 2795 Also in Latvia , we act as a partner for bakery customers in both production and product development neutral 3559 Componenta will also offer a five-year subordinated loan for subscription by the public neutral 1214 Employees are also better prepared to answer calls , since they already have detailed information about the caller before they answer the phone . ' positive 163 Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased , respectively from EUR21 .5 m and EUR196 .1 m , as compared to 2005 positive 3815 The customer is cooperative retailer Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo neutral 1583 Product coverage : baked goods ; biscuits ; breakfast cereals Data coverage : market sizes historic and forecasts , company shares , brand shares and distribution data neutral 264 Press release 9 October 2009 Ruukki has signed a contract to deliver and install the steel structures for a bridge over the Kyronsalmi strait in Savonlinna , Finland positive 385 The total delivery volume of paper businesses in 2010 was 1,155,000 tonnes , up from 1,132,000 tonnes in 2009 positive 1943 Business boomed after Ostrom helped plant a small story about Rapala lures in a Life magazine issue that featured Marilyn Monroe on the cover positive 3334 The product advisory does not apply to any other Nokia-branded battery , the company said neutral 3054 Nokia is also negotiating the product portfolio of the new company neutral 701 For the current year , Raute expects its net sales to increase and the operating result -- to be positive positive 4345 The emerging markets that Raisio has chosen to enter so far are marked by relatively low per capita food consumption neutral 4311 Currently the quarterly applied surcharges differ significantly from the actual market prices neutral 272 Profit for the period was EUR 5.9 mn , up from EUR 1.3 mn positive 2565 SRV will also build an aqua park with wellness area , a restaurant and a multifunctional ice arena neutral 3319 The plant is expected to enter commercial operation by mid-2009 neutral 1395 The Marubeni Group focuses on creating `` value chain '' from upstream to downstream , encompassing a wide variety of business fields , including oil & gas , metals , mineral resources , foods , pulp & paper and chemicals , among others neutral 277 Ruukki has signed a contract to deliver and install the steel structures for a bridge over the Kyronsalmi strait in Savonlinna , Finland positive 1151 According to Barclays , the F-Secure software will protect users from hackers , viruses , spyware and other digital attacks neutral 2969 industry in Asia +ó Pakistan , Malaysia , Taiwan and Philippines Today , Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the cement markets in Asia neutral 1886 `` Subscribers can browse free numbers with their handset , and select the numbers , packages and services they prefer when activating the phone neutral 1446 Ulefos Group is the leading supplier of manhole covers in the Nordic countries neutral 4166 All other charges were dismissed neutral 2846 Changes to the as-built models from the design were communicated to the subcontractors to accommodate them into the steel and GRC fabrication process neutral 1094 The invention carries International Patent Publication No. neutral 2729 26 November 2010 - Finnish sports-equipment maker Amer Sports Oyj ( HEL : AMEAS ) said today it has obtained a EUR30m Schuldschein note loan from a pool of international investors neutral 4336 The beers differ slightly from mainstream beers neutral 4512 Bioheapleaching makes extraction of metals from low grade ore economically viable neutral 964 Previously , the company anticipated its operating profit to improve over the same period positive 3902 The segments through which the company operates are Frozen Food business , Seafoods , Vegetable Oil business , Grain Trading and Other business operations neutral 179 Digia said its consolidated net sales for January-June 2010 were EUR67 .8 m , up 9.7 % on the same period in 2009 ( EUR61 .9 m ) positive 2858 Country : ; Germany Sector : Construction-Real Estate ; Machinery-Engineering Target : Caverion GmbH Buyer : YIT Oyj Deal size in USD : 90.3 m Type : Corporate acquisition Status : Agree neutral 4497 Continuing operations turned an operating loss of EUR 0.1 mn , a slight improvement from a loss of EUR 0.2 mn a year earlier positive 2433 Currently the Terminator lures are produced in a subcontract facility in Mexico but the manufacturing will be transferred to Rapala 's factory in Shenzhen , China neutral 3625 In addition to Russia , we now seek additional growth in Ukraine positive 1952 `` This is a significant milestone for Benefon , helping us to secure critical USP 's for our personal navigation product roadmap for 2007 and beyond , '' commented Simon Button , Chief Technology Officer at Benefon positive 105 However , Biohit estimates its total net sales will continue to grow in 2009 , and that favourable trends in net sales will lead to a profit in 2009 positive 999 Israeli cable network operator HOT Telecom has chosen Teleste , an international technology group , as its exclusive provider of FTTx equipment in Israel , according to Teleste today positive 488 Finnish food company Raisio Oyj HEL : RAIVV said on Friday it has wrapped up the divestment of its margarine operations to US sector player Bunge Ltd NYSE : BG for EUR80m USD119 .2 m neutral 1341 Stockholm-based Nordea Bank ( STO : NDA ) said yesterday it had hired Casper von Koskull to lead its corporate merchant banking and capital markets unit , effective 1 September neutral 3495 A profit is still on target positive 2041 The company 's net sales in 2010 totalled MEUR 311.4 with an operating margin of 13.9 per cent neutral 2178 Previously , Vaahto Pulp has supplied headboxes with rectifier roll and dilution control technology for Stora Enso 's mill in Imatra , eastern Finland neutral 4170 An international conference call and audio webcast concerning the financial result January-March 2010 will begin at 14.00 EET neutral 2019 in Q1 '10 19 April 2010 - Finnish forest machinery and equipment maker Ponsse Oyj HEL : PON1V said today that it expects to swing to a net profit of some EUR6 .3 m in the first quarter of 2010 , from an EUR9 .6 m loss a year earlier positive 3021 MANAVIGATOR-November 1 , 2010-Deal snapshot : SWEDISH PEAB BUYS EQUIPMENT RENTAL FIRM CRAMO Swedish construction company Peab AB ( STO : PEAB B ) announced the acquisition of equipment rental company Cramo Entreprenadmaskiner AB from Finnish group Cramo Oyj ( HEL : CRA1V ) neutral 3548 CapMan , the Stockholm-headquartered private equity firm , has held a first close on its second private equity real estate fund as it continues its push into the property sector neutral 1602 Tekla will implement the renewal in software versions which will be introduced in spring 2011 positive 1157 According to the company , staff will be laid off temporarily when necessary negative 3052 No financial information was provided neutral 1052 Le Lay succeeds Walter G++nter and will be based in Finland neutral 1149 Swedish Wallenberg family controlled Investor has bought a large stake of C shares in Swedish retail bank SEB neutral 1762 The brokerage said 2006 has seen a ` true turning point ' in European steel base prices , with better pricing seen carrying through the second quarter of 2006 positive 2566 SSH Communications Security Corporation is headquartered in Helsinki , Finland neutral 2980 It is Estonia 's second-largest meat processing company by market share ( according to AC Nielsen 's 2008 data , 13 percent ) neutral 1994 According to Finnish insurance companies Tapiola , Local Insurance Group ( L+ñhivakuutus ) , and Pohjola the two fierce storms at the end of July and in the beginning of August 2010 that felled trees around Finland have speeded up sales of forest insurance positive 2247 This will bring cost savings of about EUR 3mn a year positive 1225 Following the registration , the number of issued and outstanding shares of Basware is 12,890,829 neutral 68 The contract covers HDO platform , AC800 and CXE880 optical Fttb nodes designed to increase the forward and return path capacity of the transmission networks positive 2042 The company will pay a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share , a total of EUR 14mn neutral 1555 Kaukopartio Oy has acquired specialized knowledge in Far Eastern operations , and industrial sourcing services are their core competence neutral 4200 In addition the production personnel of the Sport Division have been given a temporary lay-off warning negative 1660 The total investment necessary will be EUR40m , the company estimated neutral 2307 The contract traded at an all-time high of $ 50,200 a ton on April 24 neutral 1548 It is part of the development of the world-class magnetite deposit at Karara , which has the known potential for over 30 million metric tons of annual processing of magnetite over its estimated 30-year life neutral 4455 ` The stable outlook reflects Nokia 's strong market position in the global mobile handset market , strong cash flow generation , and very conservative balance sheet , ' said Raab positive 975 The borrower was happy to do the roadshow and this paid off as the hit ratio from it was high positive 76 Other measures included increasing synergies and economies of scale within the Grimaldi Group and personnel adjustments , divestments and redelivery of excess tonnage neutral 2367 A. Le Coq had a market share of 41.3 percent and rival beverage group Saku 32.1 percent neutral 1560 M. and a Master of Business Administration MBA neutral 4672 Earnings per share ( EPS ) in 2005 decreased to EUR1 .87 from EUR1 .89 in 2003 negative 3828 The Division also includes joint sales , marketing and controlling functions for these units neutral 2004 Airbus has 100 firm orders for the A350 and 89 nonbinding commitments positive 4537 He answers questions on how many visitors Conversations gets , how big the team is and what the problems are when setting up social media channels neutral 1899 Founded in 1994 , the company uses a six-step , time-focused , collaborative project approach to improve financial institutions ' revenue streams neutral 4264 The mill 's raw material need will increase by 100,000 m3 of wood neutral 2394 Ahlstrom 's 5,800 employees serve customers via sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents neutral 1948 The negotiations were carried out in a constructive manner , and all parties tried to find a solution to the situation positive 1255 In today s business , you have to pre-empt what consumers want , said Mohammed Zainalabedin , General Manager , Zain Bahrain neutral 1728 Mr Lee said he hoped that Neste 's move will ` pave the way for more collaboration projects between our two countries ' positive 3405 The Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds invest in real estate and real estate related assets , principally through the acquisition of real estate companies , real property and mortgage loans neutral 2857 Country : , Switzerland Sector : Pharmaceuticals Target : Synosia Therapeutics Holding AG Buyer : Biotie Therapies Corp Deal size in USD : 129.4 m Type : Corporate acquisition Financing : All-stock Status : Close neutral 2057 The value of the confirmed aircraft orders totals EUR 2bn neutral 3377 The total restructuring costs are expected to be about EUR 30mn , of which EUR 13.5 mn was booked in December 2008 neutral 1911 Sami Sepp+ñnen , CEO for Elisa Eesti , says the novel network allows fast mobile broadband for sparsely populated areas neutral 3647 It grew in Finland , Norway , Denmark and the Baltic countries neutral 618 4G allows customers to use mobile broadband services with speeds up to ten times higher than with today 's 3G positive 1310 Panostaja , headquartered in Tampere , Finland , is an investment company focusing on small and medium-sized Finnish companies operating in the traditional industries neutral 4524 However , this increases signaling traffic which wastes network resources and allows fewer smartphones to connect negative 2117 In 2007 , almost two thirds of Orion 's net sales came from these drugs neutral 3768 The bank also expects additional costs , related to the Dash 8 - Q400 jets , which the group shelved in October 2007 neutral 4598 It generated an operating loss of EUR 96.3 mn , down from a profit of EUR 43.9 mn negative 3375 The Tekla Structures 16 installation has been built according to Microsoft 's requirements for the Windows 7 certification , the Company added neutral 4743 In the Baltic countries , sales fell by 40.2 % , and in Russia , by 23.2 % in terms of euros , and by 10.7 % in terms of local currency negative 846 Helsingin Uutiset , Vantaan Sanomat and Lansivayla reach some 385,000 readers , or more than 40 % of the consumers in the greater Helsinki region positive 3284 The medium-term operative targets of the company remain unchanged neutral 300 The stock rose for a second day on Wednesday bringing its two-day rise to GBX12 .0 or 2.0 % positive 4398 Frost sold shares for $ 19 million at $ 6.06-7 .12 per share , compared with Friday 's high of $ 11.33 and low of $ 10.14 negative 1732 The developers of that project predict that once it is completed in April 2009 , Skanssi will attract some 4.5 million visitors annually positive 51 The world 's second largest stainless steel maker said net profit in the three-month period until Dec. 31 surged to euro603 million US$ 781 million , or euro3 .33 US$ 4.31 per share , from euro172 million , or euro0 .94 per share , the previous year positive 874 Pioneer Library System was one of 127 libraries , municipalities , arts , culture and higher education and science organizations to have been awarded grants to participate in The Big Read , the largest federal reading program in U.S. history positive 2550 Public services will also be available neutral 2866 Deliveries by Outotec will take place over 30 months neutral 2110 For Telenor , the three and a half year contract is worth an estimated 12.6 m. YIT has chosen Telenor and Elisa as its principal suppliers of ICT solutions in Norway , Sweden , Denmark and Finland positive 4243 The business had gross written premiums of EUR152 .4 m ( 91.5 m ) in 2000 , a net combined ratio of 133 % and 175 staff in total with offices in the UK , Germany and Benelux neutral 4507 `` Method and System for Controlling a Hard Disk Drive Using a Multimediacard Physical Interface '' was invented by Marko Ahvenainen Ruutana , Finland neutral 3012 ( A spokesperson told WWD to expect a 50-50 mix of clothing and home decor . neutral 2500 KONE is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki neutral 3693 No changes regarding the Virala Oy Ab s ownership of shares of Tiimari has taken place neutral 1898 Europe however remains an important and strong market for us neutral 1079 The above mentioned shareholders will suggest that a monthly salary of EUR 1,400 would be paid for the Board members outside the company neutral 850 However , the total orders received will still be above last year s levels positive 228 ( ADP News ) - Feb 12 , 2009 - Finnish IT solutions provider Affecto Oyj ( HEL : AFE1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR 8.5 million ( USD 11m ) in 2008 from EUR 7 million in 2007 positive 2085 Commencing the construction works of Pearl Plaza is a significant step in our Russian projects positive 4621 Finnish construction company YIT is reducing the number of start-ups of market-financed residential units in 2007 to about 2,300 from the previously announced 2,700 negative 3029 Metso Foundries Jyvaskyla , Inc. will begin personnel negotiations on temporary lay-offs and personnel reductions in Jyvaskyla , Finland negative 4808 Bosse added that Trygvesta does not have the financial strength to acquire the entire unit negative 2812 As a result of the negotiations , the company will terminate total 5 employment contracts negative 1914 The adapter , awarded with the `` Certified Integration for SAP -« ; NetWeaver '' endorsement , integrates Basware s invoice automation and procurement solutions with more than 200 different ERP systems positive 1699 Via the plant , the Belgian company will feed 8.4 MW of electricity into the distribution grid and will be able to deliver up to 14 MW of heat neutral 1048 It is necessary to strengthen the company 's operations , however neutral 235 Net interest income increased by 4.5 % to EUR 31.4 mn from EUR 30.0 mn in 2004 positive 1751 HELSINKI ( Thomson Financial ) - Kone said it has won four orders in Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates and Qatar worth 40 mln eur positive 4625 Body The credit falls due February 24 , 2014 neutral 2039 The company moved to an operating profit of EUR10 .9 m versus an operating loss of EUR15 .3 m. It also turned to EPS of EUR0 .08 versus loss per share of EUR0 .04 positive 1347 Technopolis 's technological centers supply their clients with modern high-class premises neutral 1811 One of my colleagues summed up the E7 quite aptly when he remarked : `` Fantastic hardware positive 297 The Helsinki-based company , which also owns the Salomon , Atomic and Suunto brands , said net profit rose 15 percent in the three months through Dec. 31 to ( x20ac ) 47 million ( $ 61US million ) , from ( x20ac ) 40.8 million a year earlier positive 2243 The soapstone deposits in the Medvezhyegorsk area are expected to increase Tulikivi 's current reserves considerably positive 2835 Bluewin Security is available as a monthly subscription neutral 2185 Satama 's net sales would be higher than the year before positive 4093 Cash flow from operations totalled EUR 2.71 mn , compared to a negative EUR 0.83 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 positive 353 Olvi expects sales and market share to increase in the first quarter of 2010 positive 3981 Vianor sells tires for cars and trucks as well as a range of other car parts and provides maintenance services neutral 1775 Finnish KCI Konecranes has been awarded an order for four hot metal ladle cranes by Indian steel producer Bhushan Steel & Strips to be delivered in 2007 positive 3649 It is being developed by Symbian , the software licensing consortium led by Nokia neutral 856 It is now the leading private road ambulance service company in Finland positive 1917 The contract covers new energy-efficient AC drives that have been designed in cooperation between the companies neutral 4788 According to the company , in addition to normal seasonal fluctuation the market situation has weakened during autumn 2008 negative 3668 ADP News - Jan 13 , 2009 - Finnish industrial and environmental measurement equipment maker Vaisala Oyj OMX : VAIAS said yesterday it will develop an operational reference radiosonde for climate change observations neutral 2423 CapMan made its initial investment in OneMed in June 2006 neutral 1554 Kaido Kaare , general director for Atria Eesti , says the company 's investments in the upgrade of the pig farms surpass EEK 150mn EUR 9.59 mn USD 14.19 mn in the past years positive 2382 According to CEO Hannu Syrj+ñnen , a new common name and visual identity is required as the group has grown and internationalised neutral 3864 The merger between the two telecoms operators was expected to result in the world 's fourth largest telecoms operator neutral 972 Thanks to the multiplying effect of wagon performance , transport will be much more efficient , '' says development manager Juha Malkia from VR Cargo positive 419 Biohit , Inc. , has expanded its mLINE Family of Pipettors with the addition of the NEW 1-10 ml volume range neutral 411 ` This order is included in Wartsila 's order book in the second quarter , ' the company added neutral 2101 Finnish forest machinery and equipment maker Ponsse Oyj said on October 5 , 2007 it will deliver a total of 67 cut-to-length method forest machines and 44 harvester heads to Brazilian paper maker Bahia Pulp and to unnamed Uruguayan wood harvesting contractors positive 4650 Finnish electronics contract manufacturer Scanfil reports net sales of EUR 241.2 mn in 2006 , down from EUR 321.6 mn in 2005 negative 2448 EXEL COMPOSITES IN BRIEF Exel Composites is a technology company which designs , manufactures and markets composite profiles and tubes for industrial applications neutral 791 The rebuilds are designed to improve the machines ' performance and product quality positive 1317 Press release 3 September 2009 Ruukki continues to be listed in two Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes : DJSI World and DJSI STOXX neutral 1693 We make available the following brand-new market analyses Cement - Pakistan Cement - Malaysia Cement - Taiwan Cement - Philippines These analyses give a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the cement industry in some Asian countries neutral 1647 The parties have also agreed that L+ñnnen Tehtaat has the right to sell the remaining shares in Suomen Rehu to Hankkija-Maatalous 15 months after the purchase of the majority holding , at the earliest neutral 657 Metsaliitto , however , narrowed its net loss for the second quarter of 2007 to 5.0 mln euro $ 6.9 mln from 61 mln euro $ 83.7 mln a year ago positive 2031 Operating income was EUR -24.9 mn , including EUR 15.3 mn of restructuring expenses neutral 3180 The combined value of the planned investments is about EUR 30mn neutral 4719 The fair value of the company 's investment properties went down to EUR 2.768 billion at the end of 2009 from EUR 2.916 billion a year earlier negative 3960 Tyrv+ñinen is of the opinion that the airline has been repeating this for some time already , however neutral 943 CEO Erkki J+ñrvinen is happy with the company 's performance in 2010 positive 3613 However , the production is almost entirely very labor intensive and based on small investments only neutral 1656 The study evaluated the safety , tolerability and pharmacokinetics of repeated doses of intravenously administered antibody in 26 patients with active plaque psoriasis neutral 1036 Finnish Civil Aviation Administration decided to temporarily reopen Finnish capital 's Helsinki airport since 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Monday local time neutral 1703 Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : UNR1V ) said on Tuesday ( 12 August ) that its board of directors has authorised the management to proceed with a company-wide cost reduction program positive 503 Sanoma will continue to focus on investing in digital media and on strengthening its market positions neutral 320 Finnish Larox has signed a contract with the Talvivaara Project for the delivery of filters to the Talvivaara nickel mine in Sotkamo , in Finland positive 3414 These include software development for internet and mobile telephone content , communications , value-added software , financial services , security applications , systems integration and electronics , '' EBRD informed neutral 2174 Pre-tax loss totaled EUR 0.3 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 2.2 mn in the first quarter of 2005 positive 1311 Performance is based on values and sustainability neutral 954 However , sales volumes in the food industry are expected to remain at relatively good levels in Finland and in Scandinavia , Atria said positive 4407 Net cash flow from operating activities was a negative EUR 3.1 mn , compared to EUR 23.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 negative 4439 `` We see that the market continues to be tight in magazine papers , and our target is to close the deals by the end of the year . ' negative 4135 The issue came up in connection with discussion with local municipalities concerning the sale of water to industrial facilities neutral 2146 MADISON , Wis. , Feb. 6 - PRNewswire - -- Fiskars announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted a trademark registration for the color orange on its iconic scissor handles positive 4736 However , the net sales declined to EUR 803.6 million from EUR 1.2 billion negative 40 In January-September 2010 , Fiskars ' net profit went up by 14 % year-on-year to EUR 65.4 million and net sales to EUR 525.3 million from EUR 487.7 million positive 1832 The representative body of Swedish Meats approved an improved offer from Finnish HK Ruokatalo to acquire the company positive 2657 The new organization consists of two business units : Charging & Messaging and Finance & Administration neutral 4331 Mursula said they tried to gather macro-economic perspective to see how Malaysia was doing neutral 2161 Net sales in 2007 are expected to be 10 % up on 2006 positive 454 The contract value amounts to about EUR11m , the company added neutral 4261 The layoff talks were first announced in August neutral 722 Operating profit totalled EUR 5.8 mn , up from a loss of EUR 1.7 mn in the fourth quarter of 2009 positive 3817 The customer is then forwarded to the site , and unknown to him logged in with the first number neutral 2155 Net profit in the same period in 2006 was 36.6 million euros neutral 2761 According to HK Ruokatalo , almost all the meat used by the company comes from Finland neutral 3321 The plant will collect raw material from the Baltic Sea region neutral 3063 Okhta Center area is expected to have about 700,000 square metres of office premises by 2016 neutral 4413 Okmetic expects its net sales for the first half of 2009 to be less than in 2008 negative 4535 Based on the first quarter result , existing order backlog and new order prospects , the company expects that full-year sales will contract by 25 % from 2008 , the gross margin will stay at a healthy level , and the operating profit margin will be lower than in 2008 due to lower sales volume negative 681 Profit before taxes decreased by 9 % to EUR 187.8 mn in the first nine months of 2008 , compared to EUR 207.1 mn a year earlier negative 1100 The market making in accordance with the agreement will begin on September 24 , 2009 neutral 4708 Prices and delivery volumes of broadband products decreased significantly in 2005 negative 702 Turnover surged to EUR61 .8 m from EUR47 .6 m due to increasing service demand , especially in the third quarter , and the overall growth of its business positive 1825 `` QPR 8 integrated management system is the fastest , easiest and most efficient way for organizations all around the world to take control of their human-centric business processes positive 1397 The most popular mobile data services are email , surfing the internet , as well as news and weather services neutral 3497 A total EUR73 .7 m will be provided as secured senior three-year debt from the syndicate , involving Pohjola Bank HEL : POH1S , the Finnish arm of Nordea Bank AB STO : NDA , and Sampo Bank HEL : SAMAS neutral 1112 The value of the deal exceeds EUR500 ,000 , the company said neutral 652 20 October 2010 - Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj HEL : CTH1V said yesterday that its net loss narrowed to EUR7m for the first nine months of 2010 from EUR23 .3 m for the same period of 2009 positive 4130 The challenge for the company , however , is finding new sources of raw material , said Risto Rinne , CEO of Neste Oil neutral 4025 In the reporting period , EPS stood at EUR0 .07 versus EUR0 .11 negative 1110 The Swedish subsidiary holds 1.0 % net smelter return `` NSR '' royalties over two advanced copper projects in northern Sweden - the Viscaria and Adak Projects - being developed by Avalon Minerals Ltd. ASX : AVI neutral 3551 Cargotec will also move Hallberg-Ivarsson 's service and installation business under the same roof with its service center for Kalmar and MacGregor solutions in Gothenburg neutral 3788 The company also equipped the sculptural complex Rabochy i Kolkhoznitsa A Worker and a Collective Farmer in Moscow with snow melting system neutral 3212 The compnay also said that it would lower the price of development projects by about one third compared with last November neutral 529 Tielinja generated net sales of 7.5 mln euro $ 9.6 mln in 2005 neutral 2931 Headline of release dated March 26 , 2008 should read : Acacia Subsidiary Enters into Settlement Agreement for Rule Based Monitoring Technology with F-Secure ( sted Acacia Technologies Licenses Rule Based Monitoring Technology to F-Secure ) neutral 3304 The order includes a log handling line , peeling line and drying line for the production of parquet base layer veneer for Plyfa 's Hassela mill , central Sweden neutral 1388 The important thing now is to keep the bank 's existing 15,000 customers neutral 413 4 ) Complete name of the shareholder : Otto Henrik Bernhard Nyberg 5 ) Further information : The amount of shares now transferred corresponds to 5.68 % of the total number of shares in Aspo Plc. neutral 937 Finnish Cargotec 's Kalmar has received a significant order from the US Department of Defense positive 1184 Atria Group is a leading Scandinavian meat products group positive 2877 Elcoteq SE Stock Exchange Announcement February 4 , 2009 at 10.00 am ( EET ) Elcoteq will publish its financial statements bulletin 2008 on Wednesday , February 11 , at 9.00 am ( EET ) neutral 3438 Under the plan , which CSES worked out together with Public Policy Management Institute ( PPMI ) and other partners , buildings with a total area of 10,000 square meters should be built on the territory in the first phase neutral 3080 Pharmaceutical market in Belgium Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Belgium neutral 4682 In the fourth quarter of 2008 , net sales decreased to EUR 121.4 mn from EUR 165.5 mn in the fourth quarter of 2007 negative 4008 According to CEO Matti Perkonoja of the parent company HKScan , the company 's performance in the first quarter of 2010 has remained clearly below the level of the corresponding period in 2009 negative 711 Stora Enso R shares rose 1.20 pct to 11.84 eur , UPM-Kymmene was also dragged higher , rising 1.68 pct to 17.56 eur and M-Real B added 2.38 pct to 4.30 eur positive 3423 This includes a EUR 39.5 mn change in the fair value of investment properties neutral 4785 The announcement pushed Freenet shares down 6.3 % , or EUR0 .71 , in Frankfurt trade to EUR10 .65 as investors gave up hope United Internet AG and Drillisch would pursue their own takeover and breakup of Freenet negative 3514 Ahlstrom Corporation Seppo Parvi , CFO Distribution : Main media www.ahlstrom.com Ahlstrom in brief Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development , manufacture and marketing of high performance nonwovens and specialty papers neutral 3639 In the beginning of the negotiations , the estimated number of reductions was 50 at the maximum neutral 1945 Paper maker Stora Enso Oyj said Friday it has been acquitted of charges that it participated in a paper price-fixing conspiracy in the United States positive 564 Ruukki forecast a 15-20 % annual sales growth and a positive pretax result for 2010 positive 4083 The talks are aimed at restructuring operations and cutting costs positive 3946 There have not been previous share subscriptions with 2004 stock options neutral 746 `` The Government has had a very professional approach in assessing the offer positive 4655 Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor 's net sales from continuing operations decreased by 9.4 % in 2008 to EUR 949.2 mn from EUR 1,047.4 mn in 2007 negative 655 In the second quarter of 2010 , Raute 's net loss narrowed to EUR 123,000 from EUR 1.5 million in the same period of 2009 positive 2631 The firm 's UK head office is in Rugby Road , Lutterworth neutral 323 Commission income rose by 25.7 % to EUR 16.1 mn from EUR 12.8 mn in 2004 positive 3050 No financial detail were available neutral 2841 CapMan , with offices in Helsinki , Stockholm , Copenhagen and Oslo , manages Nordic buyout , mezzanine , technology , life science and real estate funds with approximately EUR2 .6 bn in total capital neutral 1137 A new production line is being completed for the contract production of hormone treatments positive 2613 The continued operations mean the structure after the restructuring of the Aspocomp group including Aspocomp Oulu and the headquarter operations neutral 425 Finland 's Nokian Tyres and Kazakhstan 's Ordabasy Corporation signed an agreement to build a plant in Astana to produce car tires , Ordabasy chairman Dinmukhamet Idrisov said at a press conference positive 2417 Basware Einvoices Oy will be merged into the parent company during the present fiscal period neutral 4195 Global life science industry is strictly regulated by international and national authorities neutral 1947 Metsaliitto said that it will book a minor gain of less than EUR1 .0 m from the transaction positive 4156 Finnish Konecranes is again trying to acquire Italian Fantuzzi , a manufacturer of gantry cranes and reach stackers neutral 4341 The deal covers Stockmann Auto Oy Ab 's sales and after-sales services concerning Volkswagen and Audi in Helsinki , Espoo and Vantaa neutral 2475 Helsinki-based Componenta bought Turkish listed company Doktas in October 2006 for 89 million euros , making it the largest Finnish investment in Turkey to date neutral 600 We hope to increase traffic volumes with the opening of Freight One Scandinavia . ' positive 1798 According to Bosse , the present cooperation is beneficial to all parties , however positive 2895 Finnish cargo handling solutions company Cargotec Oyj said on June 17 , 2008 that it will acquire New Zealand tailgates distributor Zepro Tailgate ( 1987 ) Limited for an undisclosed sum neutral 2793 Alma Media Corporation PRESS RELEASE March 25 , 2010 TYRV+ä+äN SANOMAT PURCHASE CONFIRMED The business operations of Tyrv+ñ+ñn Sanomat Oy will be transferred to Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy neutral 4286 Tornio Works employs 2,300 of whom more than 1,800 have been in the scope of the fixed-period or part-time temporary layoffs in April-October period negative 1038 Founded in 1946 , Strand Associates , which provides civil , environmental , transportation , electrical and mechanical engineering services , has 350 employees at 10 offices in Wisconsin , Alabama , Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky and Ohio neutral 783 The acquisition is expected to improve access to chrome ore resources in Turkey positive 1268 Its other well-known brands include fitness equipment maker Precor and U.S. - based ball sports equipment maker Wilson neutral 4645 Sampo Bank 's market share of lending was 13.6 % , down from 14.4 % in the first quarter of 2008 negative 3626 In addition to software development , the new design unit will provide for mechanical engineering and electronics design neutral 2693 This solution is an extension to the existing online mediation solution delivered earlier by Comptel and IBM neutral 121 Ramirent 's net sales in the second quarterended June 30 were EURO 128.7 million about U.S. $ 163 million , a 3.3-percent increase compared with EURO 124.6 million for thesecond quarter last year positive 778 Ragutis , which is based in Lithuania 's second-largest city Kaunas , boosted its sales last year 22.3 per cent to 36.4 million liters positive 984 The Finnish group anticipates a sales gain of EUR42m after tax and expenses positive 3482 `` The enterprise value of the Fray Bentos pulp mill and Forestal Oriental totals approximately euro1 .6 billion , '' UPM said neutral 2661 The order includes a new Crecent former , headbox , and reel neutral 745 `` In terms of profitability and earnings 2007 was the best year in our history , '' Chief Executive Veli-Matti Mattila said positive 3312 The outsourcing agreement , which covers equipment and depots in Turku and Tampere , will run for five years , Cramo said on Thursday neutral 2735 A merger between UPM and Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso is not likely either neutral 1764 The goal is to secure the company 's profitability and competitiveness neutral 3500 A total six of the polled analysts rated M-real -- two gave `` buy '' - `` accumulate '' , three gave `` hold '' and only one gave `` sell '' neutral 2715 ` Nordic infrastructure construction is one of our strategic growth areas neutral 1171 Altia 's operating profit jumped to EUR 47 million from EUR 6.6 million positive 3162 The Apple Inc. iPhone wo n't change the game plan for Verizon Communications Inc. , Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said Wednesday neutral 1425 The shipyard hopes the regional government in Andalusia can offer its some form of financial support neutral 176 Cargo volume grew by 7 % positive 2667 The platform is based built on Intel s second-generation MID platform , called Moorestown neutral 2510 Metso 's delivery will include a complete coated board line with related air systems and two winders neutral 82 Tiimari operates 194 stores in six countries -- including its core Finnish market -- and generated a turnover of 76.5 mln eur in 2005 neutral 805 Finnish flexible packaging manufacturer Suominen Corporation reports net sales of EUR 54.5 mn in the first quarter of 2008 , compared with EUR 54.3 mn a year earlier positive 2740 A total of 750,330 new Citycon shares with a nominal value of EUR 1.35 per share were subscribed in December exercising the A-B-C options based on the company 's stock option plan 1999 neutral 2094 Elektrobit ( EB ) has renewed its IT infrastructure contract with ICT services provider Fujitsu Services for EB 's Patja service positive 1878 We are very excited working with Maxis on this first commercial deployment of ` Master of Maya ' , said Joe Doering , Head of the Asia South region at Nokia Siemens Networks positive 141 Finnish Aldata Solution has signed a contract of supply its G.O.L.D. system to two French retail chains positive 2000 `` In the newly formed company YIT Stavo the local contact network , expertise and market know how of Euro Stavokonsult will be combined with YIT 's housing concept , '' said Juha Kostiainen , Yit 's Vice President , Corporate Communications and Business Development positive 2377 In Finland , metal sector company Componenta is laying off temporarily the staff of its Pori mill from Christmas 2008 till 6 January 2009 negative 1318 Previously , the plant was expected to be completed by the end of 2008 neutral 1058 Mformation provides enhanced management of these applications by enabling configuration and control throughout their lifecycle neutral 4177 As a result , 12 people will be made redundant and a total of 67 persons are laid off temporarily negative 3061 NWC ANALYSIS neutral 515 The corresponding increase in the share capital due to these subscriptions with the warrants , in total EUR 1,860.74 , was registered with the Finnish Trade Register on January 4 , 2008 neutral 1199 Complete name of shareholder : Otto Henrik Bernhard Nyberg For further information , please contact Maija-Liisa Friman , CEO , tel. +358 9 7597 0711 neutral 2169 OMEO ( www.omeo.se ) employs 55 and expects net sales of some 23 mln euro ( $ 29.8 mln ) for fiscal 2006-2007 , ending April 30 , 2007 neutral 2310 The fund at fair value will increase correspondingly positive 2602 The company 's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki neutral 4518 Typical end-uses include roof structures , floorings , walls and ceilings , non-visible structures in vehicles , packaging and boxes , construction site structures , fencing and shelters , and formwork with a limited number of concrete pourings neutral 2971 Investment management and investment advisory services are the company 's sole line of business neutral 2254 Vacon 's office will support its customers in Brazil and South America neutral 838 Finnish operator Elisa and Aker Yards have signed a long-term service deal through which Elisa will deliver all necessary voice and data services for Aker Yards in Finland positive 1739 `` I 'm pleased to receive the Nomination Committee 's request and confidence , '' says Jon Risfelt positive 1194 Certain shareholders have irrevocably agreed to vote in favor of the bond issue positive 232 Metso expects its net sales to increase by about 10 % in 2008 , at comparable exchange rates positive 4358 The talks concerned about 160 people in Finland and the initial estimate was for about 35 redundancies , Fiskars said neutral 3956 Total value of the contract is about EUR 10mn neutral 2361 561,470 new shares under 2003 option rights plan Packaging company Huhtamaki Oyj reported on Monday that a total of 561,470 new shares of the company have been issued based on share subscriptions under its 2003 option rights plan neutral 1355 The building complex consists of high-quality office and retail space totalling 49,200 square metres , the company said neutral 1462 Approval by shareholders of Cencorp in accordance with Finnish law neutral 2183 Russia accounted for 9 % of the Lagardere magazine division 's revenue , or EUR 114.40 mn ( USD 148.11 mn ) in 2009 , the USA - for 18 % neutral 1818 The indexes include the top companies that are committed to sustainable development neutral 1424 The shares shall be repurchased through public trading , for which reason the shares are repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the holdings of the shareholders neutral 2781 Aktia forecasts Finland 's inflation at 1.1 % in 2010 neutral 820 Adanac Molybdenum of Canada has ordered grinding technology for its molybdenum project in British Columbia , Canada , while Shalkiya Zinc of Kazakhstan has awarded a contract for grinding technology for the Shalkiya zinc-lead project in Kazakhstan positive 886 Stora Enso will record a capital gain of EUR 33 million as a non-recurring financial item in its fourth quarter 2006 results neutral 393 According to its notice , Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ Helsinki Branch has on 10 August 2009 divested in total 11,958,000 Alma Media shares to Ilkka-Yhtyma Oyj and Kaleva Kustannus Oy , as the conditions of the agreement made by the companies on 1 July 2009 fulfilled neutral 2618 The cost of the deal could range from 70 million to 90 million euros depending on the financial results of the two companies in 2008 , the statement says neutral 1780 HELSINKI AFX - KCI Konecranes said it has won an order for four hot metal ladle cranes from Indian steel producer Bhushan Steel and Strips Ltd. positive 2473 HELSINKI AFX - Cargotec said it has bought a 95 pct stake in Indital Construction Machinery Ltd , a Bangalore-based company that makes fork lift trucks and mobile cranes , for an undisclosed sum neutral 3210 The company will issue an inaugural Eurobond deal in the near future subject to market conditions neutral 476 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , May 16 -- Kenneth Bower of Vista , Calif. , has developed an ornamental design for a handset , the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced neutral 3720 pct lower at 4,442.10 neutral 456 The expanded agreement covers the sale , marketing and distribution of Benefon 's navigation and locator devices in China neutral 108 In the fourth quarter of 2008 , net sales increased by 2 % to EUR 1,050.7 mn from EUR 1,027.0 mn in the fourth quarter of 2007 positive 3014 ( ADP News ) - Nov 28 , 2008 - Finnish power-supply solutions provider Efore Oyj ( OMX : EFO1V ) announced today the launch of OPUS DC , the latest power system in its OPUS product line positive 762 Exports accounted for 65.4 % of net sales , representing an all time record for the company positive 3154 The 5,000 megawatt wind farm being planned in Raahe would be built offshore in front of Ruukki 's Raahe Works neutral 2198 The acquisition of Boomeranger Boats Oy is in line with the Done Solutions strategy of developing its business through company acquisitions positive 789 The Group 's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets neutral 4021 Finnish home decoration and arts and crafts retailer Tiimari Plc ( OMX Helsinki : TII1V ) reported on Monday ( 18 August ) an operating loss of EUR3 .3 m on net sales of EUR33 .9 m for the period January-June 2008 neutral 2319 Together , Yahoo and Nokia said they will continue to deliver Internet experiences that address the core needs of consumers , developers , operators and advertisers neutral 11 STORA ENSO , NORSKE SKOG , M-REAL , UPM-KYMMENE Credit Suisse First Boston ( CFSB ) raised the fair value for shares in four of the largest Nordic forestry groups positive 1138 A quick `` one-stop-shop '' to understand the company neutral 2875 Efore has decided to establish a company for eletric vehicle ( EV ) business in China neutral 1278 Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders , business partners , employees , society and the environment - in every one of its business areas , regions and locations across the globe neutral 2848 Closing of such transaction took place today neutral 672 The company slipped to an operating loss of EUR 2.6 million from a profit of EUR 1.3 million negative 1944 Finnish OKO bank has signed a cooperation agreement with Raiffeisen concerning Finnish companies ' investments in Russia positive 1905 Luxembourg-registered investment fund Amber Trust II has won the final approval of Lithuania 's Competition Council to acquire 29.6 percent of Sanitas , the country 's largest pharmaceutical producer positive 2025 Latin America currently accounts for approximately 40 % of sales at Finnish BSS-OSS and VAS supplier for telecoms operators Tecnotree , company president and CEO Eero Mertano told BNamericas neutral 3141 Target company : Tieto Corporation , Business Identity Code : 0101138-5 Date of change in holding : 22 January 2010 Portion of the shares and votes : The current group holding of OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative ( OPK ) is 2982 587 shares , which represents 4.14 % of the shares and voting rights neutral 2843 Cardona slowed her vehicle , turned around and returned to the intersection , where she called 911 neutral 3035 More than 50,000 tonnes of asphalt mix will be used in the contract neutral 700 The Elcoteq group recently announced that the last three months of the previous year brought to it a major loss of more than half a billion kroons ( EUR 32 mln ) for the fifth quarter running negative 3060 Number of offers received for this contract is two neutral 3156 The acquisition is expected to take place by the end of August 2007 neutral 669 2009 3 February 2010 - Finland-based steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj ( HEL : RTRKS ) , or Ruukki , said today it slipped to a larger-than-expected pretax loss of EUR46m in the fourth quarter of 2009 from a year-earlier profit of EUR45m negative 2362 A meeting for the media and analysts will be held on the same day at 10:30 a.m. at Stonesoft Headquarters in Helsinki , Italahdenkatu 22 A. The Interim report will be presented by Stonesoft 's CEO Ilkka Hiidenheimo neutral 119 Operating profit rose to EUR 5mn from EUR 2.8 mn in the fourth quarter of 2008 positive 2849 Cohen & Steers , Inc. : 5 534 530 shares representing 4.985 % of the share capital and voting rights neutral 274 Revenue grew 12 percent to ( x20ac ) 3.6 billion ( US$ 4.5 billion ) positive 2985 It will report full-year results on August 22 neutral 1396 The most interesting export markets will be Russia , the Baltic countries and Scandinavia neutral 4513 Dubai Nokia has announced the launch of `` Comes with Music '' , its ground-breaking service which introduces a new way for people to enjoy music positive 2788 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , March 15 -- Jaakko Vilo of Turku , Finland , has developed a panel press neutral 3135 Subscribers of China Unicom , the nation 's second largest mobile phone operator after China Mobile , are expected to release pictures , videos and blog on the Internet via mobile phones as of March 2008 neutral 1633 The first charging stations will be made available already in 2008 and a whole network is to be ready in 2010 neutral 4514 Rapala VMC Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE October 10 , 2008 at 11.45 am Kaupthing Bank Oyj ( `` Kapthing '' ) has informed Rapala VMC Corporation ( `` Rapala '' ) that it has interrupted the liquidity providing for Rapala 's share for the time being negative 215 In Sweden , operating profit for the period under review totaled EUR 3.4 mn , up 30.8 % from the corresponding period in 2005 positive 1587 Remote Phone Management demonstrates SysOpen Digia 's unique end-to-end offering for operators , handset manufacturers and enterprise customers neutral 1231 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 392 The Finnish company Stockmann has signed the contract with the company Technopolis neutral 27 Operating profit for the nine-month period increased from EUR13 .6 m , while net sales increased from EUR394 .7 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive 4356 The product range includes marinated olives , cold cuts , and pates , for example neutral 752 According to CEO Matti Karppinen , Frozen Foods posted a good result in 2010 , as it did in 2009 positive 1810 One can even receive on the spot alerts as soon as jobs are posted , putting you at the front of the queue for opportunities neutral 4527 Rosen was cautious about being too optimistic inregard to the second half of the year neutral 478 Aspocomp intends to set up a plant to manufacture printed circuit boards with an investment of Rs310 crore neutral 3638 In the autumn , it plans to expand service to St. Petersburg and Moscow and launch service to Yekaterinburg , Russia , flying there three times a week positive 4593 Operating loss totalled EUR 0.3 mn , down from a profit of EUR 5.1 mn in the first half of 2009 negative 909 The parties have also agreed on options that allow UH to extensively implement later on also functionalities of human resources management positive 2917 from BUSINESS LINE , May 16 , 2008 Sriperumbudur , May 15 - Nokia 's two key suppliers - Aspocomp and Wintek - are likely to start operations within three months in the Nokia Telecom Park at Sriperumbudur , 45 km west off Chennai neutral 2702 Valga Lihatoostus markets its products under the Maks & Moorits trademark neutral 3335 The project also implies an underground parking lot for 56 vehicles neutral 3824 The Diameter Protocol is developed according to the standards IETF RFC 3588 and IETF RFC 3539 neutral 2497 Kemira , headquartered in Helsinki , Finland , is an international chemicals group comprising the business areas Kemira Pulp & Paper , Kemira Water , Kemira Specialty and Kemira Coatings neutral 2151 NAVTEQ has a commanding lead in installed map data systems in North American vehicles and may be the leader in turn-by-turn navigation data offered by services such as OnStar in North America , said analyst Phil Magney of Telematics Research Group in Minnetonka , Minn. positive 2180 Profit of the accounting period was EUR 0.3 mn neutral 2331 The shops are located in the capital region and the Paijat-Hame region neutral 3256 The fixed acquisition price amounts to NOK 70 ( approximately EUR 8.7 ) million and additional price NOK 15 ( EUR 1.8 ) million at maximum neutral 563 Lemcon signed an investment cooperation agreement with the Kaluga regional administration last November positive 2590 The business area has operations in Finland , Sweden , Denmark , Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania neutral 921 We are now in a position to pursue novel clinical candidates going forward . ' positive 4296 `` The rest of this week 's tapings of Jimmy Kimmel Live have been canceled until he is back on his feet neutral 969 Strong growth has continued also in China positive 1212 Elcoteq 's Electronics Manufacturing Services ( EMS ) Business Segment serves customers globally in Engineering , Manufacturing and Fulfillment services neutral 3420 This amount will not be included in the pensionable salary neutral 913 This is Done Logistics ' largest order in Norway , the diversified group said positive 2494 Ixonos estimates that it will hire 20 specialists in mechanical engineering , electronics design , and R&D for its new unit in Jyvaeskylae by the end of 2009 positive 4540 According to Chairman Michael Hornborg , the organizations has merely criticised Raisio 's weak performance neutral 2543 Poyry is a global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy , forest industry and infrastructure & environment sectors neutral 2411 As reported June 26 , `` both circuits continued to alternately report the track as vacant and then occupied almost constantly from June 17 , when part of the track signaling device was replaced , to the time of the crash , according to the Metro source . ' neutral 4289 When the web user clicks on the link contained in the mail , he finds himself on a bogus site that imitates that of his bank , and which retrieves his personal banking data negative 723 Operating profit was EUR 0.6 mn , up from a loss of EUR 19mn a year earlier positive 2126 In Middle East & North Africa , Tecnotree has grown considerably in the recent years positive 2878 Electricity consumption grows with higher frequencies neutral 2123 In 2010 , the Marimekko Group s net sales were EUR 73,297 thousand ( EUR 72,473 thousand ) and operating profit was EUR 8,169 thousand ( EUR 6,291 thousand ) neutral 1027 At CapMan Haavisto will be responsible for Group Finances and Accounting and IT neutral 597 The robust growth was the result of the inclusion of clothing chain Lindex in the Group in December 2007 positive 6 For the last quarter of 2010 , Componenta 's net sales doubled to EUR131m from EUR76m for the same period a year earlier , while it moved to a zero pre-tax profit from a pre-tax loss of EUR7m positive 1061 Neste Oil said that while results from its biomass to 3 liquids demonstration plant , commissioned in June 2009 , have been promising , no decision on a commercial plant has been taken neutral 1449 Uponor has initiated actions to attempt to recover the cost of the replacement program from the supplier of the clamps as well as its insurance company neutral 4555 HELSINKI Thomson Financial - Shares closed little changed , with Cargotec and Huhtamaki dropping sharply on disappointing second-quarter reports negative 2498 Kemira 's partner in the project is St. Petersburg Water Works neutral 997 Uponor improved its performance in spite of the decrease in residential construction in the US positive 4312 Filmiteollisuus Fine Ab will be transferred to Talentum Oyj in the form of a subsidiary neutral 2523 No financial details were reported neutral 3651 It is the first application in the market for invoice and purchase requisition approval with a mobile device neutral 2525 No price was given for the transaction , which merges two London companies that have worked together on a number of projects including delivery of timetables for Britain 's National Express East Coast rail networks neutral 653 Finnish fibers and plastic products maker Suominen Corporation said its net loss narrowed to 1.6 mln euro $ 2.0 mln in the first nine months of 2006 from 2.16 mln euro $ 2.7 mln in the same period of 2005 positive 2983 It 's not neutral 1467 `` As a part of the Eseries business promise , the Nokia E50 has been equipped with a variety of email solutions in a small and stylised package , '' said Dave Grannan , general manager , Enterprise Solutions , Nokia neutral 3664 LCS 's services cover the whole life cycle of software and information systems , from process modelling and tailored software development , to hosting services , solution management , maintenance and support neutral 48 The company also estimates the already carried out investments to lead to an increase in its net sales for 2010 from 2009 when they reached EUR 141.7 million positive 318 1 February 2011 - Finnish textile and clothing company Marimekko Oyj HEL : MMO1V said today its preliminary operating profit grew to EUR8 .2 m in 2010 from EUR6 .3 m in 2009 positive 4509 The court found TelecomInvest 's arguments convincing positive 3120 Simultaneously , Alma Media has purchased a 35 % share of Arena Interactive , a subsidiary of Arena Partners with a focus on mobile solutions development neutral 4042 Pretax loss totalled EUR 162.3 mn compared to a profit of EUR 253.5 mn in 2007 negative 1950 After the reporting period , BioTie North American licensing partner Somaxon Pharmaceuticals announced positive results with nalmefene in a pilot Phase 2 clinical trial for smoking cessation positive 3241 The Estonian parliament was set to vote on amendments to the excise duty law on Wednesday that would add 0.42 kroons to the price of a liter of diesel and 0.45 kroons to the price of a liter of gasoline from the start of 2010 neutral 3149 Teollisuuden Voima Oyj , the Finnish utility known as TVO , said it shortlisted Mitsubishi Heavy s EU-APWR model along with reactors from Areva , Toshiba Corp. , GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. neutral 340 In July-September 2008 , YIT 's net sales increased to EUR 970.8 mn , compared to EUR 906.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 positive 4776 The share issue , derogating from the pre-emptive right of the shareholders and comprising some six million new shares at market price , will be offered for subscription by shareholders , holders of capital notes and by professional clients neutral 4654 Finnish Kemira 's net sales EUR decreased to EUR 1,259.6 mn in January-June 2009 from EUR 1,425.1 mn in January-June 2008 negative 3643 In the third quarter of 2007 , net sales totaled EUR 25.95 mn , and operating profit EUR 3.88 mn neutral 2905 Finnish publisher Alma Media ( HEL : ALN1V ) said Wednesday it has decided to further extend its EUR1 .85 ( USD2 .75 ) apiece mandatory tender offer for media group Talentum ( HEL : TTM1V ) , which started on 19 August , until 16 November neutral 3368 The study is expected to provide proof of pharmacodynamic activity in humans , corroborate the safety profile and establish dose ranges for further therapeutic studies neutral 1215 Entire paper mills may be set up , especially in the new EU member states neutral 2415 At first , Solteq 's services to companies operating in the St. Petersburg area will include maintenance and material management systems and data collection solutions neutral 4034 Operating loss totaled EUR 0.3 mn compared to a profit of EUR 2.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative 3491 18 March 2010 A leakage in the gypsum pond was detected today at the Talvivaara mine negative 2676 The sale of Savcor FACE to Cencorp will result in a profit or loss which can not yet be determined , owing to factors including the valuation of the consideration shares to be received and prevailing exchange rates neutral 518 The equipment will expand container handling capacity at Namibia 's main port of Walvis Bay , on the west coast positive 1724 Finnish lifting equipment maker Kone Oyj said on October 4 , 2007 it won an order worth 15 mln euro $ 21.2 mln to deliver a total of 53 custom designed elevators to Norwegian shipbuilder Aker Yards ASA positive 3783 The combined company had pro-forma net sales of 140 mln euro $ 188.9 mln and an operating profit of 13 mln euro $ 17.5 mln for 2006 neutral 2666 The plans will result in the introduction of new and highly specialized manufacturing methods and also entail changes to personnel at the facility neutral 766 In 2006 , Kone received an order from Aker Yards to supply 43 customised elevators for the very first Genesis cruise ship which is scheduled to be completed in 2009 positive 3236 The ECB can mainly target inflation neutral 1168 Also , Technopolis plans to build a 100 million euro technology park at the special economic zone Neudorf in St. Petersburg , the St. Petersburg government said in February neutral 474 Aldata said that there are still a number of operational aspects to be defined between it and Microsoft and further details of the product and market initiatives resulting from this agreement will be available at a later date neutral 4587 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR157 .5 m , while net sales increased from EUR634 .3 m , as compared to 2007 negative 4746 Nokia shares hit 13.21 euros on Friday , down 50 percent from the start of the year in part because of the slow introduction of touch-screen models negative 268 Pre-tax profit totaled EUR 397.4 mn , up from EUR 164.7 mn positive 1049 It will use the proceeds from the transaction to achieve its target neutral 3276 The machinery now ordered will be placed in a new mill with an annual production capacity of 40 000 m3 of overlaid birch plywood neutral 2635 The following information was released by Comptel : Tomorrow the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to deliver the National Broadband Plan to Congress neutral 4494 The board further said the company omitted to tender for a substantial part of the works and as such they had rightfully been found non-responsive by the evaluation team neutral 4076 The real estate company posted a net loss of +ó x201a -¼ 59.3 million +ó x201a -¼ 0.21 per share compared with a net profit of +ó x201a -¼ 31 million +ó x201a -¼ 0.11 per share for the corresponding quarter of 2007 negative 107 In Lithuania , operating profit rose to EUR 190,000 from EUR 70,000 in the corresponding period in 2005 positive 4568 `` Beyond the improved voice capabilities , customers now have a streamlined way to comply with recalls and other traceability requirements , providing them with a competitive advantage positive 2770 Affecto has participated in the program for the development of the Norwegian pension system since 2007 neutral 1983 The dollar bounced back after hitting another record low against the euro , which reached $ 1.41 for the first time neutral 4594 Operating loss totalled EUR 0.9 mn , down from a profit of EUR 2.7 mn negative 4107 The extracted filtrates are very high in clarity while the dried filter cakes meet required transport moisture limits (TMLs)for their ore grades neutral 3369 The subject of the project is provide to the company like : Software programming and consultancy services , Computer-related services , Data services , Computer support and consultancy services , Internet services etc. neutral 3498 A total of 140 jobs will be reduced at the Raahe Steel Works negative 1426 The shopping center will have a prime location right next to the Myllypuro metro station positive 3892 The proposal of the shareholders to elect Mr. Hannu Krogerus to the Board is based on his long and unrivalled experience and knowledge of all matters related to Elcoteq neutral 3704 Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network , production plants in Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China neutral 2658 The new SEPA cads will replace Finnish bank cards neutral 2730 3 January 2011 - Scandinavian lenders Sampo Bank ( HEL : SAMAS ) , Pohjola Bank ( HEL : POH1S ) and Svenska Handelsbanken ( STO : SHB A ) have provided a EUR160m ( USD213m ) line of credit to Lemminkainen Oyj ( HEL : LEM1S ) , the Finnish construction firm said on Friday neutral 1694 We serve a broad range of customers , including construction and process industries , shipyards , the public sector and households neutral 813 According to Atria 's President and CEO Matti Tikkakoski , the company 's Swedish operations significantly improved in the first quarter positive 1476 `` Social networking and location-based service trends comprise a significant share of the Internet traffic today and are appealing to MID users neutral 1158 According to Tyrv+ñinen 's estimation , Japan is a very essential location in terms of Finnair 's Asian strategy neutral 2648 The maximum amount of the capital loan will be EUR30m and the minimum subscription -- EUR10 ,000 neutral 912 This combined with foreign investments creates interesting opportunities for Solteq positive 2252 Under the contract Cramo Sverige and its subcontractor Brinkab AB will provide all scaffolding installations at LKAB 's new pellets plant in Kiruna in northern Sweden positive 4298 `` We have a license agreement with Nokia Corp. which in part expires on April 9 , 2007 neutral 2535 Otherwise the situation is under control neutral 3005 L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's Food Division was reorganised into two strategic business units , Apetit Frozen Foods and Jams , and Apetit Fish neutral 438 KAUKO-TELKO LTD PRESS RELEASE 19.06.2007 AT 14.00 1 ( 1 ) Telko Group ( Kauko-Telko ) is expanding its strategic partnership with BP Industrial Lubricants & Services ( BP ILS ) by acquiring total ownership of BP 's Swedish retail company , Molub-Alloy AB positive 3878 The order also includes extensive maintenance work of a shoe press delivered by Vaahto in 2001 neutral 609 The 250 sq m 2,691 sq ft store in Copenhagen 's premier shopping district was inaugurated today , further strengthening the company 's presence in Nordic capitals positive 2828 Basware finances the acquisition with a bank loan neutral 3195 The company operates worldwide and employs in total approximately 47,000 persons neutral 4002 A total of 16.5 mn passenger ship journeys took place in the northern Baltic Sea in 2007 , slightly down from 16.5 mn in 2006 negative 1055 Master of Mayawas jointly developed by Nokia Siemens Networks and UFA - FremantleMedia , and will be actively advertised by Maxis in the end of May 2007 neutral 4318 However , the brokers ' ratings on the stock differ neutral 1354 The broker started UPM-Kymmene , Stora Enso and Sappi with ` equal-weight ' recommendations and Holmen and Norske Skog with ` underweight ' ratings neutral 993 This lays a foundation for sustainable business development for the long term neutral 2095 European traffic grew nearly 30 % positive 3905 The solution will be installed in the USA to support the North American operations of the customer neutral 3616 In 2007 , the Group 's net sales stood at EUR 42 million and it had about 1,445 employees neutral 2142 Kai Tulonen , Chief Technology Officer , SysOpen Digia says : `` Mobility Business Suite represents a significant milestone in the company 's offering to the telecommunications industry positive 4701 Operating profit fell to EUR 23.26 mn from EUR 32.86 mn negative 1603 Tekla will organize an information meeting for analysts and media at WTC Helsinki Marski meeting room , Aleksanterinkatu 17 , the same day at 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Light lunch will be served neutral 2953 In addition , the contract includes modification of the effluent treatment plant at Follum neutral 1296 Of these shares 14,747,084 are held by the Company and the number of outstanding shares and voting rights attached to the shares amounts thus to 161,256,847 neutral 1808 Music is provided by all major international and regional labels including Universal Music Group , Sony Music Entertainment , Warner Music , EMI Music , Rotana , Mazzika , Melody Music , Platinum Records , and leading content aggregator The Orchard , as well as thousands of independent labels neutral 3804 The company said that 80 % of the shares of the holding company will be sold to Meadville Holdings Limited , a Hong Kong listed parent company of the Meadville Group neutral 2784 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Dec. 17 -- Reijo Salovaara , Nastola , Finland , has developed a veneer cutter neutral 3694 No financial details of the deployment were disclosed neutral 459 TietoEnator signed an agreement to acquire Indian research and development ( R&D ) services provider and turnkey software solutions developer Fortuna Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for 21 mln euro ( $ 30.3 mln ) in September 2007 neutral 254 Operating profit surged to EUR21m from EUR106 ,000 positive 1920 The familiar blue , white , and red HK seal has received a more authentic look neutral 303 The transactions would increase earnings per share in the first quarter by some EUR0 .28 positive 4430 The period 's sales dropped to EUR 30.6 million from EUR 38.3 million , according to the interim report , released today negative 676 In 2009 , Comptel slipped to a net loss of EUR2 .1 m from a profit of EUR6 .6 m in the previous year negative 1550 It makes a wide range of mobile devices with services and software that enable people to experience music , navigation , video , television , imaging , games and business mobility neutral 2192 Systeemitiimi 's sales and project resources will also be strengthened , director Paul Skogberg said positive 4471 This ideally placed them in a position to tap into the potential of clean technology neutral 3411 There did not seem to be enough hours in a day for Pekkarinen neutral 3392 The value of the order is EUR 4mn neutral 41 Net income from life insurance rose to EUR 16.5 mn from EUR 14.0 mn , and net income from non-life insurance to EUR 22.6 mn from EUR 15.2 mn in 2009 positive 4742 In the Baltic countries , development of operations and reorganisation continued , and non-recurring items related to the takeover process lowered earnings negative 1549 It is the last smartphone running Maemo 5 , which is to be replaced with MeeGo , a joint project between Nokia , Intel and the open source community neutral 1264 It is positive that the company it recruited Harri Koponen as CEO , according to Affarsvarlden neutral 2719 `` If you need malware removal tools , type the URL of your vendor of choice directly into the browser bar and use links on their website , '' wrote Trend Micro 's Rik Ferguson on Monday neutral 865 Metso Paper 's delivery will comprise an Advantage DCT 200 tissue machine including quality control and distributed control systems ( QCS-DCS ) neutral 4065 Operating loss before non-recurring items was EUR 0.9 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 11.5 mn in 2008 negative 2570 Steek , which was set up in 2002 , is based in Bordeaux , southwestern France neutral 1663 The transaction , which includes US$ 1.5 billion euro1 billion in cash , vendor notes and share purchases , is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2008 , the Finnish-Swedish paper maker said neutral 4715 Subscription sales decreased slightly negative 3609 He joins Technopolis from KONE where he has held various positions within the Group , most recently as Director of Service Business and Business Development for KONE s Middle Eastern operations neutral 3838 The equipment Ixonos acquires with this deal includes mechanical engineering hardware ; an RF and antenna measurement laboratory ; facilities for the measurement of audio , cameras and displays ; as well as devices and robot units for the testing of mobile devices neutral 1041 He does not believe , however , that HKScan or Atria will start to use imported meat as Finnish consumers prefer domestic products neutral 1612 The company also appointed Leif Rosen head of the Special Plate unit which includes the quarto plate units in Degerfors , Sweden , and New Castle , USA , the unit in Willich , Germany , as well as Pressplate and Prefab in Avesta and Plate Service Centre Nordic in Degerfors neutral 3706 One of the largest projects of the magazine division of SanomaWSOY - Sanoma Magazines International in 2006 became launch of the Russian magazine Gloriya neutral 2438 Each year the dividend is deducted from the subscription price neutral 187 EPS for the quarter was EUR0 .00 , as compared with EUR0 .01 in the third quarter of 2008 , representing a Group net sales for the third quarter were EUR15 .3 m , up by 2.8 % as compared with EUR14 .9 m in the third quarter of 2008 positive 932 `` We 've been feeling quite positive about the region as a whole positive 251 Operating profit rose to EUR 4.7 mn from EUR 4.6 mn positive 3196 The company reiterates its outlook for 2009 neutral 357 Operating profit totaled EUR 825mn , up from EUR 763mn in 2004 positive 278 Sales in Latin America increased by 42 % to EUR 432mn , and a total of 8.7 mn mobile devices were sold in the area , representing an increase of 32 % from the corresponding period in 2009 positive 1717 Under a memorandum of understanding MoU the parties will collaborate in preparing and implementing joint projects in the fields of combined power and heat generation , environmental protection and energy efficient technologies positive 1463 Tikkurila has an interesting growth strategy , which we support neutral 2717 ` Sanoma is a buyer not a target , ' he said neutral 2280 Finnish silicon wafers manufacturer Okmetic Oyj said it swung to a net profit of 4.9 mln euro $ 6.3 mln in the first nine months of 2006 from a net loss of 1.8 mln euro $ 2.3 mln a year earlier positive 1923 The most popular paper by far was Kesko 's loyal customer magazine Pirkka with 2,462,000 readers neutral 610 The metal has gained 41 percent this year as demand from China , the world 's largest user , increased positive 3827 The dividend will come on top of the 0.45 eur on A shares and 0.43 on K shares it has already paid on last year 's accounts neutral 1374 The dividend will be paid on April 15 , 2008 to each of the shareholders who on the record date of April 8 , 2008 have been entered in the list of shareholders kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. neutral 328 EPS for the quarter came in at 0.36 eur , up from 0.33 eur a year ago and ahead of forecast of 0.33 eur positive 781 Talvivaara also maintains its assumption of turning cash flow positive before the year end positive 4548 He wore a black beanie-type cap and a black jacket neutral 3617 In 2007 Etteplan reported a turnover of EUR125 .2 m neutral 1962 So far , Mr. Galvan he has been able to avoid laying off workers positive 3237 The Efore plant at Saarijarvi in central Finland is one of the largest employers in the region neutral 3866 The move will be carried out by transferring HKScan 's production-related property , plant , equipment , as well as its holdings in subsidiaries and associate companies in the country to HKScan Finland neutral 2476 However , the offering will probably not be made at the current valuation , which partly derives from the deal in which the company was merged into a stock market shell neutral 3155 The acquired plant has an annual capacity of some 300,000 tonnes and most of its production is sold to domestic customers neutral 3325 The Point Village , designed by Scott Tallon Walker , will include a shopping center , office premises , a hotel and a cinema neutral 2420 Benefon 's target is to lay off temporarily of permanently up to 20 % of the Salo plant 's staff negative 3502 According to Finnish Aktia Bank 's Managing Director Jussi Laitinen , the bank 's aim is to triple the number of its customers in Finland in the next five years positive 2115 In 2006 , TeliaSonera net sales were SEK 91 bn , EBITDA was SEK 32.266 bn , net income was SEK 19.28 bn neutral 2899 Finnish fibre-based materials maker Ahlstrom Corp ( HEL : AHL1V ) said today it decided to close down its spunlace composite production line number 23 at Chirnside plant in the UK by the end of March 2011 neutral 2560 says Brian Burton , Head of IT Security , Vodafone UK neutral 784 The aim is an annual improvement in Ruukki Construction 's operating profit of more than EUR 3 million USD 4.1 m starting in 2009 positive 3036 M-real , which is part of Finnish paper maker Metsaliitto Group , is due to release its second-quarter report at around 12:00 EET on 5 August 2010 neutral 3583 Financing of the project will come mainly from China neutral 522 The order consists of capacity expansion , maintenance services and new charging functionality , the company said neutral 3842 The EUR17m contract includes both design and construction works neutral 3197 The company 's board of directors will propose a dividend of EUR 0.95 per share for 2008 at the annual general meeting , scheduled to be held on March 23 , 2009 neutral 1210 During the past 10 years the factory has produced many of Nokia 's most popular models including the Nokia 2760 , the Nokia 6300 as well as Nokia 's latest music device the Nokia 5800 Express Music neutral 1083 The company admits that 36 months is a relatively short time when operating in Russia neutral 1017 According to the original merger plan , Scanfil would get a 79 % stake in the combined business neutral 1403 The operator is one of 6 operators to have been granted a WiMAX license in Taiwan , and hopes to be the first to launch commercial services in early 2009 neutral 1723 HELSINKI (Thomson Financial)- Kemira GrowHow swung into profit in its first quarter earnings on improved sales , especially in its fertilizer business in Europe , which is normally stronger during the first quarter positive 4148 15 September 2010 - Finnish electrical components maker Salcomp Oyj ( HEL : SAL1V ) announced today the launch of its latest Twist charger platform neutral 3518 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , March 20 -- Patrik Flykt and Timo Alakoski , both of Helsinki , Finland , and Tapio Suihko and Nadarajah Asokan , both of Espoo , Finland , have developed a method of mobility support of Internet-type protocol traffic in a communication system neutral 1244 HUHTAMAKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16.12.2008 AT 09:30 Huhtamaki Oyj has resolved to clarify the Group structure by separating the Foodservice and Consumer Goods businesses in its production unit in Hameenlinna , Finland by transferring the businesses into its wholly owned subsidiaries neutral 3917 The total floor area of the plant expansion is 29,000 square metres neutral 3925 The total value of the project is about EUR53m , including the plots that will be transferred to Atria neutral 145 Finnish KCI Konecranes has raised its net sales growth estimate for 2006 from over 25 % to over 35 % positive 8 Operating profit rose to EUR 13.1 mn from EUR 8.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 representing 7.7 % of net sales positive 3656 Karachi , Sept. 14 -- Ixonos , a world leader in the development and integration of solutions for handheld devices , announced that it is implementing a touch screen mobile user interface solution for the Intel Atom processor Z6xx based smartphones neutral 3058 NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-17 January 2006-Efore Plc inaugurates new plant in Estonia -® 1998-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish power electronics manufacturer Efore Plc said on Tuesday ( 17 January ) that it was inaugurating its new plant in Parnu , Estonia neutral 3934 The value of the contract is in total USD12m neutral 80 The 718,430 new Series A shares will become subject to trading on the Helsinki Stock Exchange 's Main List , together with the old Series A shares , on July 3 , 2006 neutral 1978 It inspects the companys strategic strengths and weaknesses neutral 2210 The company has exported into about twenty European countries as well as to Africa neutral 4105 The company reported a profit of 800,000 euro ($ 1.2 mln)on the sale of its Varesvuo Partners sub-group and a loss of 400,000 euro $ 623,000 caused by the sale of its program production subsidiary Oy Filmiteollisuus Fine Ab neutral 1106 The rewards to be paid on the basis of the earning period 2011 will correspond to the value of a maximum total of 364,000 Componenta Corporation shares including also the proportion to be paid in cash neutral 1444 To check them out or to make a bid they will be in the Deka Showroom , Fortitude Valley neutral 1846 He said things will be different when new Finnish nuclear power stations go into operation and the large hydro powered stations of northern Europe have a good year neutral 3908 The studies are expected to start in 2008 neutral 331 Finnish investment group Panostaja Oyj said its net profit went up to 8.6 mln euro $ 11.4 mln in fiscal 2005-06 , ended October 31 , 2006 , from 2.8 mln euro $ 3.7 mln in the same period of fiscal 2004-05 positive 359 Production capacity will increase from 36 000 to 85 000 tonnes per year and the raw material will continue to be recycled paper and board positive 1915 The Commission is to be applauded for applying a fact-based and data-driven approach and for providing clarity for future petitions positive 486 Earnings per share EPS are seen at EUR 0.56 , up from EUR 0.38 positive 1187 BG AD , Bulgaria 's leading Internet company positive 13 Finnish Talentum reports its operating profit increased to EUR 20.5 mn in 2005 from EUR 9.3 mn in 2004 , and net sales totaled EUR 103.3 mn , up from EUR 96.4 mn positive 4690 Market share decreased on the route between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia by 0.1 percentage points to 24.8 % negative 3787 The company , which has EUR2 .8 bn in assets , counts among its five largest shareholders Finnish insurers Ilmarinen 4.34 % and Varma 0.70 % , as well as the Finnish state pension fund VER 0.61 % neutral 2427 Comptel Corporation Sami Ervio President and CEO , Distribution : NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media Comptel Dynamic OSS solutions enable telecom service providers to deliver services flexibly and charge them effectively neutral 2962 In this way , the industry 's starting point has been the consumers ' needs neutral 3226 The CVs of the proposed members are available for viewing from 12 March 2008 onwards on the Internet at www.sampo.com/ir neutral 1610 The board of directors also proposed that a dividend of EUR0 .20 per outstanding share be paid neutral 2226 The German subsidiary will produce software development services for Ixonos Telecommunications Business Unit 's client projects neutral 757 Biohit and VWR have been in close cooperation for a number of years in the US , where Biohit is one of VWR 's focus suppliers positive 1063 Nonwovens and specialty papers , made by Ahlstrom , are used in a large variety of everyday products , e.g. in filters , wipes , flooring , labels , and tapes neutral 90 `` The change will optimize the operational efficiencies of our growing business , '' said Julia Prohaska , director of marketing communications for Fiskars positive 84 The combination of all services enabling us to offer a complex and strengthened service chain not only limited to the Baltic port connections but also for getting access to the world wide Grimaldi Network into the Mediterranean , Africa and North America `` says Uwe Bakosch positive 4388 All the ferries had run into trouble just outside the Stockholm archipelago , made up of more than 20,000 islands negative 3863 The markets expect Heineken to sell Hartwall as a whole or in parts neutral 4784 However , the orders received during the period under review fell by 17 % quarter-on-quarter from the EUR 213 million recorded in the second quarter of 2010 negative 966 Rautaruukki said construction group YIT has awarded it a 2.5 mln eur contract to supply the steel structures for a new bridge spanning the Kemijoki river in Northern Finland positive 4664 Comparable operating profit decreased to EUR 13.8 mn from EUR 17.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 3853 The final outcome of the rights offering is to be reported around 23 October 2009 neutral 3926 The total value of the project is estimated to be over 3.0 mln euro $ 4.4 mln , of which the services will be over 2.0 mln euro $ 2.9 mln and third-party licences more than 1.0 mln euro $ 1.5 mln neutral 59 In Sweden , Gallerix accumulated SEK denominated sales were down 1 % and EUR denominated sales were up 11 % neutral 4098 Nokia was up 0.12 pct to 16.70 eur after kicking off the morning in negative territory positive 1918 The Costanza light , with an aluminum base and washable shade , comes in white , pistachio , orange , blue and red neutral 1976 Founded in 2000 , BioView automates laboratory tests , especially diagnostic tests for cancer neutral 3614 In 2006 , the company intends to invest significantly in expanding its distribution and maintenance network positive 4102 By cutting the number of plants , the group will trim fixed costs positive 3857 The group posted net sales of 35.3 mln euro $ 46.5 mln and an operating profit of 760,000 euro $ 1.0 mln in 2005 neutral 4236 So Mr. Galvan made savings adjustments of his own , buying less liquor and watching portion sizes neutral 2688 There are currently some ten shops selling Tikkurila 's paints in Kazakhstan , and more shops will be opened continuously neutral 1673 Three students from Universiti Sains Malaysia have won a study trip to Helsinki neutral 4813 `` Capital expenditure on energy efficiency has unfortunately fallen along with the decline in the economy negative 4595 Pretax loss totaled EUR 1.2 mn , down from a profit of EUR 2.1 mn in 2004 negative 4035 Operating loss totaled EUR 0.8 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 0.5 mn negative 2488 India is high on our priority since business links between our two countries is also expanding , '' Tornstrom said neutral 477 As the largest elevator market in the world , Chinese output of elevators continued to rise to 262,000 units in 2009 , up about 5 % yr-on-yr positive 4620 - Among other Finnish shares traded in the US , Stora Enso closed 0.33 pct lower at 12.11 eur , UPM-Kymmene was up 0.28 pct at 18.10 eur , and Metso was down 0.13 pct at 31.06 eur neutral 1117 Wellness services will be important in the future neutral 715 Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to EUR0 .98 , up from the loss of EUR0 .02 positive 2074 The order for plywood mill machinery and equipment announced by Finnish Raute in September 2006 will be delivered to Thebault Plyland in France neutral 3351 The second variant offers complete final finishing of any selected apartment with foreign high quality materials ( Finland , Denmark , Germany , France ) neutral 4550 The products have a low salt and fat content neutral 2054 The report also said Nokia 's operations comprising the sites at Bochum , Ulm , Dusseldorf , Munich and Frankfurt posted operating profit after interest of 246 mln eur neutral 1372 The desk will reach its full planned strength of ten persons in autumn 2007 neutral 4410 Net sales have been eaten by the weak US dollar negative 3086 POYRY PLCCompany Announcement 10 December 2010 at 4.10 p.m. Pursuant to Poyry PLC 's stock option program 2004 , 63 792 new shares of the company have been subscribed since 27 October 2010 with stock options 2004B neutral 3595 Following the demerger , the vice president of the group 's pharmaceutical trade in Finland , Jukka Niemi , will be appointed managing director of Oriola in addition to his current responsibilities neutral 2958 In the financial statement for the first quarter of 2010 , Tikkurila is reported under discontinued operations neutral 4580 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR28 .2 m while net turnover increased from EUR313 .42 m , as compared to the financial year 2004 negative 391 The upgrade is intended to raise the network capacity from 450 MHz to 630 MHz in several cities , enabling bi-directional services for digital television as well as broadband data positive 2268 4 February 2011 - Finnish broadband data communication systems provider Teleste Oyj HEL : TLT1V said Wednesday its net profit rocketed to EUR4 .8 m in 2010 from EUR416 ,000 in 2009 and it lifted its dividend proposal positive 1238 He also mentions that this improvement to the service follows the recent expansion of the Finnlines service from Bilbao via Antwerp and Helsinki and from Hull via Helsinki to St. Petersburg positive 58 At the request of Finnish media company Alma Media 's newspapers , research manager Jari Kaivo-oja at the Finland Futures Research Centre at the Turku School of Economics has drawn up a future scenario for Finland 's national economy by using a model developed by the University of Denver neutral 568 With this appointment Kaupthing Bank aims to further co-ordinate Capital Markets activities within the Group and to improve the overall service to clients positive 4254 The exercise originated in Finland in the early 1930s as a training method for cross-country skiers neutral 2864 Danske Bank is Denmark 's largest bank with 3.5 million customers neutral 3597 Following the issue , the number of shares in the Swedish company will grow by 9 % neutral 26 Nordea Group 's operating profit increased in 2010 by 18 percent year-on-year to 3.64 billion euros and total revenue by 3 percent to 9.33 billion euros positive 4132 The company will try to adapt the operations through temporary lay-offs of different duration , working hour arrangements , training and development efforts neutral 3698 Nordea Bank AB publ holds 6.000 Alma Media shares , representing 0.008 % of share capital and voting rights neutral 1897 Enclosed is Affecto 's call for Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on July 10th where the main agenda is to approve the authorization to the Board for the proposed share issue related to the Component Software acquisition , and to elect Haakon Skaarer to the Affecto board neutral 2961 In the sinter plant , limestone and coke breeze are mixed with the iron ore concentrate and sintered into lump form or sinter for use in the blast furnaces as a raw material for iron-making neutral 1293 Neste Oil extended yesterday 's gains and put on 0.49 pct to 22.72 eur , while utility Fortum shed 1.14 pct to 20.76 eur neutral 3840 The estimated annual value of the frame agreement is about EUR 50mn neutral 1173 Amanda said that it had already made a USD5 .0 m investment commitment in Russia Partners II fund in July 2005 neutral 1136 A broad range of connectivity options including 3G - HSPA and Wi-Fi gives consumers high speed access to the Internet neutral 1626 The corrected chapter is in its entirety below neutral 717 Operating profit totalled EUR 0.4 mn , up from an operating loss of EUR 0.8 mn year-on-year positive 1748 At the seminar , a memorandum of understanding on co-operation was signed between the Finnish Kemira Company and Vietnam National Chemical Corporation positive 1025 An additional amount , capped at EUR12m , is payable in cash upon the achievement of certain financial performance targets in 2007 neutral 2432 Currency conversions are based on exchange rates at the time of the deal neutral 588 Finnish Suominen Corporation that specialises in wet wipes , nonwovens , and flexible packaging reports net sales of EUR 44.1 mn in the second quarter of 2010 , up from EUR 43.3 mn in the second quarter of 2009 positive 2964 In volume , the focus is already outside Finland , as 60 % of the group 's products are made in Poland and the Baltic countries neutral 1854 Kemira Coatings is the leading supplier of paints in Northern and Eastern Europe , providing consumers and professionals with branded products in approx positive 1477 `` The acquisition of Sampo Bank makes strategic sense for DB , '' says Lindsey Liddell , director of Fitch Ratings 's Financial Institutions Group positive 3023 Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research neutral 4751 Operating profit totaled EUR 3.8 mn , down from EUR 4.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 4632 The OMX Nordic 40 OMXN40 index , comprising the 40 most traded Nordic stocks on the Nasdaq OMX exchange , closed down 0.87 % at 1,064.14 points on Thursday negative 3001 Kesko has about 2,000 stores engaged in chain operations in the Nordic and Baltic countries , Russia , and Belarus neutral 3709 Our customers include companies in the energy and process industry sectors , in particular neutral 2556 rosendal at outotec.com Eila Paatela , Vice President - Corporate Communications tel. +358 20 529 2004 , +358 400 817198 e-mail eila neutral 855 It also has potential clients in the growing environmental and recycling technology sectors neutral 2802 An EU law on the issue may be introduced around 2010 neutral 4473 Thanks to his wide contact network and good knowledge of market and business environment , he will give a great contribution to the further development of our Indian operations '' , tells Incap 's President & CEO Juhani Hanninen positive 3655 J+ñrvi-Suomen Portti is also planning to reduce the use of sodium nitrite neutral 1737 ABB Deutsche Bank upgraded its recommendation on Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB Ltd. to ` Buy ' from ` Hold ' positive 774 Operating profit improved by 27 % to EUR 579.8 mn from EUR 457.2 mn in 2006 positive 859 Last year SysOpen Digia invested in IBM product know-how in the building of portal and trading place systems and successfully implemented customer solutions supported by it positive 1785 Lee & Man Paper and Metso have a long and prosperous co-operation , a good example of which are the Changshu and Hongmei kraftliner machines delivered earlier positive 3229 The deal includes the entire personnel of PlanMill Oy , who will transfer to the new company as so-called old employees neutral 819 According to the CEO of Nordea Bank Estonia Vahur Kraft , Nordea Finland and Stockmann have been cooperating for more than ten years positive 3948 These share transactions are part of the company 's strategy of relinquishing assets that are not part of its core business neutral 3774 The business area 's net sales were slightly over 2m in 2006 neutral 2892 Financial terms were n't disclosed neutral 455 The contracts have been signed to acquire uranium produced at the Sotkamo nickel-zinc mine in eastern Finland owned by Talvivaara positive 52 Within the framework of the partnership , Nokia Siemens Networks has signed an initial framework purchase agreement with Sitronics subsidiary , JSC Mikron , which is the largest manufacturer and exporter of microelectronic components in Russia positive 1806 It helps our stakeholders get a better understanding of our operations and the challenges in stainless steel business neutral 3600 For 2009 , net profit was EUR3m and the company paid a dividend of EUR1 .30 apiece neutral 20 Lifetree was founded in 2000 , and its revenues have risen on an average by 40 % with margins in late 30s positive 4657 Finnish Scanfil , a contract manufacturer and systems supplier for communication and industrial electronics reports net sales of EUR 108.7 mn in the first half of 2008 , down from EUR 111.1 mn a year earlier negative 194 Finnish lifting equipment maker Konecranes Oyj said on July 30 , 2008 that its net profit rose to 71.2 mln euro ( $ 111.1 mln ) for the first half of 2008 from 57.1 mln euro ( $ 89.1 mln ) for the same period of 2007 positive 1213 Elisa Corporation , headquartered in Helsinki , is a Finnish telecomms company offering private and corporate customers a comprehensive range of telecomms services neutral 3923 The total value of the contract is some EUR 8 million neutral 1086 The cooperation with airBaltic is expected to lead to the transfer of Finncomm to the ownership of airBaltic in time neutral 1346 Technopolis is Europe 's leading operator of technoparks positive 1217 Even so , Tulikivi emissions are well below some of the strictest state standards including Washington and Colorado neutral 2312 The impact on TietoEnator 's net sales for 2008 from the purchase is expected to be some 11 mln euro $ 15.9 mln neutral 3410 There are no substitutes to AC drives neutral 3891 The program , which was started in the summer of 2007 , was originally estimated to last approximately two years neutral 1454 We warmly welcome him to Satama '' , states Jussi Lansio , chairman of the Board positive 3231 The decision of the French Court relates to the claims raised by twenty-one former Aspocomp S.A.S employees , the company said neutral 3844 The expanded company will continue to be called NewPage neutral 3721 Pharmaceutical market in Czech Republic Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Czech Republic neutral 2627 The final price will be specified by 14 May 2010 , the acquiring company said neutral 3095 Proline Plus is available in both adjustable single and multichannel models and fixed volume single-channel models , in volume ranges from 0.1 micro litres to 10 ml neutral 3553 Coffee will be served starting at 14:30 EET as well as after the event neutral 2096 Finland-based international machinery rental company Ramirent Plc ( OMX Helsinki : RMR1V ) reported on Friday ( 15 August ) an operating profit of EUR65 .0 m on net sales of EUR342 .9 m for the period January-June 2008 neutral 1756 Outotec said it won new orders worth 492.9 mln eur during the quarter , compared with 240.4 mln eur a year earlier positive 4557 The announcement comes two weeks before a key licensing agreement expires between between the two companies which are embroiled in a disagreement over royalty payments for Texas Instrument chips which use Qualcomm-patented technology negative 1735 Those will be partially offset by a 186 mln eur gain on the sale of its Celbi pulp plant in Portugal positive 3865 The most significant capital expenditure items were in the global enterprise resource planning ERP project , product development and production machines neutral 2271 Cargotec Corporation , Press Release , August 26 , 2008 at 10 a.m. Finnish time Cargotec 's MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore load handling solutions has received significant offshore crane retrofit order positive 3979 While the company did not indicate the level of investment in the unit , it said that has purchased the equipment of Nokia Corporation 's mobile phone R&D laboratory in Jyvaeskylae neutral 585 Theodosopoulos said Tellabs could be of value to Nokia Siemens or Nortel given its `` leading supply status '' with Verizon , along with high-growth products positive 4192 Finnish Vaahto Group that provides paper-making technology and process machinery is starting negotiations concerning the temporary lay-offs of all 140 employees at the company 's plants in Hollola and Tampere , in Finland negative 360 Profit for the period increased from EUR 2.9 mn to EUR 10.5 mn positive 603 Bilfinger investors cheered the agreement , pushing shares up 7 % , or & euro ; 3.30 , to & euro ; 50.29 , in afternoon trade positive 4679 Finnish media company Talentum Oyj 's net profit decreased to 2.5 mln euro ( $ 4.0 mln ) for the first quarter of 2008 from 3.0 mln euro ( $ 4.7 mln ) for the same period of 2007 negative 3705 On preliminary estimate , the hotel will operate under the brand Novotel neutral 4164 According to the prosecutor , the share transactions were carried out after HK Ruokatalo had proceeded in the negotiations concerning the acquisition of Swedish Meats neutral 689 Finnish pharmaceuticals company Orion reports profit before taxes of EUR 70.0 mn in the third quarter of 2010 , up from EUR 54.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 2900 Finnish investment company Neomarkka is the main owner of Kuitu Finland 's successor neutral 1599 Taking a cue from the playbook of the East Dillon Lions , we 've created a special team of heavy-hitting style players , such as boot-cut jeans , tummy tops and , of course , cowboy boots neutral 468 `` Ruukki is now included on DJSI World for the second year running and the European DJSI STOXX for the third year running neutral 1315 Poyry is recognized as one of the world 's leading advisors to the global forestry industry positive 1147 Finnish Rautaruukki is selling its precision tube and automotive component processing unit Carl Froh in Germany to German Arques Industries neutral 1686 UPM-Kymmene has generated seventeen consecutive quarters of positive Cash Flow from Operations positive 2334 On the following workday customers can check from their home computers how their purchases are divided between different ingredient groups , how much energy various products contain and what is the nutritional content of all purchases neutral 1222 Finnish engineering and technology company Metso Oyj said on May 27 , 2008 it completed the acquisition of paper machinery technology from Japanese engineering company Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ( MHI ) for an undisclosed sum positive 1714 TeliaSonera 's underlying results however included 457 mln skr in positive one-offs , hence the adjusted underlying EBITDA actually amounts to 7.309 bln skr , clearly below expectations , analysts said negative 2080 Aspokem posted an operating profit of 2.7 mln euro ( $ 3.5 mln ) and net sales of 89.1 mln euro ( $ 116.8 mln ) in 2006 neutral 4198 Huhtamaki 's rigid plastic consumer goods operations , which are mainly in Europe , will be separated into a new reporting segment as of 1 January 2009 neutral 2145 Last week , the Finnish metals and technology group announced plans to sell more than 80 percent of its technology unit to further the company 's strategic goal of becoming the world 's largest stainless steel maker positive 1099 The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement neutral 3199 The company 's board of directors would propose a dividend of EUR1 .00 per share for 2005 neutral 4519 We offer challenging and interesting employment for over 20,000 people in 20 countries throughout Europe neutral 4532 `` Adjustment to the fall in price level , in contrast , has been less effective negative 795 `` Our customers now have the chance to make bookings for all the services they want at one location , '' said Mikko Tuomainen , in-charge of Finnair 's Internet ( sales ) positive 2839 Byline : Tim Moran Cellular phone giant Nokia Corp. is offering $ 8.1 billion for digital map supplier NAVTEQ Corp. , of Chicago neutral 2954 In addition the deal includes a call option which will enable Maritim Food AS to increase its holding in Sandanger AS to 51 % in the future positive 3888 The Polish business employs about 1,000 people , and it had net sales of about EUR 70mn in 2007 neutral 557 The company now estimates its net sales in 2010 to increase considerably from 2009 and its operating result to be clearly positive positive 4738 In January-November 2009 , the group 's sales totalled EUR 7,801.7 mn , which was a drop of 12.6 % from the same period of 2008 negative 4816 Finnish waste management and cleaning group Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj ( L&T ) net profit went down to 32.2 mln euro ( $ 47.7 mln ) for 2007 from 35.3 mln euro ( $ 52.3 mln ) for 2006 negative 315 `` BasWare 's product sales grew strongly in the financial period , by 24 percent positive 1604 The aim is to convert the plants into flexible manufacturers of new and technologically demanding products positive 926 `` The additional flight linking Mumbai with Helsinki was dictated by the strong traffic demand between Asia and Europe positive 2181 Rapala said it estimates it will make savings of 1-2 mln eur a year by centralising its French operations at one site positive 1035 FinancialWire tm is a fully independent , proprietary news wire service neutral 3619 In 2008 Stockmann earned 3.398 million lats in profit on 48.012 million lats in turnover neutral 602 Finnish Cargotec 's Kalmar , the business area providing container handling solutions , has been awarded an order for a further ten E-One rubber-tyred gantry RTG cranes from Saigon Newport Company SNP , in Vietnam positive 3963 Under the agreement Benefon 's forthcoming range of TWIG integrated GPS navigation and mobile phone devices will use the jointly developed web-based tracking and location technology , in both consumer and commercial applications neutral 1103 The original patent was filed in Finland under application No. neutral 3684 Mr K.R. Vasantha has been appointed Managing Director of Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt. Ltd. neutral 1592 Ruukki is restructuring commercial and industrial construction operations in pursuit of permanent improvements whilst adjusting operations to market conditions neutral 67 STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 20 July 2006 1 ( 1 ) BASWARE SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH WARRANTS AND INCREASE IN SHARE CAPITAL A total of 119 850 shares have been subscribed with BasWare Warrant Program neutral 157 At the end of March 2007 , the group 's order book was at EUR 39.6 mn , up 42 % from the corresponding period in 2006 positive 2005 Aspo 's net sales in 2006 totaled EUR 225.9 million neutral 3333 The Process Products orders are for the installation of separation-filtration equipment at three natural gas pipeline projects in China , South America , and Saudi Arabia neutral 1959 Finland 's dominating rail company VR is planning to set the infected passengers for long-distance trip in a separate carriage neutral 1980 Kesko offers Hilton to open a hotel on Kalinisky prospect in a 18,000-square metres building because of these difficulties neutral 4033 Operating loss of the Pulp & Paper Machinery unit was over EUR 3mn in September 2007 - August 2008 , compared to a profit of EUR 3.7 mn a year earlier negative 4745 Nokia s U.S. shares were 3.3 percent lower at $ 12.73 by 1750 GMT negative 1648 The pipeline is strong positive 3043 Neste Oil will publish its third quarter 2008 results on Friday , 24 October 2008 at approximately 9 am ( EET ) neutral 344 Last year the company raised its turnover to approximately 7 million litas EUR 2 mln , from 6.1 million litas in 2004 positive 1352 The alliance aims to tap pocketable mobile computers , netbooks , tablets , mediaphones , connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems neutral 3309 The orders consist in total of over 1,600 panels of lift-away weatherdeck hatch covers and they will be delivered for container vessels with capacities ranging from 2,000 to 13,300 TEUs neutral 442 Ramirent s Danish subsidiary Ramirent A-S has today signed an agreement to acquire the business assets of the machinery rental company Jydsk Materiel Udlejning located in West Jutland positive 2868 Delivery is due in the second half of 2011 neutral 4196 He said he has been losing five families a month to the economy as many make alternative arrangements to save money negative 2205 The company also said that its board of directors has proposed a profit distribution of EUR0 .92 per share neutral 3681 Motorola accounted for 11.5 percent of the South Korean handset market as of the end of April , Samsung held 55 percent and LG Electronics 19 percent , according to Korea-based ATLAS Research Group neutral 1636 The mill is concentrating on getting the supercalendered line running satisfactorily before restarting its older newsprint line neutral 4382 The air traffic of Finland has been in stoppage since then negative 505 SysOpen Digia had signed an agreement with the main shareholders of Sentera holding in total 77.39 % of the share capital and votes of Sentera positive 3558 Componenta has production lines for similar-sized products at Karkkila in Finland , at Weert in the Netherlands and at Orhangazi in Turkey , and these had a combined output of approximately 100,000 tonnes and net sales of EUR 135 million in 2007 neutral 3574 Economic development in China is no longer taking place only on the East coast and in the Shanghai area , Vauramo says neutral 18 Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt Ltd , a subsidiary of Incap Corporation of Finland , plans to double its revenues by 2007-2008 positive 2943 Image data produced by the browser at the phone server is converted into a bitmapped image that is sent to the handset for display . ' neutral 2248 Through the acquisition Solteq will expand its solutions offering by Microsoft 's Dynamics business software products positive 646 Finnish steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj ( HEL : RTRKS ) , or Ruukki , said today its net loss contracted to EUR 49 million ( USD 68.2 m ) for the first nine months of 2010 from EUR 229 million for the same period a year ago positive 2879 Elisa has commissioned Finland 's Poyry Telecom Oy to conduct a study of reception in some of Estonia 's largest cities besides Tallinn neutral 1930 The vessels also have to be environmentally friendly , fast , and have all modern conveniences neutral 772 Of the price , Kesko 's share is 10 mln euro $ 15.5 mln and it will recognize a gain of 4.0 mln euro $ 6.2 mln on the disposal which will be included in the result for the second quarter of 2008 positive 47 The agreement was signed with Biohit Healthcare Ltd , the UK-based subsidiary of Biohit Oyj , a Finnish public company which develops , manufactures and markets liquid handling products and diagnostic test systems positive 3389 The value of the order is about EUR 30mn neutral 4340 The current reference grade instruments are challenging to operate due to their high price and complexity for routine use negative 1929 The use case dramatically narrows if you go only with the hot s Ltd neutral 2986 Its annual capacity is some 10,000 MW neutral 3690 Neste Oil will offer outplacement services to the 111 employees to be reduced neutral 3378 The total service concept also includes technology services , with which Raute supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their investments neutral 1485 `` With this new version it is very important for us to introduce a BIM process that is based on the detailed building information model neutral 4351 The floor area of the Yliopistonrinne project will be 7,900 sq m 85,030 sq ft and the building 's gross area will total 12,800 sq m. A total 25.1 % of the facilities have been let neutral 2966 Incap Contract Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Incap Corporation of Finland neutral 1773 `` This vessel order will help Aspo secure the long-term competitiveness of its fleet , both in terms of technology and pricing positive 2774 After buying Eukor Car Carriers 50 percent stake , Grimaldi Group is now the sole owner of the Swedish roll-on , roll-off port of Wallhamn neutral 3724 Previously , it projected the figure to be slightly lower than in 2009 neutral 1743 `` We are proud to welcome another distribution facility to north Mississippi and the region known as the logistics center of the United States , '' said Gray Swoope , executive director of MDA positive 2705 When dialing in , the participants should quote 877417 as conference ID neutral 1637 The most important export markets are Norway , Germany , Russia and France neutral 3044 New Delhi , Feb. 12 -- Korteniemi Anneli , Helokunnas Tuija , Peltola Marjo , Keskinen Jukka , Salminen Jussi , Tusa Kia and Janhonen Risto of Nokia Telecommunications Oy , Espoo , Finland have developed cable adjustment device neutral 3217 The contract has been allotted as per lowest price criteria neutral 1045 In the method the smelt spouts 2 are separated from the working area 6 by a shielding wall 8 , 10 arranged movable in relation to the smelt spouts neutral 1211 EB will hold the exclusive rights to market the new entity 's product neutral 1252 In the end , Sanoma News wants to secure its foundation with the savings neutral 1010 `` Thanks to my Nokia and Lulu , I am now proud to be a published His novel can be found here neutral 3278 The major part of the deliveries include different AC and CXE amplifier solutions and products by DINH Telecom , a company acquired by Teleste last spring neutral 1627 The deal , already approved by shareholders , will be carried out in the first half of 2011 neutral 2461 Finnlines will announce in week 17 of 2006 what measures it will take to tackle the situation neutral 2302 Tectia Corporation HEL : TEC1V , a provider of real-time security solutions , today announced that it has appointed LAN2LAN , a provider of IT services in the UK , to distribute its data security and manage file transfer software positive 2675 The sale , comprising the margarine business in Finland and Poland , follows the approval of the Polish competition authorities earlier in October neutral 1260 It is a member of the OneWorld alliance , which includes American Airlines and British Airways neutral 4845 Sales in Finland decreased by 10.5 % in January , while sales outside Finland dropped by 17 % negative 2348 He will report to CapMan Plc 's CEO Heikki Westerlund neutral 1885 `` Russia is ready to participate in an open tender for Lattelecom 's privatization neutral 128 The company 's consolidated operating profit amounted to EUR 15.86 mn , up from EUR 4.14 mn year-on-year positive 4665 Consolidated operating profit from continuing operations decreased by 62.3 % to EUR 51.2 mn from EUR 135.7 mn in 2007 negative 1054 Los Angeles-based Pacific Office Properties Trust acquires , owns , and operates office properties in the western U.S. , focusing initially on the markets of Honolulu , San Diego , Los Angeles , and Phoenix neutral 3157 The acquisition of AVC Systemhaus and the majority stake in Cableway will increase the number of Teleste personnel by 250 neutral 3937 The value of the deal is estimated at between SEK25m and SEK50m neutral 1257 Insurance policies should be simple neutral 1105 The report provides a comprehensive insight into the company , including business structure and operations , executive biographies and key competitors positive 1925 The smaller molecules improve the grip of the tyre at top-speed driving neutral 2833 Benefon will turn the Salo unit into a B2B business unit and establish a B2C business unit in the UK neutral 1541 In stead of being based on a soft drink , as is usual , the Teho energy drink is made with fresh water neutral 2434 Destia Oy is a Finnish infrastructure and construction service company building , maintaining and designing traffic routes , industrial and traffic environments , but also complete living environments neutral 3550 Cargotec 's sales totalled EUR 3.4 billion in 2008 and it employs approximately 11,000 people neutral 2699 Under the changes envisaged , HK Ruokatalo would reduce its number of industrial places of business in Finland from eight to six neutral 4522 1 Block lamp Harri Koskinen 's light was introduced in 1996 and has been a bestseller ever since positive 2055 The subdivision made sales revenues last year of EUR 480.7 million EUR 414.9 million in 2008 , and operating profits of EUR 44.5 million EUR 7.4 million positive 2853 COMPTEL CORPORATION Sami Ervio President and CEO Distribution : NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Major media Comptel Dynamic OSS solutions enable telecom service providers to deliver services flexibly and charge them effectively neutral 1845 F-Secure Online Backup automatically protects all the content stored on a computer or smartphone by making a copy of the content to an online location neutral 4763 Talentum 's net sales in September were smaller than expected negative 4203 In parallel , TeliaSonera has decided to conduct a compulsory acquisition neutral 4045 Publishing Sweden 's operating loss was EUR 1.1 mn in Q1 of 2009 , compared to a profit of EUR 0.6 mn a year ago negative 1301 One attractive factor about the tablets for media companies is that they provide a new way of making money positive 2132 It also turned in earnings per share ( EPS ) of EUR 0.44 versus loss per share of EUR 2.26 positive 3909 The Swedish buyout firm has sold its remaining 22.4 percent stake , almost eighteen months after taking the company public in Finland neutral 3970 UPM-Kymmene said its has ` not indicated any interest in any domestic consolidations ' neutral 3255 The first four of the new shop-in-shops will be opened this spring : on Madison Avenue in New York as well as in Chicago , Los Angeles and San Francisco neutral 3766 The annual value of the contracts is estimated at USD 2mn over the next three years neutral 1263 It is planned to set up the A class business center in the two top storeys of the complex neutral 3598 Following the transaction , Tulikivi restructured its operations into the Soapstone Fireplaces Business , Natural Stone Product Business and Ceramic Products Business units neutral 2506 China Unicom , NYSE : CHU , HKSE : 0762 , and SHSE : 600050 , the second largest mobile carrier in the country neutral 3183 The company can not give up palm oil altogether , however neutral 767 In addition to fireplace exports , demand for lining stone has exceeded the level of the earlier part of the year and will continue to be clearly brisker for the remainder of the year positive 1394 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 1030 CapMan has six investment areas CapMan Buyout , CapMan Technology , CapMan Life Science , CapMan Russia , CapMan Public Market and CapMan Real Estate , and each of them has a dedicated team and funds neutral 3575 Eero Katajavuori , currently Group Vice President , Human Resources , will take a year-long sabbatical starting from October 1 , 2010 neutral 3894 The remaining amount will be funded through debt , the Danish bank said neutral 4836 Operating profits in the half were 0.8 m , down from 0.9 m as Glisten invested in the brand and the management team negative 2249 Under the agreement , Japrotek will deliver nine storage tanks in the volume range of 1,000 cu m to 3,000 cu m with included agitators neutral 1857 Nokia said that its next generation mobile gaming platform makes it easy for people to find , buy , play and share rich and immersive games on a range of Nokia devices neutral 1512 com , and we are constantly planning new ways to serve our customers online on a more comprehensive basis , '' says Matti Leminen , President of Anttila Oy positive 1709 IT services firm TietoEnator was bucking the general trend , holding flat at 22.70 eur , after slipping back from earlier gains negative 3618 In 2008 , AVC Systemhaus had net sales of EUR 10 million USD 7.1 m neutral 354 Olvi 's target is to strengthen its market share in soft drinks , mineral waters , ciders , long drinks , and energy drinks neutral 2213 The company 's net sales in 2009 totalled MEUR 307.8 with an operating margin of 13.5 per cent neutral 1543 In the next few years , the ICT sector 's share of electricity consumption will be raised by the increase in the popularity of smartphones neutral 876 Profitability ( EBIT % ) was 13.9 % , compared to 13.1 % in the previous-year period positive 4740 In sales volume , Coca-Cola 's market share has decreased by 2.2 % to 24.2 % negative 2209 The company feels these leases are prime locations due to several producing formations in the immediate area positive 2597 The company offers payroll services , including payroll processing , payroll tax administration , and employee pay services , including direct deposit , check signing , and Readychex neutral 2297 Quarterly diluted EPS on continuing operations came in at 0.21 eur , compared with last year 's 0.12 eur positive 4523 Amer , which bought Salomon from adidas in October , said the job cuts are aimed at boosting competitiveness neutral 884 Sports equipment sales also progressed well owing to the prolonged winter season positive 490 Finnish paper maker UPM-Kymmene Corp. on Monday announced the sale of its wrapping unit Walki Wisa to the CapMan investment group in a move to further concentrate on its core business neutral 4324 It 's very difficult to become a Google Analytics channel partner neutral 4453 The period 's sales dropped to EUR30 .6 m from EUR38 .3 m , according to the interim report , released today negative 3200 The company 's equipment rental portfolio consists primarily of tools for small and mid-sized customers in the construction industry neutral 3350 The sales price was not disclosed neutral 1142 About Stonesoft Corporation Stonesoft Corporation ( OMX : SFT1V ) is an innovative provider of integrated network security solutions to secure the information flow of distributed organizations neutral 822 An estimated 30 pct of mobile calls are made from the home , and France Telecom hopes that 15 pct of its Orange clients will sign up for the service by the end of 2008 neutral 492 HELSINKI AFX - KCI Konecranes said it has raised its stake in MMH Holdings Inc , the owner of US-based Morris Materials Handling , to 90.9 pct from 74.5 pct positive 665 The last job losses related to these reductions will take place during 2010 neutral 4476 Fiskars will be undertaking community projects throughout the UK and they are also on the lookout for local volunteers who are interested in helping out with the selected restoration projects neutral 3228 The deal includes an option for Cramo to buy out the minority stake in 2011 neutral 990 The third order awarded to Outokumpu Technology is by Shalkiya Zinc of Kazakhstan for the Shalkiya zinc-lead project in Kazakhstan positive 327 Elisa said mobile subscriptions grew 7 percent during 2007 , mainly because of customers adopting so-called third generation mobile technology positive 4199 In addition , the production at the Varpaisj+â rvi factory will be stopped at the beginning of April 2009 negative 139 A structures BIM ( building information modeling ) software from Tekla , a model-based software provider , has been adopted for the construction management and delivery of a university project in Abu Dhabi neutral 3867 The net sales of Healthcare Trade business in 2009 were EUR 145.1 million EUR 155.2 million and operating profit EUR 8.9 million EUR 7.9 million neutral 2622 The deal means that ten persons in three countries will transfer to Tieto neutral 4323 Information system supplier Sentera -- up 24.51 pct -- was the next most heavily traded share after SysOpen Digia , a software house , acquired 77.4 pct of the company this morning for just under 33 mln eur neutral 250 Operating profit rose to EUR 4.7 mn from EUR 3.6 mn positive 342 In the reporting period , the company 's operating profit grew by 43.2 % to EUR 6 million positive 3265 The GyPSii mobile social networking application is available in China with both Chinese and English language support neutral 3528 An Apple spokeswoman said the company declined to comment neutral 3474 The company continued the development of a fully human antibody in its VAP-1 antibody program neutral 2390 According to the notification , the holdings of Ameriprice Inc. and its group companies are now in total 808,973 shares , which represent 3.582 % of Tekla -¦ s shares and voting rights neutral 792 The transaction will have a positive impact of around EUR2m on earnings , which Ruukki will recognize during the fourth quarter of this year positive 1000 Incap Corporation Stock Exchange Release 4 May 2010 at 8.30 a.m. INCAP CORPORATION 'S DIRECTED SHARE ISSUE WAS SUBSCRIBED IN FULL The Board of Incap Corporation has approved the subscriptions of directed share issue neutral 2628 The Finland-based company says it will move into an existing 260,000-square-foot facility in September neutral 441 Production capacity will rise gradually from 170,000 tonnes to 215,000 tonnes positive 2837 Body ES Vostok also owns stakes in power sales companies MosenergosbytBody ( RTS : MSSB ) ( 50.9 % ) , Altaienergosbyt ( 100 % ) , Saratovenergo ( RTS : SARE ) Body ( 48.36 % ) and Tambov Power Sales Company ( RTS : TASB ) ( 49.01 % ) , all ofBodywhich it received from the distribution balance neutral 1302 One of Uponor 's promising future products is a hydronic cooling system positive 4425 The acquisition of +àlandsbanken Sverige in 2009 burdened the performance with EUR 3.0 mn negative 1314 Poyry Energy GmbH is Austria 's leading engineering and consulting company in the energy , infrastructure and environment sector , owned by Poyry Plc. and the Austrian Verbund AG neutral 2583 The acquisition does not have to be from the frozen foods or fish sector , as long as it has synergies with L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's other businesses neutral 4125 Outokumpu 's steel mill in Tornio , in Finland , is the suspected source negative 916 Under the agreement GeoSentric will provide GyPSii-powered hotel information and reservation services to visitors to China , including such popular cities as Beijing and Shanghai positive 43 Sales for both the Department Store Division and Hobby Hall increased by 7 % , while sales for the clothing store subsidiary Seppala decreased by 4 % positive 4452 The one dark spot on the horizon , however , was the company 's performance in the Finnish bottled water market negative 4363 Unbelievably , the company that makes them - Fiskars Corporation - was formed in 1649 when a Dutch merchant named Peter Thorwoste was given a charter to establish a blast furnace and forging operation in the small Finnish village of Fiskars neutral 2128 In the end of 2006 , the number of outlets will rise to 60-70 positive 2976 It currently employs about 750 people and expects headcount to reach 1,000 by end of 2007 positive 270 Previously the company has estimated its operating profit to reach the level of 2005 only positive 3829 The EA Reng group posted sales of approximately 84 million kroons for 2007 neutral 3843 The executive said that countries such as Brazil , Chile , Argentina and Mexico will lead the adoption in the business Ethernet services segment , while Brazil and Mexico will be the early adopters of carrier Ethernet for mobile backhaul neutral 511 The company plans to spend the proceeds from the rights offering for strengthening its balance sheet neutral 475 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , July 11 -- Hannu Kahonen of Juuka , Finland , has developed an ornamental design for a handle for fire pit door , the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced neutral 532 UK 's Sarantel to outsource part of its processes to Elcoteq plant in Estonia LONDON , Oct 13 , BNS - The British miniature antennas maker Sarantel has signed an agreement to outsource its assembly test and supply chain processes to the plant of Elcoteq in the Estonian capital Tallinn neutral 4219 More than 14,000 customers were left powerless negative 1323 Ramirent is the leading construction machinery rental company in Finland with annual sales of EUR 134 million in 2009 and operating nationwide through 83 outlets and 612 employees positive 893 The broker has initiated both Palfinger AG and Konecranes OYJ with ` buy ' recommendations , with 51 and 42 eur price targets respectively positive 2871 Dubbed Nokia Money Solutions , company officials say the initiative would seek to bridge the gap between the banked and unbanked in developing countries positive 267 Pretax profit rose to EUR 17.8 mn from EUR 14.9 mn in 2005 positive 233 M-real generated a turnover of EUR5 .6 bn in 2006 and has 15,500 employees neutral 1286 Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining , construction , power generation , automation , recycling and the pulp and paper industries neutral 2330 Finnish L&T Recoil , a company specialising in used oil regeneration , is building a facility in Hamina in Finland in 2008 neutral 4750 Operating profit in the fourth quarter fell to EUR33m from EUR39m a year earlier negative 2064 `` Neste Oil is working with over 20 research communities in Europe , America , Africa , Asia , and Australia to develop and introduce new raw materials positive 3882 The orders also include a few high-power drives for the control of seismic compressors neutral 287 The chain posted sales of 298 million euros for full 2005 , a rise of 19.5 percent , year-on-year positive 733 At this growth rate , paying off the national debt will be extremely painful negative 2950 In a release on Oct. 28 , Peab said the two businesses will continue to be conducted under the brands Cliffton and Stockholm Entreprenad , both part of the Peab Group neutral 512 The contract covers the manufacturing , surface-treatment and installation of the steel structures neutral 810 Finnish Rautaruukki has been awarded a contract to supply and install steel superstructures for the Partihallsf+Ârbindelsen bridge in Gothenburg in Sweden positive 3662 Latin America currently accounts for approximately 40 % of sales at Tecnotree , company president and CEO Eero Mertano recently told BNamericas neutral 4617 The OMX Helsinki 25 ended 0.47 pct lower at 3,150.55 and the OMX Helsinki was down 0.21 pct at 10,736.42 on 1.523 bln eur turnover negative 3606 Group net sales in the third quarter of 2007 totaled EUR 142.3 mn and operating profit EUR 4.3 mn neutral 3776 The business is organised , as of February 1 , 2011 , in a way that production of design services is combined into one entity , Etteplan Operations neutral 1679 To see more of New Haven Register , or to subscribe to the newspaper neutral 815 According to Kesko , the company agreed with the city administration about lease of the building in 2006 , its resettlement and construction of a five-star hotel Hilton for 120 rooms positive 828 Cision says the sale will return its U.K. operation to profitability positive 4819 Nevertheless , the development can not be allowed to ruin the print newspaper , which continues to be Sanoma News ' main medium neutral 279 Sales of clothing developed best positive 1844 France T+®l+®com spent more time studying TeliaSonera than other potential takeover targets because it has a shareholder that wants to sell , Pellissier said neutral 3266 The handset maker did not disclose any financial details neutral 2298 Rapala estimates its net sales for 2008 will increase by between 8.0 pct and 12 pct assuming 2007 exchange rates positive 2403 Also , Westpac is to issue a benchmark , 18 month FRN deal in Euros neutral 3578 ENP Newswire - 22 March 2011 Release date - 21032011 - A total of 13,000 Talvivaara Mining Company Plc 's new shares were subscribed for during the period between 1 January 2011 and 28 February 2011 under the company 's stock option rights 2007A neutral 4073 The operating loss amounted to EUR 0.8 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 3.9 mn a year earlier negative 3103 Rautalinko was resposnible also for Mobility Services , and his job in this division will be continued by Marek Hintze neutral 1883 `` P&O Ferries now has a very efficient and powerful vessel for its Dover to Calais route , '' head of the shipbuilder 's Rauma yard , Timo Suistio , said positive 2079 Alma Media 's net sales in 2009 totalled MEUR 307.8 with an operating margin of 13.5 per cent neutral 166 Both operating profit and net sales for the six-month period increased , respectively , from EUR13 .8 m and EUR143 .6 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2007 positive 4271 The prosecutor is also demanding Outokumpu pay a fine of EUR 800,000 at most negative 2891 Financial terms were not disclosed neutral 3460 Votorantim Celulose e Papel ( VCP ) is part of the Votorantim Group , a major Brazilian conglomerate neutral 3076 Our objective is to yield a significant part of our turnover in Russia in a couple of years , '' says Solteq 's Managing Director Hannu Ahola neutral 2697 Two other sites will be included later on neutral 2890 Financial details were n't disclosed neutral 4241 The authorisation is in force until the end of the next Annual General Meeting and repeals the authorisation to acquire own shares given by the General Meeting held on April 4 , 2007 neutral 4228 Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 neutral 3452 When the product is manufactured in Finland , it is also packed in the country neutral 4233 Scanfil will execute the temporary lay-offs by mid-October 2009 and the job cuts by March 2010 negative 2588 The bridge will be 1.2 km long and is located between Anasmotet by the road E20 and the new traffic junction in Marieholm by the road E45 neutral 4486 `` We love Activision 's fresh , colorful approach to Rapala : We Fish , '' said Kelly Brockpahler , Rapala positive 1578 Pharmaceuticals - Czech Republic This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Czech Republic neutral 4020 Finnish forest industry group Stora Enso Oyj issued on Thursday ( 20 March ) a profit warning for the first quarter 2008 negative 309 Vacon will supply drives to Ruselprom in the power range from 200 kW up to 2 MW neutral 1827 `` We want to serve K-citymarket customers by offering them interesting and topical selections neutral 3512 Ahlstrom , headquartered in Helsinki , Finland , is a global leader in the development , manufacture and marketing of high performance fibre-based materials neutral 3791 The company did not distribute a dividend in 2005 neutral 4171 Another problem is cola-flavoured long drinks neutral 1981 Key reasons to read this report : - Report contains only relevant information , leaving out excessive data neutral 818 According to Schmardin , Nordea will most likely try to win customers over from other pension fund providers positive 3169 The bond has a value of EUR150m and a maturity of 4 years neutral 1779 Finnish IT solutions provider Affecto Oyj said today that it has won a frame contract , valued at some EUR2m , to implement the next phase of its insurance application for South African Mutual & Federal Insurance Company Limited M&F positive 2896 Finnish construction machinery and equipment rental group Cramo Oyj said on March 21 , 2007 its Swedish sector subsidiary Cramo AB will sell its Dutch subsidiary Cramo Nederland B.V. ( CNL ) to Dutch rental and scaffolding company Jaston Groep B.V. for an undisclosed sum neutral 3068 On Wednesday he announced that the government would propose granting a licence for two reactors , one to be built by Fennovoima , and the other by TVO positive 111 Net sales grew in the period to x20ac 402 million $ 585US million from x20ac 401 million in 2006 positive 1539 In Penttil+ñ 's vision , the most important reason for the transaction is Russia neutral 1758 Raute said it has won an order worth around 15 mln eur to supply several plywood production lines to mills operated by Russian wood products company Sveza Group positive 3015 ( ADP News ) - Nov 3 , 2008 - Finnish cargo handling systems and services company Cargotec Oyj ( OMX : CGCBV ) said today that it acquired 80 % stakes in Italian service companies CVS Technoports Srl and CVS Service Srl from Italian handl positive 3446 Vaisala , headquartered in Helsinki in Finland , develops and manufactures electronic measurement systems for meteorology , environmental sciences , traffic and industry neutral 1538 In Finland , the corresponding service is Alma Media 's Etuovi.com , Finland 's most popular and best known nationwide online service for home and property sales neutral 1165 Also , a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets neutral 892 The Australian company Mirabela Nickel has awarded Outokumpu Technology a contract for grinding technology for its nickel sulfide project in Bahia State , Brazil positive 970 Synergy benefits will start to materialise in the second quarter positive 3984 With the new arrangement , customer responsibilities will become mainly regional neutral 4290 Viking Line has canceled some services negative 1188 Capacity of the facility made by Finland 's Vaahto Group is 86,000 tons of light coated paper neutral 4151 According to Swedish authorities , traces of the very toxic osmium tetroxide have been found on the coast of Per+ñmeri , the Northernmost part of the Gulf of Bothnia negative 2569 Status : Agree neutral 4698 Operating profit decreased to EUR 16mn from EUR 21.1 mn in 2008 negative 4707 Pretax profit totaled EUR 9.0 mn , down from EUR 36.3 mn in 2007 negative 2441 Elcoteq has a global network of After Market Service sites which have a long experience in serving Consumer Electronics and Systems Solutions customers neutral 3691 News Corp. 's MySpace.com Web site will display submissions for the expanded Broadband Emmy Awards as part of an effort to identify aspiring video artists neutral 77 Rinkuskiai raised the sales by 18.1 percent , to 1.37 million liters , while the sales of Kauno Alus grew by 14.3 percent , to 960,000 liters positive 1417 The Russian government will contribute 20 % of the necessary funds , he said neutral 262 Passenger volumes rose by 8.4 % in the accounting period positive 198 Finnish office supplies and computer accessories dealer Beltton-Group Plc said its net profit rose to 1.3 mln euro ( $ 1.7 mln ) in 2006 from 1.13 mln euro ( $ 1.5 mln ) in 2005 positive 2288 Mformation and Nokia noted they have established interoperability agreements that cover commercially proven , standards-based management of mobile devices , as well as mobile device security and mobile application management positive 721 Earnings per share EPS amounted to EUR0 .03 , up from the loss of EUR0 .08 positive 2220 The divestment is in line with the company 's plans to focus on selected growth segments and streamline corporate structure , the company explained positive 3287 The name of the buyer was not disclosed neutral 3743 Sampo Group that has become a major shareholder in Nordea owns TrygVesta 's main competitor , If P & C Insurance neutral 3581 EUR 152.4 mn of this was net interest income neutral 2847 Choose from a Giant Countdown with red head or rainbow trout -- or the Giant Shad Rap in perch color neutral 4277 The share subscription period will expire on 30 September 2007 neutral 431 In April 2005 , Neste separated from its parent company , Finnish energy company Fortum , and became listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange neutral 2429 Construction work on the Helsinki Music Centre is to start this autumn , with the total cost of the project estimated at 140 million euros neutral 950 Finnish construction group Lemminkainen Oyj HEL : LEM1S said today it has won a contract to provide technical services for the Nevsky Centre shopping mall to be opened in November in St Petersburg , Russia positive 2859 Cramo is a service company specialising in construction machinery and equipment rental and rental-related services , as well as the rental and sale of modular space neutral 3126 Some of the lay-offs will be implemented using part-time employment contracts neutral 1617 The company pledged that the new software would render e-mails and other documents much as they appear on desktop computers neutral 4585 Operating profit for the three-month period decreased from EUR1 .65 m while net sales increased from EUR14 .6 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 negative 3869 The new shares entitle their holders to dividends for fiscal 2006 neutral 106 In 2009 , Fiskars ' cash flow from operating activities amounted to EUR121m , up from EUR97m in the previous year positive 2133 It also turned to earnings per share ( EPS ) of EUR 0.08 versus loss per share of EUR 0.04 positive 1226 Fortum had previously bought the state-held stake in TGK-10 from RAO UES during its reform neutral 1039 Halonen 's office acknowledged receiving the letter but declined comment neutral 2522 No financial details were provided neutral 2413 at 9:00 EET Alma Media 's Annual Report for 2009 is scheduled to be published in calendar week 9 neutral 3809 The composite body is coated with a hard coating layer produced by thermal spraying , and the coating is ground . ' neutral 513 The corresponding increase in the share capital , EUR422 ,754 , has been entered in the Trade Register today neutral 1725 For the full 2010 the company expects its net sales and operating result to improve from the previous year , saying that a positive operating result and its amount will depend on the order intake by the end of the summer positive 4347 The equipment is designated to Bollore Africa Logistics terminal Societe d'Exploitation du Terminal de Vridi SETV in Abidjan , Ivory Coast and the delivery is scheduled to start in March 2010 neutral 1678 To raise consumer awareness and encourage people to recycle their old mobile devices Nokia runs regular recycling campaigns around the world neutral 1822 With Aldata , we can help retailers ensure that their merchandising and selections reflect customer demand and their evolving shopping behavior . ' neutral 4753 Operating profit totaled EUR 9.4 mn , down from EUR 11.7 mn in 2004 negative 633 The reasons behind the estimate include the rise in 2008 rent levels and several fully-leased office and retail properties , which were completed and added to the company 's investment property portfolio neutral 3170 The bridge will be built to the south of the existing bridge spanning the strait neutral 2677 The sale will be finalized in September or October , the company said neutral 4119 It would be premature to talk about dates , volume and the investment procedure , '' he said neutral 1964 The total amount of subscription prices was recorded in the fund for invested non-restricted equity neutral 1339 Sponda plans to renovate old real estate and develop new property neutral 4037 Operating loss totalled EUR 3.2 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 7.2 mn in the third quarter of 2008 negative 3670 M+ñkel+ñ is demanding a new Board for the company as well as discussions on the merger of Alma media and media company Talentum neutral 301 The stock rose for a third day on Tuesday bringing its three-day rise to GBX10 .50 or 1.8 % positive 2393 After the sale , Savcor Group Ltd will comprise Savcor ART , a corporate function and an investment in Cencorp Corporation neutral 4454 YIT lodged counter claims against Neste Oil totaling some EUR25m , primarily based on work carried out under the contract and additional costs incurred due to prolongation of the project negative 1817 The company 's objective is to offer the best people flow experience by developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly , safely , comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment neutral 2642 The Internal Revenue Service sees about 20 percent of all taxpayers wait until the last two weeks to file , with about 40 million returns filed in April neutral 3677 Most of the growth in beer consumption took place in the Far East , Latin America and Africa neutral 1993 The layoffs were aimed at reaching an annual savings target of 1.5 billion euros $ 2 billion by the end of 2010 positive 310 We also strengthen our existing partnership with Cybercom '' , says Teleste CTO Esko Myllyla positive 2783 Aldata Solution Oyj Stock Exchange Release 11 August 2006 , at 11.00 am ALDATA SHARES SUBSCRIBED FOR WITH 2003 STOCK OPTIONS A total of 95,000 new shares of Aldata Solution Oyj have been subscribed for with the company 's 2003A stock options neutral 2235 The long-term contract is global positive 1322 Ramirent is a leading company in machinery and equipment rentals for construction and industry positive 4079 Operating profit excluding restructuring costs grew to EUR 44.5 million from EUR 31.7 million while operating profit including restructuring costs showed even larger growth to EUR 38.5 million from EUR 7.4 million positive 3675 Metsaliitto will sell 1.1 million B shares of Neomarkka , accounting for about 18.3 pct of Neomarkka 's equity and about 12.7 pct of the voting rights neutral 3569 Deliveries will start in the second half of 2007 and the start-up of the mill is scheduled for 2008 neutral 4824 As a result of these transactions , the aggregate holdings of Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund , L.P. has decreased below 5 per cent of the total number of shares and votes of the Company negative 4641 ADPnews - Aug 3 , 2009 - Finnish media group Ilkka-Yhtyma Oyj HEL : ILK2S said today its net profit fell 45 % on the year to EUR 5.9 million USD 8.4 m in the first half of 2009 negative 2564 Sponda Plc 's Annual General Meeting decided on 23 March 2005 to establish a Shareholders ' Nomination Committee to prepare proposals for the Annual General Meeting in 2006 on the composition of the Board of Directors and their remuneration neutral 4758 Operating profit was EUR -0.1 mn , down from EUR 1.3 mn negative 4294 `` Soon after , the collisions started . ' neutral 1588 Renzo Piano 's building design will be a wonderful addition to London 's skyline , '' says Noud Veeger , EVP and Area Director for Central and North Europe at KONE positive 2342 Ahlstrom 's 5,700 employees serve customers via sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents neutral 1753 Merrill Lynch analyst Campbell Morgan upgraded his recommendation on PaperlinX from `` neutral '' to `` buy '' in May positive 1096 The inventors are Mukkavilli Krishna Kiran , Sabharwal Ashutosh and Aazhang Behnaam neutral 904 The Group 's cash flow from operations will be positive positive 642 8 May 2009 - Finnish liquid handling products and diagnostic test systems maker Biohit Oyj ( HEL : BIOBV ) said today ( 8 May 2009 ) its net loss narrowed to EUR0 .1 m ( USD0 .14 m ) for the first quarter of 2009 from EUR0 .4 m for the same period of 2008 positive 4421 Relations with the City have been further damaged by comments from Mr Ashley criticising City investors and analysts as `` cry babies '' negative 4237 Some 250 people , of whom more than 200 are workers , will be retiring from the Raahe Works between 2008 and 2011 neutral 4022 Finnish technology company Raute Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : RUTAV ) issued on Tuesday ( 23 September ) a profit warning for the financial year 2008 negative 4361 These restrictions do not apply to statutory dividends neutral 2887 Feed companies Suomen Rehu and Raisio do no import GMO feed neutral 2430 COPYRIGHT AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limite neutral 593 Ponsse plans to create a network that is based on strong partnership , and participates in the production of larger entities than presently neutral 3251 The Finnish paints company acquired the remaining 49 pct that it did not own from Ukraine 's LGU for an undisclosed sum neutral 2563 Some of the most recent technology deliveries include refinery technology to Anrak Aluminium , an iron ore pelletizing plant to Tata Steel and iron ore sintering plants to Bhushan Steel neutral 260 Orders received grew by 55 % year-on-year to EUR732m positive 2880 Elsewhere , the tendency is towards more developed packaging than before neutral 3400 The value of the orders is over EUR 25mn neutral 3736 Rohwedder Group is an automotive supplies , telecommunications and electronics industry provider for customers in Europe , North America and Asia neutral 4434 Vaisala 's net profit for the third quarter of 2007 dropped to 3.0 mln euro ( $ 4.3 mln ) from 6.8 mln euro ( $ 9.8 mln ) for the same period of 2006 negative 1966 Before Kemira 's installation NordAlu was producing 3,500 tons of liquid and solid aluminum waste per year neutral 3818 The deal includes all rental equipment and related merchandise , the rental contract of the depot and two employees , the company said neutral 4775 The apartment block will be well-located , in easy reach of the city center and close to both a school and kindergarten positive 3348 The sale of the food potato business is part of Raisio 's plan to streamline and clarify its business operations neutral 4680 Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj net profit went slightly down to 25.1 mln euro ( $ 40.2 mln ) for the first half of 2008 from 25.4 mln euro ( $ 40.7 mln ) for the same period of 2007 negative 3239 The energy shot is packed in a 100-millilitre bag with a screw cap neutral 2416 Autotank Group is part of Aspo 's Systems Division neutral 2801 An earn-out payment of up to 4.0 mln euro ( $ 5.3 mln ) can also be paid depending on Intellibis financial performance in 2007 neutral 4815 Operating profit excluding non-recurring items decreased to EUR 6.2 mn from EUR 16.8 mn in 2007 , representing 2.3 % of net sales negative 1570 On the other hand , Finnish sawmills ' production has decreased even more negative 2653 The natural source of isoprene is the tree species Hevea brasiliensis , also known as the rubber tree neutral 4375 According to the Latvian business register , Uponor Latvia closed in red with LVL 99,000 EUR 139,538.17 USD 194,556.48 on turnover of LVL 2.346 mn for 2009 negative 1840 CompaniesandMarkets.com provides a wide range of research reports , industry statistics and competitive intelligence on the industrial sector neutral 1247 In addition to the presentations held by President & CEO Kai Telanne and CFO Tuomas Itkonen , participants will have an opportunity to discuss with other members of the company 's management neutral 2001 A & euro ; 4.8 million investment in 13.6 % of Lewa netted Deutsche Beteiligungs & euro ; 21 million positive 2468 Grounds for the notification : Tiimari Plc 12/30/2010 issued Capital Convertible Loan allocation decision by the Board on 01/31/2011 neutral 2408 As a result of the transaction , Sanoma Budapest has acquired a stake in the online store Egeszsegbolt neutral 2668 The price of the 10,000 kroon par value bonds was 9663,51 kroons in the primary issue neutral 4056 Cerberus Capital Management LP-backed printing paper maker NewPage Corp. has posted mixed second-quarter results , casting a cloud over its planned initial public offering negative 986 The parties have agreed to negotiate definitive distribution and license agreements by the end of June 2010 positive 2082 Brazilian mobile player Telemig Celular yesterday announced that it has selected Finnish software developer Tecnomen Oyj to expand its prepaid billing system positive 2738 A total of 131000 Talvivaara Mining Company Plc 's new shares were subscribed for during the period between May 1 , 2010 and June 30 , 2010 under the company 's stock option rights 2007A neutral 2632 The first group of customers to be trained will be paint-shop owners and their assistants neutral 3365 The size of a cider bottle will remain unchanged neutral 2424 CapMan said the deal 's effect on its cash flow for 2009 totals EUR3 .4 m , but the transaction would not affect its financial results for 2009 as it was executed at fair value neutral 101 Circulation revenue has increased by 5 % in Finland and 4 % in Sweden in 2008 positive 3993 Operating loss totaled EUR 25mn compared to a profit of EUR 63mn in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 2043 The decision of Tekes was based on , among other , the following grounds : the project has a significant impact on the business development of the company neutral 1486 18:30 Dinner The conference program can also be viewed as a live audio webcast through the internet pages at www.citycon.com neutral 594 The bank sees a potential for Getinge share to rise positive 3587 Finnish Neste Oil that was previously on the list , has fallen off the list completely neutral 946 EBITDA for the year 2009 improved to EUR484m , as compared with EUR472m in 2008 positive 1901 It includes the company 's new , highly powerful , compact and scalable Flexi Multiradio 10 Base Station neutral 1258 It has several innovative small molecule and biological drug candidates at different stages of clinical development neutral 1683 Trading in the new shares , which have right to dividends and other distributions of funds , will start on the exchange in Helsinki tomorrow neutral 3754 Technopolis has set aside a plot of land measuring 4.6 hectares to build the park , Mikkonen said neutral 2158 Net sales are expected to remain on the same level as in 2007 neutral 1455 Veracel is preparing an appeal in the issue and has asked the court for clarification of the judgement neutral 506 The acquisition is part of Suomen Helasto 's strategy to expand the LukkoExpert Security chain , Suomen Helasto CEO Kimmo Uusimaki said neutral 1453 We are pleased to invite you to join M-real 's international conference call at 3:00 p.m. EET neutral 3782 The combined capital of these funds is expected to be EUR 100mn-150mn neutral 1205 Demand seems to have hit bottom now , and some signs of improvement can be seen positive 4136 The number of bodily injury cases quadrupled in 2000-2006 negative 2109 For Q2 2010 , consolidated earnings before tax totaled EUR4 .5 m , compared to EUR3 .9 m , and net profit was EUR3 .2 m , compared to EUR2 .9 m in the previous year positive 1175 An audio webcast will be available live and archived on Cerner 's Web site at www.cerner.com neutral 4648 Finnish Bank of +àland reports its operating profit fell to EUR 4.9 mn in the third quarter of 2007 from EUR 5.6 mn in the third quarter of 2006 negative 3770 The Board established a Remuneration Committee with following members : - Sari Baldauf Chairman - Tapio Hintikka - Heikki Westerlund In addition , the Board decided to appoint a Nomination Committee at a later stage neutral 1251 In Switzerland , Teleste have been an established supplier of products for a long time and its primary customers include cable and fiber-to-the-home ( FTTH ) operators neutral 46 The agreement strengthens our long-term partnership with Nokia Siemens Networks positive 3615 In 2007 , Etteplan had turnover of EUR125 .2 m neutral 3164 The arrangements do not apply to the group 's units outside Finland neutral 3646 It comes complete with an LCD touch screen system for selection of your chosen function and prices start at around the pounds 4,805 mark neutral 2567 SSH Communications Security Corporation is headquartered in Helsinki , Finland neutral 3385 The transaction is subject to a final agreement between the parties , approvals of their decision-making bodies and approval by the Finnish Competition Authority neutral 3978 Veidekke , headquartered in Oslo , Norway , is a Scandinavian construction and property development group with some 6,350 employees in Norway , Sweden and Denmark , with an annual turnover of NOK16 .4 bn neutral 147 Finnish pharmaceuticals company Orion 's net sales rose to EUR 190mn in the first quarter of 2009 from EUR 180mn in the first quarter of 2008 positive 2968 Indigo and Somoncom serve 377,000 subscribers and had a market share of approximately 27 % as of May 2007 neutral 2572 Stora Enso , a global paper , packaging and wood products company , and Neste Oil , a Finnish company engaged in the refining and marketing of oil , have inaugurated the demonstration plant at Varkaus , Finland for biomass to liquids production utilizing forestry residues neutral 3785 The Committee proposes the following remuneration : a monthly remuneration of EUR 5,000 for the Chairman , EUR 3,500 for the Deputy Chairman , and EUR 2,500 for the other Board members neutral 4482 In addition , a good biological durability is achieved . ' neutral 2073 H+Ñkan Dahlstr+Âm , head of mobility services at TeliaSonera , has forecast that mobile data volume on the TeliaSonera network in Sweden will rise eight-fold to 200,000 TB by 2014 positive 1786 London 's leading shares today jumped almost 100 points , or 1.7 % , as the market opened positive 2084 Cargotec 's sales totalled EUR 3.4 billion in 2008 and it employs approximately 10,500 people neutral 4024 In Q1 of 2009 , the company 's operating loss totalled EUR 0.3 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 3.6 mn in Q1 of 2008 negative 4521 `` Our research shows that access to information technology has been one of the limiting factors for most small businesses especially when they work in a heterogenous network based environment neutral 1145 Finnish GeoSentric , a developer and provider of solutions , products , and technologies for location based services , has preliminary agreed on a EUR 6mn short-term funding with its leading investor positive 2241 The sale will lead to a pretax capital gain of EUR 22 million for the Finnish company in 2011 positive 4544 PGE Belchatow runs the 4.44 GW Belchatow coal-fired power plant , and Fortum has intentions to start a CCS demonstration project jointly with Teollisuuden Voima Oyj ( TVO ) - another Finnish utility - at the their jointly owned 565MW Meri-Pori coal-fired facility neutral 2190 SOUTHFIELD , Mich. -- Central Corporate Credit Union will again distribute patronage dividends to members by waiving all service fees incurred during the months of July and November 2008 , to the tune of an estimated $ 1 million positive 312 With the acquisition , the company will expand its offering to North , Central and South America , it said positive 3807 The company said that the operations will be sold to a newly established company , CPS GmbH , where the present management of the plastics business is a co-owner neutral 2410 As part of the reorganisation measures that will take place in spring 2006 , Tamglass Finton will start personnel negotiations that will affect its entire staff of 33 negative 4442 At 1411 CET , ArcelorMittal had lost 7.26 % to EUR 17.38 on Euronext Paris , coming at the lead of the blue-chip fallers negative 1192 Central Europe is an important market area for Honka neutral 3731 Rihko started to manage Raisio 's Benecol business in summer 2006 after heading tobacco company Altadis ' European operations neutral 3484 `` These developments partly reflect the government 's higher activity in the field of dividend policy . ' neutral 1369 The competition was received with great enthusiasm by the employees , he goes on positive 4510 The other actions include the cutting of the expensive weekend shifts , the freezing of the production bonus system and by a general cost-cutting program neutral 2014 For 2009 , Incap expects revenue of some EUR 70 million neutral 1557 LONDON AFX - UK and European brokers ' recommendations issued today , as collated by AFX News from a range of market sources neutral 152 Advertising and circulation revenues grew by 3.4 % and by 0.4 % , respectively positive 3000 KESKO FOOD LTD PRESS RELEASE 04.01.2006 AT 13.00 Kesko Food Ltd is launching a major TV campaign to recruit as many as one hundred new K-food retailers positive 4330 Motorola , the world 's second-largest maker of cell phones , unveiled the new phone Tuesday in a bid to resurrect its ailing handset business neutral 1611 The change in holdings in accordance with Chapter 2 , Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act is described below neutral 3836 The energy sector accounted for approximately 33 % and the steel industry for about 57 % of the transportation volume neutral 1381 The first installment of the Cinema Series concludes with a profile of Finnish inventor Olavi Linden , whose personal artistic journey and work at Fiskars has led to dozens of design awards neutral 3121 Simultaneously with this merger plan another merger plan has been signed , according to which Suomen Projektivuokraus Oy , a subsidiary of VTM-Rakennuskonevuokraamo Oy , would be merged with VTM-Rakennuskonevuokraamo Oy neutral 1639 The new system , which will include 60 MC3090 PDAs from Motorola , to be used by 60 Poundstretcher operatives across 3 shifts , will integrate in real-time with the company s existing Warehouse Management System , Aldata G.O.L.D Stock , which went live in May 2008 neutral 2090 Delhaize Le Lion has selected the Aldata G.O.L.D. Vocal PDA solution on the Motorola WT4090 PDA terminal neutral 407 The new facility , to be known as Technopolis Pulkovo , will introduce to the Russian market an entirely new concept of creating , operating and growing a commercially-funded science and technology park to support the growth of knowledge-intensive companies neutral 2053 The refining margin for the year was $ 13.39 - bbl , compared to $ 10.46 - bbl in the prior year positive 55 Shares of Nokia Corp. rose Thursday after the cell phone maker said its third-quarter earnings almost doubled and its share of the global handset market increased positive 3379 The total size of the complex is around 25,000 m2 and the project will be constructed in stages neutral 1677 To achieve synergy targets related to the acquisition , Vaisala is consolidating its manufacturing , depot and data services , and finance activities currently located in Uniontown , Pennsylvania , St. Louis , Missouri and Durham , North Carolina neutral 987 The rationalization of the operations seeks to achieve over EUR 1 million in yearly savings as from the second quarter of the current financial year positive 1067 Other carriers and handset makers spin it as a positive event that will raise interest for higher-end phones and pricier data plans positive 1375 The effect of the savings will be noticeable as of the beginning of 2010 positive 2559 Saunalahti is a part of the Elisa group neutral 1304 Other shareholder entitlements became effective today neutral 4748 Operating profit decreased to nearly EUR 1.7 mn , however negative 1335 She will succeed Krister Kylas , who has decided to leave TeliaSonera neutral 4553 According to Scanfil , demand for telecommunications network products has fluctuated significantly in the third quarter of 2006 , and the situation is expected to remain unstable for the rest of the year negative 2674 The restructuring measures will not affect the production of packaging printing material neutral 1665 The uranium found locally is naturally occurring and it makes sense to extract it in the same way as we do with our other metals . ' neutral 255 Operating profit totaled EUR 37,7 mn , up slightly from EUR 37.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 1279 LKAB , headquartered in Lulea , Sweden , is a high-tech mining company producing upgraded iron ore products for the steel industry neutral 3899 The retail chain launched in 2007 does not correspond to profit and sales forecasts of the company neutral 2147 MANAVIGATOR-September 7 , 2010-Kemira unveils Indian JV with IVRCL Finnish chemicals group Kemira ( HEL : KRA1V ) on Tuesday announced it has inked a deal to form a joint venture in India with local construction firm IVRCL Infrastructure and Projects Ltd ( BOM :530773 ) positive 2941 If needed , she provides also further information on ferry connections and hotels neutral 1801 According to an posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization : `` The present invention relates to hydrocarbons and particularly to the manufacture of hydrocarbon components suitable as aviation fuels or jet fuels and as blending stocks for aviation fuels neutral 3859 The Group 's turnover in 2006 was EUR 39.2 million , and operating profit was EUR 3.9 million neutral 915 To choose BasWare as the tools for our Financial Service seemed like a natural continuation of our cooperation '' , says Tommi Leskinen , Financial Applications Manager , Neste Oil Corporation neutral 4678 Finnish management software solutions provider Ixonos Oyj net profit decreased to 369,000 euro ( $ 575,000 ) for the first quarter of 2008 from 669,000 euro ( $ 1.0 mln ) for the same period of 2007 negative 2521 No financial details were disclosed neutral 3916 The total emissions reduction from 1999 to 2017 will be thus 41 % neutral 3033 Microsoft also churned up its courtship , agreeing to use the Navteq mapping service , which is offered by a company Nokia bought for $ 8.1 billion a few years ago positive 335 GeoSentric Oyj s GeoSolutions Business Unit GyPSii , the mobile digital lifestyle application and geo-mobility social networking platform , has signed an agreement with Nanjing MyNet to make the GyPSii mobile social networking platform available to customers of China Mobile positive 551 Marimekko has today ( 20 November ) signed a license agreement with the Swedish chain , whereby Marimekko will license some of its popular patterns from the 1950s , 1960s and 1970s to H&M positive 4005 In Finland , the city of Forssa has said it will not pay compensation to food industry companies HK Ruokatalo and Atria for the lye leak into tap water that occurred in March 2008 negative 2114 In 2005 the bank posted a net profit of Lt 8.2 mn neutral 1716 EuroChem Head of Corporate Finance Alexander Gavrilov said : `` I am pleased that we have once again confirmed that EuroChem is able to attract long-term funds at attractive rates positive 1942 Marimekko makes all sorts of colorful little impulse buys `` umbrellas , baby bibs , change purses `` and they 're all for sale , the better to take advantage of shoppers who ca n't commit to furniture but want a piece of the action neutral 3391 The value of the order is EUR 2.5 mn neutral 2029 Net sales revenue per passenger is expected to increase positive 718 Operating profit totalled EUR 7.0 mn , up from a loss of EUR 4.0 mn in the second quarter of 2009 positive 3529 Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected revenue of $ 69 million for the quarter neutral 3554 Combined net sales in 2006 were $ 27 million and EBITDA was $ 13.7 million neutral 140 According to Finnish Metso Minerals , the value of the company 's orders has gone up to EUR 1.9 bn in 12 months positive 1880 While I cant understand what theyre saying , its impressive to watch him hit that ball at those speeds neutral 1097 The Inventors are Ridge Justin , Bao Yiliang and Karczewicz Marta neutral 1029 Cablevision Systems Corp. CVC Their Madison Square Garden division owns and operates the New York Knickerbockers basketball team ; they also own the Madison Square Garden Arena , the New York Rangers hockey team , the New York Liberty women 's basketball team , and the Hartford Wolf Pack hockey team neutral 3130 Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP : 4 118 122 shares representing 5.19 % of the share capital and voting rights neutral 2935 Her last position in Nokia Siemens Networks was head of Business Human Resources NSN global IT neutral 2918 F-Secure Internet Security 2010 is a security service for surfing the web , online banking and shopping , e-mail , and other online activities neutral 4659 Finnish Scanfil , a systems supplier and contract manufacturer to the communications sector and the electronics industry , reports net sales of EUR 49.6 mn in the first quarter of 2009 , which are only a per cent smaller than in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 583 `` Our extensive co-operation will also bolster SysOpen Digia 's position in the domestic operator market , '' Kallioranta adds positive 1841 Finland 's Neste Oil has been awarded the Chemical Industry Federation of Finland 's Innovation Award for its NExBTL technology , which enables biodiesel to be produced from vegetable oil and animal fat positive 91 `` They would invest not only in the physical infrastructure , but would also provide know-how for managing and developing science and technology parks , '' said Sunrise Valley director Andrius Bagdonas positive 930 `` We are pleased to deliver the Basware Invoice Automation solution to a major retail company in the US positive 4068 Operating result showed a loss of EUR 2.9 mn , while a year before , it showed a profit of EUR 0.6 mn negative 3448 Water Treatment Products In Australia Today , Global Research & Data Services is going to publish a market analysis about the market for chemical water treatment products in Australia neutral 3167 The bank VTB24 provides mortgage loans to buy apartments in the complex at 11-13 % per annum in rubles neutral 1628 The deal strengthens Ramirent 's position especially in the industrial sector and in large investment projects positive 102 Clothing chain Sepp+ñl+ñ 's net sales increased by 7.0 % to EUR 30.8 mn positive 1866 The Engines in Asia-Pacific industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the engines industry neutral 3295 The new name of the Sanoma Division will be Sanoma News neutral 1884 `` People who enjoy mobile games are often the same customers who enjoy experimenting with new mobile services and content neutral 4374 According to Finnish petrol station chain St1 's managing director Kim Wiio , the company was forced to make purchases with rising prices in the first half of 2008 , and now consumer prices are going down almost daily due to competition negative 1416 The report profiles 614 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Black & Decker Corporation , Fiskars Corporation , Fiskars Brands , Inc. , Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. , K+S Group , Ryobi Technologies , Inc. , The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , and Van Group , Inc. neutral 1155 According to preliminary data from Slovakia 's Statistics Office , goods worth E36 .4 million were imported from Finland between January and October 2010 , making up 0.1 percent of Slovakia 's total imports neutral 2326 Incap Contract Manufacturing will carry out the manufacturing for these agreements at its factory in Tumkur , near Bangalore neutral 2144 Last month , Outokumpu sold more than 80 percent of its technology unit , Outokumpu Technology Oyj , to further its strategic goal of becoming the world 's largest stainless steel maker positive 2233 The insurance division turned a EUR120m profit neutral 2704 We offer our customers solutions based on renewable raw materials neutral 208 Ragutis , which is controlled by the Finnish brewery , reported a 5.4-per-cent rise in beer sales to 10.44 million litres and held an 11.09-per-cent market share positive 1193 cents Recognize potential partnerships and suppliers neutral 3520 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Nov. 5 -- Risto Kontturi of Rajamaki , Finland , and Jari Ylinen of Hyvinkaa , Finland , have developed an automated transportation system with a user-controlled transport selection neutral 4800 `` Operating profit declined mainly due to the increased cost of wood and recycled fiber and the strengthened euro . ' negative 724 The investments and operational changes enable additional optimisation of the working hours and thereby further cost savings of some 7 % -9 % positive 1007 Poyry 's contract includes engineering management , civil and detail engineering services , and time scheduling and procurement services neutral 19 Its board of directors will propose a dividend of EUR0 .12 per share for 2010 , up from the EUR0 .08 per share paid in 2009 positive 3198 The company 's board of directors would propose a dividend of EUR0 .15 per share for 2005 neutral 2516 Nastola , axe 14 jobs 16 February 2010 - Finnish wood products technology firm Raute Oyj HEL : RUTAV said today that it will transfer to Nastola , southern Finland , the production of its Jyvaskyla plant , which will affect 14 people neutral 1316 Precedex is approved for IV sedation of initially intubated and mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care positive 54 Shares of Standard Chartered ( STAN ) rose 1.2 % in the FTSE 100 , while Royal Bank of Scotland ( RBS ) shares rose 2 % and Barclays shares ( BARC ) ( BCS ) were up 1.7 % positive 3261 The government has instead proposed an exchange of the state 's stake in LMT to TeliaSonera 's stake in Lattelecom neutral 1859 Panostaja is a financially secure Finnish multi-field corporation that creates healthy companies and company entities neutral 2295 Profit after taxes was EUR 0.1 mn , compared to EUR -0.4 mn the previous year positive 1088 The Daily Graphic newspaper , in October , reported an initiative being embarked upon by the Fidelity Bank to partner Ghana Post , which has offices across the country , to offer financial services to the unbanked and under-banked in the country neutral 4084 `` This transaction supports Huhtamaki 's strategic review of rigid plastic consumer goods operations '' , says Huhtam+ñki Oyj 's CEO Jukka Moisio neutral 4190 Finnish soapstone processing and fireplaces maker Tulikivi Oyj said on February 26 , 2007 it would cut less than 20 jobs from its fireplace sales organization , production facilities and its subsidiary Kermansavi Oy negative 4343 The dollar fell , though , against the pound and the yen negative 2313 The optimization of the steel components heating process will reduce the energy consumption positive 1537 In Finland , Martela offers a comprehensive service that can cover the entire process of change from initial inventory and design to removal and maintenance neutral 4766 The company said that sales in the three months to the end of March slid to EUR86 .4 m US$ 113.4 m from EUR91 .2 m last year negative 3185 The company distributes Hiab 's products as well as other products neutral 3915 The total capacity of the factory will be approximately 100 engines a year neutral 750 Finnish electronics manufacturing services company Elcoteq signing a cooperation agreement with a Japanese mobile phone manufacturer , bypasses Elcoteq Tallinn , says Jan Kotka , CEO of Elcoteq Tallinn positive 3426 Through the new production lines at the Novator mill in Veliky Ustjug , Vologda Oblast , Sveza will change its current 1.5 m by 1.5 m birch plywood production targeting the domestic market to produce 1.5 m by 3.0 m overlaid birch plywood for the global market neutral 1126 `` Every partner will be allowed to buy a quantity of electricity corresponding to their share in the consortium , at production cost , '' a letter of intent said neutral 2130 Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Private Limited has inked agreements with six new customers in India positive 2170 Operating loss was EUR 179mn , compared to a loss of EUR 188mn in the second quarter of 2009 positive 4273 The redesigned crushing circuit has been in operation since the start of September and its overall production rate on a weekly basis is in excess of an average of 40,000 tonnes a day neutral 4700 Operating profit fell to EUR 15.1 mn from EUR 24.6 mn in 2006 negative 2037 The Board of Directors proposes to the Shareholders ' Meeting on 18 March 2010 that the company would pay dividend for the financial year January 1 - December 31 , 2009 , EUR 0.02 per share neutral 2979 It is also set to launch a messaging service in the next few days , which would enable users to access their e-mail accounts on MS Exchange neutral 4069 Performance in 2006 was impacted by the consolidation trend in the telecom sector and the overall and structural changes in the contract manufacturing market in telecommunications technology and industrial electronics negative 1350 The adjustment measures will be carried out in phases to secure the delivery capability neutral 2482 In addition a reduction of nine persons will be made through pension or other arrangements , the company added neutral 1568 Nokian Tyres ' tyres are considered genuine winter tyres in Russia neutral 3738 RSA 's shares closed at 156.9 p at the time of going to press neutral 3440 Union and company officials did not return calls yesterday neutral 1345 Symphony Services provides development services for Aldata GOLD neutral 3722 Pharmaceutical market in Italy Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Italy neutral 3624 In addition to its stake in MegaFon , Telecominvest currently owns 100 % of shares in Web Plus and St. Petersburg Payphones , 51 % in telecom equipment producer Peter-Servis and a number of other minor assets neutral 1558 LONDON ICIS -- Tikkurila has completed the sale of its powder coatings business to Finnish industrial coatings firm Teknos Group , the Finland-based decorative paints company said on Wednesday neutral 2737 A total 30 % of the order value was booked in the fourth quarter of 2009 and the remainder will be booked in the second quarter of 2010 neutral 1146 Finnish Raisio ( Diagnostics ) is launching new DNA-based quick tests to ensure the safety of food positive 3117 SDM offers general rental equipment , aluminium scaffolding , power generator and hoists to customers in the construction sector neutral 2262 `` NTC has a geographical presence that complements Ramirent 's existing network and brings us closer to our customers in the East Bohemia region in the CzechRepublic . ' positive 193 Finnish department store chain Stockmann Oyj Abp net profit rose to 39.8 mln euro ( $ 56.8 mln ) for the first nine months of 2007 from 37.4 mln euro ( $ 53.4 mln ) for the same period of 2006 positive 3579 EQ Bank forecasts Olvi 's net sales at EUR 67mn in the second quarter of 2009 , and operating profit at EUR 6.4 mn neutral 38 Commission income increased by 22 % to EUR 4.4 mn , and lending volume rose by 13.5 % positive 640 In the second quarter of 2010 , the group 's pretax loss narrowed to EUR 400,000 from EUR 600,000 positive 4530 Tallink Silja attributes the significant drop to problems with the booking system that was taken into operation in October , the sale of trailer ferry ` Sky Wind ' and the route between Stockholm and Riga , which has won passengers from the Helsinki-Stockholm route negative 2698 Under a preliminary estimation , the technology park will measure about 50,000 square meters neutral 1076 Tekla Structures 16 is ` all about you and your team ' and compatible with the Windows 7 operating system neutral 2844 Cargotec 's brands , Hiab , Kalmar and MacGREGOR , are global market leaders in their fields and their solutions are used on land and at sea - wherever cargo is on the move neutral 1401 The official opening of the office , located in Prague , will be celebrated on May 20 neutral 4511 Typically , the transmission power level can be decreased when the interference noise is above a predefined value neutral 339 In January-September 2007 , the group 's net sales from continuing operations rose to EUR 213.1 mn from EUR 172.6 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 1528 F-Secure , a developer of security solutions as a service through Internet Service Providers and mobile operators , announced results from its annual Online Wellbeing Survey neutral 2363 A meeting of Glisten shareholders to vote on the bid will be held on 12 March neutral 3801 The company reported net sales of 302 mln euro $ 441.6 mln and an operating margin of 16 pct in 2006 neutral 2207 The company expects net sales of 65 mln euro ( $ 85.1 mln ) for 2006 neutral 293 The fair value of the investment properties totaled EUR 2,534.9 mn , up from EUR 2,455.1 mn in 2006 positive 2366 A total of 185 Wonderware Certified SIs are available to integrate and support Wonderware products such as InTouch -« HMI software , IndustrialSQL Server historian , Wonderware Information Server , DT Analyst software or QI Analyst SPC software neutral 1676 Timo Penttila has been appointed new manager responsible for the asset management of Nordea 's institutional customers in Finland neutral 2765 According to the announcement of the Helsinki Stock Exchange the share of Sentera shall be delisted from the NM-list of the Helsinki Stock Exchange accordingly neutral 1113 This implementation will upgrade the existing system , enabling voicemail and video mail to be housed on the same platform neutral 763 Finland 's Poyry Energy has won a contract to advise builders of a new cogeneration power plant in Lithuania 's second-biggest city of Kaunas and to supervise the construction process positive 2238 The opening of the portal is part of the expansion strategy of Alma Media 's Marketplaces business unit neutral 4725 Alma Media 's operating profit amounted to EUR 11.9 mn , down from EUR 15.0 mn a year earlier negative 978 The company negotiated an amendment to the financial covenants of the present credit agreements in regard to the situation on 30 September 2010 neutral 3373 The technology will become available to businesses from the fourth quarter , Nokia said neutral 3876 The orange-handled scissors from Fiskars are part of the permanent design collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York , as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Art neutral 3789 The company also said that the deployment of the Danish 4G network continues and it expects to cover 75 % of the Danish population in 2011 neutral 2168 Of this , EUR 38.8 mn was net interest income neutral 1661 The total project duration is three years and it is valued at some EUR11 .5 m neutral 3556 Commenting on the deal , Shane Lennon , SVP of Marketing & Product Development at GyPSii said : neutral 4631 The measures result from decreased demand in technical design and product information negative 3967 Unit prices for straddle carriers vary between EUR700 ,000 and EUR900 ,000 , the company added neutral 811 Lule+Ñ municipality has awarded YIT a 2-year contract , for property management of about one third of the municipality 's properties , with a total area of 140,000 sq. metres positive 3182 The company also said that it will sell approximately 150 hectares of land to the city of Valkeakoski by the end of the year a part of its `` From job to job '' program neutral 2582 The 2500-passenger ferry will have dimensions of 185 m length overall , 170 m length between perpendiculars , 27.70 m breadth and 6.55 m design draught neutral 4578 4 February 2011 - Finnish privacy and security software developer Tectia Oyj ( HEL : TEC1V ) said Wednesday it has set up two strategic business units - managed security and mobile authentication neutral 479 Baltic Pearl CJSC , a subsidiary of Shanghai Foreign Joint Investment Company , is developing a project in St Petersburg , comprising about a million square meters of residential space , two hospitals and several schools and nurseries neutral 3884 The Oulu plant employs approximately 120 people neutral 3242 The executive group will participate in the adjustments with a fixed-term 5 % salary cut positive 974 The aim is to achieve EUR 2.5 mn yearly savings positive 3101 Raisio is the site of the main production plants as well as company headquarters neutral 1295 Of course , you 'll have direct access to Nokia 's Ovi store , so you 'll have lots of fun downloading your favorite media neutral 726 Shareholder 's full name and ID code : - Petri Ailus , born 15.9.1966 For further information , please contact Isto Hantila , CEO , tel. +358 9 591 8342 neutral 1421 The service developed by Digia facilitates the work and resourcing of health care personnel during vaccination campaigns while providing them with monitoring and management tools neutral 870 NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-26 June 2006-Metso Corporation wins EUR50m equipment order in Australia -® 1998-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD The Finnish engineering and technology group Metso Corporation said on Monday ( 26 June ) that it has received a EUR50m equipment order in Australia positive 3667 Liquid handling products include electronic and mechanical pipettes , disposable tips as well as pipette maintenance and calibration services for research institutions , healthcare and industrial laboratories neutral 3727 QPR ProcessGuide is available as a system solution with centralized storage and management of process content as well as a standalone desktop version ; QPR ProcessGuide Xpress neutral 3112 SAMPO PLC Jarmo Salonen Head of Investor Relations and Group Communications tel. +358 10 516 0030 Distribution : NASDAQ OMX Helsinki The principal media Financial Supervisory Authority www.sampo.com This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients neutral 4674 Finnair 's total traffic decreased by 8.7 % in terms of revenue passenger kilometres negative 4088 Lean System supports change management and component purchasing extremely well positive 1008 The Group brand portfolio includes the leading brand in the industry , Rapala , and other global brands like VMC , Storm , Blue Fox , Luhr Jensen , Williamson , Marttiini and Sufix neutral 4541 As a result , the Russia 's import restrictions on Finnish dairy companies will be canceled on 6 August 2010 positive 1228 Furthermore , our fully electrically driven cranes are environmentally friendly positive 4067 Operating profit was EUR 1.6 mn in 2005 compared to EUR 5.9 mn in 2004 negative 2456 Finnish food company Raisio Oyj HEL : RAIVV said today it will buy British snacks and confectionery company Big Bear Group plc for an enterprise value of EUR 95.3 million USD 129.9 m positive 434 Increase in the number of shares is based on the option rights which were granted to the management of the company under the stock option plan 2006 neutral 3795 The company had net sales of EUR 19.8 mn and a pre-tax profit of EUR 1.8 mn in 2005 neutral 2267 3 February 2011 - Finnish broadband data communication systems provider Teleste Oyj HEL : TLT1V said yesterday its net profit rocketed to EUR4 .8 m in 2010 from EUR416 ,000 in 2009 and it lifted its dividend proposal positive 4756 Operating profit totalled EUR 9.0 mn , down from EUR 9.7 mn in the first half of 2008 negative 3633 in Finland Finnish pharmaceutical company Orion Corporation OMX Helsinki : ORNAV said on Wednesday 7 January that it has concluded its personnel negotiations in Finland and will reduce the number of personnel by 205 negative 2320 Via the agreement , Ramirent will expand the range of equipment and services it delivers to Destia , Ramirent Finland 's managing director Kari Aulasmaa , said positive 2136 It is in line with its plans to focus on selected growth segments and streamline corporate structure positive 2113 However , he expects banks to provide alternative financing positive 2861 credit 20 November 2009 - Finnish glass technology company Glaston Oyj Abp ( HEL : GLA1V ) said today it concluded a EUR74m revolving credit facility agreement with its core banks positive 2914 Fortum had intended to spend as much as ( EURO ) 2.7 bn to become the sole owner of TGK-10 neutral 2279 Finnish pulp and paper machinery maker Vaahto Group Oyj swung to a 1.1 mln euro $ 1.4 mln net profit in the fiscal 2005-06 , ended August 31 , 2006 , from a 249,000 euro $ 319,000 net loss in the fiscal 2004-05 positive 4505 29 September , 2010 Finnish waste management and recycling company Lassila & Tikanoja expands its operations in Russia by introducing its recently completed recycling plant in the city of Dubna near Moscow positive 2316 This assignment strengthens Poyry 's position as an international provider of engineering and project services to the chemical process industry positive 4629 The company confirmed its estimate for lower revenue for the whole 2009 than the year-ago EUR 93.9 million USD 137.3 m as given in the interim report on August 5 negative 2529 Of the company 's net sales , 38 % was acquired in Finland , 21 % in other European countries , 40 % in Asia , and 1 % in the US neutral 561 It estimates the operating profit to further improve from the third quarter positive 3630 In banking , Sampo A was unchanged at 14.24 eur and Nordea rose 0.42 pct to 9.51 eur positive 205 HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Retail and wholesale group Kesko reported net sales of 659.4 mln eur for February , an increase of 10.8 pct year-on-year positive 1682 Together they generate Aspo 's goodwill neutral 4801 Operating profit in the fourth quarter went down to EUR3m from EUR4 .2 m for the corresponding period of 2009 as it included costs of growth projects negative 1516 Demonstrations of the broad capabilities of the Mobility Business Suite will be organized during the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona , from February 12th to 15th neutral 3896 The report contains category level company and brand share as well as distribution share information for 2007 and 2008 neutral 4234 shock phase ' , consumers have once again started to plan and implement building projects neutral 2395 Ahlstrom 's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki neutral 2656 The new majority owners of Aspocomp Thailand Co. , Ltd are certain private persons belonging to immediate circle of Aspocomp 's present Joint Venture partner , Saha Pathana Inter-Holding Plc. neutral 3193 The company may at any time have in its possession one tenth of all its shares at the maximum neutral 658 narrows to EUR2 .8 m 9-mo '09 29 October 2009 - Finnish software and hardware developer Elektrobit Oyj HEL : EBG1V , or EB , said today that its net loss narrowed to EUR2 .8 m for the first nine months of 2009 from EUR35 .6 m for the same period a year ago positive 2638 The implementation of the deal is subject to the approval by the Finnish Competition Authority neutral 1619 The company said Offshore segment represented 43 % of the total marine engines orders for the July-September 2010 period , Merchant 33 % , Special vessels 18 % , and Cruise and Ferry , and Ship Design -- 2 % and 3 % , respectively neutral 2291 Nokia will deliver a WCDMA 3G-HSPA radio network , including the modular , high capacity Nokia Flexi WCDMA base station to Indosat neutral 4090 The planned ethanol and energy production plant can operate in correlation with a waste treatment unit or a paper mill neutral 89 Adjusted for changes in the Group structure , the Division 's net sales increased by 1.7 % positive 3181 The companies aim to close the deal before the end of the year neutral 644 Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj ( HEL : CTH1V ) said today its net loss narrowed to EUR 500,000 ( USD 680,000 ) in the last quarter of 2010 from EUR 5.3 million for the same period a year earlier positive 760 During the past decade it has gradually divested noncore assets and bought several sports equipment makers , including California-based Fitness Products International and Sparks , Nevada-based ATEC , a leading maker of baseball and softball pitching machines positive 1050 Kai Tulonen , Chief Technology Officer , SysOpen Digia says : `` We have been using Corporate Phonebook inside SysOpen Digia extensively since last fall , and we have been very satisfied with the results positive 2225 The fourth quarter saw Rapala swing back to a pretax profit of 1.5 mln eur from a year earlier loss of 1.2 mln on the back of a 30 pct uplift in sales to 44.8 mln eur , and a stronger performance in North America positive 823 And the broker repeated its ` buy ' rating , based on expectations that current restructuring will lead to a clear improvement in performance in Europe in 2007 positive 1234 Grapevine city officials in September approved $ 35 million in tax rebates and grants for the expansion positive 4181 Atria said its offer would give the Swedish company continued ownership and control of its slaughtering and cutting operations neutral 3192 The company is headquartered in Sievi , Finland , and is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki neutral 1893 Both companies will keep their commercial independence and continue to market their traditional products individually neutral 4604 Below are unaudited consolidated results for Aspocomp Group under IFRS reporting standards neutral 4001 The fair value of investment properties was EUR 2 251.0 ( 1 281.4 ) million neutral 1520 Europe needs 17 new large paper machines neutral 4265 The negotiations concern personnel of Cencorp Corporation and Singulase Oy as whole in Finland and in Sweden , the company said neutral 707 Exports make up more than 80 per cent of our sales , so the name Glaston also reflects a truly internationally operating company , '' explains Kyro 's President & CEO Mika Seitovirta neutral 143 Finnish financial group Aktia 's operating profit for 2009 increased to EUR 47.0 mn from EUR 6.6 mn in 2008 positive 785 The company estimates that the trend in demand for sports equipment will be steady in 2006 , '' Amer 's report said positive 2050 The item included restructuring costs of EUR1 .6 m , while a year earlier they were EUR13 .1 m. Diluted EPS stood at EUR0 .3 versus a loss per share of EUR 0.1 positive 2680 The ship cranes , which will be manufactured by MacGREGOR 's partner plants in China , will be delivered between 2008-2010 for vessels ordered by Chinese COSCO , German Peter Dohle and Hong Kong based Cido Shipping neutral 4302 A few months ago , Teva vice chairman Phillip Frost and Marathon Venture Capital Fund TASE : MARA sold Protalix shares neutral 1864 The Basware Connectivity services allow companies to handle purchase to pay processes online and make their internal processes more efficient , '' said CEO Ilkka Sihvo , Basware Corporation positive 2156 Net profit in the same period in 2006 was ( x20ac ) 172 million neutral 2862 CS Cabot exports 55 % of its production mainly to Goodyear , Bridgestone and Michelin plants in Poland , as well as to Germany 's Michelin or Italy 's Pirelli through the company 's logistics center in Paris , Stefan said neutral 3507 After non-recurring items of EUR 177mn , profit amounted to EUR 20mn neutral 1121 CF2 Pty Ltd became a substantial holder in Renison Consolidated Mines NL on January 25 with 150 million shares ( 7.9 pc ) neutral 171 Both operating profit and net sales for the three-month period increased , respectively from EUR16 .0 m and EUR139m , as compared to the corresponding quarter in 2006 positive 412 `` Management decided at the end of 2005 to increase cathode copper capacity neutral 3472 - The Group -¦ s sales during the period were EUR 31.6 million EUR 36.6 million , 1-6/2007 and profit before taxes was EUR 0.2 1.3 million neutral 416 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , March 28 -- Pertti Salmi and Hanna Vuolteenaho , both of Oulu , Finland , and Sami Viitasaari of Ii , Finland , have developed an ornamental design for a handset , the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced neutral 3415 These include software development for internet and mobile telephone content , communications , value-added software , financial services , security applications , systems integration and electronics neutral 3537 ASPO Plc STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT May 4 , 2006 at 10:00 a.m. An increase in the share capital of Aspo Plc totaling EUR 1,125.60 was registered today positive 1294 Nordea Bank ( STO : NDA ) and Sampo Bank have helped Finnish real estate investment company Sponda ( HEL : SDA1V ) place a EUR100m ( USD125 .4 m ) domestic bond , the company said Friday positive 4000 - The Group 's sales during the period were EUR 37.5 million ( EUR 48.2 million , 1-9/2008 ) and result before taxes was a loss of EUR -3.5 ( +1.2 ) million negative 4576 Sales were down 14 per cent in Finland and up 27 per cent abroad where sales were lifted by the strong growth in sales in Russia and Lithuania neutral 3248 The Financial Statements and Interim Reports will be released around at 9.00 a.m. ( Finnish time ) on the given dates neutral 364 Revenue grew 1 percent to euro742 .2 million US$ 964 million from euro735 million positive 3401 The value of the total investment is about EUR 600mn neutral 2398 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , June 7 -- Michael G. Williams of Newbury Park , Calif. , has developed a network device neutral 4129 That 's what I go to bed worrying about every night , ' he said negative 740 Repeats sees 2008 EBITA above 18 pct of sales positive 73 As a result of the share issue , the number of the company 's shares increases by 391,630 shares and the share capital by a total of EUR 15,665.20 neutral 4293 `` Neste Oil has responded to the challenge posed by the European Union 's target of biofuels accounting for 5.8 % of traffic fuel usage in the EU by 2010 by developing its NExBTL technology for producing diesel fuel from renewables , '' the federation said positive 4348 The evidentiary hearing in the Investigation is scheduled for April 21 - May 1 , 2008 neutral 1265 It is the first oil company to join RSPO and commits fully to sustainable sourcing of feedstocks for the production of its NExBTL biodiesel , it said neutral 2208 The company expects sales revenue of RMB8 .0 billion in 2009 neutral 2360 15 November 2010 - Finnish energy company Fortum Oyj HEL : FUM1V said today it and partners started negotiations to establish a new operating model for energy supply in the Turku region of western Finland neutral 1988 Upon completion , Keskuskatu will form the backbone of Helsinki 's pedestrianised downtown area , linking up with the city 's other main pedestrian precincts positive 4367 Yakima created the position for him after emerging from economic downturns of its own neutral 4399 Full-year operating result for 2008 was 3.6 million negative negative 2426 Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland , the Netherlands , Sweden and Turkey neutral 4116 Established in 1987 , the SRV Group is a private Finnish construction concern with operations in Finland , the Baltic countries and Russia neutral 1492 A PLUMBING business has announced it is sponsoring a professional darts player neutral 2202 The announced restructuring will significantly decrease the Company 's indebtedness positive 1216 EQT has completed its exit from Salcomp , a Finnish company that makes mobile phone chargers , by selling its remaining stake to Swedish investment group Nordstjernan for about ( EURO ) 35 million ( $ 47 million ) neutral 4335 Temporary layoffs in these units have already started neutral 4189 Finnish electrical components maker Salcomp Oyj ( HEL : SAL1V ) announced today the launch of its latest Twist charger platform neutral 2099 Finnish elevators and escalators maker KONE Corporation said on Tuesday ( 18 March ) that it has received a major order from Sir Robert McAlpine to supply all elevators and escalators for the Watermark Place project in the City of London positive 1565 New Delhi , July 17 -- Sahlberg Teppo , Kallio Timo and Mustonen Tuomas of M Real OYJ , Espoo , Finland have developed novel markings and methods of producing the same neutral 2978 It is also in the process of taking a seat on CapMan 's board - a course which has the support of CapMan management neutral 1998 The low capacity utilisation rate in steel production considerably increases the fixed costs per unit of steel produced negative 3159 The airline was targeting travel agents , tour operators and travel management companies to raise awareness first before targeting consumers , he added neutral 3723 Pharmaceutical market in Netherlands Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Netherlands neutral 2356 `` We could be there neutral 3049 No decision on such sale of the now issued or existing treasury shares to YA Global has been made yet neutral 631 The money will be spent `` on strengthening the company 's competitiveness in the sphere of sawmill products and increasing the volume of wood delivered for processing in Russia , '' the release says positive 2191 SRV will raise its holding in the company so that by the summer of 2008 , it will have a majority positive 3013 ( ADP News ) - Dec 11 , 2008 - Finnish power-supply solutions provider Efore Oyj ( OMX : EFO1V ) said yesterday it opened a technology research and development ( R&D ) laboratory at Helsinki University of Technology neutral 4710 Profit for the period totalled EUR 0.8 mn , down from EUR 1.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 4592 In the fourth quarter of 2009 , Atria 's net loss shrank to EUR 1.2 million from EUR 5.9 million and net sales contracted to EUR 340.4 million from EUR 361.1 million positive 1080 The address location is provided to a local controller , preferably by wireless transmission , which then uses the address location to access the appliance control module neutral 1405 The order includes a steel frame , load-bearing roof structures and partition wall elements , and Rautaruukki said it expects to complete installation as early as May next year neutral 632 The new technology improves the glass quality and consistency while increasing throughput positive 1456 What would you like to see changed on Nokia 's next attempt neutral 2035 Roshan 's net sales in 2006 were $ 191 million and EBITDA was $ 66.5 million neutral 3517 Aldata Solution Oyj Thomas Hoyer CFO More information : Aldata Solution Oyj , Thomas Hoyer , CFO , tel. +358 45 670 0491 Aldata in brief Aldata Solution is one of the global leaders in supply chain software for retail , wholesale and logistics companies neutral 1851 It combines a perfect price performance with sophisticated management facilities , the company said positive 4441 Agricultural newspaper Maaseudun Tulevaisuus had 318,000 readers , representing a decrease of 6 % negative 3003 Koduextra is operating a retail chain of 11 stores , controlled by Finnish Non-Food Center KY , Rukax OY , and Scan-Tukka OY neutral 1802 And that 's exactly what happened on a recent weekday when an East Haven baker was brought in to remind residents about the Easter tradition of making wheat and rice pies neutral 2229 The Group 's revenue amounts to over EUR 80 million , about half of which is accounted for by exports neutral 178 comparable operating profit totaled EUR 854mn , up from EUR 730mn in 2004 positive 498 Most of the increase in net sales was due to the acquisition of Swedish Silva that produces garden tools and boats positive 2388 According to the company , the lay-offs will be temporary neutral 484 Compared with the FTSE 100 index , which rose 28.3 points or 0.5 % on the day , this was a relative price change of 2.3 % positive 4121 Nokia and Capcom announced that Resident Evil Degeneration will be released on N-Gage later this year neutral 4635 In Finland , the Bank of +àland reports its operating profit fell to EUR 6.1 mn in the second quarter of 2008 from EUR 7.5 mn in the second quarter of 2007 negative 2246 These measures are expected to produce annual cost savings of EUR 1.5 million starting in 2007 positive 3687 Mr. McDonald started the evening with his own set , featuring hits from his solo career and his Doobie Brothers years and a selection of R&B cover songs that met with mixed results neutral 4560 Samsung currently occupies third place and lost ground during the quarter , dropping by 1.8 % to an 11.1 % share overall negative 877 Raute Corporation has received orders worth over EUR 12 million from OOO Ilim Bratsk DOK in Russia positive 1166 Also , a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets neutral 1689 Wayne Greensmith , Fiskars Brands UK senior brand manager , said : `` We have launched this as we want to give something back to the community neutral 1340 Stock Exchange Release 10/3/2011 12:00 Sanoma has published its Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2010 and its first Corporate Responsibility Report neutral 4110 Finnish Benefon denies claims made in the press that the company is giving up its mobile handset business neutral 273 Profit for the period was EUR 9.8 mn , up from EUR 6.0 mn in 2004 positive 3387 The turbines are expected to be launched by the end of 2012 neutral 4381 Raute reported a loss per share of EUR0 .86 for the first half of 2009 , against EPS of EUR0 .74 in the corresponding period of 2008 negative 759 Demand was brisk as expected and order levels have remained high positive 2218 The company will build altogether 130 new substations by the end of this year neutral 1597 Stora Enso Oyj said Friday it will sell its North American unit to NewPage , in a deal valued at euro1 .82 billion US$ 2.52 million neutral 1356 The business has sales of about ( Euro ) 35 million ( $ 44million ) , and has been responsible for sales and marketing of Lanxess 's paper chemicals business , which Kemira bought for ( Euro ) 88 million early this year ( CW , Jan. 11 , p. 22 ) neutral 2821 At the end of last week , Protalix BioTherapeutics Inc ( AMEX : PLX ) published a prospectus for a first offering on AMEX of about 5 % of its share capital neutral 1249 In Finland , export industry forms a large clientele for the packaging industry neutral 3094 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 1598 Subject-matter of the invention furthermore is the use of the cyclone for separating partly molten particles . ' neutral 992 This acquisition supports our strategy of being close to our customers all around the world offering both equipment and related services positive 2093 Elcoteq 's revenues in 2007 were approximately EUR 120 million neutral 3345 The report profiles 158 companies including many key and niche players including major Nonwovens manufacturers such as Ahlstrom Corporation , Asahi Kasei Corporation , Buckeye Technologies , Inc. , EI neutral 2515 M-Real said there are ` no grounds ' for the rumors , which ` have been circulating in the market for some months . neutral 3178 The combined value of the orders is almost EUR 3mn neutral 4414 On top of that , the US Commerce Department published worse-than-expected construction spending figures for November negative 1274 Jun. 25 , 2008 ( Boy Genius Report delivered by Newstex ) -- The Nokia ( NYSE : NOK ) N78 , huh neutral 1843 Forest certification is a voluntary system aimed at promoting sustainable forest management in commercial forests neutral 4133 The effect may remain short-lived , however neutral 1466 ` The investment in Matka-Vekka has been reasonable for investors in CapMan funds . neutral 319 Finnish Componenta has published its new long-term strategy for the period 2011-2015 with the aim of growing together with its customers neutral 184 Diluted EPS rose to EUR3 .68 from EUR0 .50 positive 3982 Viking Line and STX Finland said on Monday that there were plans to build a 240 million euro ferry that would be launched on the Turku-Stockholm route in spring 2013 neutral 3931 The value of the contract is about EUR 27mn neutral 3897 The result before taxes was a loss of 25.0 million euros neutral 3784 The commission found evidence of several meetings to discuss the cartel , including one in a Brussels restaurant in November 1997 at which the companies discussed price increases neutral 4096 Finnish energy company Fortum Oyj said on November 13 , 2007 it was granted an environmental permit to build a biofuel-fired combined heat and power CHP plant in Vartan harbor in eastern Stockholm positive 3699 Nordea Pankki Suomi Oyj 's ownership in Stonesoft Corporation has decreased below 1-20 neutral 2028 Net sales in 2010 were about EUR 2.0 billion , of which international operations accounted for roughly a quarter neutral 839 Finnish steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj ( Ruukki ) said on July 7 , 2008 that it won a 9.0 mln euro ( $ 14.1 mln ) contract to supply and install steel superstructures for Partihallsforbindelsen bridge project in Gothenburg , western Sweden positive 4304 After the split , the company would have 26,885,540 Series A shares and 9,540,000 Series K shares neutral 4445 Kiosk and cinema operations have suffered , in particular negative 2792 Alma Media Corporation Press Release 15 March 2010 TYRVAAN SANOMAT AND PAIKALLISSANOMAT BEING BOUGHT BY SUOMEN PAIKALLISSANOMAT Two local papers , Tyrvaan Sanomat and Paikallissanomat , appearing in Sastamala and its neighbouring municipalities , are to be bought by Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy neutral 539 Jan. 6 -- Ford is struggling in the face of slowing truck and SUV sales and a surfeit of up-to-date , gotta-have cars negative 1154 According to Honka Japan 's Managing Director Marko Saarelainen , Honkarakenne exports about 200 ready made log houses to Japan a year neutral 801 27 January 2011 - Finnish IT solutions provider Affecto Oyj ( HEL : AFE1V ) said today it has won a EUR1 .2 m ( USD1 .6 m ) contract from state-owned Lithuanian Social Insurance Institution ( SODRA ) positive 2245 Then , it said the contract was estimated to contribute more than EUR150m to its net sales in 2010 positive 3679 Most of the raw materials come from Europe and the US and are paid in euros or US dollars , while sales take place in rubles neutral 1135 1 November 2010 - Finnish textile and clothing company Marimekko Oyj ( HEL : MMO1V ) announced on Friday the opening of its first concept store in Seoul in cooperation with Japanese sector player Look Inc ( TYO : 8029 ) positive 3470 - The Group -¦ s cumulative sales during the review period were EUR 48.2 million EUR 53.1 million , 1-9/2007 and profit before taxes was EUR 1.2 1.4 million neutral 210 In 2007 , Contempus generated revenue of NOK 69.3 ( approx neutral 4301 A 2001 agreement expired earlier this month neutral 2512 Most of the dividend will go to the Grimaldi family neutral 65 KESKO CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 28.02.2008 AT 09.30 1 ( 1 ) Kesko Corporation and Aspo plc today signed an agreement by which Aspo acquires the share capital of Kauko-Telko Ltd , a subsidiary wholly owned by Kesko positive 863 Meanwhile , Electrowatt-Ekono Philippines , Inc. was also awarded a three-year operation and maintenance ( O&M ) contract by FR Cement Corporation positive 374 The company 's scheduled traffic , measured in revenue passenger kilometres RPK , grew by just over 2 % and nearly 3 % more passengers were carried on scheduled flights than in February 2009 positive 3871 The newspaper 's best sales asset is high quality journalism and journalistic content neutral 4783 Currently , the company foresees its pre-tax profit to remain below the 2009 level when it reached EUR 700,000 USD 934,000 , compared with previous projections of a slightly better pre-tax profit negative 1132 `` They want my credit card info and my personal details neutral 3660 L&T also acquired a 50 pct stake in local sector company Salvor Oy at the beginning of September 2007 neutral 3069 One can also apply for jobs directly from the iPad , select which CV to attach and which covering letter is most appropriate for each position neutral 2557 Runway Visual Range is a calculated assessment of the distance that a pilot can see down a runway neutral 1026 Arto Ryymin , born 1964 , will replace Juhani Kaisanlahti who has worked as acting EVP , Healthcare & Welfare since August 2007 neutral 2328 28 January 2011 - Finnish technology center operator Technopolis Oyj (HEL : TPS1V)said today it will invest EUR22 .5 m in the construction of the second phase of an office facility in Tampere neutral 341 In the reporting period , net sales rose by 8 % year-on-year to EUR64 .3 m , due to the business acquisitions realized during the first half of 2008-09 , the effect of which was EUR10 .9 m in the review period positive 4235 Short-term licenses for the games cost as little as $ 3 while purchasing a game outright can cost as much as $ 10 or $ 15 neutral 875 Pretax profit jumped to EUR 21.9 million from EUR 3.1 million positive 1506 BG Crane has a strong customer base in the on-road load handling and related installation and service businesses neutral 3168 The biggest sellers in the chain 's supermarkets in Finland are organic Pirkka tomatoes , carrots , eggs , and meat products neutral 372 The company is now intensifying its smelter operations and increasing its annual production capacity to 230,000 tonnes of copper positive 2624 The deliveries are scheduled for the summer and autumn of 2008 neutral 2990 Janis Arbidans , CEO of YIT Celtnieciba , said the company was focusing on housing and real estate development market neutral 2259 - Moody 's said it gave P A1 long-term senior unsecured and P P-1 short-term debt ratings to Finnish lender Aktia Bank 's EUR1bn USD1 .4 bn euro medium-term note EMTN program of 25 March 2011 neutral 2568 SSH Establishes New Global Sales and Marketing Group to be led by George Adams ; Adams Establishes Global Sales and Marketing Group to Drive Worldwide Programs Supporting SSH Tectia Enterprise Security Solution neutral 3523 Also , CBA is to issue a benchmark , 10 year fixed rate deal in Euros neutral 4428 The maritime administration said the ships had ignored warnings about the icy conditions negative 889 The acquisition of Kaupthing Sverige will bring a significant positive non-recurring addition to the group 's performance positive 4291 Z. Bavelloni 's long-standing MD , Dino Bavelloni , has retired at the end of 2005 neutral 4515 Steve Jackson , eBusiness Analyst at Satama and former CEO of Aboavista said : `` Google broke the mold when they gave away Google Analytics for free neutral 4027 Loss after financial items totalled EUR 9.7 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 1.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 4184 Bovine slaughtering and cutting at the Kuopio facility will be transferred to the Kauhajoki slaughterhouse neutral 1325 RAPALA TOURNAMENT FISHING : With all the major titles already out for the holidays , bargain-priced games such as Rapala aim for a smaller audience neutral 2402 Almost the entire office building will be occupied by Metso neutral 1579 Pharmaceuticals - Italy This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Italy neutral 96 Finnish high technology provider Vaahto Group reports net sales of EUR 41.8 mn in the accounting period September 2007 - February 2008 , an increase of 11.2 % from a year earlier positive 3758 That address also happens to house Italian megamart Eataly , meaning that `` Come on , kids , we 're going to the Toy Building ! ' neutral 3250 The Finnish company has also reached arrangements regarding the working hours and annual holidays neutral 2637 The ground barleycorn has been fully produced in Finland and will be available in stores as of the beginning of 2010 neutral 4058 Finnish laboratory liquid handling and diagnostic test systems developer Biohit Oyj OMX Helsinki : BIOBV issued on Tuesday 3 June a profit warning for the financial year 2008 negative 4660 Finnish shipping company Finnlines , of the Grimaldi Group , reports its net sales decreased to EUR 241.8 mn in January-June 2009 from EUR 384.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 129 The Department Store Division reported an increase in sales of 4 per cent positive 2561 Seller is the Finnish Elcoteq Group , the largest European electronics manufacturing services company neutral 2119 In 2007 , Marimekko has also opened concept stores in Yokohama and Nagoya , central Japan , in Silver Spring in metropolitan Washington DC , USA , in Graz , central Austria , and in Aalborg , northern Denmark positive 1635 The investment will be worth approximately EUR 100mn neutral 1985 The new company will buy from Baltic Pearl CJSC a lease right to 8.1 hectares for the construction of a mall with a gross area of 140,000 sq m 1.5 million sq ft neutral 4770 The total capital of funds managed by the bank decreased by 28 % to EUR 284mn by the end of September 2008 negative 4448 Return on capital employed ROCE was a negative 2.3 % compared to 11.3 % in 2007 negative 4328 Most of the layoffs will be in Finland negative 3555 Combined with the Basware Enterprise Purchase to Pay portfolio , it provides a high level of automation for procurement and invoice workflows neutral 1398 The new B shares carry the right to dividend and other shareholder rights with effect from today neutral 4531 Finnlines estimated in its annual general meeting that 2008 will be financially a tough year due to large investments negative 370 Strongest growth was seen in the new markets in Russia , the Czech Republic , and Slovakia positive 1788 Mika Stahlberg , VP F-Secure Labs , said , `` We are excited and proud that F-Secure has been recognized by AV-Comparatives as the Product of the Year positive 2504 LEED is an internationally recognized green building certification system , developed by the U.S. Green Building Council neutral 2773 After 1 April 2007 Cencorp will not have any own employees in the territory neutral 2116 In 2007 , Alma Media 's operating profit was about EUR 53mn neutral 4165 According to Tiimari , consumers are advised to cut away the rabbits bow tie that contains the formadehyde and dispose of it neutral 4112 All reproduction for further distribution is prohibited neutral 1820 The repurchase of the bonds was executed in the open market in accordance with section 7 f of the terms and conditions of the Convertible Bonds neutral 994 Turun kaupunkin , Finland based company has awarded contract to Lemminkainen Talotekniikka Oy for electrical installation work positive 881 SKF 6 April 2010 - Alandsbanken has given a `` buy '' recommendation on Swedish industrial company SKF AB ( STO : SKF B ) with a share price target of SEK150 positive 737 Sponda will record a profit from the sale of 8.5 mln euro ($ 12.4 mln) positive 231 ( ADP News ) - Oct 29 , 2008 - Finnish lifting equipment maker Konecranes Oyj ( OMX : KCR1V ) said today that its net profit rose to EUR 116.6 million ( USD 149.1 m ) in the first nine months of 2008 from EUR 73.6 million for the positive 377 The earnings per share for the quarter came in at 0.25 eur , up from the 0.20 eur of the same quarter a year earlier positive 1413 The reason for this is St. Petersburg status as a capital , one of the participants in the meeting quoted Chikunov as saying neutral 2910 Following the registration , the share capital of Biotie is EUR 52,556,678.10 neutral 2007 Both companies ' existing investment plans will be coordinated neutral 432 In Russia , Raisio 's Food Division 's home market stretches all the way to Vladivostok neutral 3634 In July it and Quadriga Capital sold their Lewa GmbH pump-making business to Japan 's Nikkiso Co. neutral 1361 The company designs and manufactures high-quality clothing , interior decoration textiles , bags , and other accessories neutral 3042 Neither of the companies use genetically engineered soy at the moment neutral 4106 So far Norwegian Norske Skog has reduced the staff levels by 1,000 people and plans to reduce production by 200,000 tons in 2008 , while Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso is to cut staff by 1,700 people and production by 500,000 tons negative 3483 `` The new unit is a major investment in the Finnish media scene neutral 1378 The EUR 0.7 million non-recurring expenses have been recorded for the third quarter neutral 1591 Russia wants to utilise its huge forest reserves in a very different way from what has been done so far neutral 1143 According to Sweden 's Minister for Local Government and Financial Markets , Mats Odell , the decision to sell the State 's shares in telecom group TeliaSonera can only be carried out in cooperation with the State of Finland neutral 2643 The latest date for registration is on 4 April , 2006 neutral 172 Both operating profit and sales for the three-month period increased , respectively from EUR0 .3 m and EUR13 .1 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive 1876 TomTom has given assurances that it will continue to sell maps to competitors if it wins EU approval positive 2654 The new activity will incur an investment of about 5 MEUR neutral 3296 The new shares will provide the shareholders with full shareholder rights neutral 814 According to CEO Kai Telanne , the company 's newspapers achieved the best financial result ever positive 2256 Via the move , the company aims annual savings of some EUR3m , the main part of which are expected to be realized this year positive 2266 28 October 2010 - Finnish wood products technology supplier Raute Oyj HEL : RUTAV said today it swung to a net profit of EUR3m for the first nine months of 2010 versus a net loss of EUR5 .2 m for the same period a year earlier positive 948 Exel Composites ' long-term growth prospects remain favourable , however positive 16 Foundries division reports its sales increased by 9.7 % to EUR 63.1 mn from EUR 57.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 , and sales of the Machine Shop division increased by 16.4 % to EUR 41.2 mn from EUR 35.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 2026 Lithuanian beer makers sold 256.88 million liters of beer in 2005 , a rise of 4.5 per cent from the year-earlier figure of 245.92 million liters positive 2020 In the beginning of this year , Wartsila had secured an order to deliver four gas-fuelled main engines and propulsion machinery for the same vessel positive 4215 ( ADP News ) - Jan 27 , 2009 - Finnish industrial machinery company Vaahto Group Ltd Oyj ( HEL : WAT1S ) said today that its subsidiary Vaahto Ltd would cut 15 jobs in Finland negative 367 Sales in Finland rose by 3.9 % and international growth was 0.7 % positive 1406 The Oxyview Pulse Oximeter is a common device to check patient blood-oxygen saturation level and pulse rate neutral 3176 The changes will take effect on 1 January 2010 , and they are not estimated to have an impact on the number of employees neutral 2932 HELSINKI , Finland , Sept. 18 , 2009 ( GLOBE NEWSWIRE ) -- Ixonos Plc expands the company 's smartphone R&D services and establishes a new next-generation smartphone design unit in connection with Ixonos ' site in Jyvaeskylae positive 3367 The start of the negotiations , relating to Glaston 's efficiency program , was announced in October neutral 3436 Under the contract , Ericsson will more than double the number of radio base stations in the Elisa network over the coming year neutral 4602 The two companies will also partner in further developing Raiso 's cholesterol lowering brand , Benecol positive 4692 Net profit in the three months through March 31 fell to ( x20ac ) 103 million ( US$ 165 million ) from ( x20ac ) 131 million a year earlier , the Finnish company said negative 3767 The area will also include some central buildings , and Honkarakenne has started negotiations on their delivery neutral 3527 An Android app will be coming soon neutral 3955 To see a slide show of all the newest product releases from Fiskars neutral 4467 The main strength of the cooperation project lies in merging the know-how of two large companies positive 1848 Honkarakenne Oyj - a world-leading manufacturer of genuine wooden homes - will be sponsoring Finnish crosscountry skier Virpi Kuitunen for the next three years neutral 4238 SWOT analysis is just one method of categorization and has its own weaknesses neutral 4831 Repeats sees 2008 operating profit down y-y ( Reporting by Helsinki Newsroom ) Keywords : TECNOMEN-RESULT negative 3773 The building will house product development and test laboratories neutral 4240 The appointments will be in force until the new CEO has been appointed neutral 1935 Nokia , which has a strong track record in the lower-end handset market , said in July its touch-screen offering would come this year and be cheaper than rival models in order to tap into a higher-volume market positive 239 Nokia Multimedia 's net sales totaled EUR 5.7 bn , up 45 % from the corresponding period in 2005 positive 1624 The contractor of the shopping center , China State Construction Engineering Corporation , has previously built e.g. airports , hotels and factories for large international customers in different parts of the world neutral 3032 Metso Oyj said it has sold its spreader roll manufacturing business and related assets in the town of Nokia , southern Finland , to a group of Finnish investors , who will operate the business under the name of Finbow Oy neutral 4334 Rautaruukki aims to find work from the group 's other locations for those who have been made redundant neutral 542 Peer Peugeot fell 0.81 pct as its sales rose only 6.3 pct from the same period last year negative 2851 com and possibly also through photo-msn neutral 2725 +£lemiste City is the environment for a knowledge-based economy providing work for 3,300 people with the total turnover of its companies amounting to EEK 5.4 bn , '' said +£lo P+ñrnits , chairman of the supervisory board of +£lemiste City and Mainor neutral 2454 Finnair expands : Finnair plans to add more flights on routes to Hong Kong , India and Russia positive 1459 With the Basware Connectivity services , companies gain visibility to an audit trail that can be traced from order to goods delivery and invoice neutral 1668 This allows devices such as mobile phones to become a few millimetres thinner neutral 1903 Kesko www.kesko.fi is a Finnish retail specialist whose stores offer quality to the daily lives of consumers through valued products and services at competitive prices neutral 552 More staff has been recruited in Japan to further complement its network of close to 50 service locations in more than 20 countries worldwide positive 362 Return on capital employed rose by 4.8 percentage points to 19.6 % positive 549 Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe ( Kalnapilis-Tauras Group ) , which is owned by Denmark 's Royal Unibrew , raised its market share to 25.18 percent from 23.74 percent , as beer sales for the seven months jumped by 14.5 percent to 40.5 million liters positive 3018 ( The acquisition sum has not been disclosed . neutral 4798 Nokia 's share price fell less than one percent to 18.70 euros ( $ 25.41 ) in Helsinki , while Siemens shares fell 1.02 percent to 90.19 euros ( $ 122.57 ) in Frankfurt negative 2086 CORPORATE IT UPDATE - ( C ) 1995-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Finnish technology group Teleste Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : TLT1V ) reported on Wednesday ( 4 February ) an operating profit of EUR5 .6 m on net sales of EUR108 .7 m for the year 2008 neutral 2988 Its market share is 6 percent according to AC Nielsen 's 2008 data neutral 81 The fuel purchase contracts have been signed with three months ' delivery from this September to November neutral 3761 The acquisition is part of Ramirent 's Central and Eastern European growth strategy neutral 2836 Blyk is launching first in the UK market in mid-2007 , with other markets to follow neutral 1730 The company will make its marketing and sales investments initiated in 2009 even more efficient in 2010 positive 4732 Group EBIT for the first half was EUR13 .6 m US$ 17.8 m , falling short of the EUR22 .5 m it posted for the same period of 2009 negative 2925 Glaston 's own glass processing unit , Tamglass Glass Processing , is a manufacturer of high quality safety glass products , and operates in Finland neutral 355 Operating profit increased to EUR 14.0 mn from EUR 4.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 positive 3607 GS Engineering will install the valves at a liquefied natural gas LNG plant it has built for UAE LNG extraction and gas plants operator GASCO in Ruwais , UAE neutral 3347 The RME from Telcontar enables the handset to calculate the best route and includes support for user-defined routes , feature navigability and multi-modal routing such as via foot and ferry neutral 2936 Her present position is the director of Stockmann 's international department stores neutral 2083 Cargotec Corporation , Press Release , April 28 , 2008 at 2.00 p.m. Finnish time Cargotec 's MacGREGOR business area providing marine cargo handling and offshore load handling solutions has received significant hatch cover orders for bulk carriers positive 2449 Exel is headquartered in Mantyharju in Finland neutral 3835 The employment contracts of 14 of the employees will end in March 2009 as a result of the company 's previous employer-employee talks negative 2690 They both will report to Oriola-KD 's chief executive officer Eero Hautaniemi neutral 3820 The decision reflects the underutilisation of the line , which produces nonwovens used in medical and wipes applications as well as for the automotive industry neutral 554 Rautaruukki Corporation Stock exchange release 3 December 2009 at 12 noon Ruukki 's construction and engineering divisions are to further improve and adjust their operations in Finland positive 3004 Koff 's market share of the volume of the market was 23.4 % , Karhu 's 21.4 % neutral 693 Also construction expenses have gone up in Russia negative 1181 As the world leaders in developing UV technology for municipal wastewater , drinking water , and industrial water treatment systems , Trojan Technologies was a logical partner in providing W+ñrtsil+ñ with UV technology for ballast water treatment neutral 2834 Berling Capital , Umo Capital and Veikko Laine are the biggest shareholders in Amanda Capital neutral 3599 For 2009 , net profit was EUR 3 million and the company paid a dividend of EUR 1.30 apiece neutral 649 In the first nine months of 2010 , the company 's net loss narrowed to EUR415 ,000 from EUR7 .4 m for the corresponding period of 2009 positive 4377 Finnair said that the cancellation of flights would cause daily losses of x20ac 2.5 million US$ 3 million negative 1333 Shareholders of Rakvere Lihakombinaat decided in favor of the buyout of minority shares in mid-July positive 4145 `` That 's a very high figure on the European scale , '' Noop said , recalling however that this also includes beer bought by Finnish tourists neutral 420 Capman , the Finnish alternative asset manager , has made an acquisition for its Helsinki-focused vehicle , Real Estate Fund I. The fund has bought a seven-story office built in 1973 that underwent refurbishment at the end of the 1990s neutral 2641 The initial estimated total value was 1744900 EUR and the final award value was 1744900 EUR neutral 4844 Net sales of the Paper segment decreased to EUR 221.6 mn in the second quarter of 2009 from EUR 241.1 mn in the second quarter of 2008 , while operating profit excluding non-recurring items rose to EUR 8.0 mn from EUR 7.6 mn negative 4504 ` After fixing our home-base , cutting costs and closing the non-profitable units , we are now looking at going forward , ' she said positive 1229 GenVec is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutic drugs and vaccines neutral 1089 The device can also be used for theft protection and positioning of vehicles , boats and other assets neutral 2780 AHMS will also offer Hotel and Hotel Project Consultancy , Management Services , Brand Franchise , Training and Sales and Marketing services on a pan-India basis neutral 2754 Private equity investor CapMan , the owner of Finnish Lumene cosmetics company , is planning to list Lumene neutral 2746 Finnish department store group Stockmann is planning to acquire about EUR 141mn through a directed issue and a rights offering neutral 4029 Myllykoski , with one paper plant in Finland , one in the US and three in Germany , had revenues of EUR286m in the first half of 2010 and an operating loss of EUR12m , Reuters said negative 1534 In 2008 , Kemira recorded revenue of approximately EUR 2.8 billion and had a staff of 9,400 neutral 2336 BasWare is headquartered in Espoo , Finland neutral 3492 7 March 2011 - Finnish IT company Digia Oyj HEL : DIG1V announced today an agreement with mobile-phone major Nokia Oyj HEL : NOK1V to acquire the commercial licensing and service business related to Nokia 's Qt technology positive 2305 The company 's net profit amounted to EE 55.5 mn , which was 36 % more than in 2004 positive 960 Operating profit improved by 39.9 % to EUR 18.0 mn from EUR12 .8 mn positive 3313 The owners who have participated in the business operations of the company will continue in Poyry 's employment after the transaction neutral 1164 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Aug. 27 -- Timo Vataja of Tampere , Finland , Virve Inget of Oulu , Finland , have developed a computer program product with activating the right of use neutral 371 The airline has ordered nine Airbus A350-900 aircraft with deliveries from 2011 , and in doing so becomes the lead airline for the latest variant of Rolls-Royce Trent series engines , called the 1700 positive 1306 Our solutions are industry-independent supporting multilingual and currency needs , modular and applicable to companies of all sizes , '' CEO Ilkka Sihvo said neutral 2993 Joint procurement will be later extended to the factories in the Baltic countries neutral 3941 The value of this kind of order amounts usually between Euro 2 and 3 million neutral 3541 Based on the 2005 calendar year the combined company had EUR15 .8 bn in pro forma annual revenues and is expected to start operations with 60,000 employees neutral 1575 Participants at any of the book discussions or other special events , or visitors to the car dealership were eligible to enter the drawing for the 2005 silver , four-door Altima neutral 1484 `` We have significant experience in smartphone functionality , in the development of mobile Internet services , and in uniting the two into a smooth user experience positive 2548 Production is scheduled to start by the end of April 2007 neutral 4601 Marubeni has participated in GHG - Green House Gas - emission reduction projects overseas , obtained emissions credit from its projects and has provided these to Japanese clients neutral 1858 Of Bavelloni 's and NST 's joint ventures , Bavelloni Tools , completes semiproducts that are produced in Italy into high-quality tools that will be sold under the DiaPol brand neutral 258 Operating profit was EUR 139.7 mn , up 23 % from EUR 113.8 mn positive 769 Major Order in India Comptel Corporation has received a significant long-term order for mediation and provisioning solutions being used by a leading operator in India positive 2061 SCANIA Morgan Stanley lifted the share target on Swedish heavy-duty truck and bus maker Scania AB to 330 crowns ( $ 42.4 - 35.2 euro ) from 310 crowns ( $ 39.8 - 33.1 euro ) positive 4053 The stock was hit by the profit warning of Finnish rival Rautaruukki Oyj ( OMX : RTRKS ) negative 2018 In addition to the Indian market , the new plant will serve Salcomp 's customers globally , the company said positive 4406 Many of the commercial vessels had got stuck in the narrow Bay of Bothnia , where the ice is thicker , and around the Aaland islands negative 3344 The repo rate will gradually reach 2 % at the end of 2010 , according to Nordea 's Economic Outlook neutral 114 Net sales totaled EUR 93.6 mn , up from EUR 93.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 positive 1816 The CL51 is designed to measure cloud base height and vertical visibility in all weather conditions , which makes it an ideal instrument for meteorological applications that rely on reliable cloud height detection positive 1594 S Group 's loyal customer magazine Yhteishyv+ñ came second with 1,629,000 readers and Sanoma Corporation 's daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat was third with 1,097,000 readers neutral 957 Nokia and Elisa will work together to bring a superior mobile gaming experience for Elisa customers positive 2973 Investments in product development stood at 6.0 mln euro ( $ 8.8 mln ) neutral 2289 mn , and pretax profit to EUR 46.4 mn from EUR 35.8 mn in the third quarter of 2006 positive 4169 Among the Scandinavian companies present in St. Petersburg , is also named the Swedish concern NCC , which implements projects in the field of asphalt production , road and housing construction ( project Swedish Krona ) neutral 3402 The webcast may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors neutral 679 ADPnews - Jul 17 , 2009 - Finland-based steel maker Rautaruukki Oyj Ruukki HEL : RTRKS said today it slipped to a net loss of EUR 184 million USD 259.7 m for the first half of 2009 from a net profit of EUR negative 2325 The company is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki neutral 56 In its financial report , published on Friday , SEB said its net profit soared to SEK6 .745 bn in 2010 from a year-earlier SEK1 .114 bn and proposed a 50 % dividend increase to SEK1 .50 per share positive 3300 The number of magazine and newspaper readers remained unchanged neutral 1435 The transaction is expected to be completed next spring neutral 435 is planning to expand its product portfolio in the harbor segment , chief executive Pekka Lundmark told Financial Times Deutschland positive 1057 Metrics in QPR ScoreCard now support date , text and milestone-based values , which improve its support for managing projects around performance or process-related content positive 3203 The company says the measures are no longer needed neutral 155 Alma Media expects its net sales to increase as forecast previously positive 4060 Finnish textiles and clothing group Marimekko Oyj posted a net profit of 7.99 mln euro $ 10.4 mln for 2006 , compared to 8.4 mln euro $ 10.9 mln for 2005 negative 2883 Estonia 's Agriculture Minister Helir-Valdor Seeder is in Finland on a two-day visit , in the course of which he will meet with his Finnish counterpart Sirkka-Liisa Anttila neutral 3409 Their names have not yet been released neutral 1016 According to Pietinalho , doctors should motivate their patients who smoke every time they visit their doctors neutral 60 The company supports its global customers in developing new technologies and offers a fast route from product development to applications and volume production neutral 2077 According to Scanfil 's President Harri Takanen , Scanfil 's investment activity proceeded according to the strategy on several fronts in 2010 neutral 782 Thanksto improvements in demand and the adjustments we have made , theutilization rates of Cramo 's fleet have substantiallyimproved . ' positive 35 10 February 2011 - Finnish media company Sanoma Oyj HEL : SAA1V said yesterday its 2010 net profit almost tripled to EUR297 .3 m from EUR107 .1 m for 2009 and announced a proposal for a raised payout positive 428 Finnish silicon wafers manufacturer Okmetic Oyj said on June 29 , 2007 it signed an agreement with Nordea Bank Finland Plc , the local subsidiary of Swedish commercial bank Nordea Bank AB , which will refinance Okmetic 's syndicated bank facility which amounts to some 20 mln euro ( $ 26.9 mln ) positive 3494 A filter is used to pre-process packets to determine if they need to be further processed by the processor of the network device neutral 4821 Operating margin , however , slipped to 14.4 % from 15.1 % , dragged down by a poor performance in enterprise solutions negative 1650 The prerequisite for inclusion in the program and for receipt of any gains is that key employees acquire Aspo shares to the amount determined by the Board in advance , in the maximum neutral 3358 The share capital of Basware Corporation is 11,720,829 neutral 1060 Mr. Mikko Saavalainen , head of Comptel 's Global Sales concludes : `` Gibtelecom provides a perfect illustration of the variety of business , technical and regulatory challenges operators are facing in their OSS today neutral 358 Operating profit totalled EUR 83.0 mn , up from EUR 23.5 mn year-on-year positive 1123 ` For Nordea , moving into the new headquarters signifies the beginning of a new era positive 4805 `` I 'm not sure what 's happening neutral 4489 At the same time I am delighted by the fact that we were able to accomplish the organization with our own team members positive 3708 OP-Pohjola Group 's capital adequacy ratio under the Act on Credit Institutions stood at 12.1 % and Tier 1 ratio at 12.1 % neutral 524 The repayment of EUR 105 million debenture bonds is related to the Company 's previous announcement on October 21 , 2009 to collect irrevocable selling commitments from the holders of its subordinated debenture bonds neutral 1200 Completion of the transaction is subject to a final agreement and a Due Diligence process neutral 2785 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Dec. 19 -- United States Patent no. 7,853,620 , issued on Dec. 14 , was assigned to Nokia Corp. ( Espoo , Finland ) neutral 4280 The transaction included also the transfer of the lease agreement concerning manufacturing premises and employment agreements related to these operations neutral 265 Pretax profit rose to EUR 0.6 mn from EUR 0.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 positive 3257 The fixed-term contract of Mr. Jarmo Ukonaho , the current General Manager of Incap 's Indian operations , will finish by the end of the year neutral 1585 Quality chargers under CHARGZ brand are sold in selected retail stores and other sales locations world-wide neutral 1664 The upgraded factory is scheduled to come on stream in the summer of 2008 neutral 1968 It started with software that was capable of retrieving the data typed into the computer keyboard ( `` keyloggers '' ) , and then more complex mechanisms arrived on the scene , such as phishing and pharming neutral 3363 The shares shall be acquired according to the Rules of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and otherwise according to the rules related to acquisition of the company 's own shares neutral 1518 Elisa will expand the use of this technology provided the pilot proves successful neutral 3907 The Stockmann department store will have a total floor space of over 8,000 square metres and Stockmann 's investment in the project will have a price tag of about EUR 12 million neutral 734 Operating loss increased to EUR 17mn from a loss of EUR 10.8 mn in 2005 negative 4062 In January-June 2010 , diluted loss per share stood at EUR0 .3 versus EUR0 .1 in the first half of 2009 negative 2514 M-real Corporation Press release on 3 November at 10:35 am M-real Corporation was the second best company in the materials sector including e.g. forest industry companies in the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index CDLI , Nordic Report 2009 positive 336 HELSINKI AFX - Outokumpu Technology said it has signed a 3.5 mln eur agreement with Mongolia 's Erdenet Mining Corporation for the engineering of the first HydroCopper plant to be built at the Erdenet mine site positive 2596 The company is also seeking possibilities to relocate the Luumaki personnel , some 50 people , to other UPM mills neutral 4526 M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within information on on the world wide web neutral 1156 According to Seikku , the retail sector in Finland is controlled by 3-4 large actors , while food manufacturers are still relatively small neutral 887 TELE2 Affarsvarlden gave a `` buy '' recommendation on mobile operator Tele2 AB and a share price target of 142 crowns ( $ 23.54 - 15.19 euro ) positive 3769 The bank 's leasing arm Nordea Liising ended the year with a profit of 4.4 million euros neutral 3020 Maggie Ramsey 's wait - and those of thousands of Oregon and Washington guides , anglers and others who flock to his frequent seminars - is nearly over neutral 494 In August , Latvijas Finieris ordered all production lines for a new green veneer mill to be built in Ukmerge , Lithuania neutral 580 Sales rose to 300.9 mln eur compared with last year 's 276.1 mln eur and in line with 299 mln eur consensus figure positive 1970 Mr Skogster currently serves as the manager responsible for ABB Oy 's system modules for low voltage drives neutral 4052 The impact of Cableway to Teleste 's net sales in 2009 is estimated to be EUR 4 million neutral 4586 In the first half of 2008 , the Bank 's operating profit fell to EUR 11.8 mn from EUR 18.9 mn , while net interest income increased to EUR 20.9 mn from EUR 18.8 mn in the first half of 2007 negative 2479 If Honkarakenne starts production there , it will need a partner for sawmill operations neutral 1189 CapMan , an asset manager , has EUR 3bn worth of assets under management in the Nordic region neutral 3277 The major part of the deliveries include different AC and CXE amplifier solutions and products by Belgian DINH Telecom , a broadband solutions company acquired by Teleste in the spring of 2007 neutral 2652 The money will be spread mainly over 2011 and 2012 , the company said neutral 1133 `` We hope to clarify our policies to Finnish businesses where there are any gray areas , '' Motlanthe said neutral 212 In December alone , the members of the Lithuanian Brewers ' Association sold a total of 20.3 million liters of beer , an increase of 1.9 percent from the sales of 19.92 million liters in December 2004 positive 4222 Neste Oil s refineries have a combined crude oil refining capacity of approximately 260,000 barrels a day neutral 1064 Now , Nokia has announced the launch of Bicycle Charger Kit that is compatible with all Nokia phones that have a 2 mm charging interface neutral 3293 The new Kroksberg railway tunnel will be built on a new section of track between Harnosand and Veda , forming part of the line that follows the coast of the Gulf of Bothnia neutral 75 On the route between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia , cargo volumes increased by 36 % , while cargo volumes between Finland and Sweden fell by 9 % neutral 747 `` The margarine business has been put into good shape in the last two years , making it a natural addition to Bunge , which is looking to leverage its position in the Central and Northern European markets , '' Raisio CEO Matti Rihko said in a statement positive 3796 The company has 120 employees and annual sales of approximately EUR16m neutral 1312 Pertti Ervi is independent from the Company and its major shareholders neutral 4499 W+ñrtsil+ñ 's solution has been selected for its low fuel consumption , environmentally sound technology , and global service support positive 1031 CapMan Plc Press Release 31 March 2008 Jukka Ruuska , President of the OMX Nordic Exchanges and the Stockholm Stock Exchange , will transfer to CapMan effective no later than September 2008 neutral 1004 `` BG Crane has been a strong partner for Hiab in Australia for many years neutral 247 Operating profit rose to EUR 26.7 mn from EUR 14.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 positive 1595 SCOPI Chief Business Excellence Officer , Eng neutral 3728 Quartal Oy now owns 2,094,063 shares in Satama Interactive Plc , which represents 5,19 per cent of the share capital and voting rights neutral 2159 Net sales by the Sata-Flexo Group came to some EUR4 .3 m in 2007 , and the group companies employed a total of 40 people neutral 1500 As an overall effect of the above-mentioned measures Glaston will recognize non-recurring expenses of EUR 12 million in the fourth quarter of 2008 neutral 1919 The energy-efficient data center will be built by combining an effective energy solution with state-of-the-art technology positive 186 Editor 's note : Grimaldi generated a 1.7 bln euro ( $ 2.182 bln ) turnover in 2005 , ANSA reported on May 29 , 2006 neutral 4016 Expense ratio was 102.6 % compared to 92.9 % in the corresponding period in 2005 negative 2015 Full-year net sales are expected to increase by approximately 10 % , the company said positive 2716 ` Pulp and paper industries are growing in countries like China and Russia neutral 2845 Cencorp would focus on the development , manufacture and marketing of standard products for production automation neutral 3384 The transaction is expected to be finalized by Dec 2009 neutral 2056 The value of orders on hand totaled EUR 237.1 mn neutral 3938 The value of the deal was not disclosed neutral 1622 The construction of a large woodworking facility in the Sheksna district of the Vologda Region , in northwest Russia , will begin in 2009 , and the plant will start production in 2011 neutral 4026 Last year , 8.3 million passengers flew the airline , down 4 percent from 2007 negative 1075 Technopolis and the St. Petersburg government signed a cooperation memorandum in October 2005 to set up a techno-park in the Neudorf production zone in the village of Strelny , in the St. Petersburg suburbs positive 4081 Cost cutting measures , which have produced around EUR70m of savings over the past nine months , have dampened the airline 's loss , Finnair said positive 4529 The first ship has been delayed and is estimated to be completed in spring 2010 negative 2341 Asian traffic declined by 3.4 per cent negative 1781 HELSINKI AFX - Outokumpu said its technology unit has won a 28 mln eur contract from Bosnia-Herzegovina 's Aluminij dd Mostar to upgrade an anode plant positive 2422 Bids or offers include at least 1,000 shares and the value of the shares must correspond to at least EUR4 ,000 neutral 1655 The solid fuel is heated before sludge is mixed therein . ' neutral 3153 The 19,200-square metre technology center is located near University of Tampere in central Tampere neutral 32 The Lithuanian beer market made up 14.41 million liters in January , a rise of 0.8 percent from the year-earlier figure , the Lithuanian Brewers ' Association reporting citing the results from its members positive 2182 Re-use back into PET bottles has also steadily increased and the rate of use in strapping tape has picked up again after a dip in 2005 , Petcore said previously positive 1124 ` We respect their decision ... the discussions are now closed , ' said Kai Telanne , Alma Media 's CEO neutral 4493 Tim Cockroft brings with him an excellent track record having more than 18 years experience ; moreover , Tim has successfully developed the Capital Markets operations at Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander involving corporate finance and broking with a focus on mid-market companies positive 445 Takoma will carry out the transaction by acquiring the entire share capital of Moventas Parkano Oy , which runs the factory in Parkano , southern Finland neutral 3935 The value of the contracts is about EUR 3.3 mn neutral 4501 The company said it estimates to make a slight profit thanks to cost-cutting measures positive 464 - Provides summary of the medical equipment pipeline products that the company is developing neutral 2503 Latvia 's Stockmann shopping mall is a subsidiary of Finland 's Stockmann Plc. neutral 3267 The hosting mobile terminal guides information flow between itself , the participating terminals , and optionally , with network servers that may assist the hosting mobile terminal neutral 4823 It holds 38 percent of Outokumpu 's shares and voting rights , but in 2001 lawmakers gave it permission to reduce the stake to 10 percent neutral 3657 Kauko-Telko 's centralized administration will be dissolved and appropriate parts of it will be transferred to operating activities and Group administration by the end of the year neutral 3047 Niina Nenonen , Marimekko 's current director for clothing , bags and accessories lines , will take up this role neutral 2179 Production will expand to other of Elcoteq 's locations including Mexico and Hungary during 2010 positive 1681 Today , we are connecting people in new and different ways - fusing advanced mobile technology with personalized services to enable people to stay close to what matters to them neutral 2314 The proportion of Estonian and Lithuanian passengers on the Tallinn-Helsinki route also grew in July positive 1809 Nordea Bank has a large share and vast experience in the Nordic credit card market neutral 2800 An acquisition of TeliaSonera would be France Telecom 's biggest since its 2000 purchase of Orange plc for 27.8 billion ( $ 55.1 billion ) and would create the world 's fourth-largest telecom company behind AT&T Inc. , Verizon Communications Inc. and NTT Corp. of Japan neutral 3215 The contract comprises a log handling line , a peeling line , and a veneer drying and grading line neutral 1946 Cooper SH , the UK distributor for lift equipment manufacturer Konecranes , won the five-year deal which involves low maintenance and fuel saving technologies positive 3890 The production capacity can be tripled without any major additional investments , the company said positive 2581 Teleste was set up in 1954 and is divided into Broadband Cable Networks and Video Networks business areas neutral 243 Operating profit rose to 22.1 mln eur from 19.9 mln positive 1704 A Flurry Analytics spokesperson said that , as it was only measuring Windows Phone 7 data for some weeks , the firm double-checked the data to make sure the 66 per cent rise was not an aberration neutral 401 Scandic Feed will also diversify Tosno 's product portfolio further neutral 2032 Operating profit for the quarter April-June 2006 amounted to EUR42 .9 m on net sales of EUR156 .3 m neutral 1984 The five-storey , eco-efficient building will have a gross floor area of about 15,000 sq m. It will also include apartments neutral 3543 Biohit said that it will reduce the number of leased personnel by 10 , and lay off 10 of its own personnel negative 4337 The company operates a U.S. division in Lisle , Ill. neutral 4814 Due to the rapid decrease in net sales , personnel reductions have been carried out on a wider scale than initially expected negative 4091 This transaction will also rationalize our pulp and paper industry related solutions positive 2695 Tieto in Latvia is represented by IT services companies TietoEnator Alise and TietoEnator , which has operations in the industries of Financial Services Cards , Retail and Logistics and IT Outsourcing and Managed Services neutral 3388 The use of validation rule base enables verifying that processing rule bases managed by different administrators fulfil some set requirements neutral 3549 Cargotec 's business areas also include the container handling solutions business area Kalmar and the marine cargo handling and offshore load handling solutions business area MacGREGOR neutral 450 The company also said on November 16 , 2006 its Real Estate Fund I Ky signed an agreement with Finnish window maker Fenestra Oy to build a window plant in Forssa , southern Finland positive 1227 Founded in 1649 , Fiskars has over 360 years of product quality excellence and is Finland 's oldest company neutral 3230 The decision means temporary lay-offs of fixed duration at the company 's Nastola and Jyvaskyla units , in southern and central Finland , respectively negative 1659 The total donation amount is EUR 1,115,000 neutral 4267 The new apartment block is going up very close to the city center , explained Chairman of the Board of AS YIT Ehitus Priit Sauk neutral 2333 The annual net sales of the unit is some EUR 5 million and it currently employs some 55 people neutral 471 A In August 2007 , Latvijas Finieris ordered all production lines for a new green veneer mill to be built in Ukmerge , central Lithuania neutral 4127 Risk exposure by Non-life Insurance Moving 12-month Expenses by function in Non-life Insurance excluding expenses for investment management and expenses for other services rendered Non-life Insurance investment portfolio by allocatio neutral 3685 Mr. Doring has been with Eaton since 1989 and acted as the Business Unit Manager for Eaton 's Power Controls Business Unit since January 2007 neutral 2819 Aspocomp said it will spin off its Chinese and Indian units , and some equipment from its Salo plant in Finland , into a newly-formed unit , most of which it will then sell on to Hong Kong-listed Meadville neutral 1297 Oka specialises in new construction , renovation work of residential and non-residential building as well as premises for industrial and logistical use neutral 1348 Tekla provides 3D software for building and infrastructure engineering , with a focus on building information modelling of steel and concrete structures from design to construction neutral 1674 Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR 25.8 million of goodwill , the company added neutral 3904 The solution is demonstrated on a tablet developed by Aava Mobile as a multi-window system , which enables the use of several applications simultaneously , for example the viewing of messages and calendar side by side neutral 2352 H1 '08 H1 '07 Q2 '08 Q2 '07 in mln euro , unless otherwise stated Net sales 386 328.6 201 160.7 Operating profit 46.3 35.8 23.2 9.5 Pre-tax profit 33.6 26.9 18.7 5.1 Net profit 25.1 25.4 14 4.0 EPS in euro 2.20 2.36 1.24 0.38 1.0 euro = $ 1.60 www.componenta.co neutral 1787 Metso said it has won an order worth around 40 mln eur to supply a kraftliner board machine to China 's Lee & Man Paper Co. positive 2919 F-Secure reported that : - The first half of 2008 has seen a growing number of targeted malware attacks on individuals , companies , and organizations neutral 2809 As a result , the company has decided it will implement fixed-term temporary lay-offs negative 1833 According to Mark White , Locatrix Communications ' CEO , the company 's web services interface allows device owners , friends , and family to track and locate TWIG users via any web browser neutral 611 In addition , Cramo and Peab have signed exclusive five-year rental agreements in Finland and have extended their existing rental agreements in the Swedish market for another five years positive 3950 This could be any of us at any time , '' she said neutral 1407 The plant would use palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ( RSPO ) neutral 2474 HELSINKI AFX - Cramo said it has agreed to sell Cramo Nederland BV CNL , its Dutch machinery and equipment rental unit , to Jaston Groep for an undisclosed sum neutral 3232 The divested stake represented about 2.7 m shares in Okmetic 's capital neutral 373 The company 's market share is continued to increase further positive 3874 The operations to be sold include manufacturing units in Finland , France , Poland and Turkey , as well as sales units in Germany and Lithuania neutral 1685 UPM-Kymmene has generated four consecutive quarters of positive Free Cash Flow positive 3062 Odell has not contacted the State of Finland in this issue neutral 3920 The total investment in the company will be EUR58m , of which Wartsila 's share will be EUR29m neutral 3752 Technopolis , St. Petersburg 's Telecommunications University and the Russian Support Fund for Legislative Initiatives signed a protocol of intent in May of this year to set up a technopark in St. Petersburg on the base of the St. Petersburg Telecommunications University neutral 4281 The utility will also provide services related to electricity management , such as hedging trades and risk management and reporting neutral 2122 In 2009 , it reported net sales of approximately EUR 6mn neutral 4210 Jussi Pesonen , member of the Sampo Board since 2006 , will renounce his seat in Sampo Board neutral 3996 SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE OCTOBER 14 , 2008 AT 2:45 PM The Company updates its full year outlook and estimates its results to remain at loss for the full year negative 236 Net interest income was EUR 152.2 mn , up from EUR 101.0 mn in 2008 positive 3718 Part of the reductions will be made through retirement arrangements neutral 3976 We bring a new , committed leadership and business and strategic know-how to the company that we buy neutral 2726 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 3092 Products include Consumer Electronics devices such as mobile phones and their accessories , set-top boxes , flat panel TVs as well as System Solutions products such as infrastructure systems , modules and other industrial segment products neutral 2321 Via the takeover , Panostaja further expands its business area specialising in digital printing , which since previously consists of the subsidiaries Kopijyva Oy and Sokonet Oy positive 2991 Jeder Beta-Tester erh+ñlt kostenlos sechs Monate lang Updates und hat laut eigener Aussage die M+Âglichkeit , die finale Version zu beeinflussen neutral 1218 FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said that fair play required extending the same deregulatory rules to the digital subscriber lines that telecom providers use for broadband networks neutral 1776 Finnish Raute Precision has won large glass batch plant and mortar plant orders from Mexico and the US positive 1498 And when it has lifted the veil on the various types of customer for which it designs its phones , the result is social stereotyping taken to a fine art neutral 3113 SAN FRANCISCO ( MarketWatch ) -- Nokia Corp , the world 's largest cell-phone maker , is using the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to introduce a high-end , thin folding phone , according to a media report Monday neutral 3792 The company expects its net sales for the whole 2009 to be at previous year levels neutral 3641 In the Czech Republic , the smaller profiling unit at Ostrava will be closed and the machinery will be gradually relocated to Ruukki 's bigger plants in Hungary , Poland and Romania by the end of the first quarter of 2009 neutral 4538 stores 16 March 2010 - Finnish stationery and gift retailer Tiimari HEL : TII1V said yesterday that it will cut a total of 28 jobs in its units Tiimari Retail Ltd and Gallerix Finland Ltd as a result of the closure of shops negative 4558 In Finland , OP-Pohjola 's staff union is boycotting the group 's insurance sales tasks because the company has refused to take the sale of insurance into account in determining wages negative 2097 Finnish aluminium products manufacturer Nordic Aluminium Plc ( OMX Helsinki : NOA1V ) reported on Monday ( 18 August ) an operating profit of EUR7 .9 m on net sales of EUR55 .2 m for the period January-June 2008 neutral 1729 The company will enhance the GPRS capability in the existing 12 IDEA telecom service areas and add 10 more service areas to its network positive 540 Rautakesko 's business operations in Norway and Russia , acquired in July 2005 , are included in the figures of the comparable period , impacting sales growth starting from August neutral 3716 Paper company M-real calculated that if 100,000 biscuit cartons are made using a 25gsm lighter board , the CO2 saved over the course of 12 months would be equal to that generated by driving 1,000 km by car neutral 3794 The company had net sales of EUR 10.8 million in 2008 , and today has approximately 120 employees in Finland , Estonia and Poland neutral 110 Kalmar Espana generated net sales of some 11.3 mln euro $ 14.8 mln in 2005 neutral 1631 The event can also be viewed as a live audio webcast at www.ahlstrom.com neutral 3485 `` This agreement is a direct result of LCC 's strategy and plan that was announced earlier this year , '' said Dean Douglas , LCC 's chief executive officer neutral 510 The company plans to expand into the international market through its subsidiaries and distributors from 2011 onwards positive 1613 The company designs , manufactures and markets advanced composite products for industrial applications and consumer goods such as cross-country , alpine and Nordic Walking poles , floorball sticks and antenna radomes neutral 1995 Excluding non-recurring items , pre-tax profit surged 45 % to EUR80m positive 1623 The contract consists of a new building with an area of 18,000 sq m and renovation of the existing buildings neutral 2045 The Finnish company claims to have over a quarter of a million contented Tulikivi fireplace business and homeowners worldwide neutral 3966 Underground parking facilities will also be built on the basement floor neutral 2092 Efficiency programs totalling 100 million euros are under way in Finnair positive 3163 The approximately 20,000 dwt vessel has been ordered from India neutral 3317 The personnel reduction will be carried out in Anjalankoski , Hollola , Jyvaskyla , Jarvenpaa , Karhula , Turku and Valkeakoski units negative 4258 The incident happened at 2:30 p.m. on Avenue 192 at Road 196 neutral 3372 The technology park will be built near St. Petersburg-based Pulkovo airport neutral 1719 I thank Jarmo Ukonaho warmly for his contribution and wish him all the best in the future challenges . ' neutral 1607 The Annual General Meeting approved that the yearly remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors shall remain at EUR 40.000 for the Chairman of the Board , EUR 30.000 for the Deputy Chairman of the Board and EUR 20.000 for other members of the Board neutral 1812 Strong brand visibility nationally and regionally is of primary importance in home sales , vehicle and consumer advertising neutral 78 TELECOMWORLDWIRE-7 April 2006-TJ Group Plc sells stake in Morning Digital Design Oy Finnish IT company TJ Group Plc said on Friday 7 April that it had signed an agreement on selling its shares of Morning Digital Design Oy to Edita Oyj neutral 4048 Rivals say Qualcomm has fewer patents on 3G phones than on earlier versions and should lower its rates negative 2317 This new partnership agreement represents a significant milestone for both parties positive 1996 As a result of the cancellation , the maximum increase of Citycon 's share capital on the basis of the convertible bonds decreased from EUR 23,383,927.80 to EUR 22,901,784.75 neutral 3961 Under Finnish law , Parliament grants licences to build nuclear power plants neutral 2874 During the rally , which was authorized by the city administration , a consulate official came out to the workers , spoke to them and took a letter from them neutral 313 With the extension of the new contract for a further eight engines , the plant will now produce over 100 MW , it said positive 4167 Alpina Sports is a Lebanon , New Hampshire USA based distributor of e.g. Alpina ski shoes and skis , Exel ski poles , Start ski waxes and now also Peltonen cross-country skis neutral 1307 Our strong company brands - ESL Shipping , Leipurin , Telko and Kaukomarkkinat - aim to be the market leaders in their sectors positive 3399 The value of the orders is over EUR 10mn neutral 4614 In January-August 2009 , imports by sea in container , lorry , and trailer units fell by 27.7 % and exports by 28.6 % from the corresponding period in 2008 negative 911 The planned facility , estimated to cost around $ 814 million , would be the largest biodiesel plant in the world , and use palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ( RSPO ) positive 3855 The goal is significant expansion in Finland and in the northern Baltic region neutral 3478 `` Lemminkainen Talo Oy 's Lahti office is a significant logistics and business premises constructor neutral 697 Finnish power supply solutions and systems provider Efore Oyj said its net loss widened to 3.2 mln euro $ 4.2 mln for the first quarter of fiscal 2006-2007 ending October 31 , 2007 from 900,000 euro $ 1.2 mln for the same period of fiscal 2005-06 negative 2386 According to statistics by the Finnish Maritime Administration , shipping did not increase much in January-August 2009 , however neutral 466 `` Lidskoe Pivo 's investment program foresees the integrated modernization of production , updating transport and logistics infrastructure and developing new marketing instruments , '' Mikshis said positive 1019 Additionally , retailers can use the same hardware across all tasks in stores and throughout the warehouse , providing substantial savings on support and infrastructure costs neutral 363 Revenue from July to September grew 21 percent to EURO 2.3 billion , the Finnish company said Thursday positive 2912 For the new shares subscribed with stock options all shareholder rights commence from the date on which they are entered into the Trade Register neutral 1842 Finnish electronics manufacturer PKC Group Oyj ( OMX Helsinki : PKC1V ) said on Wednesday ( 31 December ) that it has completed the acquisition of MAN Nutzfahrzeuge AG 's cable harness business from MAN Star Trucks & Buses Spolka zoo in Poland positive 1153 According to Finnair Technical Services , the measure is above all due to the employment situation neutral 1344 Swedish , Finnish and Danish listed companies are organized in three market cap segments , Nordic Large Cap , Mid Cap and Small Cap neutral 1360 The company designs , manufactures and markets high-quality clothing , interior decoration textiles , bags and other accessories neutral 4479 According to Rautaruukki , the company wants to promote the use of emission-free energy sources neutral 3806 The Company said that previously EB delivered a custom solution for LG Electronics and now is making it commercially available for other mobile terminal vendors as well as to wireless operators neutral 2069 Finnish Ahlstrom Corporation has ordered key production equipment for a new glass nonwovens production line at its Russian Tver Mill from Finnish Vaahto Pulp & Paper Machinery ( that is part of Vaahto Group ) positive 3142 Technopolis has approximately 130 customer companies in Jyvaskyla neutral 4412 Nordic Walking was first used as a summer training method by cross-country skiers neutral 4799 In February the Elcoteq group sold its St Petersburg facility ; according to unconfirmed information the reason could have been supply problems because of the Russian customs service negative 1524 Finnish retailer Stockmann has won approval from the board of Swedish rival Lindex for a public tender offer with the aim of expanding the companies ' presence in Russia and other CEE countries , Stockmann said Monday positive 1034 Construction is scheduled to start in April-June 2007 and to be completed in early 2008 neutral 2733 A few employees would remain at the Oulu plant in support functions for other group units neutral 4839 Operating result for the 12-month period decreased from the profit of EUR0 .4 m while turnover decreased from EUR5 .6 m , as compared to 2004 negative 3577 Elcoteq 's global service offering covers the entire lifecycle of products , from product development to after-market services neutral 4577 In Asia earlier , Japan 's Nikkei index fell 0.62 percent and Hong Kong 's Hang Seng Index rose 0.56 percent neutral 2831 Basware offers full support for all SAP versions starting from SAP 4.5 neutral 83 Under this agreement Biohit becomes a focus supplier of pipettors and disposable pipettor tips to VWR customers throughout Europe positive 79 TELECOMWORLDWIRE-7 April 2006-TJ Group Plc sells stake in Morning Digital Design Oy Finnish IT company TJ Group Plc said on Friday 7 April that it had signed an agreement on selling its shares of Morning Digital Design Oy to Edita Oyj positive 3359 The share capital of Biotie Therapies Corp. constitutes 90,211,860 shares in the aggregate and the number of voting rights attached to the shares amounts to 90,211,860 neutral 3813 The contract value amounts to EUR 2.4 million neutral 3136 Sunrise Resources operates in Russian near-shore development markets through its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary and has 80 % of its personnel in Russia neutral 662 Airvana 's UMTS Home Base Station femto cell uses software-based functionality and off-the-shelf silicon to accelerate feature development and reduce product cost positive 1439 These products include Personal Communications products such as mobile phones and their parts , Home Communications products such as set-top boxes and electronics for flat panel TVs as well as Communications Networks products such as base-stations , tower-top amplifiers , and microwave systems neutral 324 Componenta 's objective with this agreement is to increase business on its existing production lines positive 919 Wartsila won the contract in October 2007 and the plant will be installed at Manturovo in the Kostroma region of Russia , about 600 km northeast of Moscow , Russia positive 1440 They re in a race with Google to get lots of users onto their service as social networking creates new business models , said Martin Garner , a London-based analyst with CCS Insight neutral 754 Actions to improve operational efficiency and adjust operations are expected to deliver annualised permanent cost savings of around EUR 4.5 million and will be effected mostly during the first half of 2010 positive 4475 Creating interfaces that are more similar to interactions in the real world can enable experiences that are more natural and intuitive , in the same way that modern games and movies are more immersive through the use of realistic 3-D graphics neutral 4032 Operating loss amounted to EUR 0.9 mn in the first half of 2006 compared to a profit of EUR 0.5 mn in the first half of 2005 negative 2253 Under the terms of this agreement Lextel Group has committed to an opening order of EUR3 .75 m for Benefon mobile units to be co-branded with Capitel for the China market neutral 2376 In Finland , Hamina Cargo Terminal , of Finnish Nurminen Logistics , has purchased a warehouse with ground lease rights in the Port of Hamina neutral 808 Finnish Metso Paper has won an order to supply an uncoated fine paper machine to MCC Paper Yinhe , in China positive 1510 Changes to the as-built models from the design were communicated to the subcontractors to accommodate them into the steel and GRC glass reinforced concrete fabrication process neutral 3244 The facility will be used to refinance Citycon 's existing credit facility , the company said neutral 3105 Retail chain Suomen L+ñhikauppa was given the index 5.8 , airline SAS 5.8 , TeliaSonera 's broadband 6.1 , German retail chain Lidl 6.1 , Tele Finland 's mobile subscriptions 6.1 , Tallink shipping line 6.3 , and power company Helsinki Energy 6.3 neutral 2593 The category was marked by maturity and the recession neutral 2576 Talvivaara is listed on the London Stock Exchange Main Market and NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and is included in the FTSE 250 Index neutral 3329 The presentation material can be viewed on the company 's website in English after the conference neutral 656 ADP News - Nov 13 , 2008 - Finnish printed circuit board PCB maker Aspocomp Group Oyj OMX : ACG1V said today that its net loss narrowed to EUR 2 million USD 2.5 m in the first nine months of 2008 from EUR 5 positive 3070 One price category is for calls on the preferred operator 's network , and another for calls on other operators ' networks neutral 1921 The Finnish daily Kauppalehti surmises that Finnish supplier Rautaruukki has raised its prices above Aker 's comfort zone negative 1442 Through this transaction we are able to participate in developing the industry positive 749 A portion , $ 12.5 million , will be recorded as part of its winnings in a prior patent dispute with Finnish phone maker Nokia Oyj positive 858 Kone 's factory located at Ayanambakkam , a suburb to the west of Chennai , is a fully integrated facility which gives it the capability to address costs positive 1803 Any investment or investment activity to which this communication relates is only available to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons neutral 4094 Cash flow from operations totalled EUR 7.4 mn , compared to a negative EUR 68.6 mn in the second quarter of 2008 positive 4384 The move was triggered by weak demand for forestry equipment and the uncertain market situation negative 4123 Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo was elected as vice chairman of the Board neutral 844 Global Banking News - 28 September 2010 Tieto Corporation and Pohjola Bank ( PINK : POJLF ) are to cooperate on SWIFT services positive 833 Finland 's national carrier Finnair PLC carried a record 8.5 million passengers in 2005 , an increase of 4.5 percent on the previous year , the airline reported Tuesday positive 2927 Global Markets Direct 's Pohjola Bank plc - Financial Analysis Review is an in-depth business , financial analysis of Pohjola Bank plc. neutral 1614 The company had earlier said that it was considering different strategic options for the struggling low-cost mobile operator , including a divestment of its holding neutral 3797 The company has an annual turnover of EUR32 .8 m neutral 4498 Earnings per share were higher at 0.48 against 0.37 a year before and ahead of market consensus of 0.40 eur positive 3356 The sellers were the founders of the company neutral 213 In January-September 2009 , the Group 's net interest income increased to EUR 112.4 mn from EUR 74.3 mn in January-September 2008 positive 2520 No financial details were available neutral 1130 `` Our decision and resolve on MeeGo is only stronger , '' she continued positive 131 The last quarter was the best quarter of 2009 in net sales , and the operating margin rose to 12.2 % positive 3087 Presentation materials will be posted on the company 's website : www.seahawkdrilling.com in the `` Investor Relations '' section , on the `` Webcast & Presentations '' tab neutral 439 MILAN ( AFX ) - The Italian shipping group Grimaldi has increased its stake in the Finnish company Finnlines to 35.4 pct from the 30.5 pct held in June , according to news agency ANSA neutral 4834 Hobby Hall 's sales decrease 26 pct due to implementing a new information system that involved changing in the principal of posting sales negative 4488 All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants neutral 2421 Besides , Pit-Produkt will enter the new segments neutral 2524 No more waste-burning facilities should be built neutral 3467 - Cash flow from operating activities before investments was EUR 7.6 million EUR 2.5 million neutral 2952 In addition , MIDs are always online and enable full Internet browsing neutral 1609 The board machine , which will have a wire width of 6.25 m and a design speed of 900 m-min , will produce close to 1,400 tonnes of folding boxboard per day neutral 3800 The company plans to increase the unit 's specialist staff to several dozen -- depending on the market situation during 2010 neutral 853 In future , the company intends to look for know-how from outside the company and to cooperate with other actors in the sector positive 448 The companies ' aim is to finalize the negotiations and sign the contracts at the start of October 2008 neutral 4591 Earlier today , Geberit 's Finnish rival Uponor OYJ cut its full-year sales growth forecast to 6 pct from 10 pct , blaming tough conditions in Germany and the US , as well as currency factors negative 3765 The Americas represents 25 % of Gemalto 's billing , and Latin America is one of the fastest growing regions for the company neutral 4797 The steelmaker said that the drop in profit was explained by the continuing economic uncertainty , mixed with the current drought in bank lending , resulting in a decline in demand for its products as customers find it increasingly difficult to fund operations negative 2177 Previously , EB delivered a custom solution for LG Electronics and now is making it commercially available for other mobile terminal vendors as well as to wireless operators positive 699 Salonen added that data shows producers ' pulp inventories in North America are declining . negative 1727 MD Henning Bahr of Stockmann Gruppen praises the trend , since the chains become stronger and their decision-making processes more clear positive 103 Construction volumes meanwhile grow at a rate of 10-15 percent annually positive 4459 efficiency improvement measures 20 January 2010 - Finnish stationery and gift retailer Tiimari HEL : TII1V said today that it will continue to improve its operational efficiency , by focusing on its profitable core operations positive 3132 Stockmann and Swedish sector company AB Lindex entered into an agreement on September 30 , 2007 , whereby Stockmann , or a wholly-owned subsidiary of it , will make a public tender offer for all of Lindex 's issued shares positive 2832 Beef imports fell slightly from 2006 , to 14mn kilos neutral 523 The phones are targeted at first time users in growth markets neutral 3017 ( ADPnews ) - Nov 9 , 2009 - Four companies have agreed to buy for a combined SEK 5.9 billion ( USD 854m-EUR 571.8 m ) all drug stores offered for sale as part of the restructuring of Swedish stated-owned pharmacy monopoly Apoteket AB , positive 3851 The figure includes the change in the fair value of the property portfolio , EUR 26.2 million neutral 1102 The ore body is sufficient to support anticipated production for at least 46 years neutral 1821 Tip of the week Panfish like bluegills are great fun to catch , especially for children new to fishing neutral 1415 The report profiles 614 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Black & Decker Corporation , Fiskars Corporation , Fiskars Brands , Inc. , Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc. , K+S Group , Ryobi Technologies , Inc. , The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company , and Van Group , Inc. neutral 165 Both operating profit and net sales for the nine-month period increased , respectively by 26.6 % and 3.4 % , as compared to the corresponding period in 2006 positive 3 With the new production plant the company would increase its capacity to meet the expected increase in demand and would improve the use of raw materials and therefore increase the production profitability positive 3308 The orders are part of a long-term development plan of Latvijas Finieris neutral 4113 As a consequence the Works Council had withdrawn its petition to suspend the reorganisation neutral 3666 Lieksaare Oy has earlier been regarded under the control of Saarelainen Oy and the individual shareholders under the shareholder agreement neutral 3790 The company decided at the end of 2008 to temporarily shut down its ammonia plant in Billingham and extend the maintenance period at its Ince facility negative 907 The newspapers of Alma Media and Arena Partners will enter a cooperation agreement on using Alma 's marketplace services in their respective regions neutral 2662 The output of the contracts totals 72 MWe neutral 2397 Airbus will attempt to evacuate up to 873 people within 90 seconds neutral 4446 Kone shares dropped 4.1 percent to x20ac 43 US$ 55.77 in Helsinki negative 3542 BAVARIA Industriekapital AG 's 2006 revenues were EUR 333 million , with an EBITDA of EUR 51 million neutral 2419 Before FKI , John Jiang has worked in several general manager or senior business consultant positions for international companies in China neutral 3189 The company expects to open its first online shop in the US in the summer in 2011 neutral 1860 Poyry has a good track record of major transportation projects in Latin America positive 4549 The administrators have indicated a need for 900 job cuts at the Irish insurer over the next 15 months negative 3324 The platform would continue to be the development framework for Symbian and MeeGo neutral 2555 Related links : Flexiblebaseloadoperation TheWartsila32generating set Gasconversions This is the shorter of two versions of this press release neutral 3672 Margin call of Zanadvorov has given the chance to make such purchase under the credit of Deutsche Bank for USD 560 million neutral 3383 The transaction covers a building lot of 46,763 sq m and factory buildings of 19,631 sq m. Since the autumn of 2007 , when Scanfil discontinued its production operations in Oulu , the facilities have been partly leased to other parties neutral 3962 Under the agreement , Larox will transfer 10 employees within engineering and documentation related to delivery projects and product maintenance in Finland to Etteplan as of January 1 , 2007 neutral 1741 `` Overall , we 're pleased with the startup curve ... and we 're pleased with the quality of the paper , '' Stora spokeswoman Patricia Dietz said Tuesday positive 2499 Kershaw takes up the position with immediate effect from her previous role as marketing manager of Sankey Home & Garden Products neutral 395 At the same time , the market for automated liquid handling devices is already larger than that for pipettes , according to Biohit neutral 625 `` Ixonos has a rich heritage in developing leadership experiences in the smartphone segment positive 695 The European Central Bank ECB is anticipated to raise its benchmark interest rate in the second half of 2011 at the earliest neutral 3997 The sale will result in a capital loss of EUR5m for Solidium , which obtained Tikkurila shares in March 2010 negative 947 Estonian telecoms company Elisa 's customer numbers cross 400,000 TALLINN , Oct 22 , BNS - The Estonian telecommunications company Elisa won approximately 50,000 new clients in the nine months of this year , bringing the number to 401,800 by the end of September , the company said positive 761 Espoon kaupunki awarded contracts for personal care products positive 3430 TN means that the handset supports TeliaSonera 's Telia Navigator global positioning system service neutral 2739 A total of 38,244 new Citycon shares with a nominal value of EUR 1.35 per share were subscribed on 19 April exercising the A-B-C options based on the company 's stock option plan 1999 neutral 2311 The impact of this acquisition to Teleste 's net sales for 2010 is estimated to be approximately EUR 2 million neutral 4338 The company says it is difficult to estimate the market situation for the whole year 2009 neutral 1383 The group also plans to launch the 270 room Atria Grand , Whitefield , a five star luxury hotel , in 2009 neutral 2228 The Group 's consolidated net sales for 2009 totaled 1.5 billion euros and it employs approximately 10,000 persons neutral 1443 Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR25 .8 m of goodwill , the company added neutral 4039 Operating loss totalled EUR 5.2 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 3.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2008-2009 negative 645 Finnish sports equipment maker Amer Sports Oyj ( HEL : AMEAS ) said today that its net loss narrowed to EUR 16.9 million ( USD 22.3 m ) in the second quarter of 2010 from EUR 23.2 million in the corresponding period a year earlier positive 1882 `` Nokia 's Calling All Innovators Africa competition has been specifically launched to enable developers to create locally relevant , best-of-breed mobile applications . ' positive 3802 The company 's set of services include digital printing , printing preparation , offset-printing , after-treatment services and send out services neutral 4611 Compared with the FTSE 100 index , which fell 35.2 points ( or 0.6 % ) on the day , this was a relative price change of 0.6 % neutral 2598 The company operates its business through two reportable segments , including Banking and Investment Services , and Non-Life Insurance neutral 2541 Payment of shares shall be effected on subscription neutral 4404 Lassila & Tikanoja 's operating profit excluding non-recurring and imputed items for the second quarter was EUR11 .3 m , down from EUR13 .8 m a year ago negative 2822 At the end of March 2009 , the company 's loans amounted to EUR 10.113 mn neutral 4288 When cruising , the revs fall as less engine output is required neutral 2286 ADP News - Feb 25 , 2009 - Finnish printed circuit board PCB maker Aspocomp Group Oyj HEL : ACG1V said today it swung to a net profit of EUR 300,000 USD 385,000 for 2008 versus a net loss of EUR 65.3 millio positive 4066 Operating profit margin was 8.3 % , compared to 11.8 % a year earlier negative 2827 Basware Business Transactions Service enables the customer to receive and send invoices in an electronic format neutral 3268 The huge bridge girders will be delivered to the site from our plant in Ylivieska , Finland neutral 183 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 3.68 from EUR 0.50 positive 3316 The permanent magnet generators and power converters are today the preferred solution in new wind turbine designs , the company said neutral 4057 Finnish electronics manufacturing services EMS company Elcoteq SE posted a net loss of 66.4 mln euro $ 91.2 mln for the first half of 2007 , compared to a net profit of 7.1 mln euro $ 9.8 mln for the same period of 2006 negative 1169 Also Chile is an important market area for forest machine companies neutral 4284 This is bad news for the barbeque season negative 4508 The 10,000-odd square metre plot that Stockmann has bought for the Nevsky Center shopping center is located on Nevsky Prospect , St Petersburg 's high street , next to the Vosstaniya Square underground station , in the immediate vicinity of Moscow Station neutral 1711 Several large stocks tacked lower , however negative 4283 They will cover all Forest Industry 's units and employees in Finland and concern temporary and permanent lay-offs negative 1178 As a result of the merger , the largest professional electronics and telecommunications technology contract manufacturing center in Finland will be formed in Sievi neutral 2129 In the first quarter of 2010 , the mark-to-market result was a pretax profit of EUR 133 million versus a loss of EUR 32 million in the same period last year positive 2532 Only L+ñnnen Tehtaat showed a loss , but it has only recently started streamlining measures neutral 397 Finnish Talvivaara Mining Co HEL : TLV1V said Thursday it had picked BofA Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan NYSE : JPM as joint bookrunners of its planned issue of convertible notes worth up to EUR250m USD332m neutral 1291 Neomarkka has played a leading role in a group that aims to restart the production of specialty cellulose fiber in Valkeakoski neutral 3661 Laavainen said Benecol was well known in Europe and the US , where it had been in the market for 15 years neutral 3971 Upon completion of the deal Panostaja will establish a new business area within the group to focus on heat treatment of metals neutral 3458 With this , the company will exit the contract manufacturing service segment neutral 1630 The device offers multimedia performance along with a host of productivity applications , including live stock prices neutral 3096 Protalix closed at $ 10.71 on Friday on the American Stock Exchange , giving a market cap of $ 827 million neutral 4087 In February 2011 , new wording of Identity Documents Act that makes Mobile ID a state-approved electronic document as of February 1st 2011 entered into force neutral 1289 NASDAQ-listed Yahoo Inc has introduced a new service that enables Malaysians to take their favorite Internet content and services with them on their mobile phones positive 3747 Stora Enso will receive a 19.9 pct equity interest in the combined company neutral 4139 The Symbian Foundation plans to revise its procedures for testing and signing software after digitally signing a trojan for its Symbian mobile phone operating system by mistake neutral 901 The company said it observed a current stabilisation in prices and there is potential for higher prices for deliveries in the first quarter of 2011 positive 3748 Stora is due to release its fourth-quarter and 2009 full-year earnings on Feb. 4 neutral 571 Following this increase Huhtamaki 's registered share capital is EUR360 .62 m and the number of shares outstanding is 106,063,320 neutral 4843 Operating profit fell to EUR 35.4 mn from EUR 68.8 mn in 2007 , including vessel sales gain of EUR 12.3 mn negative 4309 Boomeranger Boats Oy specialises in boat building and designs , manufactures and sells customised Rigid Inflatable Boats RIB primarily for the Baltic Sea market neutral 3366 The solution will now be expanded to include all ground staff tasks neutral 2309 The fair value of investment properties totalled EUR 2,299.9 mn , compared to EUR 2,229.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 4790 In the building and home improvement trade , sales decreased by 6.3 % , totalling EUR 154.1 mn negative 4633 The repurchases shall decrease the distributable capital and reserves negative 4619 When this information was released on 5 September 2008 , Nokia 's American Depositary shares fell by 8 % negative 1874 These companies own a 20,000 sq. m. office and commercial building and substantial amount of building right for a new shopping center in Liljeholmen , Stockholm neutral 2742 According to preliminary information by the Finnish Forest Industries Federation , imports of roundwood to Finland increased to about 20 million m3 in 2005 , representing an increase of 15 % from 2004 neutral 3271 The Insolvency Act regulates the amount of debt that borrowers are permitted to write off neutral 4771 UPM stock fell 3 percent to EURO 12.49 $ 17.24 in early afternoon trading in Helsinki negative 2167 Nokia has enough users to do just as well neutral 3437 Under the deal , Know IT will pay SEK90m ( USD12 .8 m-EUR8 .6 m ) in cash and stock neutral 4282 They are also upset that some of the machinery and work is taken over to Poland negative 3525 Among other industrial stocks , Metso added 0.53 pct to 40.04 eur , Wartsila B was down 0.77 pct at 47.87 eur and Rautaruukki K was 1.08 pct lower at 37.56 eur neutral 4718 The Department Store Division 's sales fell by 8.6 % to EUR 140.2 mn negative 3115 Scanfil plc is a global contract manufacturer and systems supplier for communication and industrial electronics neutral 3952 This rating from A.M. Best is the highest among the CIS countries , Central and Eastern Europe neutral 1937 Shares in Royal and Sun Alliance continued to slide back from a 12-month high of 172p last month , after a potential suitor ruled itself out of a takeover bid negative 1321 QPR product family is fully compatible with Microsoft 's Windows 7 operating system neutral 1125 `` Directors and shareholders alike should ask why these practices were allowed to continue . ' neutral 2511 Mobile data transfer is expected to increase explosively in the LTE era neutral 1527 From Merisatama to the far corners of the world Asfaltti Osakeyhti+Â Lemmink+ñinen was established in 1910 by a group of master builders in Helsinki as a specialist business and subcontractor neutral 2458 Finnish metal components supplier Componenta on December 26 , 2006 applied for approval with the Turkish Capital Markets Board to launch a mandatory offer for the remaining shares in iron and aluminium castings producer Doktas Dokumculuk neutral 2495 Jensen , Njastein and Mike Critch , the head of Dovre North America business unit , will report to Toivola neutral 3877 The order also covers design services , hardware , software licences , as well as maintenance services over six years neutral 4600 UPM said the move will lower net profit by x20ac 385 million US$ 520 million in the second quarter , mainly due to impairment charges negative 1408 The port operator , however , favors retaining the port fees in 2010 , citing the owner , the governemtn of Estonia , commiting the port to pay EEK 400mn ( EUR 25.56 mn USD 36.44 mn ) in dividends to the state in 2009 and another EEK 300mn in 2010 neutral 3272 The intent of the article was to focus attention on the fact that the development model that China had followed was very different than the model that India had followed neutral 3137 Swiss bank Credit Suisse International will act as an investor in the locomotive manufacturing plant , the Astana administration said neutral 4640 In Q1 of 2009 , Bank of +àland 's net interest income weakened by 10 % to EUR 9.1 mn negative 2264 `` We have analyzed Kaupthing Bank Sweden and found a business which fits well into Alandsbanken , '' said Alandsbanken 's chief executive Peter Wiklof in a statement positive 3749 Storengy is the GDF SUEZ company that is dedicated to the underground storage of natural gas neutral 2589 The buildings , with about 40 condominiums each , will be built in 4 or 5 stages neutral 1502 At a press conference , Lattelecom board chairman Nils Melngailis explained that Blackstone had been chosen for its experience in the IT sector as well as its financial strength positive 2538 Our in-depth expertise extends to the fields of energy , industry , urban & mobility and water & environment neutral 1320 Prothious Engineering ( www.prothious.com ) employs more than 1,000 and has a large portfolio of projects and an annual detailing capacity of more than 100,000 tonnes neutral 1233 Goodwill and other intangible assets account for some 2.0 mln euro ( $ 2.6 mln ) of the purchase price , 20 pct of which payable in Aspo shares neutral 2236 The members of the management team will contribute to the adjustment measures with temporary salary cut of 5 % positive 1629 The deal was worth about EUR 1.2 mn neutral 2789 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , May 23 -- Matti Harkonen and Pentti Sipponen , both of Espoo , Finland , Osmo Suovaniemi of Helsinki , Finland , and Tapani Tiusanen of Vantaa , Finland , have developed a paper web press device neutral 123 Ruukki announced that it has signed an agreement with Aker Solutions of Norway to supply 24 suction anchors in September 2010 from its Kalajoki unit in Finland positive 2634 The fish content of the nuggets is 85 % , and the fish comes from Canada and Finland neutral 1796 The company has the poser , who wants to impress people with the latest handset neutral 3102 Rapala VMC Corporation ( Rapala ) is a Finland-based company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of fishing equipment and accessories neutral 2710 BAWAG - Is to issue a benchmark , covered deal neutral 765 In 2005 Cargotec 's net sales exceeded EUR 2.3 billion neutral 1409 The price for logs has clearly improved from 2009 and also the price of pulpwood has gone up positive 4390 As capacity was cut with 1.4 % , the passenger load factor was down 7.8 percentage points negative 2428 Consisting of seven interconnected units , Mega Image 's logistics center will be 347 metres in length and 12 metres in height neutral 1745 A memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the Finnish Global Chemical Company KEMIRA and Vietnam National Chemicals Group ( Vinachem ) was signed on this occasion positive 3336 The properties were purchased from Swedish private equity real estate firm Niam and Goldman Sachs ' Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds neutral 4599 The highest growth would be in China , while weakening demand would continue in North America , UPM said neutral 4574 The result will also be burdened by increased fixed costs associated with operations in China , and restructuring costs in Japan negative 1873 The winners included the Honda Odyssey for minivan and the Nissan Armada for large SUV neutral 2614 The contract covers turnkey deliveries to all five airports operated by the authority -- John F Kennedy , LaGuardia , Newark , Teterboro and Stewart International neutral 2138 It will also strengthen Ruukki 's offshore business positive 798 `` The trend in the sports and leisure markets was favorable in the first months of the year positive 4796 Sales at the unit slumped last year after the industry was hit by poor snowfall in the major resorts in the winter of 2006-07 negative 626 `` The acquisition of Elektros Pavara completes KONE 's market expansion strategy in the Baltic Countries positive 4408 Net cash from operating activities was a negative EUR 0.3 mn , compared to EUR 30.9 mn in 2009 negative 1616 The company is owned by the State of Finland and the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company EADS N.V. Tekla is an international software company that provides solutions for building and construction , energy distribution and municipalities neutral 1782 HK Ruokatalo now accounts for about 50 % of poultry sales in Finland , and profitability is at a good level positive 2206 The company closed last year with a turnover of about four million euros neutral 1890 As with other stakeholders , COMPTEL has been involved in the workshops , meetings and filed comments on the issues of greatest importance to the competitive sector of our industry neutral 790 The objective of the planned measures is to achieve significant savings in the next few years positive 7 In the third quarter of 2010 , net sales increased by 5.2 % to EUR 205.5 mn , and operating profit by 34.9 % to EUR 23.5 mn positive 2414 At end-August , Sampo was Nordea 's biggest shareholder with a 20.6 % stake , followed by the state with 19.9 % neutral 4704 Orion 's net profit for the third quarter of 2007 decreased to 36.5 mln euro ( $ 52.1 mln ) from 40.3 mln euro ( $ 57.5 mln ) a year earlier negative 2276 Finnish consumer packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki Oyj said it swung to a net profit of 84.1 mln euro $ 105.6 mln in the first nine months of 2006 from a net loss of 2.6 mln euro $ 3.3 mln in the same period of 2005 positive 2960 In the meantime the CEO 's duties will be assumed by Outotec 's Deputy CEO Seppo Rantakari neutral 4365 Why put up costly cell phone towers in thinly populated areas when a few balloons would do neutral 417 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Oct. 3 -- Markka A. Oksanen and Harald Kaaja , both of Helsinki , Finland , Juha Salokannel of Kangasala , Finland , and Arto Palin of Viiala , Finland , have developed a system for providing communications security neutral 742 ` Our strategic cooperation with Rentakran brings us new customers and already-working relationships with the authorities of the new territories , ' said Jarmo Laasanen , a senior manager at Cramo positive 2127 in Q1 2010 18 May 2010 - Finnish electrical components maker Salcomp Oy ( HEL : SAL1V ) said today it turned to a net profit of EUR1 .6 m in the first quarter of 2010 versus a loss of EUR2m in the corresponding period last year positive 3593 FL Group 's private equity division manages all operating companies , including Icelandair Group , FL Travel Group , Bluebird and Sterling neutral 1909 Patrick Jeambar will also continue being responsible for Innovation and Health , safety and environment HSEA functions of Ahlstrom Corporation neutral 824 Arvo Vuorenmaa , the Loviisa plant 's general manager said the application for the new licence was a `` standard '' procedure and that he was `` quite confident '' about approval being granted positive 4422 Reported operating margin was a negative 5.9 % negative 116 Operating profit increased by 145.1 % to EUR 8.3 mn from EUR 3.4 mn positive 1481 `` The industry is coming to an interesting fork in the road as both handset manufacturers and wireless carriers attempt to serve as the portal for Web-based service to your wireless handset , '' he wrote neutral 1904 LIGHTS OUT Before curfew , curl up with the latest bestseller and treat your eyes to the perfect reading light from Luceplan neutral 3216 The contract covers the supply of temporary heating equipment for LKAB 's new pellet plant in Kiruna , in northern Sweden neutral 4728 Export declined by 6 percent to 16.4 million liters negative 4360 The total number of filling stations has been on the decrease recently negative 3799 The Company operates through four principal divisions : Consumer Packaging ; Office Papers ; Speciality Papers , as well as Market Pulp and Energy neutral 1024 Altogether 150 subjects with mildly elevated cholesterol levels participated in the four-month long intervention neutral 592 Mr Priit Kasak , Balti Metsamasina 's owner , said the Rakvere-based company wishes to increase Valmet 's market share from 27 % to a third in a couple of years positive 4314 Fortum also has a blocking stake in Northwestern TGK-1 neutral 4480 Atria chose the DeLight to attract consumers in the 25-45 age group to its Atria Fresh range of microwaveable meals neutral 2022 India 's trade with Russia currently stands at four billion dollars , growing 9.6 per cent in fiscal 2007 positive 3980 Why not subscribe to the magazine neutral 1107 The right margin will be viewed separately in detail with every customer neutral 3825 The divested activities had net sales of EUR 145.1 million in 2009 and an operating profit of EUR 8.9 million neutral 2508 Measures will be launched immediately and are due to be finalized in the first quarter of 2010 neutral 1797 `` We are delighted to announce our support for Intel based handheld platforms , the capabilities of which have made our development easier and faster positive 1508 Capitex Kalmar will continue to be responsible for the maintenance and technical development of the services neutral 127 The circuit 's overall production rate on a weekly basis is now in excess of an average of 40,000 tonnes per day , with volumes in excess of 50,000 tonnes per day being reached on individual days positive 4644 Revenue for the quarter totaled 27.4 billion , down 2 percent from 28.1 billion in the fourth quarter in 2008 negative 2437 Each share is entitled to one vote neutral 403 The agreement with JM is one in a series of contracts that TeliaSonera has signed in recent months with residential construction and real estate management companies in Sweden neutral 150 According to Deputy MD Pekka Silvennoinen the aim is double turnover over the next three years positive 4759 Profit for the period was EUR 10.9 mn , down from EUR 14.3 mn in 2009 negative 2444 Elisa Corporation will disclose its financial statements for 2006 on Thursday , 8 February 2007 neutral 2442 Elcoteq SE is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd. neutral 62 `` The new agreement is a continuation to theagreement signed earlier this year with the Lemminkainen Group , whereby Cramo acquired the entire construction machine fleet ofLemminkainen Talo Oy Ita - ja Pohjois Suomo , and signed asimilar agreement , '' said Tatu Hauhio , managing director ofCramo Finland neutral 2544 Poyry is a global expert in consulting and engineering neutral 4191 Finnish Suominen Flexible Packaging Ltd , owned by local textile company Suominen Corporation Group ( HEL : SUY1V ) , said today that it would start employee negotiations concerning its entire personnel in Finland negative 3109 s business sectors are building construction , infrastructure construction and technical building services neutral 3557 Comparable net sales are expected to increase more than 10 % in 2008 , in line with group target positive 4618 The podcast , sees Harple provide the low-down on GyPSii 's platform , which takes someone 's location and demographic information to produce a contextual index of the world around them neutral 1576 Peigs www.peigs.se will become part of Sardus Latta Maltider Light Meals unit neutral 3632 In Finland , the five largest brands control 90 % of the beer market neutral 3590 Finnish sports equipment company Amer Sports said it has decided to lay off 370 workers from its Salomon division in France negative 3285 The MET is located in the Central Business District ( CBD ) of Bangkok neutral 2153 Net interest income totaled EUR 15.9 mn , compared to EUR 15.6 mn a year earlier positive 3676 Moreover , Konecranes and Kito intend to transfer the hoist distribution business of Konecranes ' Japanese joint venture MHS Konecranes to Kito neutral 222 Its market share widened to 48.51 percent from 48.31 percent a year earlier positive 4705 Pretax profit decreased by 37 % to EUR 193.1 mn from EUR 305.6 mn negative 120 Operating profit was EUR 24.5 mn , up from EUR 23.0 mn positive 2380 According to Aktia Asset Management , Finnish analysts ' forecasts for 2009 are still too high negative 3134 Stora Enso Oyj , the largest papermaker , in October said it would close four mills negative 2283 In the second quarter of 2010 , the company 's net profit was EUR1 .7 m compared to a net loss of EUR1 .3 m in April-June 2009 positive 181 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.52 versus EUR 0.09 positive 968 Sales VAT inclusive expanded by 19 percent , to 351 million euros positive 627 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 positive 3330 The previous offer was 3.4 % of voting rights and 12.3 % of capital neutral 4755 Operating profit totalled EUR 30.2 mn , down from EUR 43.8 mn a year earlier negative 3454 Virala Oy Ab was allocated by the Board of Directors an amount of EUR 1,9 million which is EUR 0,25 million lower than maximum announced on 12/30/2010 neutral 1365 The company is studying the feasibility of focusing most of its processed meat production in the Vantaa facilities and the processing of fresh meat in the Forssa facilities neutral 4006 Acando AB ( ACANB SS ) fell 8.9 percent to 13.35 kronor , the lowest close since Dec. 11 negative 614 Mobile phone shipments jumped 26 percent to almost 112 million units , while Finnish company 's global market share rose to 39 percent from 36 percent positive 3078 PA ) , JPMorgan Chase and Co ( NYSE : JPM ) and Pohjoa Bank are joint lead-managers on the senior , unsecured deal neutral 266 Pretax profit rose to EUR 1,019 mn from EUR 1,007 in the corresponding period in 2005 positive 3841 The estimated value of the deal is USD 9.2 million neutral 3973 Vaisala 's board of directors will propose a dividend of 0.85 euro $ 1.24 per share at the company 's annual general meeting neutral 1932 Today the orange scissors are the iconic symbol of the excellent ergonomic design and superior quality associated with every product from Fiskars neutral 2199 The actions are expected to deliver annual cost savings of some EUR15-20m positive 3190 The company has decided to stop the operations of Ruukki Construction Division in Latvia and Lithuania , and concentrate the production and logistics in Parnu , Estonia in 2009 neutral 1807 Mr. Mika Korpinen , APAC Vice President for Comptel concludes : `` Comptel is once again demonstrating the importance of providing reliable delivery and enabling time-to-market neutral 225 Kesko 's car import and retailing business , VV-Auto , saw sales grow by 17.1 pct positive 4201 In December , Amer announced the dismissal of CEO Roger Talermo , who had headed the company since 2006 neutral 4806 As such , the space has blond wood floors ( unlike the rest of the store ) and a notably Scandinavian vibe neutral 2068 According to ACNielsen 's ScanTrack study for the period week 10 of 2005 to week 9 of 2006 , Coca-Cola is the market leader in soft drinks in Finland positive 2098 Finnish component supplier Componenta Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : CTH1V ) reported on Tuesday ( 15 July ) an operating profit of EUR46 .2 m on net sales of EUR386 .0 m for the financial period January-June 2008 neutral 1186 BasWare Order Matching automatically matches purchase invoices with approved purchase orders neutral 2963 In total , more than 3000 surveillance cameras will be handled and managed according to a variety of needs , the company said neutral 4038 Operating loss totalled EUR 4.0 mn , compared to a profit of EUR 8.6 mn in the second quarter of 2008 negative 2489 IonPhasE 's second major owner is venture capital firm Aura Capital neutral 2186 Scanfil expects net sales in 2008 to remain at the 2007 level neutral 4760 Revenue was slightly down , at x20ac 495 million $ 634 million , compared to x20ac 497 million a year earlier negative 2870 Depending on the market situation , such projects are sold after 1 to 3 years after completion neutral 2349 The price will be specified at the completion date neutral 3730 Rihko said the sale will enable the company to concentrate on its grain-based business neutral 284 That would be an increase from estimated sales of 117 million last year positive 3306 The order is included in Metso 's fourth quarter 2007 order backlog neutral 920 We are honored to be recognized by Gartner as a specialist in Business Process Modeling and Analysis , in the company of many of the largest software vendors in the world positive 4840 HELSINKI Thomson Financial - Shares in Cargotec fell sharply in early afternoon trade after the cargo handling group posted a surprise drop in April-June profits , which overshadowed the large number of new orders received during the three months negative 2392 After that the two companies sat down and sewed up the present deal neutral 2354 `` Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions represent a key value proposition in today 's communication market neutral 4826 Mobile communication and wireless broadband provider Nokia Inc NYSE : NOK today set new financial targets and forecasts for Nokia and the mobile device industry and also for Nokia Siemens Networks and the mobile and fixed infrastructure and related services market neutral 922 - UPM-Kymmene upgraded to ` in-line ' from ` underperform ' by Goldman Sachs positive 4637 Earnings per share EPS in 2005 decreased to EUR0 .66 from EUR1 .15 in 2004 negative 1402 The oil shale feeder-supply solution will deliver crushed oil shale to the shale oil refinery already in operation as well as to the novel Enefit-280 shale oil technology processing plant neutral 4709 Profit for the period fell to EUR 1.6 mn from EUR 7.5 mn in January-September 2008 negative 4263 The measures result from weak demand in the shipbuilding industry negative 2469 Growth is expected to continue in 2008 positive 2273 EBIT totalled EUR 14.4 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 0.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 4108 25 March 2011 - Finnish electronics contract manufacturer Scanfil Oyj HEL : SCF1V said today its plan to merge wholly owned Scanfil EMS Group with Ojala-Yhtyma Oy has hit a snag as shareholders of the domestic rival rejected the deal negative 1546 It also has strong assets in electronic media , employing 18,500 an increase of 9 percent on last year positive 617 Selects Third Party Logistics Leader Transplace for Best-in-Class Technology , Procurement Capabilities ; Leading Specialty Packaging Manufacturer Employs Complete 3PL Solution for Supply Chain Visibility and Transportation Efficiency to Increase Service Levels and On-Time Deliverie positive 1092 The first phase will be completed by the end of 2012 neutral 4186 Cuts equivalent to the costs of about 35-45 employees are the target , the company said negative 612 OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE DECEMBER 4 , 2009 10.30 AM Outotec establishes a new subsidiary in Kolkata Outotec has established a subsidiary in India in order to better serve its Indian customers and to increase its business in the growing Indian market positive 885 Stockmann MasterCard has widened the scope of this cooperation to Estonia and Latvia positive 3444 Upon establishment , the plan is directed to approximately 20 persons neutral 777 Ponsse projects the forest machine markets to improve more than expected in 2010 from the previous year positive 1638 The most loyal customers were found in the Bank of +àland , with an index of 8.0 positive 3252 The Finnish real estate investment company Interavanti Oyj said on Monday ( 22 September ) that it has agreed to sell its 65 % ownership in the Finnish ticket service company Lippupiste Oy to CTS Eventim AG ( 56,1 % ) and to the managing director of Lippupiste Oy neutral 4567 Making matters more difficult , the company said it has been grappling with higher oil and gas prices , which have pushed up the cost of energy , raw materials and transportation negative 4730 Finnish developer and manufacturer of mobile phone chargers Salcomp Plc OMX Helsinki : SAL1V on Wednesday 19 November lowered its full-year net sales estimate negative 28 Operating profit for the nine-month period increased from EUR3 .1 m and net sales increased from EUR61 .5 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2007 positive 3280 The market value of one crane is some USD6m , reported the Finnish news agency STT neutral 3604 GE is building the facility with wind power developer Invenergy Wind LLC neutral 3393 The value of the order is EUR 700,000 neutral 74 Finnish real estate investor Sponda Plc said on Wednesday 12 March that it has signed agreements with Danske Bank A-S , Helsinki Branch for a 7-year EUR150m credit facility and with Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company for a 7-year EUR50m credit facility neutral 4078 TietoEnator was down 1.13 pct to 18.38 , extending recent lows after last week 's second-quarter report , dealers said negative 3505 According to Finnish Scanfil 's founder and chairman of the board , Jorma J. Takanen , the company has to look for growth abroad neutral 3143 Tecnomen , headquartered in Espoo , Finland , develops messaging and charging solutions for telecomms operators and service providers worldwide neutral 2609 The company will be part of Teleste 's Video and Broadband Solutions business area neutral 2227 The Group 's consolidated net sales for 2008 totaled 3.4 billion euros and it employs approximately 13,000 persons neutral 2002 In China , Finnish Kone that provides elevators , escalators , and solutions for modernisation and maintenance will build 342 escalators that will be installed in a high-speed railway section between Beijing and Shanghai in a 1.5 years ' time positive 1584 Pulkovo park will be ready in 2016 , its first stage of 23,000 sq. m. will be finished in the first quarter of 2010 neutral 1517 Each option right entitles the holder to subscribe for one new share at a subscription price of EUR0 .045 during the subscription period which ends on 31 December 2013 neutral 4212 Korhonen was dismissed from her post of editor in chief of the group 's newspaper Lapin Kansa in December 2008 negative 3148 Temporary lay-offs , affecting the entire workforce , will also be implemented negative 1072 Professional and consumer applications include personal navigation , personal safety , field and workflow management , and asset tracking neutral 2691 This is the company 's first contract abroad neutral 1799 `` We are proud to contribute to the creation of a world-class airport facility with KONE 's innovative People Flow TM solutions positive 2820 At some point , it will spread also to Iran and Iraq neutral 4242 The authorization is in force for a period of 18 months from the resolution by the General Meeting neutral 2633 The first stage of the contract covers 133 stores and 600 cash registers neutral 3958 Tulikivi manufactures heat-retaining , soapstone and ceramic fireplaces , as well as natural stone products and utility ceramics neutral 3404 The vessels are the largest and fastest ropax vessels in the world that will be built by Fincantieri neutral 4616 The airline 's share price closed down slightly at ( x20ac ) 12.51 ( $ 15US .74 ) in Helsinki negative 3246 The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed neutral 2684 The transaction will take place without payment of merger consideration neutral 115 Nokia also noted the average selling price of handsets declined during the period , though its mobile phone profit margin rose to more than 22 percent from 13 percent in the year-ago quarter positive 4713 SRV lowered its net sales estimate for the whole of 2008 due to uncertainties in housing sales negative 4433 Therefore , the company 's 2005 result will remain weaker than that of 2004 negative 3702 N-Viro operates processing facilities independently as well as in partnership with municipalities neutral 3596 Following the divestment , Fiskars 's Outdoor unit will comprise the brands Gerber , Silva and Buster , and will focus on multi-tools , knives , compasses , mobile lighting , pedometers , and aluminium boats neutral 337 However , the proportion of the paid standing orders grew in 2009 positive 2687 Their offering also covers localisation services related to production transfer to the Finnish company 's customers that already have production in Asian market or have made the decision to transfer production there neutral 4142 Tieto 's service is also used to send , process and receive materials related to absentee voting neutral 1973 - Counter your competitor 's strengths and target their weaknesses neutral 753 According to Viking Line 's Managing Director , Nils-Erik Eklund , the company 's Board of Directors is very satisfied with Viking Line 's performance positive 1938 Managing Director 's comments : `` Net sales for the first quarter were notably lower than a year before , especially in Finland , Russia and the Baltic countries negative 673 23 April 2010 - Finnish construction and engineering company Outotec Oyj HEL : OTE1V said today it slipped to a net loss of EUR7 .3 m in the first quarter of 2010 from a net profit of EUR12 .5 m in the corresponding period last year negative 2712 Swedbank Hypotek - Is to issue a benchmark , fixed rate covered deal in Euros , maturing January 2010 neutral 3511 Ahlstrom , headquartered in Helsinki , Finland , is a global company involved in the development , manufacture and marketing of high performance fibre-based materials neutral 1201 Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2011 neutral 4260 The largest restructuring is planned for Italy , where negotiations on about 40 job cuts are to be initiated today , the company noted negative 424 Deliveries are to start later in 2010 , and the volume will increase in the years 2011-2012 neutral 3715 Panostaja Plc today acquired the entire share capital of Suomen Graafiset Palvelut Ltd , a provider of printing services neutral 664 The costs of the new ropax vessels are 30 % lower than those of the present ones positive 350 Nokia - the world 's largest mobile phone manufacturer - and China Postel - China 's largest mobile phone distributor - have a long-standing partnership that continues to grow stronger over time positive 447 The building owner and developer , Sun Hung Kai Properties Group , is one of the largest property companies in Hong Kong , developing all types of premium residential and commercial projects for sale and investment neutral 709 Due to rapid expansion , the market share of Tallink in terms of passenger carriage through Tallinna Sadam Port of Tallinn totaled 55 percent in November against 45.7 percent in November 2005 positive 1924 The process , technology , project management , basic engineering and quality assurance within Forest Industry will be consolidated in Vantaa , southern Finland neutral 1221 Finnish consumers prefer to buy the cheapest beer brand neutral 3922 The total value of the agreement is USD4 .0 m , the company said neutral 2766 Activities range from the development of natural resources to the retailed marketing of finished products neutral 387 This new deal has strengthened the partnership from Telemig Celular and Tecnomen , which it has started since the beginning of Telemig 's prepaid operations positive 3547 Cameco typically prices sales contracts using a 40:60 ratio of fixed prices and spot prices neutral 1337 Simmons Elected DCUC Chairman PORTSMOUTH , N.H.-Gordon A. Simmons , CEO of Service Credit Union , has been elected chairman of the Defense Credit Union Council for the 2007-2008 term neutral 3205 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 1608 The annual Thesis contest is aimed to enhance the thesis quality and to strengthen the thesis culture in polytechnics positive 830 Comptel , a vendor of dynamic Operations Support System ( OSS ) software , has been selected by Orascom Telecom ( OTH ) as partner for provisioning and activation solutions for mobile services positive 4579 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR2 .9 m while turnover increased from EUR24 .5 m , as compared to the financial year 2004 negative 3418 They can be used to control the speed of electric motors used by industry and municipal engineering , and in power generation using renewable energy neutral 1734 The stock is trading above both its MAPs and the 50-day MAP of SEK72 .983 is higher than the 200-day MAP of SEK70 .283 , a bullish indicator positive 4833 In Finland 's Hobby Hall 's sales decreased by 10 % , and international sales fell by 19 % negative 4792 In the building and home improvement trade , sales decreased by 22.5 % to EUR 201.4 mn negative 1006 The purchase of sites worth 300 million in the Thames Gateway will provide more than 1,200 homes neutral 400 Pohjola could increase its stake to 45 % in 2013 neutral 1253 In the Homeware area , Fiskars provides leading branded products for home , kitchen , and interior design positive 21 ( Filippova ) A trilateral agreement on investment in the construction of a technology park in St Petersburg was to have been signed in the course of the forum , Days of the Russian Economy , that opened in Helsinki today positive 1305 Our Canned-preserved food in Finland report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level neutral 237 Net interest income was EUR 39.3 mn , up from EUR 32.7 mn positive 3107 RL-Nordic is a part of Raiffeisen-Banking-Group Austria and is a subsidiary to Raiffeisen-Leasing GmbH in Austria neutral 3665 Lemcon has also signed a pre-contract for the purchase of the park 's entire 130-hectare site positive 671 Result before taxes decreased to nearly EUR 14.5 mn , compared to nearly EUR 20mn in the previous accounting period negative 845 Hearst will be able to consolidate about 20 % of all Russian market for advertising in press after the purchase positive 4782 - Demand for fireplace products was lower than expected , especially in Germany negative 1353 The availability of the Internet services is highlighted in the service offer of Kesko 's K-Group stores neutral 4686 ( ADP News ) - Feb 4 , 2009 - Finnish broadband data communication systems and solutions company Teleste Oyj ( HEL : TLT1V ) said today its net profit decreased to EUR 5.5 million ( USD 7.2 m ) for 2008 from EUR 9.4 million for 20 negative 3451 When the negotiations were started , Neste Oil anticipated that 450 people would be affected neutral 869 Nokia will provide Indosat turnkey services , including civil works , network planning , implementation and integration of a WCDMA 3G-HSPA network neutral 3686 Mr. Koistinen joins from Nokia Siemens Networks where he has held various senior sales management and business development positions since 1997 neutral 604 Kesko pursues a strategy of healthy , focused growth concentrating on sales and services to consumer-customers positive 3868 The net sales of the Power Plants business were EUR 710.3 million in 2005 neutral 902 The company will also be compensated for acting as a reserve batch plant positive 2904 Finnish property investor Sponda said it has agreed a 100 mln eur , five-year mln credit facility with Swedbank and a 50 mln eur , seven-year facility with OKO Bank neutral 1747 Also , it is bringing in `` the right kind of people '' to upgrade its human resources positive 3310 The other deal is for process cranes to the Russian steel mill PNTZ in Pervorouralsky through an order placed by Turkish construction company Gama Endustri Tesisleri Imalat ve Montaj AS neutral 2051 The new office , located in Shenzhen , will strengthen Vaisala 's already 10-year old presence in China positive 4047 Raw materials prices have surged in the past year , fueled in part because of the rapid industrialization of China , India and other developing nations negative 3928 The transaction is planned to be financed with a EUR40m market-based loan granted by Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong neutral 2757 Swedish engineering consultant firm Etteplan is to establish a unit in town Borl+ñnge , by the turn of the month March-April 2008 neutral 4827 External net sales from the printing business fell by 43.7 % , partly due to the termination of the printing contract between Ilkka-Yhtyma 's printing house I-print Oy and sector player HSS Media AB in December 2009 and the fall in printing prices negative 696 11 August 2010 - Finnish measuring equipment maker Vaisala Oyj HEL : VAIAS said today that its net loss widened to EUR4 .8 m in the first half of 2010 from EUR2 .3 m in the corresponding period a year earlier negative 1179 As a result of the negotiations the employment of 130 blue - and white-collar employees at the Oulu plant would be terminated negative 4683 Insurer Axa ( PAR : CS ) slid by 5.35 % to EUR 14.15 , after Citigroup and ING slashed their targets on the stock negative 2173 Operating profit was EUR 9.8 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 12.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 1090 The donations are granted to Aalto University and the universities of Helsinki , Tampere , Turku , Eastern Finland , Jyv+ñskyl+ñ , Oulu and Vaasa , and to polytechnics to be announced later neutral 848 However , Simdax will remain available in the markets where it already has been approved as it has marketing authorisations or submitted applications in more than 40 countries , Orion added positive 1769 We are glad that our long co-operation with SODRA continues '' , comments Stig-Goran Sandberg , Affecto 's Area Manager for Baltic operations positive 3808 The company will use the assets for strengthening its balance sheet and financial position positive 3745 Since the registration of the shares subscribed in a directed share issue , the new number of Panostaja shares and voting rights is 41,733,110 neutral 605 LONDON AFX - Shares in Rautaruukki Corp have been upgraded to ` hold ' from ` sell ' by ABN Amro , with the price target raised to 25.75 eur from 14.5 , said dealers positive 174 Both operating profit and turnover for the six-month period increased , respectively , from EUR17 .6 m and EUR1149 .9 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2007 positive 2269 agreement with SHB 30 December 2009 - Finnish financial services group Aktia HEL : AKTAV has concluded a market making agreement with Svenska Handelsbanken STO : SHB A , or SHB , the two parties said today positive 2463 Following the issue , the new shares will constitute 10 percent of the firm 's capital neutral 100 Both operating profit and turnover for the three-month period increased , respectively from EUR0 .9 m and EUR8 .3 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 positive 1243 However short-term rentals are becoming more popular neutral 741 ` By separating side businesses we will be able to faster expand and develop Tapro retail network positive 334 Fiskars Brands report net sales of EUR 145.8 mn , up from EUR 138.4 mn positive 2908 First Industrial will seek LEED designation for Uponor 's new building and a 282,000 square-foot speculative distribution center at First Park Lakeville neutral 2881 Equipment will be manufactured in Vaahto 's workshop in Hollola , Finland and is scheduled for shipments during the first quarter of 2009 neutral 3292 The new company , DiaPol S.r.l. , would manufacture tools meant for glass and stone pre-processing neutral 3463 YIT Kausta will build commercial and residential highrises in Virsuliskes area neutral 2987 Its main business area , the Glass Machinery Group of Glaston Technologies , is the global market leader in glass processing machines positive 4423 Stora Chief Executive Jouko Karvinen has described the Russian tariff hikes as a threat to the future of the forest products industry in Finland negative 4043 Pretax loss totalled EUR 49.9 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 15.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 negative 4663 Coca-Cola was the market leader of manufacturers with a market share of 36.9 % , down 2.2 % from the corresponding period in 2004-2005 negative 1468 `` As defences mature , attackers develop Trojans that are equipped with content filters to detect online banking activity for capturing account details using methods such as form grabbing , screen shots , video captures , keylogging and injection of form fields neutral 1838 Chic and cheerful , Finnish design house Marimekko has been sending its geometric textiles out into the world for the past 60 years neutral 3123 So far as is known , he did not sell shares that he owns personally neutral 3674 Marketing will use Tikkurila 's existing infra structure and local knowledge in Russia neutral 460 To be number one means creating added value for stakeholders in everything we do neutral 1562 More than 80 special events in the three counties during four months were hosted by the library system and its nine branch libraries neutral 1975 Aspocomp has a large factory in China and a factory building project in India that was halted due to financing problems negative 3290 The Network Test Business is part of Elektrobit 's Test and Automation Business Segment and employs 39 people in Finland and 22 people abroad , mainly in the US and Asia neutral 738 Cencorp estimates that its net sales in the last quarter will be as earlier stated , EUR4 .3 m to EUR5 .0 m , and operating profit (EBIT)is estimated to be positive positive 1438 The writing and publication of Lemmink+ñinen -¦ s history is a continuation of earlier collaboration between Antti Tuuri and the company neutral 497 ADPnews - Jun 30 , 2009 - Finnish stainless steel maker Outokumpu Oyj HEL : OUT1V said yesterday it signed a three-year EUR 900 million USD 1.3 bn revolving credit facility positive 2750 Finnish stainless steel manufacturer Outokumpu in Degefors is planning to recruit new engineers in order to meet a retirement wave over the next few years neutral 3945 The works will include the laying of natural stone pavements and the installation of underground heating , and surface water drainage systems neutral 375 The company said that its investments in the new market areas resulted in sales increase in Sweden , Poland , Russia and Lithuania positive 1209 Dragonfly Love is another video shot from start to finish using the Nokia N8 neutral 404 The company intends to raise production capacity in 2006 positive 3778 The center will be built in the Kapuli district of Mantsala beside the Hanko-Mantsala-Porvoo road near the new direct rail link between Lahti and Jarvenpaa neutral 2467 Glaston 's share GLA1V is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki , Mid Cap List neutral 93 Finnish Aktia Group 's operating profit rose to EUR 17.5 mn in the first quarter of 2010 from EUR 8.2 mn in the first quarter of 2009 positive 3513 Ahlstrom Corporation Anne Pirila Director , Financial communications Distribution : Helsinki Stock Exchange Main media Ahlstrom in brief Ahlstrom is a leader in the development , manufacture and marketing of high performance fiber-based materials neutral 3204 The Company serves approximately 3,000 customers in over 100 countries neutral 2221 The divestment of Raisio 's margarine business in May 2009 gave the company a clearer focus on grain-based products positive 1849 I am looking forward to contribute to SRV 's success with my competence '' , says Taneli Hassinen positive 827 Cash flow from operating activities is estimated to be positive positive 3187 The company does not disclose the sum it applied for neutral 4378 Food sales totalled EUR 323.5 mn in October 2009 , representing a decrease of 5.5 % from October 2008 negative 343 Last year 's net sales rose to EUR 68.3 million from EUR 62.2 million positive 2683 The study was not designed to enable formal statistical evaluation of therapeutic activity , the company said neutral 2786 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Dec. 22 -- United States Patent no. 7,854,608 , issued on Dec. 21 , was assigned to Outotec Oyj ( Espoo , Finland ) neutral 2547 Product deliveries will not be interrupted , the refiner said , giving no financial details neutral 3146 TeliaSonera s subsidiary , the mobile operator EMT in Estonia , has created a world s first mobile identification service which makes it possible to vote via a mobile phone neutral 691 Profit after taxes for the period was up to EUR0 .9 m , from EUR0 .01 m last year positive 0 According to Gran , the company has no plans to move all production to Russia , although that is where the company is growing neutral 1582 Pharmaceuticals - Spain This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Spain neutral 1707 JP Morgan expects that Scala will lower Nobel Biocare 's growth forecast for 2007 from the current guidance of 23-25 pct , as well as the operating margin target from the current 34-35 pct negative 2021 In the second quarter of 2009 , net sales through operator business partners represented 47 % of the Group 's total net sales neutral 3221 The contract is for next year neutral 3591 Fiskars is also engaged in the global supply of marine and energy equipment solutions and services through its associated company , Wartsila Corporation neutral 2003 According to PKC , the acquisition would bring a significant addition to PKC 's customer base positive 1131 `` The issues identified by Stonesoft affect a range of content inspection technology neutral 4646 Sanoma News ' advertising sales decreased by 22 % during the year negative 3717 Paper stocks were among the biggest fallers , with Stora Enso down 2.30 pct to 14.01 eur , M-real down 2.86 pct to 5.09 eur and UPM-Kymmene 1.14 pct lower at 19.10 eur negative 2304 The company expects net sales to significantly increase from 2009 positive 4589 Operating profit for the nine-month period decreased from EUR19 .9 m while net sales increased from EUR155 .7 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2007 negative 2375 Finnish property investment company Citycon plans to issue directed subordinated convertible bonds to institutional investors neutral 3395 The value of the order is USD 2.2 mn neutral 2261 `` Leipurin is a growing and rapidly internationalizing Group positive 1731 The core of Solidium 's investment strategy is proper , value enhancing asset management of the current holdings positive 1159 According to Vauramo , the plant 's lifting equipment is suitable for Asian and for some Chinese trucks neutral 4342 The difference can be explained by the fact that two shipping companies have stopped operating in the Gulf of Finland neutral 2120 In 2007 , the Group 's net sales stood at EUR 22 million and it had about 150 employees at the end of June , 2008 neutral 4609 At 1.33 pm , the OMX Helsinki 25 was 0.30 pct lower at 2,463.67 and the OMX Helsinki was down 0.37 pct at 8,537.42 on volume of 256 mln eur negative 2685 The unit is planned to be operational during the second half of 2007 and in full stream in 2008 neutral 1671 This organization will assume the responsibility for operations in Russia neutral 4652 Finnish Exel Composites , a technology company that designs , manufactures , and markets composite profiles and tubes for various industrial applications , reports its net sales decreased by 0.6 % in the second quarter of 2010 to EUR 19.2 mn from EUR 19.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 negative 3273 The investment would be some EUR5m neutral 1971 The Finnish company sold its UK operation - consisting of 50 staff in offices in London , Birmingham and Manchester - as part of a deal with Hampden in July 2001 for its European-wide property and casualty arm Sampo Industrial neutral 4461 Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives NOK a positive 4 STARS out of 5 buy ranking positive 2296 Profit for the period was EUR 15.6 mn compared to EUR 14.1 mn in 2007 positive 736 At the moment , Valio is not worried , but if the ban continues for long , it may become quite a problem negative 4122 Nokia will certainly disagree with Qualcomm 's views on the patent situation negative 4099 Return on investment was 5.0 % , compared to a negative 4.1 % in 2009 positive 837 Finnish handling systems company Cargotec Oyj ( HEL : CGCBV ) said today that it won a EUR 13 million ( USD 16.6 m ) contract to deliver MacGregor hatch covers for ships ordered by Norwegian shipowner Grieg Shipping positive 292 The EPS outlook was increased by 5.6 pct for 2007 and 7.0 pct for 2008 positive 698 ADP News - Apr 22 , 2009 - Finnish business information systems developer Solteq Oyj HEL : STQ1V said today its net loss widened to EUR 189,000 USD 245,000 for the first quarter of 2009 from EUR 10,000 for the same per negative 3969 UPM is the biggest producer of magazine paper in Europe , with a market share of over 30 pct , and it is likely to say that prices in the segment were at best flat during the quarter , analysts said neutral 4573 Small investors have voiced fears that the shares will end up with risk investors negative 4786 Danske Bank A-S DANSKE DC jumped 3.7 percent to 133.4 kroner , rebounding from yesterday s 3.5 percent slide positive 1963 The agreement must be approved by the Russian competition authorities before it enters into force neutral 2274 Finnish broadband data communication systems provider Teleste Oyj HEL : TLT1V said yesterday it returned to a net profit of EUR 2.7 million USD 3.8 m for the first nine months of 2010 versus a net loss of EUR 579,000 for the same period of 2009 positive 3441 UPM is talking to Myllykoski+ó s creditor banks -- Nordea ( STO : NDA ) , Nordic Investment Bank and Danske Bank+ó s ( CPH : DANSKE ) Sampo Bank -- over a deal , the paper said neutral 1868 The machine will have an annual production capacity of 200,000 tonnes of super-calendered magazine paper and other paper grades based on recovered fiber , Stora Enso said neutral 2387 According to the company , a decision in the issue will be made in the summer of 2010 , at the earliest , and in the summer of 2011 , at the latest neutral 2671 The recruitment is related to the relocation of Stora Enso 's research operations to Karlstad , central Sweden neutral 3516 Aldata Solution , a global company engaged in supplier to consumer business process optimization , has announced the details of its Dollars for Dinosaurs program neutral 2502 Last week , however , Nokia announced that it will pursue a long-term relationship with Microsoft , and make the Windows Phone 7 operating system the foundation for Nokia mobile phones neutral 3988 In the Asia-Pacific region , Visa Wave is available in Malaysia , Taiwan and South Korea and will be expanded to Japan and Southeast Asia this year , Jung added positive 3999 - The Group -¦ s result before taxes was EUR -1.9 ( -3.0 ) million negative 63 At first the contract envisaged the construction of three ferryboats with an option for two more units , further confirmed at a total value of 500 mln euro ( $ 645.8 mln ) positive 1384 The group intends to relocate warehouse and office space in Loudeac and Saint Marcel to Morvillars , in the east of the country , where it already operates a hook manufacturing and distribution unit neutral 4333 Paper companies were in negative territories , with Stora Enso R shedding 1.62 pct to 12.73 eur , UPM-Kymmene down 0.80 pct at 18.64 eur and M-real B 0.18 pct lower at 5.57 eur negative 650 ( ADP News ) - Feb 9 , 2009 - Finnish computer services company Proha Oyj ( HEL : ART1V ) said today its net loss narrowed to EUR 113,000 ( USD 146,000 ) for 2008 from EUR 1.2 million for 2007 positive 1967 He announced a `` solutions unit '' to speed co-operation in August , and shifted Simonson from finance chief to low-end phones in October neutral 112 Net sales increased to EUR655m in April to June 2010 from EUR438m a year earlier positive 3024 Martela said plans to expand its recycled furniture business elsewhere in Finland , too positive 804 Finnish construction group YIT has been awarded a contract to install heating , air conditioning and cooling systems to the new head office of the automobile association ADAC in Munich in Germany positive 577 Finnish Ahlstrom Corporation will double its investments in a new specialty glassfiber reinforcement plant in South Carolina , in the US positive 126 The bank forecasts Finland 's GDP will grow by 2 % in 2010 and in 2011 positive 3331 The price of GMO soy is 5 % -7 % lower than that of non-GMO neutral 3793 The company expects its net sales for the whole of 2007 to be EUR 950mn-1 ,000 mn neutral 1400 The office space will rise above the remodeled Cannon Street underground station neutral 851 In accordance with our strategy , we strengthened our local presence by establishing a representative office in South Africa in October positive 4612 Elcoteq SE is Europe 's largest contract electronics maker and has set up a unit in Bangalore in association with Avista Advisory of Mumbai neutral 3057 Nordea was the cheapest also for a couple in their 30s with debt neutral 2665 The payment date is March 25 , 2010 neutral 4103 Results are expected late in 2006 neutral 2995 Kaleva Kustannus Oy ( business ID 0187274-0 ) has , according to its notice , on 10 August 2009 acquired 4,458,000 Alma Media shares neutral 2679 The shares subscribed for under the stock options were registered in the Trade Register on 20 January 2011 , as of which date the new shares will establish shareholder rights neutral 3893 The remainder of its revenues will come from technology agreements with other firms , InterDigital said neutral 2977 It has been agreed with the company 's Board of Directors that she will be available in an advisory role neutral 1053 Lemminkainen Infra Oy 's subsidiary Lemminkainen Sverige AB will perform the construction work , which is expected to start in early 2011 and to be completed in the summer of 2013 neutral 4503 The previously concluded adaptation measures concerning the other personnel are adequate for the time being , Raute said positive 4818 Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso does not understand the decision issued by a federal judge in Brazil concerning Stora Enso 's associated pulp company Veracel negative 2405 Altimo previously agreed a similar deal with Telenor to merge their stakes in VimpelCom and Kyivstar-GSM neutral 3860 The Liquid Handling segment offers laboratory equipment and accessories , including mechanical and electronic pipettes , and disposable tips used in the research institutions , universities , and hospitals , as well as in the pharmaceutical , food , and other industries under the Biohit brand neutral 153 After the takeover , Cramo will become the second largest rental services provider in the Latvian market positive 2391 According to the report , Elisa 's and DNA 's joint market share of Finland 's telecom market is 59 % neutral 2353 ` Nordea 's definitely too big for Sampo to acquire , ' said an analyst ` But Sampo would appear to have an agenda for Nordea ahead of the privatisation neutral 2660 The order comprises four ball mills , which will be organized in two different streams for treating ore in the Pilanesberg platinum mine neutral 4582 Operating profit for the 12-month period decreased from EUR9 .6 m while net sales increased from EUR69 .0 m , as compared to 2005 neutral 280 Sanoma Magazines Finland 's net sales grew to EUR 140.1 mn from EUR 131.8 mn positive 4677 Finnish glass technology company Glaston Oyj Abp net profit decreased to 2.6 mln euro ( $ 3.8 mln ) for the first nine months of 2007 from 7.8 mln euro ( $ 11.4 mln ) for the same period of 2006 negative 3821 The decision will have to be made whether the group agrees to the import of Estonian meat and meat products to Finland , the paper added neutral 3128 Sponda is a property investment company , specialising in commercial properties in the largest cities in Finland and Russia neutral 4496 `` While concerns remain longer term , size and scale may enable Nokia to hold on to its newfound margin improvements in the near term , '' the analyst wrote positive 1479 `` The CHF is a great product positive 3811 The contract includes an option to deliver an additional 75 ASCs in the next phases of the project neutral 504 Stockmann was established in 1862 in Finland and it became the first foreign company to enter Russia 's retail trade market in 1989 neutral 903 The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing categories positive 2040 The company reported net sales of EUR550m in 2005 and had some 3,200 employees neutral 1672 This PC application allows users to copy files and other data from their Nokia mobile device to their computer as well as create backup content neutral 3751 Talentum acquired a 47.5 pct stake in Varesvuo Partners in 1997 and the remaining in 2002 and 2005 neutral 550 Kalnapilio-Tauro Grupe ( Kalnapilis-Tauras Group ) , which is owned by Denmark 's Royal Unibrew , raised its market share to 25.2 percent from 23.91 percent , as beer sales for the nine months jumped by 11.4 percent to 52.99 million liters positive 1862 So far the company has awarded more than $ 350,000 worth of tools and materials neutral 1805 Fortum needs a clear signal of commitment from the Government that the permit is available before the company will start the next round , Kuula says neutral 4757 Operating profit totalled EUR 9.6 mn , down from EUR 42.0 mn the year before negative 945 Earnings per share for the quarter were also higher year-on-year at 0.33 eur versus 0.27 , and above market expectations of 0.28 eur positive 3642 In the first quarter of 2008 , Sacanfil 's net sales totalled EUR 50.0 mn and its operating profit EUR 4.7 mn neutral 4259 The interim report for the first quarter is published on May 8 , 2009 neutral 1690 VDW combined with LXE devices enhances productivity , enabling workers to use a single device to perform voice , scanning and keyboard functions positive 2107 Finnish-owned contract manufacturer of electronics Elcoteq Hungary Kft has announced plans to recruit more than 650 new staffers to fulfill new orders in P+®cs , where the company has two plants positive 4764 The company 's previous estimate was for a lower revenue than the year-ago EUR 93.9 million negative 3125 Some 3.8 mln euro ( $ 5.2 mln ) of the base acquisition price will be paid in cash and the rest through a subscription offering of a total of 850,000 new Ixonos shares neutral 3398 The value of the orders is about EUR 70mn neutral 449 The companies signed the letter of intent for the sale on 17 September 2010 and envisaged to seal the actual agreement on 1 January 2011 neutral 2903 Finnish plastic pipe maker Uponor is selling its Irish and UK infrastructure businesses to private equity company 3i neutral 941 As a result , the distribution companies will start to distribute , in addition to their current product offering , Shimano reels , rods and other Shimano fishing tackle products on an exclusive basis positive 1020 Addus ' services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living , skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies , and adult day care neutral 1532 He is resting comfortably and is looking forward to getting back to work . ' neutral 1847 Higher bit rates for outgoing traffic improves the end-user experience of mobile broadband services such as video conferencing , file sharing and sending e-mails with attachments positive 4011 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) stood at EUR 0.25 versus EUR 0.42 negative 3898 The results will enable the preparation of a conceptual plant design and capital estimates neutral 437 It has80 branches in Finland with annual revenue in Finland of neutral 3445 Vacon recently announced plans to build its North American headquarters at 5 Business Park in Chambersburg neutral 739 `` Our customer has been satisfied with Basware Invoice Automation solution and extends the implementation to new geographies positive 2867 Deliveries of Nokia 1112 , Nokia 2310 and Nokia 2610 are expected to start in the second quarter of 2006 neutral 3291 The new chain has 700 discount stores and 250 supermarkets neutral 586 We succeeded in increasing our market share of sold apartment '' , comments Mr Kari Kauniskangas , Head of YIT International Construction Services positive 2989 Its product portfolio comprises harvesters , forwarders , harvester heads , as well as cranes and loaders neutral 4444 EPS dropped to EUR0 .2 from EUR0 .3 negative 1028 By implementing the software the Finnish Army aims to unify and improve its operations in these application areas , QPR Software stated positive 3279 The market share of Volkswagen passenger cars in Finland was 10.1 percent , Audi had a market share of 3.1 percent and Seat 's share was 0.9 percent neutral 3208 The company will also shut one paper machine in Finland and one in Austria , as well as two label paper machines in Finland for up to 10 months , Helsinki-based UPM said yesterday neutral 4767 The operating margin came down to 2.4 % from 5.7 % negative 573 Under the agreement , Pfizer has been funding Biotie 's research activities on the PDE10 phosphodiesterase 10 inhibitor program since its start in late 2006 and has the sole authority to develop discovered compounds neutral 4040 Operating profit before non-recurring items was EUR 8.3 mn in the first nine months of 2008 , compared to EUR 8.4 in the corresponding period in 2007 negative 647 For the first nine months of 2010 , Talvivaara 's net loss narrowed to EUR 8.3 million from EUR 21.9 million for the same period of 2009 positive 595 The company recorded revenues of E658 .1 million during the fiscal year ended December 2007 , an increase of 23 % over 2006 positive 3396 The value of the order is USD 2.3 mn neutral 1308 Outotec , headquartered in Espoo , Finland , is a leading provider of process solutions , technologies and services for the mining and metallurgical industries neutral 4566 Dealers said the share was largely hit by investor disappointment about a refining margin of just 9.48 usd per barrel for the quarter and the performance of its shipping unit , which saw EBIT drop to 5 mln eur from 20 mln eur a year amid a fall in volumes and tanker rates negative 4727 Commission income fell to EUR 4.6 mn from EUR 5.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 negative 281 Satama 's net profit for the third quarter of 2007 rose to 275,000 euro ( $ 395,000 ) from 270,000 euro ( $ 388,000 ) for the same period of 2006 positive 732 `` However , the rapidly increasing costs and the strengthening of the euro were challenging for the whole industry , and they impacted on our results . ' negative 2763 According to Olvi , the company is already negotiating new agreements neutral 2999 Kemira shares closed at ( x20ac ) 16.66 ( $ 22US .71 ) neutral 1908 Panostaja treats its negotiating partners , such as entrepreneurs selling their life s work and newcomer entrepreneurs seeking a career , fairly , justly and according to the law neutral 3085 Ponsse will divide its sales and maintenance service network into six geographical areas neutral 1111 The total investment in the Vantaa plant extension will amount to around 10 million euro , and Okmetic 's share of the investments will be worth around 2.7 million neutral 2195 Tekla Group 's net sales for 2005 were approximately 38 million euros neutral 160 Besides we have increased the share of meat in various sausages and are offering a number of new tastes in the grill products and shish kebabs segment , '' Paavel said positive 2798 Altogether CapMan employs approximately 150 people in Helsinki , Stockholm , Copenhagen , Oslo , Moscow and Luxembourg neutral 3165 The Bank of +àland acquired the private banking business , asset management , and share brokerage business of Kaupthing Sweden in early 2009 neutral 952 Finnish software developer Basware Oyj said on November 30 , 2006 its U.S. subsidiary Basware , Inc. won an order to provide software for contract lifecycle management to an unnamed U.S. medical technology company positive 4232 Sanoma announced the Stock Option Scheme 2008 on 19 December 2008 neutral 1331 Sanoma also has an Executive Committee , in accordance with the Company 's Articles of Association , that prepares proposals for matters to be decided or noted by the Board of Directors neutral 1219 FinancialWire ( tm ) , in cooperation with the Investrend Broadcast Syndicate , also provides complete , daily conference call and webcast schedules as a service to shareholders and investors via the FirstAlert ( tm ) Networks oeFirstAlert ( tm ) Daily neutral 606 LONDON MarketWatch -- Nokia nok said it 's won a five-year services contract to run Hutchison Essar 's network operations in nine locations in India positive 164 Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased , respectively from EUR4 .7 m and EUR26 .7 m , as compared to 2004 positive 1040 He believes that the soy-oats have a good chance of entering the UK market positive 3968 Unlisted British Biologicals makes B - and D - proteins , and other disease-specific supplements that cover diabetes , hepatitis , asthma and other cardiovascular ailments neutral 209 Svyturys-Utenos Alus , which is controlled by the Nordic group Baltic Beverages Holding ( BBH ) , posted a 4.7-per-cent growth in beer sales for January-May to 46.22 million litres positive 3612 Honkarakenne 's customer in this project is one of the biggest real estate companies in Kazakhstan , according to the company neutral 329 EPS grew to 0.04 eur from 0.02 eur positive 2546 Price talk is in the Euribor plus 2 bps area and the sole lead is Citigroup neutral 3929 The transaction value is CAD 15 million approximately EUR 10 million neutral 4297 `` There 's the issue of thieves stealing them from building sites , '' said Mr Smith negative 1429 The subsidiary is setting up a facility for manufacturing high-density interconnection printed circuit boards or PCBs at Nokia 's special economic zone at Sriperumbudur near Chennai neutral 433 In September 2010 , the Finnish group agreed to buy Danish company Rose Poultry A-S for up to EUR23 .9 m in a combination of cash and stock positive 860 ( ADP News ) - Oct 1 , 2008 - Finnish consulting and engineering company Poyry Oyj ( OMX : POY1V ) said today it was awarded a EUR 5.2 million ( USD 7.4 m ) extension to their existing consultancy engineering contract with Venezue positive 4370 This one was at one time targeted for June 5 , but if we had to guess , it 's been pushed back -- maybe we 're crazy , but we feel like it has n't leaked enough to meet that date at this point neutral 967 Sales came in at 241 mln eur , compared with 211.4 mln , and also beating consensus forecasts of 235 mln eur positive 3729 Renesas Mobile Europe Ltd has approximately 470 employees in Oulu neutral 3486 `` This could be us neutral 3734 Rimvesta is now controlled by the Estonian-owned real estate development company ELL Nekilnojamas Turtas , which a member of Merko , the largest construction group in the Baltic countries neutral 3623 In addition , the Kazakh delegation will visit Finland 's SITRA investment fund , Honkarakenne Ltd and Nokia headquarters to study TeliaSonera Ltd JSC 's activities neutral 4820 Besides , as there is no depositor preference in Finland , senior debt and deposits rank on a par , which is also taken into consideration , the agency added neutral 3413 Therefore , Phase III of the research will not be conducted by Abbott neutral 3695 No financial or pricing details were disclosed neutral 2813 As of July 2 , 2007 , the market cap segments will be updated according to the average price in May 2007 neutral 908 The original name Componenta +àm+Ñl , as a subsidiary of the Finnish Componenta Group , has been changed to +àm+Ñl Components and the company has seen a 63 % growth in Q1 2010 , in comparison to Q1 2009 positive 2562 Solteq Plc ANNOUNCEMENT 16.12.2010 SHARE REPURCHASE 16.12.2010 In the Helsinki Stock Exchange Solteq Plc now holds a total of 486.969 shares including the shares repurchased on 16.12.2010 neutral 4605 ASPOCOMP GROUP OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE December 15 , 2006 at 4:50 PM According to the disclosure received today by Aspocomp Group Oyj , the share of Henrik Nyberg in Aspocomp Group Oyj 's share capital and votes has decreased below 5 percent neutral 4317 HK Ruokatalo produces many turkey products , such as cold cuts neutral 146 Finnish Okmetic that manufactures and processes silicon wafers for the semiconductor and sensor industries and Norwegian solar wafer company NorSun have signed a contract under which Okmetic will supply NorSun mono silicon crystals for use in solar cell manufacturing positive 3361 The share subscription period for stock options 2007A is between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2012 neutral 1777 Vaahto Pulp & Paper , of Finnish Vaahto Group , has been awarded an order to renovate Finnish-Swedish forest industry company Stora Enso 's paperboard machine at the Ingerois Board Mill in Finland positive 3186 The company does not at present hold any of its own shares neutral 508 The business to be divested generates consolidated net sales of EUR 60 million annually and currently has some 640 employees neutral 4419 Operating profit excluding non-recurring items amounted to EUR 40.6 mn , down from EUR 57.3 mn year-on-year negative 1561 Martela is a front runner in providing innovative solutions and customer service Martela designs and supplies interior solutions for working environments and public spaces neutral 4272 The pulp production in Finnish Kemij+ñrvi will also be liquidated and about 1,100 employees loose their jobs negative 2852 Companies evaluated in the report include Aladdin , CA , F-Secure , Kaspersky , Marshal , McAfee , Microsoft , Panda , Proofpoint , Sophos , Symantec , Trend Micro , Tumbleweed , and Websense neutral 168 Both operating profit and net sales for the six-month period increased , respectively from EUR18 .1 m and EUR127 .6 m , as compared to the corresponding period in 2006 positive 3419 They will be sunk to a depth of some 360-380 metres and fixed to the bottom mud by vacuum neutral 1392 The Kyroskoski investment is to be completed in late 2011 and the +ä+ñnekoski investment in the spring of 2012 neutral 2257 With the second phase of the new Innova building , Tecnopolis presence in Jyvaskyla will increase to a total of approximately 62,000 floor square meters neutral 2237 The offer represents a premium of 24 % over the stock 's closing price on Friday positive 136 `` The priority for 2009 was to strengthen the company 's balance sheet and increase cash flow , '' CEO Hannu Krook said positive 894 The buyer aims to thus reinforce its position in Denmark , Martela Group managing director Heikki Martela said positive 197 Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj net profit rose to 26.1 mln euro ( $ 35.9 mln ) for the first quarter of 2007 from 5.3 mln euro ( $ 7.3 mln ) for the same period of 2006 positive 1483 `` Tom Doring has a long and successful career in the drives business , and he knows the American market neutral 1792 We are very pleased with the fine co-operation between the two countries in recent times , he said positive 4765 The company 's profit totaled Ls 578,100 in H1 2007 , down 30.9 % year-on-year negative 2850 Cohen & Steers , Inc. : 5 534 626 shares representing 4.985 % of the share capital and voting rights neutral 3116 schwalm ( at ) outotec.com Eila Paatela , Vice President - Corporate Communications tel. +358 20 529 2004 , mobile +358 400 817198 e-mail eila neutral 2389 According to the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce , all the major construction companies of Finland are operating in Russia neutral 1447 Upgrades include a five megapixel camera , voice control , and what looks to be an optical mouse instead a D-pad -- an upgrade click-happy S60 has needed forever positive 199 Finnish security and privacy software solutions developer Stonesoft Oyj said on January 7 , 2008 that the preliminary sales of its StoneGate products grew by 59 pct year-on-year to 3.6 mln euro ( $ 5.3 mln ) for the fourth quarter of 2007 positive 4525 In a note to clients published , the Dutch broker described the company 's third quarter results as ` soft ' , although it also noted that Elcoteq retained its guidance , dealers said neutral 3611 HK Ruokatalo 's target is to know the consumers neutral 3466 - Cash flow from operating activities before investments was EUR 0.8 -1.2 million neutral 1823 - I am pleased that Bjorn Wahlroos has accepted the nomination positive 1795 Aug. 31 , 2009 (Gawker Media delivered by Newstex)-- If you love fishing video games but felt that there just was n't enough wackiness involved , then Activision 's (NASDAQ : ATVI) Rapala : We Fish might just catch your eye with its family-fun hook neutral 730 Mobile phone sales rose 25 % to 5.87 billion euros , while enterprise solution sales dropped 39 % to 186 million euros positive 3886 The per-share subscription price of the shares subscribed with the option rights was EUR 1.35 neutral 4393 Divisional sales demand in the half remained `` inconsistent '' , it added negative 2121 In 2008 , the deal is likely to bring savings of EUR 20mn-25mn positive 3465 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Munich , 14 January 2008 : BAVARIA Industriekapital AG closed the acquisition of Elcoteq Communications Technology GmbH in Offenburg , Germany , with the approval of th neutral 807 Finnish Metso Paper has been awarded a contract for the rebuild of Sabah Forest Industries ' ( SFI ) pulp mill in Sabah , Malaysia positive 2595 The company has some 410 employees and an annual turnover of EUR65 .4 m. Vaahto Group is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki neutral 2997 Kaupthing forecasts a significant price increase for printing paper in 2007 positive 1198 Competition authorities will have to approve the deal before it can be finalized neutral 4403 L&T 's net profit for the whole 2010 dropped to EUR 36 million from EUR 45 million for 2009 negative 821 All of Raisio 's divisions recorded an operating profit positive 2711 JVC will stop producing DVD players in Brazil : JVC do Brazil , a subsidiary of Japan 's JVC group announced it will stop the production of DVD players in Brazil neutral 1241 HKScan is one of the leading food companies in northern Europe with homemarkets in Finland , Sweden , the Baltic countries and Poland neutral 4051 The fair value change of investment properties was EUR 15.8 mn , compared to EUR 22.9 mn in the third quarter of 2009 negative 4737 In food trade , sales amounted to EUR320 .1 m , a decline of 1.1 % negative 623 The original contract was signed last summer neutral 4075 The poorest index figure was given to Finnish power company Fortum , 4.5 negative 1162 Aho is proud of the company 's new product , Lordi-Cola neutral 2603 The company 's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Rautaruukki Oyj : RTRKS neutral 2775 After completion of the acquisition , Poyry 's oil and gas expertise will cover multi-discipline engineering and consulting services across the complete oil and gas asset lifecycle , including deepwater engineering services neutral 3781 The closing of the transaction is scheduled to take place on January 10 , 2008 neutral 4387 The Estonian electronic components factory , Elcoteq , is running out of material because of the closure of air traffic negative 1740 `` Our design team has long admired Marimekko 's vivid patterns and colors positive 2282 Growth was strongest in F-Secure 's operator ISPs , mobile operators and cable operators business positive 3026 Meanwhile , Alfa owns 25.1 % of MegaFon through Altimo , and 4.99 % of Turkcell via an 18.5 % stake in Cukurova Holding neutral 4163 According to Laavainen , Raisio 's food marketing used to be reactive and inconsistent negative 24 Net sales increased to EUR193 .3 m from EUR179 .9 m and pretax profit rose by 34.2 % to EUR43 .1 m. ( EUR1 = USD1 .4 positive 216 In the fourth quarter of 2009 , Orion 's net profit went up by 33.8 % year-on-year to EUR33m positive 2860 Cramo Plc is a service company specialising in construction machinery and equipment rental and rental-related services , as well as rental and sale of modular space neutral 1910 s NASDAQ OMX : GEO1V , GyPSii business unit , developers of the award-winning GyPSii mobile social networking application , today announced its availability as a free download via the Samsung Mobile Applications Store neutral 4089 Operating profit excluding non-recurring items increased by 27 % to EUR 81.9 mn from EUR 64.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 positive 3421 This corrensponds to 4.628 percent of Okmetic 's share capital and voting rights neutral 4262 The machines will cease production by the end of February 2007 neutral 207 However , sales returned to growth in April-June 2010 , CEO Pekka Eloholma said positive 3510 After the transaction , Danske Bank becomes an equal player with Nordic bank group Nordea in the Nordic countries neutral 2322 - Inge Larsen (CFO), 29,045 shares , representing 0.50 % of the share capital neutral 591 ( ADP News ) - Dec 11 , 2008 - Finnish construction and engineering company Outotec Oyj ( OMX : OTE1V ) said today it won a EUR 28 million ( USD 36.8 m ) order to expand the phosphate concentrator in Siilinjarvi of Norwegian miner positive 1720 The seminar introduced modern , clean technologies and products , financial tools and sponsorship programs for energy and environment projects as well as the potential to develop clean energy in Vietnam positive 1863 Supported Nokia phones include : N96 , N95-8GB , N95 , N93-N931 , N92 , N85 , N82 , N81 , N80 , N79 , N78 , N77 , N76 , N75 , N73 , N72 , N71 , E90 , E71 , E70 , E66 , E65 , E62 , E61-E61i , E60 , E51 , E50 , Touch Xpress 5800 , 6220 Classic , 6210 Navigator , 6120 Classic , 6110 Navigator , 5700 , 5500 , 5320XM neutral 525 The revenues of the business reached NOK 12 million for 2008 neutral 2335 Name of Company in which holdings have been acquired : Citycon Oyj 2 neutral 469 `` The sale of the oxygen measurement business strengthens our goal to focus on our chosen market segments neutral 2811 As a result of the negotiations , the amount of employment contracts to be terminated is 13 negative 928 `` The new structure provides better communication , faster decision-making and cost savings , '' Proha said positive 1896 City24 users can search for homes and properties in all areas where City24 is active , even outside their own country neutral 2721 `` Printed fabrics and related design expertise have always been the core of Marimekko 's business and brand neutral 1469 `` I warmly welcome Michael Frei to Outotec positive 2934 HELSINKI ( Thomson Financial ) - M-real said it will exercise an option to buy a 50MW natural gas power plant and land in Kyroskoski , Finland , for around 13 mln eur from Kyro Oyj positive 1913 Sanoma Learning & Literature , offering print and digital learning materials , is present in eleven countries neutral 956 Mr Kivimeister said John Deer former Timberjack stands to win in the situation : it controls around 60 % of Estonia 's forest machinery market positive 1488 6 October 2010 - 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 25 Net sales surged by 18.5 % to EUR167 .8 m. Teleste said that EUR20 .4 m , or 12.2 % , of the sales came from the acquisitions made in 2009 positive 1134 `` We will now , after the relevant authority approvals , make a mandatory bid as required by the Finnish Securities Markets Act neutral 2197 The 50-50 joint venture , to be called Nokia Siemens Networks , will be comprised of Nokia 's network business group and Siemens ' carrier-related operations , creating estimated synergies of 1.5 billion euros ( $ 1.9 billion ) by 2010 , Nokia said positive 3224 The contracts of the employees , 96 of whom are blue-collar workers , will be ended between March and August 2011 negative 1552 It operates under three distinct brands : United Supermarkets , Market Street and United Supermercado neutral 1645 The organization that is a member of the Russian auto sector union MPRA has become active since Tikkurila acquired Russian paint company Kraski Teks in 2006 neutral 2937 Her work at NetApp included strategically repositioning the brand in the category and a major global relaunch neutral 3533 As a result , the number of personnel in Finland will be reduced by 158 neutral 2646 The majority of the company 's personnel in Finland is temporarily laid off from one to six weeks in the period from February to June 2009 period negative 2187 SINGAPORE ( ICIS ) -- ( 1 ) Kemira and Indian water infrastructure firm ( 2 ) IVRCL have agreed to form a join venture which includes a new inorganic coagulant manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh state , India , the Finnish water treatment chemicals maker said on Tuesday positive 3854 The firm builds components for mobile phones and other communications products neutral 2371 Aker Yards Finland will begin using Chinese subcontractors at its Finnish shipyards neutral 180 Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.29 from EUR 0.05 positive 1434 The training modules aim at strengthening the public accounting abilities and fulfilling communal project management positive 3912 The Tekla Structures product box , if needed , is now made from recycled material neutral 4703 Operating profit fell to EUR 6.2 mn from EUR 8.5 mn in the third quarter of 2007 negative 3091 production facilities 6 July 2010 - 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 2344 Consumer products manufacturer Fiskars Corp. will open a distribution and warehouse center in Southaven , creating 100 jobs positive 3298 The Notice in its entirety with other proposals from the Nomination Committee and the Board will be published at least four weeks before 28 April on the company 's website and in Post - och Inrikes Tidningar and Dagens Industri neutral 94 Finnish Bank of +àland 's consolidated net operating profit increased from EUR 4.8 mn in the first quarter of 2005 to EUR 6.4 mn in the first quarter of 2006 positive 770 Managing Director Kari Inkinen says that Sponda 's leasing operations developed highly favourably positive 637 AGJ recorded EUR 43 mln sales in 2006 , most of which was generated by exports to customers in Western Europe , the statement said neutral 2536 Our customers come from the following countries : UK , USA , Spain , France , Italy , Germany , China , Hong Kong , Sweden , Norway , Netherlands , Austria , Belgium , Switzerland , Czech Republic , Finland , Canada , Russia , Ukraine , Denmark , Ireland , South Korea and Liechtenstein neutral 2492 ITG 's share in the deal is estimated at some 500,000 euro $ 627,000 neutral 1208 Dopplr members share personal and business travel plans privately with their networks , and highlight interesting places to stay , eat and explore in cities around the world neutral 275 Revenue in July to September grew 14 percent to ( EURO ) 467 million from a year earlier , the company said Thursday positive 1152 According to CapMan Plc 's Corporate Governance , the majority of the committees ' members shall be independent of the Company neutral 307 Total operating revenue grew by 27.6 % year-on-year to EUR61m positive 2059 Via the move , the company aims annual savings of some EUR 3 million USD 4.3 m , the main part of which are expected to be realized this year positive 4182 Aug. 17 , 2010 ( Curbed delivered by Newstex ) -- And now , the latest from Racked , covering shopping and retail from the sidewalks up neutral 2610 The company will publish its financial statement for 2008 on February 25 , 2009 neutral 4305 After the transaction , Herttaassa 's holding in Alma Media has fallen below the flagging limit of 5 % neutral 2787 ALEXANDRIA , Va. , Jan. 9 -- United States Patent no. 7,862,685 , issued on Jan. 4 , was assigned to Kemira Chemicals Inc. ( Marietta , Ga. ) neutral 1987 The Stena Poseidon is a so-called Panamax tanker , designed to be able to pass through the narrow passages in the Panama Canal 's locks neutral 931 `` We have tailored our solutions to meet Solel 's technical requirements , and the result is both cost-effective manufacturing and highest-quality reflectors . ' positive 4226 On 20 March 2006 , Stora Enso refused to comment the news in any way neutral 3455 With five different game modes , co-op tournaments , 4 player split-screen and multiplayer modes , players can have as much fun as they would if they were actually fishing neutral 4651 Finnish electronics contract manufacturer Scanfil reports net sales of EUR 58.9 mn in the second quarter of 2007 , down from EUR 62.4 mn a year earlier negative 2418 Because the application can be considered as a hacking application , it is classified by F-Secure as riskware neutral 2431 Cramo , headquartered in Vantaa , Finland , rents construction machinery and equipment , as well as rents and sells modular space neutral 201 Finnish software developer Done Solutions Oyj said its net profit increased to 3.5 mln euro ( $ 4.6 mln ) in 2006 from 2.3 mln euro ( $ 3.0 mln ) in 2005 positive 2965 Incap , headquartered in Oulu , Finland , is a electronics contract manufacturer with some 750 employees in Finland , Estonia and India neutral 2023 Instead , Elcoteq has signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with another Asian strategic investor positive 4464 `` We 're delighted with the move '' says Morna Cowie , co-owner , above , `` it 's double the size of our current shop and has a lovely feel to it . ' positive 973 The ` buy ' recommendation was reiterated positive 1634 The GeoSolutions team further provides an intriguing new technology combining GPS and Mobile-based technologies together with Internet-based social networking neutral 2435 Digia will also set up two subsidiaries , Digia Norway AS and Digia USA Inc. neutral 816 According to Nordic financial group Nordea 's analyst Sami Sarkamies , this makes Nokia 's portfolio competitive again positive 1954 Investors will continue being interested in the company 's share although it is not quite cheap , Affarsvarlden said positive 3762 The acquisition is part of Ramirent 's strategy to strengthen its position in selected locations positive 256 Operating profit totaled EUR 5.5 mn , up from EUR -0.7 mn positive 3678 Most of the new substations support EDGE technology , which enables faster data traffic neutral 1472 `` Our approach is very much to only use raw materials that are produced in line with the principles of sustainable development neutral 1605 The aim is to develop open-source application solutions neutral 560 Basware Corporation stock exchange release August 31 , 2010 at 16:25 Basware signed a large deal with an international industrial group Basware will deliver Invoice Automation solution and Connectivity Services to an international industrial group positive 4469 The Nokian tyre proves its high safety excellently in the important driving qualities stability with mark 1.4 , handling 1.5 and braking on wet road with 1.9 positive 2957 In terms of power generation , Fortum produced 39.3 TWh of electricity during the first nine months of 2006 , compared with 38.0 TWh during the same period in 2005 , according to figures released in the group 's latest financial results neutral 2767 Additionally , information on business segments , competitors and future outlook are provided neutral 3299 The number of class A shares remains unchanged at 9,526,089 shares neutral 1684 UNC Charlotte would also deploy SSH Tectia Connector to enable secure application connectivity neutral 1167 Also , a six-year historic analysis is provided for this market neutral 3918 The total headcount reduction will be 50 persons , the company said negative 1204 Currently more than 100 of Global Fortune 500 companies are using SSH security solutions neutral 4817 Qualcomm estimated a first-quarter profit between 46 and 50 cents a share , excluding certain items , below the analyst estimate of 61 cents a share negative 1071 POYRY PLC Additional information by : Martin Kuzaj , President , Industry Business Group , Finland Tel. +358 10 33 21179 Sanna Paivaniemi , Director , Investor Relations , Poyry PLC , Finland Tel. +358 10 33 23002 Poyry is a global consulting and engineering company dedicated to balanced sustainability neutral 4420 Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 7.8 million compared to EUR 11.2 million negative 2251 Under the agreement Ponsse will provide forest machine maintenance services to Stora Enso 's Russian wood procurement operations neutral 4180 As production of other products will continue normally , temporary lay-offs concern simultaneously at most 80 employees negative 2681 The ship unloader is totally enclosed along the entire conveying line to the storage facilities neutral 2956 In his current position , Manty has worked since 1996 neutral 1589 Reporting in accordance with the merged business operations will start as of January 1 , 2011 neutral 2659 The order comprises all production lines for a plywood mill , company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network neutral 2446 Erkki Jarvinen , President of Rautakirja and the head of the Sanoma Trade division , will leave his current tasks in spring 2009 for a similar position outside the Sanoma Group neutral 4187 EB announced in its stock exchange release on November 18th 2008 that J.T. Bergqvist has resigned from the chairmanship and membership of the Board of EB negative 430 German Commerzbank AG 's Hamburg Branch and US JP Morgan ( NYSE : JPM ) participated as arrangers , and Dutch ING ( AMS : INGA ) as co-arranger neutral 3191 The company intends to launch housing development at the acquired land plots and to construct 50,000-60 ,000 square metres of housing per annum by 2011 neutral 3942 The Web-Marela application handles invitations to quote , quote comparisons , agreements , purchases , invoice inspections , inventory management , and deliveries neutral 2105 Finnish software company QPR Software Plc ( OMX Helsinki : QPR1V ) reported on Thursday ( 23 October ) an operating profit of EUR63 ,000 on net sales of EUR1 .5 m for the third quarter 2008 neutral 4009 At some point in 2010 , all separate company names , such as Palmberg , Tekmanni , Lemcon , Forssan Betoni , Suonenjoen Betonituote , among others , will disappear neutral 4071 Scanfil has also issued a profit warning negative 4353 The NTSB said investigators are set to conduct sight distance tests on July 18 , using trains similar to those involved in the accident neutral 3114 Sanoma Magazines International will invite other shareholders holding approximately 15 % of the shares to sell their shares neutral 1641 The number of customers is one of the most important parameters in determining the price of electricity networks neutral 4484 The recruits who have completed the K-retailer trainee program are qualified to start a career as independent retailers in K-stores neutral 4369 Finnish industrial group Ruukki Group has brought counter action against Finnish metal company Rautaruukki in the dispute concerning the names of the companies negative 756 Benefon , a wireless and GPS technology company , will supply Karputer with its TWIG navigation platform , a GPS satellite navigation and voice guidance service positive 3560 CS Cabot 's main consumers on the Czech and Slovak market are tires producers Barum Continental and Matador Continental neutral 3622 In addition , the company will reduce a maximum of ten jobs negative 1956 `` Each year , personal entertainment plays a more significant role in determining whether a fitness facility 's workout experience is pleasurable or a chore , '' said Brian Wilson , director of marketing for Precor 's Entertainment & Services Division neutral 4807 The winner does not have to be present to win neutral 2176 Pretax profit totalled EUR 80.8 mn , compared to a loss of EUR 13.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 positive 802 According to Finnish pension insurance company Varma , Varma was the recipient of over two thirds of the revenue of the earnings-related pension cover that was under competitive tendering in Finland positive 1207 Donations to universities The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to donate max neutral 2930 He joined Rautakirja in 1997 to lead one of its four business areas and took up the position of President and CEO in 2001 neutral 3531 Around 50 percent of the world 's ro-ro fleet is over 25 years old and needs to be scrapped for environmental reasons neutral 2723 `` We have become convinced that we can do that very quickly , '' he told Finnish business reporters neutral 151 According to HKScan Finland , the plan is to increase J+ñrvi-Suomen Portti 's net sales to EUR 80mn to EUR 100mn positive 2292 Operating profit totaled EUR 17.7 mn compared to EUR 17.6 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 positive 714 The stock price rose 70.0 ores or 0.9 % to close at SEK77 .65 , ending a two-day streak of losses positive 544 However , the growth margin slowed down due to the financial crisis negative 4735 However , the company saw its net profit for the third quarter down to EUR1 .4 m from EUR1 .5 m for the corresponding period of 2009 negative 2745 Finnish beverage company Olvi is one of the last listed companies in Finland that has not yet published its financial result for the second quarter of 2009 neutral 3337 The proposal that the Board of Directors will make at the Annual General Meeting is attached as a whole to this release neutral 423 Compared with the FTSE 100 index , which rose 94.9 points ( or 1.6 % ) on the day , this was a relative price change of -0.4 % negative 3219 The contract includes software licences , application maintenance and training neutral 659 The diluted loss per share narrowed to EUR 0.27 from EUR 0.86 positive 797 `` The combined activities will create value for shareholders and be good for our employees and customers positive 755 At the same time , sales development in Russia was boosted by the opening of Stockmann Nevsky Centre in St Petersburg positive 2008 Both the net sales and operating profit were record high in the company 's history positive 99 Biohit already services many current Genesis customers and the customer base is expected to expand as a result of this agreement positive 2496 Jukka Hienonen , the current Finnair CEO , will step down at the end of January 2010 neutral 1871 The total scholarship amount was 40,000 euros and the recipients were chosen on the recommendation of fine arts universities and sports associations neutral 2046 The four-year contract between the bank and Ski Sport Finland will bring the bank 's advertisements to skiers helmets and caps neutral 2163 Net sales in 2008 are expected to be on the same level as in 2007 neutral 2893 Finland 's Technopolis is planning to bring the first section of a technopark on stream in St. Petersburg at the end of 2008 , Kari Mikkonen , vice president of Technopolis , told reporters in Helsinki neutral 537 VNH generates annual net sales of about 5 mln eur and employs 21 people neutral 1701 Yara Suomi Ltd also provides nitrogen chemicals and technical nitrates to various sectors of industry , as well as products used in environmental protection neutral 2897 Finnish drug distributor and wholesaler Oriola-KD Oyj said on October 11 , 2006 it named Anne Kariniemi vice president of its Logistics and Sourcing department as of January 15 , 2007 neutral 2222 The earnings in the comparative period included a capital gain of EUR 8mn from the sale of OMX shares neutral 2135 It expects revenue between $ 8.4 billion and $ 8.7 billion , compared to analyst estimates of $ 8.67 billion neutral 2599 The company 's board of directors has proposed a dividend of EUR0 .12 per share for 2006 neutral 705 `` UPM 's deliveries increased during the third quarter by 4 percent , and the efficiency of operations improved , '' Chief Executive Jussi Pesonen said positive 3468 -- Christine Idzelis EQT Partners sheds Salcomp Swedish financial investor EQT Partners is selling a majority of its stake in mobile phone charger manufacturer Salcomp Oyj to Nordic investment company Nordstjernan AB neutral 4373 20 October 2010 - Finnish environmental management company Lassila & Tikanoja Oyj HEL : LAT1V , or L&T , said Monday it expects its operating profit , excluding non-recurring items , for the whole 2010 to be slightly lower than in 2009 negative 1033 Conference Call To participate via a conference call , please dial in 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the event : +44 0 20 7162 0025 Europe or +1 334-á323-á6201 USA neutral 3264 The group said it intends to initiate within this year the process of buyout of minority shareholders of Ragutis with the aim of becoming the sole owner of the company neutral 1653 The second-quarter net sales are expected to be on par with the first quarter of 2009 neutral 2607 The Company turnover amounted to MEUR 27.9 in 2007 neutral 2732 A coker crane will be supplied to Tesoro Corporation 's Golden Eagle Refinery in Martinez , California , while a similar crane will be delivered to BP 's Castell refinery in Spain neutral