| Document,Sentiment |
| According to Gran the company has no plans to move all production to Russia although that is where the company is growing .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` The combined activities will create value for shareholders and be good for our employees and customers .,positive |
| Operating margin however slipped to 14.4 % from 15.1 % dragged down by a poor performance in enterprise solutions .,negative |
| 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 |
| GE is building the facility with wind power developer Invenergy Wind LLC .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stockholm 3 March 2011 About Cybercom The Cybercom Group is a high-tech consultancy that offers global sourcing for end-to-end solutions .,neutral |
| Cencorp would focus on the development manufacture and marketing of standard products for production automation .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The segment has an annual revenue of approximately EUR400m the company said .,neutral |
| As a result it has started negotiations with the banks on provisional amendments concerning the covenants and other credit terms .,neutral |
| Deliveries have started and the network will be ready for a launch soon .,positive |
| Lember said the matter was topical also in Estonia where a bill has been drafted at the Social Affairs Ministry that would scrap old-age pensions on favorable conditions .,neutral |
| By 14:29 CET on Monday shares in Bavarian Nordic had climbed 1.21 % to DKK250 on the stock exchange in Copenhagen after having lost 7.41 % in the past month .,positive |
| This could be any of us at any time '' she said .,neutral |
| The power generated annually by Loviisa covers about 10 % of Finland 's electricity consumption .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In addition the existing service counter area in the reception hall will be rebuilt and access provided to local rail connections .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Sales by Seppala diminished by 6 per cent .,negative |
| 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 |
| `` We are pleased with the efforts of both negotiating teams and look forward to a productive four years ahead . '',positive |
| 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 |
| Net sales increased to EUR655m in April to June 2010 from EUR438m a year earlier .,positive |
| treatment products in Usa Canada Mexico Australia and Brazil Today Global Research & Data Services is going to publish several market analyses about the markets for water treatment products in some selected countries .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Its market share widened to 48.51 percent from 48.31 percent a year earlier .,positive |
| The total capital of funds managed by the bank decreased by 28 % to EUR 284mn by the end of September 2008 .,negative |
| The EB Tough VoIP Field Phone is equipped with an integrated speaker Ethernet and SHDSL connectivity and enables several innovative applications .,neutral |
| Its market share is 6 percent according to AC Nielsen 's 2008 data .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating income rose to EUR 696.4 mn from EUR 600.3 mn in 2009 .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sponda is a property investment company specialising in commercial properties in the largest cities in Finland and Russia .,neutral |
| 18:30 Dinner The conference program can also be viewed as a live audio webcast through the internet pages at www.citycon.com .,neutral |
| Amer Sports divests an industrial site in Rumilly France - This announcement is distributed by Thomson Reuters on behalf of Thomson Reuters clients .,neutral |
| The refining margin for the year was $ 13.39 - bbl compared to $ 10.46 - bbl in the prior year .,positive |
| www.countryelements.co.uk Designed by Patricia Burt this is just one of a selection of distinctive hooked rugs created with recycled materials and dyed natural dyes .,neutral |
| Export declined by 6 percent to 16.4 million liters .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The original patent was filed in Finland under application No. .,neutral |
| Cargo volume grew by 7 % .,positive |
| The interchange of Editors-in-Chief is a part of publisher 's goal to enhance job circulation in all personnel groups .,neutral |
| The Estonian electronic components factory Elcoteq is running out of material because of the closure of air traffic .,negative |
| ( ADPnews ) - Dec 1 2009 - Finnish cutlery and hand tools maker Fiskars Oyj Abp ( HEL : FISAS ) said today that it will make redundant a total of 18 office and management staff members of its subsidiary Iittala Group Ltd. .,negative |
| Harold W. Young is an independent broker working closely with several retailers including Ahold USA Market Basket CVS BJ 's Wholesale Club Hannaford and Cumberland Farms .,neutral |
| The maximum number of new shares to be offered is 22 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The store is located in Poznan in a shopping center named Pestka the company added .,neutral |
| The decision of the French Court relates to the claims raised by twenty-one former Aspocomp S.A.S employees the company said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| The company also equipped the sculptural complex Rabochy i Kolkhoznitsa A Worker and a Collective Farmer in Moscow with snow melting system .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` Lemminkainen Talo Oy 's Lahti office is a significant logistics and business premises constructor .,neutral |
| The solution will be installed in the USA to support the North American operations of the customer .,neutral |
| These include software development for internet and mobile telephone content communications value-added software financial services security applications systems integration and electronics .,neutral |
| Marimekko Group 's full-year net sales are estimated to increase by about 10 % .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The agreement must be approved by the Russian competition authorities before it enters into force .,neutral |
| In the second quarter of 2010 the group 's net profit rose to EUR 3.1 million from EUR 2.5 million in April-June 2009 .,positive |
| With the acquisition the company will expand its offering to North Central and South America it said .,positive |
| Hearst will be able to consolidate about 20 % of all Russian market for advertising in press after the purchase .,positive |
| 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 |
| Thanks to the multiplying effect of wagon performance transport will be much more efficient '' says development manager Juha Malkia from VR Cargo .,positive |
| 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 |
| The changes will take effect on 1 January 2010 and they are not estimated to have an impact on the number of employees .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Group 's revenue amounts to over EUR 80 million about half of which is accounted for by exports .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It therefore seems that Finnish shipping company Viking Line will get the subsidy it needs to order its new LNG-fuelled vessel .,positive |
| 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 |
| The number of magazine and newspaper readers remained unchanged .,neutral |
| The group had an order book of EUR 7.74 mn at the end of 2007 .,neutral |
| The Commission is to be applauded for applying a fact-based and data-driven approach and for providing clarity for future petitions .,positive |
| Another firm Air Liquide was exempted because it left the market in 1998 .,neutral |
| The facility will be used to refinance Citycon 's existing credit facility the company said .,neutral |
| "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 |
| Having a China based operation will not only enable us to fully leverage our resources and expertise in wireless solutions but also strengthen our capability to offer industry-leading products for our customers in China . '',positive |
| The metal has gained 41 percent this year as demand from China the world 's largest user increased .,positive |
| Kiosk and cinema operations have suffered in particular .,negative |
| ( I&H ) in a move to enhance growth .,positive |
| Finnish industrial group Ruukki Group Plc OMX Helsinki : RUG1V said on Friday 14 November that its furniture business segment Incap Furniture has concluded personnel negotiations that were started at the end of September .,neutral |
| Budapest August 10 MTI - Finnish electronics maker Elcoteq will lay off 700 workers at its plants in Pecs S Hungary at the end of September because of falling orders communications director for Elcoteq 's local unit Zoltan Krippl told MTI on Monday .,negative |
| One of the largest projects of the magazine division of SanomaWSOY - Sanoma Magazines International in 2006 became launch of the Russian magazine Gloriya .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The respondents praised Finnair 's reliability Finnishness and understanding of its target group .,positive |
| The measures result from weak demand in the shipbuilding industry .,negative |
| Rapala Fishing Frenzy 2009 .,neutral |
| The ground barleycorn has been fully produced in Finland and will be available in stores as of the beginning of 2010 .,neutral |
| The company 's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Rautaruukki Oyj : RTRKS .,neutral |
| `` Demand for sports equipment was good in 2005 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Most of the dividend will go to the Grimaldi family .,neutral |
| The price will be specified at the completion date .,neutral |
| The transaction will take place without payment of merger consideration .,neutral |
| According to CEO Kai Telanne the company 's newspapers achieved the best financial result ever .,positive |
| 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 |
| Mr Clausen however refused to comment the option that Nordea would consider buying into Citadele Bank .,neutral |
| The figure does not include food exports from Finland .,neutral |
| Elcoteq expects its net sales for the last quarter of 2010 to be on the level of the third quarter .,neutral |
| No financial details of the deployment were disclosed .,neutral |
| The other seats would go to Edgar Edmonds an American with experience of the clothing and retail industry and Christian Fischer an Austrian with experience in the winter sports goods business .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 140000 sq. metres .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Swedish buyout firm has sold its remaining 22.4 percent stake almost eighteen months after taking the company public in Finland .,neutral |
| The share subscription period for stock options 2007A is between 1 April 2010 and 31 March 2012 .,neutral |
| Market share decreased on the route between Helsinki in Finland and Tallinn in Estonia by 0.1 percentage points to 24.8 % .,negative |
| Validating our fgVoIP client through Symbian Signed represents a significant step forward in accomplishing this goal .,positive |
| Tecnomen headquartered in Espoo Finland develops messaging and charging solutions for telecomms operators and service providers worldwide .,neutral |
| The company can not give up palm oil altogether however .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The contract value amounts to EUR 2.4 million .,neutral |
| Aspo has also investigated the sales opportunities of Kaukomarkkinat 's electronics business .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Oxyview Pulse Oximeter is a common device to check patient blood-oxygen saturation level and pulse rate .,neutral |
| The Costanza light with an aluminum base and washable shade comes in white pistachio orange blue and red .,neutral |
| The duration of the contract is 37 months .,neutral |
| The project will be a 2 x 600 MW coal-fired power plant located some 420 km south of Hanoi the company said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Sanoma Learning & Literature offering print and digital learning materials is present in eleven countries .,neutral |
| The new location is n't the only change Wellmont has in store for its air transport service .,neutral |
| Via the move the company aims annual savings of some EUR3m the main part of which are expected to be realized this year .,positive |
| ( 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 |
| According to CapMan Plc 's Corporate Governance the majority of the committees ' members shall be independent of the Company .,neutral |
| EPS from continuing operations came in at 0.30 eur up from 0.17 .,positive |
| 15 September 2010 - Finnish electrical components maker Salcomp Oyj ( HEL : SAL1V ) announced today the launch of its latest Twist charger platform .,neutral |
| The purchase price was not disclosed .,neutral |
| The mall is part of the Baltic Pearl development project in the city of St Petersburg where Baltic Pearl CJSC a subsidiary of Shanghai Foreign Joint Investment Company is developing homes for 35000 people .,neutral |
| 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 |
| RusHydro has an agreement to transfer its stakes in OESK and the five ERCs into the trust management of Inter RAO .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Altona stated that the private company of Altona chairman Kevin Maloney Tulla Resources would take up its entitlement in full .,neutral |
| The contract comprises a log handling line a peeling line and a veneer drying and grading line .,neutral |
| Fortum had intended to spend as much as ( EURO ) 2.7 bn to become the sole owner of TGK-10 .,neutral |
| Founded in 2000 BioView automates laboratory tests especially diagnostic tests for cancer .,neutral |
| Efore has decided to establish a company for eletric vehicle ( EV ) business in China .,neutral |
| Finnish Raute Precision has won large glass batch plant and mortar plant orders from Mexico and the US .,positive |
| Changes being announced today will be effective after the close of trading on Friday June 19 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| `` The implementation of these programs has had and will have negative impacts on 2006 and 2007 earnings '' Mr Meiklejohn said .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| As a part of the plan the Board of Directors decided to transfer a maximum of 330000 shares held by the company in a share issue against payment directed to Aspo Management Oy a holding company acquired by the management .,neutral |
| "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 |
| Consolidated operating profit from continuing operations decreased by 62.3 % to EUR 51.2 mn from EUR 135.7 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| Operating loss was EUR 179mn compared to a loss of EUR 188mn in the second quarter of 2009 .,positive |
| The deal was worth about EUR 1.2 mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo was elected as vice chairman of the Board .,neutral |
| Sampo Bank 's market share of lending was 13.6 % down from 14.4 % in the first quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| Exports grew 16.5 percent to 19.1 million liters .,positive |
| The share sale to foreign and Finnish investors is expected to raise some euro300 million ( US$ 380 million ) .,neutral |
| Metso is a global supplier of sustainable technology and services for mining construction power generation automation recycling and the pulp and paper industries .,neutral |
| One price category is for calls on the preferred operator 's network and another for calls on other operators ' networks .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The proportion of Estonian and Lithuanian passengers on the Tallinn-Helsinki route also grew in July .,positive |
| 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 |
| Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 1.05 from EUR 0.64 .,positive |
| - Operating profit rose by 26.9 % to EUR 105.8 ( 83.4 ) million .,positive |
| Operating profit for 2009 lower than outlook published earlier .,negative |
| Rivals say Qualcomm has fewer patents on 3G phones than on earlier versions and should lower its rates .,negative |
| CompaniesandMarkets.com provides a wide range of research reports industry statistics and competitive intelligence on the industrial sector .,neutral |
| The Australian company Mirabela Nickel has awarded Outokumpu Technology a contract for grinding technology for its nickel sulfide project in Bahia State Brazil .,positive |
| ` By separating side businesses we will be able to faster expand and develop Tapro retail network .,positive |
| EMSA Deputy Chairman of the Board Juri Lember told BNS on Wednesday that this was the first time he heard about the strike as the Swedish side had not informed the Estonian union yet .,negative |
| 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 |
| Earnings per share EPS rose to EUR 0.11 from EUR 0.03 .,positive |
| 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 |
| The businesses to be divested offer dairy edible fats ready-meal and ice-cream packaging to multinational and local customers .,neutral |
| EBIT excluding non-recurring items was estimated to increase from 2009 .,positive |
| The value of the deal was not disclosed .,neutral |
| Currently YIT builds a housing estate Zapadnye Vorota 26000 square metres in the city and a house 9910 square metres which will be completed at the end of 2009 .,neutral |
| Operating loss totalled EUR 5.2 mn compared to a loss of EUR 3.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2008-2009 .,negative |
| Pharmaceutical market in Italy Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Italy .,neutral |
| Lifetree was founded in 2000 and its revenues have risen on an average by 40 % with margins in late 30s .,positive |
| Return on capital employed rose by 4.8 percentage points to 19.6 % .,positive |
| 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 |
| Return on investment was 16.6 % compared to 15.8 % in 2004 .,positive |
| Strong growth has continued also in China .,positive |
| Kaleva Kustannus Oy ( business ID 0187274-0 ) has according to its notice on 10 August 2009 acquired 4458000 Alma Media shares .,neutral |
| `` Tweeple should check who 's following them and be cautious when clicking on URLs and tinyurls . '',neutral |
| The Tekla Structures product box if needed is now made from recycled material .,neutral |
| 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 |
| An international conference call and audio webcast concerning the financial result January-March 2010 will begin at 14.00 EET .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Vaisala also said it expects net sales of EUR 253.2 million for 2010 compared with EUR 252.2 million recorded in 2009 .,positive |
| Finnish Rautaruukki has been awarded a contract to supply and install steel superstructures for the Partihallsf+Ârbindelsen bridge in Gothenburg in Sweden .,positive |
| 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 |
| Finnish IT consultancy Satama Interactive Oyj said on November 13 2006 that Jarmo Lonnfors took up the position of CEO .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Performance in the second half of 2009 exceeded expectations .,positive |
| Finnish-Swedish TietoEnator is expanding its business quickly in Russia .,positive |
| 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 |
| The sale will be finalized in September or October the company said .,neutral |
| Uponor improved its performance in spite of the decrease in residential construction in the US .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The company is well positioned in Brazil and Uruguay .,positive |
| What would you like to see changed on Nokia 's next attempt ?,neutral |
| 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 |
| The closing of such transaction took place today .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The company operates a U.S. division in Lisle Ill. .,neutral |
| Dragonfly Love is another video shot from start to finish using the Nokia N8 .,neutral |
| The Group also has a strong global position in other fishing categories .,positive |
| Olvi which controls a 94 percent stake in Ragutis through A. Le Coq said in its annual report published earlier this year that the Lithuanian brewery 's sales reached 15.04 million euros last year a rise of 20.4 percent from 12.49 million euros in 2004 .,positive |
| Net profit in the same period in 2006 was ( x20ac ) 172 million .,neutral |
| The company 's net profit rose 11.4 % on the year to 82.2 million euros in 2005 on sales of 686.5 million euros 13.8 % up on the year the company said earlier .,positive |
| Foodservice and consumer goods markets are served by approximately 13000 people in 54 manufacturing units and several sales offices in 33 countries .,neutral |
| Following the registration the number of issued and outstanding shares of Basware is 12890829 .,neutral |
| The total investment in the company will be EUR58m of which Wartsila 's share will be EUR29m .,neutral |
| They are responsible for their own operations customer relationships and the development of these .,neutral |
| The objective of the planned measures is to achieve significant savings in the next few years .,positive |
| Curators have divided their material into eight themes .,neutral |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 83.0 mn up from EUR 23.5 mn year-on-year .,positive |
| 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 |
| The group 's net sales in 2007 were EUR683 .6 m.,neutral |
| A quick `` one-stop-shop '' to understand the company .,neutral |
| The diesel margin has remained high .,positive |
| Net sales have been eaten by the weak US dollar .,negative |
| Okmetic revised its 2010 financial outlook based on its order book .,neutral |
| Productional situation has now improved .,positive |
| Finnish insurance company Fennia and Kesko Group are ending their loyal customer cooperation .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| - BEIJING XFN-ASIA - Hong Kong-listed Standard Chartered Bank said it has signed a China mobile phone dealer financing agreement with Nokia making it the first foreign bank to offer financing to the country 's small and medium enterprise -LR,positive |
| Since the registration of the shares subscribed in a directed share issue the new number of Panostaja shares and voting rights is 41733110 .,neutral |
| Revenues at the same time grew 14 percent to 43 million euros .,positive |
| The company operates worldwide and employs in total approximately 47000 persons .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish Bore that is owned by the Rettig family has grown recently through the acquisition of smaller shipping companies .,positive |
| When the product is manufactured in Finland it is also packed in the country .,neutral |
| The mill has long traditions and holds an established position in the markets .,positive |
| Nokia Siemens Networks provides mobile and fixed network infrastructure communications and networks service platforms as well as professional services to operators and service providers .,neutral |
| The revenues of the business reached NOK 12 million for 2008 .,neutral |
| The site will cover over six hectares .,neutral |
| `` Consumers have very well received our packed fresh meat .,positive |
| Under Finnish law Parliament grants licences to build nuclear power plants .,neutral |
| The acquisition is expected to improve access to chrome ore resources in Turkey .,positive |
| The arrangements do not apply to the group 's units outside Finland .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Pharmaceuticals - Poland This brand-new market analysis gives a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the pharmaceutical market in Poland .,neutral |
| Tekla Structures 16 is ` all about you and your team ' and compatible with the Windows 7 operating system .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The add-on order contains among others control valves and instrumentation as well as complete mill engineering and electrification with Metso drive controls .,neutral |
| Samsung currently occupies third place and lost ground during the quarter dropping by 1.8 % to an 11.1 % share overall .,negative |
| 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 |
| Nordea sees a return to positive growth for the Baltic countries in 2011 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Nevertheless its market share rose to 49.14 percent from 48.51 percent a year earlier .,positive |
| We are now taking Marimekko there on a distinctly more significant scale .,neutral |
| The costs of the new ropax vessels are 30 % lower than those of the present ones .,positive |
| Union and company officials did not return calls yesterday .,neutral |
| At the moment there are approximately 20 Vianor sales offices in Russia .,neutral |
| fi is developing cooperation in keyword advertising with Microsoft .,positive |
| L&T 's net profit for the whole 2010 dropped to EUR 36 million from EUR 45 million for 2009 .,negative |
| Cramo 's manager Jarmo Laasanen said hiring of equipment and machinery in Lithuania differs from the other Baltic countries in that in Lithuania still many public structures such as roads bridges airports and shops are being built .,neutral |
| Stora Enso 's third-quarter pre-tax profit doubled to EUR 197mn .,positive |
| The exercise price of the option will be based on Safran Software Solutions ' license and maintenance sales as well as the result of the company .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Rimi supermarket is the key customer in Magistral center .,neutral |
| Viking Line manages well with its current ferries .,positive |
| The company designs manufactures and markets high-quality clothing interior decoration textiles bags and other accessories .,neutral |
| Raffles Equities Ltd became a substantial holder in Archer Exploration Ltd on January 12 with 11.7 million shares ( 18.2 pc ) .,neutral |
| 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 |
| At this growth rate paying off the national debt will be extremely painful .,negative |
| The employee negotiations are to address measures needed to adjust the operations to the present production situation .,neutral |
| The Board of Directors was authorized to decide on other terms of the share issue .,neutral |
| Nordstjernan has used its option to buy another 22.4 % stake of Salcomp 's shares and votes .,neutral |
| The firm builds components for mobile phones and other communications products .,neutral |
| Jeder Beta-Tester erh+ñlt kostenlos sechs Monate lang Updates und hat laut eigener Aussage die M+Âglichkeit die finale Version zu beeinflussen .,neutral |
| The company has delivered the technical infrastructure used by NAV for their data warehouse and business intelligence initiatives .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Elcoteq has a global network of After Market Service sites which have a long experience in serving Consumer Electronics and Systems Solutions customers .,neutral |
| The Insolvency Act regulates the amount of debt that borrowers are permitted to write off .,neutral |
| It comes complete with an LCD touch screen system for selection of your chosen function and prices start at around the pounds 4805 mark .,neutral |
| The soapstone deposits in the Medvezhyegorsk area are expected to increase Tulikivi 's current reserves considerably .,positive |
| `` We are delighted to announce our support for Intel based handheld platforms the capabilities of which have made our development easier and faster .,positive |
| A meeting of Glisten shareholders to vote on the bid will be held on 12 March .,neutral |
| Earnings per share ( EPS ) dropped to EUR 0.21 from EUR 0.31 .,negative |
| Loss after taxes amounted to EUR 1.2 mn compared to a loss of 2.6 mn .,positive |
| ABN : 59 087 901 620 now represent 5.10 % of the voting rights and share capital of Citycon Oyj .,neutral |
| In the Baltic states the company reports net sales of EUR 11.9 mn down from EUR 14.2 mn and an operative EBIT of EUR -2.2 mn down from EUR -1.7 mn .,negative |
| Sanoma Magazines ' net sales are estimated to grow in 2006 .,positive |
| Operating profit rose to 22.1 mln eur from 19.9 mln .,positive |
| The period-end cash and cash equivalents totaled EUR6 .5 m compared to EUR10 .5 m in the previous year .,negative |
| 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 |
| Profit for the period totaled EUR 39.4 mn up from EUR 33.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,positive |
| The move was triggered by weak demand for forestry equipment and the uncertain market situation .,negative |
| Byline : Tim Moran Cellular phone giant Nokia Corp. is offering $ 8.1 billion for digital map supplier NAVTEQ Corp. of Chicago .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The port facilities ' throughput is 250000 TEUs and 7.5 mln tons of general cargo .,neutral |
| No other ev3 devices were involved in this action .,neutral |
| Purchase it for the 12MP snapper if nothing else .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Deliveries of Nokia 1112 Nokia 2310 and Nokia 2610 are expected to start in the second quarter of 2006 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Following the issue the new shares will constitute 10 percent of the firm 's capital .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Net sales grew in the period to x20ac 402 million $ 585US million from x20ac 401 million in 2006 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Revenue in the quarter fell 8 percent to ( EURO ) 2.4 billion compared to a year earlier .,negative |
| 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 |
| Operating profit was EUR -0.1 mn down from EUR 1.3 mn .,negative |
| However the proportion of the paid standing orders grew in 2009 .,positive |
| These sections will be put into place to form the load-bearing steel structure of the bridge '' says Sami Eronen Senior Vice President Infrastructure and Northern Europe Ruukki Construction .,neutral |
| The company 's transportation business is conducted through Florida Rock & Tank Lines which is a Southeastern transportation company concentrating in the hauling by motor carrier of liquid and dry bulk commodities .,neutral |
| The train is expected to cross the Russian territory in 9 days reaching the Vostochny port .,neutral |
| Yesterday Legrand issued its E300 million fixed rate deal maturing 2017 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish forest industry group Stora Enso Oyj issued on Thursday ( 20 March ) a profit warning for the first quarter 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The company did not distribute a dividend in 2005 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Currently the company uses eight similar reach stackers and four empty container handlers by Konecranes .,neutral |
| Pre-tax loss totaled EUR 0.3 mn compared to a loss of EUR 2.2 mn in the first quarter of 2005 .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The company expects to open its first online shop in the US in the summer in 2011 .,neutral |
| Upon completion of the sale Proha would get some USD12 .7 m for its stake in Artemis .,neutral |
| Aspo serves demanding business-to-business customers .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company 's set of services include digital printing printing preparation offset-printing after-treatment services and send out services .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Gunneflo will be responsible of Oriola-KD 's Pharmaceutical Trade business in Sweden .,neutral |
| The GyPSii mobile social networking application is available in China with both Chinese and English language support .,neutral |
| Citigroup Inc ( NYSE : C ) has announced that its Global Transaction Services ( GTS ) business has been awarded a new mandate by Finland-based Pohjola Bank Group .,positive |
| The estimated value of the deal is USD 9.2 million .,neutral |
| The combined value of the planned investments is about EUR 30mn .,neutral |
| The indexes include the top companies that are committed to sustainable development .,neutral |
| The device offers multimedia performance along with a host of productivity applications including live stock prices .,neutral |
| The government has instead proposed an exchange of the state 's stake in LMT to TeliaSonera 's stake in Lattelecom .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Currently the plant operates on full capacity .,neutral |
| Konecranes Oyj KCR1V FH fell 5.5 percent to 20.51 euros the biggest fall since June .,negative |
| Cameco typically prices sales contracts using a 40:60 ratio of fixed prices and spot prices .,neutral |
| Alma Media expects its net sales to increase as forecast previously .,positive |
| Jun. 25 2008 ( Boy Genius Report delivered by Newstex ) |
| 9 September 2010 - Finnish stationery and gift retailer Tiimari HEL : TII1V said today its net sales rose by 2 % year-on-year to EUR5 .7 m in August 2010 driven by growth in Finland while demand in the Baltics remained weak .,positive |
| The parties have agreed not to disclose the price of the deal the group said in a press release .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Okmetic 's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces end products that improve human interaction and quality of life .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| ENP Newswire - 22 March 2011 Release date - 21032011 - A total of 13000 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 |
| 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 |
| The effect may remain short-lived however .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating profit was EUR 9.8 mn compared to a loss of EUR 12.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Operating profit totaled EUR 5.5 mn up from EUR -0.7 mn .,positive |
| As a result the company currently anticipates net sales to increase and the operating result to be positive .,positive |
| Sampo Group that has become a major shareholder in Nordea owns TrygVesta 's main competitor If P & C Insurance .,neutral |
| The parties have therefore agreed to leave Avena out of the deal .,neutral |
| Nokia Multimedia 's net sales totaled EUR 5.7 bn up 45 % from the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| LIGHTS OUT Before curfew curl up with the latest bestseller and treat your eyes to the perfect reading light from Luceplan .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Demand seems to have hit bottom now and some signs of improvement can be seen .,positive |
| Separately YIT Corporation and Austrian firm E AG last week signed an agreement on the sale of E 's building system service business in Germany Austria Poland the Czech Republic Hungary and Romania for EUR 55 mln .,positive |
| Production is scheduled to start by the end of April 2007 .,neutral |
| According to Finnish Scanfil 's founder and chairman of the board Jorma J. Takanen the company has to look for growth abroad .,neutral |
| The company 's consolidated operating profit amounted to EUR 15.86 mn up from EUR 4.14 mn year-on-year .,positive |
| However its market share shrank to 47.59 per cent from 48 per cent a year earlier .,negative |
| 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 |
| Price talk is in the Euribor plus 2 bps area and the sole lead is Citigroup .,neutral |
| The value of the deal has not been disclosed .,neutral |
| This solution is an extension to the existing online mediation solution delivered earlier by Comptel and IBM .,neutral |
| The company also said that its board of directors has proposed a profit distribution of EUR0 .92 per share .,neutral |
| Operating loss totaled EUR 0.8 mn compared to a profit of EUR 0.5 mn .,negative |
| We succeeded in increasing our market share of sold apartment '' comments Mr Kari Kauniskangas Head of YIT International Construction Services .,positive |
| According to PKC the acquisition would bring a significant addition to PKC 's customer base .,positive |
| Steek which was set up in 2002 is based in Bordeaux southwestern France .,neutral |
| The fair value of investment properties was EUR 2 251.0 ( 1 281.4 ) million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Another noticeable thing is that the search for Tata and Airtel brands was mostly related to ` broadband connections ' .,neutral |
| The evidentiary hearing in the Investigation is scheduled for April 21 - May 1 2008 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The MET is located in the Central Business District ( CBD ) of Bangkok .,neutral |
| Trading under the name Velta UK a former Uponor brand the company has been Uponor 's long-term partner in supplying Velta-branded systems particularly for the commercial and industrial building sector in the UK and internationally .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The share subscription period will expire on 30 September 2007 .,neutral |
| `` The announced investment of the carmaker Hyundai for example sounds optimistically for us as of course new cars mean new tires . '',positive |
| 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 |
| The portfolio comprises of 118000 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 |
| "About 72 % of Evraz Group shares are owned by Lanebrook whose beneficiaries on the one hand are Millhouse the holding company for the assets of billionaire Roman Abramovich and his business partners 50 % , and Evraz executives Alexander Abramov and Alexander Frolov 50 % on the other .",neutral |
| In 2007 almost two thirds of Orion 's net sales came from these drugs .,neutral |
| 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 |
| EuroChem CFO Andrey Ilyin said : `` This facility marks another important step for EuroChem in securing the long-term financing necessary for our potash and other strategic projects '' .,positive |
| 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 |
| The planned ethanol and energy production plant can operate in correlation with a waste treatment unit or a paper mill .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Metsa-Botnia will finance the payment of dividends the repayment of capital and the repurchase of its own shares with the funds deriving from its divestment of the Uruguay operations and shares in Pohjolan Voima and by utilising its existing financing facilities .,neutral |
| Bluewin Security is available as a monthly subscription .,neutral |
| Latvia 's Stockmann shopping mall is a subsidiary of Finland 's Stockmann Plc. .,neutral |
| Tikkurila Powder Coatings has some 50 employees at its four paint plants which generated revenues of EUR2 .4 m USD3 .3 m in 2010 .,neutral |
| Total value of the contract is about EUR 10mn .,neutral |
| 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 900000 euro $ 1.2 mln for the same period of fiscal 2005-06 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 200000 b-cd Porvoo Finland refinery .,positive |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 13.5 mn from EUR 9.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,positive |
| Favourable currency rates also contributed to higher net sales '' CEO Kari Kauniskangas said .,positive |
| Revenue in July to September grew 14 percent to ( EURO ) 467 million from a year earlier the company said Thursday .,positive |
| 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 |
| The inaugural speech will be given by Hannu Kyrolainen Finland 's Ambassador to the Czech Republic .,neutral |
| Financing of the project will come mainly from China .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 3.11 mn from EUR 1.22 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 .,positive |
| Competition authorities will have to approve the deal before it can be finalized .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The value of the deal is estimated at between SEK25m and SEK50m .,neutral |
| Niina Nenonen Marimekko 's current director for clothing bags and accessories lines will take up this role .,neutral |
| Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The exercise originated in Finland in the early 1930s as a training method for cross-country skiers .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Elisa has commissioned Finland 's Poyry Telecom Oy to conduct a study of reception in some of Estonia 's largest cities besides Tallinn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Last year UPM cut production closed mills in Finland and slashed 700 jobs .,negative |
| Finnair 's total traffic decreased by 8.7 % in terms of revenue passenger kilometres .,negative |
| Financial terms were not disclosed .,neutral |
| The Group 's cash flow from operations will be positive .,positive |
| It is necessary to strengthen the company 's operations however .,neutral |
| With sales of $ 12.7 billion over the last twelve months ending October 2010 and over 9200 stores in 35 states Dollar General is the nation 's largest small box discount retailer .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The second variant offers complete final finishing of any selected apartment with foreign high quality materials ( Finland Denmark Germany France ) .,neutral |
| Subject-matter of the invention furthermore is the use of the cyclone for separating partly molten particles . '',neutral |
| 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 |
| The Hayward Calif.-based target designs active casual and dress footwear as well as boots and sandals .,neutral |
| Raute is listed on the Nordic exchange in Helsinki .,neutral |
| ( ADP News ) - Feb 9 2009 - Finnish computer services company Proha Oyj ( HEL : ART1V ) said today its net loss narrowed to EUR 113000 ( USD 146000 ) for 2008 from EUR 1.2 million for 2007 .,positive |
| 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 |
| The annual value of the contracts is estimated at USD 2mn over the next three years .,neutral |
| No planned closing date was provided .,neutral |
| Finnish communication electronics components supplier Scanfil Oyj Tuesday said sales in the first half of 2006 will be 15 % lower than during the same period a year ago .,negative |
| The EA Reng group posted sales of approximately 84 million kroons for 2007 .,neutral |
| The total headcount reduction will be 50 persons the company said .,negative |
| 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 |
| `` We will now after the relevant authority approvals make a mandatory bid as required by the Finnish Securities Markets Act .,neutral |
| Poyry is a global consulting and engineering firm focusing on the energy forest industry and infrastructure & environment sectors .,neutral |
| Finnish management software solutions provider Ixonos Oyj net profit decreased to 369000 euro ( $ 575000 ) for the first quarter of 2008 from 669000 euro ( $ 1.0 mln ) for the same period of 2007 .,negative |
| However short-term rentals are becoming more popular .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The subsidiary will be responsible for filter sales local assembly of filters and after market services in China .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Tekla Structures 16 installation has been built according to Microsoft 's requirements for the Windows 7 certification the Company added .,neutral |
| Result before taxes decreased to nearly EUR 14.5 mn compared to nearly EUR 20mn in the previous accounting period .,negative |
| 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 |
| To see a slide show of all the newest product releases from Fiskars .,neutral |
| Pharmaceuticals group Orion Corp reported a fall in its third-quarter earnings that were hit by larger expenditures on R&D and marketing .,negative |
| The order consists of outsourced application management support and planning for Tecnotree and third-party applications .,neutral |
| India 's trade with Russia currently stands at four billion dollars growing 9.6 per cent in fiscal 2007 .,positive |
| Upon establishment the plan is directed to approximately 20 persons .,neutral |
| Margin call of Zanadvorov has given the chance to make such purchase under the credit of Deutsche Bank for USD 560 million .,neutral |
| Prothious Engineering ( www.prothious.com ) employs more than 1000 and has a large portfolio of projects and an annual detailing capacity of more than 100000 tonnes .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Finnish component supplier Componenta Corporation OMX Helsinki : CTH1V said on Monday 16 June that it is changing its pricing cycle due to the increase of raw material prices .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In 2007 Alma Media 's operating profit was about EUR 53mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The technology will become available to businesses from the fourth quarter Nokia said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ` 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 |
| ( ADP News ) - Feb 12 2009 - Finnish construction company Lemminkainen Oyj ( HEL : LEM1S ) said today its net profit decreased to EUR 63.5 million ( USD 81.1 m ) for 2008 from EUR 80.6 million for 2007 .,negative |
| Fiskars the World 's 1 Scissors Brand TM recently won Learning -« Magazine 's 2011 Teachers ' Choice Award for the Classroom .,positive |
| Finnish retail software developer Aldata Solution Oyj reported a net loss of 11.7 mln euro $ 17.2 mln for 2007 versus a net profit of 2.5 mln euro $ 3.7 mln for 2006 .,negative |
| Nordea Pankki Suomi Oyj according to previously announced has made forward contracts on Alma Media Corporation shares .,neutral |
| Finland-based Stockmann Group has closed seven franchising sports stores Nike in Russia .,negative |
| ( 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 |
| 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 |
| The company is in charge of all natural gas storage activities in France Great Britain and Germany .,neutral |
| s business sectors are building construction infrastructure construction and technical building services .,neutral |
| Russia 's Video International Group holds a controlling stake in Russian Media Ventures .,neutral |
| It expects revenue between $ 8.4 billion and $ 8.7 billion compared to analyst estimates of $ 8.67 billion .,neutral |
| The agreement will provide The Switch with double the converter capacity whilst opening up further manufacturing locations in China .,positive |
| They will be sunk to a depth of some 360-380 metres and fixed to the bottom mud by vacuum .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 27.8 mn from EUR 17.5 mn in 2008 .,positive |
| The guidance has been set at 90 basis points over mid-swaps the report said .,neutral |
| Founded in 1923 Finnair is one of the world 's oldest airlines and flies to 60 destinations with a fleet of 63 aircraft employing 9500 people .,neutral |
| The Line 4 will run fully underground and will comprise 10 stations which will be executed in two implementation stages .,neutral |
| Operating profit increased by 145.1 % to EUR 8.3 mn from EUR 3.4 mn .,positive |
| The first phase will be completed by the end of 2012 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Rental of building equipment accounted for 88 percent of the operating income .,neutral |
| Finnair 's Tallinn-based subsidiary Aero AS carried 23335 passengers a decline of 60.8 % on routes between Helsinki and the Baltic capitals and within Southern Finland .,negative |
| PA ) JPMorgan Chase and Co ( NYSE : JPM ) and Pohjoa Bank are joint lead-managers on the senior unsecured deal .,neutral |
| In the meantime the CEO 's duties will be assumed by Outotec 's Deputy CEO Seppo Rantakari .,neutral |
| The manufacturing will begin in Pietarsaari in the beginning of the year 2009 and the delivery will take place in October 2009 .,neutral |
| Kesko has about 2000 stores engaged in chain operations in the Nordic and Baltic countries Russia and Belarus .,neutral |
| The value of the order is USD 2.3 mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Trading code : ELI1V Number of shares : 99483 Price-share : Gratuitous After the transfer Elisa holds a total of 10435023 own shares .,neutral |
| Oriola-KD is a spin-off of Finnish pharmaceutical group Orion Oyj 's wholesale division .,neutral |
| The Group 's turnover in 2006 was EUR 39.2 million and operating profit was EUR 3.9 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Also the development of online businesses will continue .,neutral |
| ADP News - Apr 22 2009 - Finnish business information systems developer Solteq Oyj HEL : STQ1V said today its net loss widened to EUR 189000 USD 245000 for the first quarter of 2009 from EUR 10000 for the same peri,negative |
| In Penttil+ñ 's vision the most important reason for the transaction is Russia .,neutral |
| Section : Regional News - The demand in Finnair 's Asian traffic measured in passenger kilometers was up 34.9 % in August compare to last year .,positive |
| According to Soosalu particular attention was paid to residents privacy and security in the design of the Aleksandri Street building .,neutral |
| Sales VAT inclusive expanded by 19 percent to 351 million euros .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It operates under three distinct brands : United Supermarkets Market Street and United Supermercado .,neutral |
| Technopolis has set aside a plot of land measuring 4.6 hectares to build the park Mikkonen said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The most popular mobile data services are email surfing the internet as well as news and weather services .,neutral |
| Loss for the period totalled EUR 15.6 mn compared to a profit of EUR 6.3 mn in 2008 .,negative |
| There did not seem to be enough hours in a day for Pekkarinen .,neutral |
| Lean System supports change management and component purchasing extremely well .,positive |
| In Middle East & North Africa Tecnotree has grown considerably in the recent years .,positive |
| The company has 120 employees and annual sales of approximately EUR16m .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR25 .8 m of goodwill the company added .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In 2008 Stockmann earned 3.398 million lats in profit on 48.012 million lats in turnover .,neutral |
| Shuweihat 2 got under way in July 2008 when the project was awarded to desalination and power contractors .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Department Store Division 's sales fell by 8.6 % to EUR 140.2 mn .,negative |
| Quarterly diluted EPS on continuing operations came in at 0.21 eur compared with last year 's 0.12 eur .,positive |
| An of the invention released by the Patent Office said : `` A non-coherent search matrix is formed of said correlation function matrix .,neutral |
| Barclays Plc ( LSE : BARC ) ( NYSE : BCS ) Credit Agricole SA ( EPA : ACA ) ( CAGR .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Based on negotiations with personnel some 20 % have indicated their willingness to move to the new location .,neutral |
| A corresponding increase of 85432.50 euros in Ahlstrom 's share capital has been entered in the Trade Register today .,neutral |
| Also the traditional grapevine carries a lot of weight .,neutral |
| However the brokers ' ratings on the stock differ .,neutral |
| The contract will take effect in 2009 for a five or ten year period .,neutral |
| Ms Laakso will be responsible for HKScan 's HR functions and for their development in all of the Group ` smarket areas .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The buyer is real estate owner Propertos Oy but the companies have agreed not to disclose financial details of the deal .,neutral |
| Finnish Metso Paper has been awarded a contract for the rebuild of Sabah Forest Industries ' ( SFI ) pulp mill in Sabah Malaysia .,positive |
| However two of the previously ordered sets will start producing electricity at the end of October 2010 it said .,neutral |
| Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt Ltd a subsidiary of Incap Corporation of Finland is acquiring the manufacturing unit of the TVS Electronic Ltd at Tumkur near Bangalore for Rs40 crore .,neutral |
| With the new arrangement customer responsibilities will become mainly regional .,neutral |
| Sanoma Magazines International will invite other shareholders holding approximately 15 % of the shares to sell their shares .,neutral |
| Utah 's capital wanted to be the next U.S. headquarters of Amer Sports Corp. a ski-equipment company .,neutral |
| The chilled meat products category led the meat fish and poultry market in Finland accounting for a share of 31.4 % .,neutral |
| Most of the increase in net sales was due to the acquisition of Swedish Silva that produces garden tools and boats .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The composite body is coated with a hard coating layer produced by thermal spraying and the coating is ground . '',neutral |
| Acquisitions have been made and businesses have been well integrated .,positive |
| Cencorp 's net sales in the first quarter is estimated to be EUR0.9-1 .2 m as compared to EUR4 .5 m in the first quarter 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| `` We have a license agreement with Nokia Corp. which in part expires on April 9 2007 .,neutral |
| `` Printed fabrics and related design expertise have always been the core of Marimekko 's business and brand .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish Cargotec has been awarded a significant order for a total of 292 Hiab loader cranes by BAE Systems in the US .,positive |
| The parties have agreed not to disclose the transaction value .,neutral |
| Vaisala 's expertise in lightning data and information systems is based on extensive experience and investment in R&D .,neutral |
| Managing Director Timo Kohtam+ñki of Lemmink+ñinen Infra nevertheless points out the continued need for infrastructure construction in the Baltic markets .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The technology park will be built near St. Petersburg-based Pulkovo airport .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| says Brian Burton Head of IT Security Vodafone UK .,neutral |
| Also a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets .,neutral |
| Nordic Walking was first used as a summer training method by cross-country skiers .,neutral |
| `` After a long unprofitable period the Food Division posted a profitable result which speaks of a healthier cost structure and a new approach in business operations '' Rihko said .,positive |
| Terms were not disclosed .,neutral |
| Profit for the period totalled EUR 0.8 mn down from EUR 1.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,negative |
| The copying republication or redistribution of AFX News Content including by framing or similar means is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AFX News .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The city will invite however a public procurement tender for the tailor-made public furniture such as park benches litter receptacles public toilets as well as bus shelters street lights and other .,neutral |
| The total investment necessary will be EUR40m the company estimated .,neutral |
| It 's not .,neutral |
| Basware Einvoices Oy will be merged into the parent company during the present fiscal period .,neutral |
| It will also strengthen Ruukki 's offshore business .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Metso Foundries Jyvaskyla Oy will discontinue production on this line by 30 September 2008 the company said .,neutral |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items amounted to EUR 40.6 mn down from EUR 57.3 mn year-on-year .,negative |
| The rewards to be paid on the basis of the earning period 2011 will correspond to the value of a maximum total of 364000 Componenta Corporation shares including also the proportion to be paid in cash .,neutral |
| The CVs of the proposed members are available for viewing from 12 March 2008 onwards on the Internet at www.sampo.com/ir .,neutral |
| Under the plan which CSES worked out together with Public Policy Management Institute ( PPMI ) and other partners buildings with a total area of 10000 square meters should be built on the territory in the first phase .,neutral |
| More than 50000 tonnes of asphalt mix will be used in the contract .,neutral |
| The objective is that trading in the shares will commence on May 2 2007 .,neutral |
| After the transaction Tikkurila has no powder coatings related operations .,neutral |
| Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network production plants in Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR2 .4 m from EUR1 .6 m year earlier .,positive |
| SDM offers general rental equipment aluminium scaffolding power generator and hoists to customers in the construction sector .,neutral |
| Russia wants to utilise its huge forest reserves in a very different way from what has been done so far .,neutral |
| Both operating profit and net sales for the six-month period increased respectively from EUR0 .4 m and EUR3 .2 m as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| The value of the firm 's forestry holdings increased by SEK 3.6 bn .,positive |
| 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 |
| Boomerang Boats had net sales of EUR 4.1 mn and it made an operating profit of EUR 0.4 mn in 2006 .,neutral |
| The wireless industry is bracing itself for the iPhone which will launch on June 29 .,neutral |
| We are honored to be acknowledged for our commitment to the industry especially in Asia Pacific . '',positive |
| The customer is cooperative retailer Osuuskauppa Suur-Savo .,neutral |
| In the third quarter of fiscal 2008 Efore swung to a net loss of EUR 400000 versus a net profit of EUR 200000 for the corresponding period of fiscal 2007 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The company reported net sales of 302 mln euro $ 441.6 mln and an operating margin of 16 pct in 2006 .,neutral |
| Construction is scheduled to start in April-June 2007 and to be completed in early 2008 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The OMX Helsinki 25 ended 0.47 pct lower at 3150.55 and the OMX Helsinki was down 0.21 pct at 10736.42 on 1.523 bln eur turnover .,negative |
| SRV lowered its net sales estimate for the whole of 2008 due to uncertainties in housing sales .,negative |
| 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 |
| The order is a follow-on to an 11 mln euro ( $ 16.1 mln ) deal made in July 2007 .,neutral |
| SRV will also build an aqua park with wellness area a restaurant and a multifunctional ice arena .,neutral |
| The negotiations concern 246 salaried and senior salaried employees and are scheduled to be completed in six weeks .,neutral |
| - Inge Larsen (CFO) 29045 shares representing 0.50 % of the share capital .,neutral |
| N-Viro operates processing facilities independently as well as in partnership with municipalities .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The transaction included also the transfer of the lease agreement concerning manufacturing premises and employment agreements related to these operations .,neutral |
| Turun kaupunkin Finland based company has awarded contract to Lemminkainen Talotekniikka Oy for electrical installation work .,positive |
| FinancialWire tm is not a press release service and receives no compensation for its news opinions or distributions .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company 's net sales in 2009 totalled MEUR 307.8 with an operating margin of 13.5 per cent .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Several large stocks tacked lower however .,negative |
| Currently the company foresees its pre-tax profit to remain below the 2009 level when it reached EUR 700000 USD 934000 compared with previous projections of a slightly better pre-tax profit .,negative |
| The rebuilds are designed to improve the machines ' performance and product quality .,positive |
| The bank forecasts Finland 's GDP will grow by 2 % in 2010 and in 2011 .,positive |
| Our tools are specifically designed with the needs of both the business users and ICT experts in mind .,neutral |
| In his current position Manty has worked since 1996 .,neutral |
| Finnish Outokumpu Technology has been awarded several new grinding technology contracts .,positive |
| EBITDA for the year 2009 improved to EUR484m as compared with EUR472m in 2008 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Tielinja generated net sales of 7.5 mln euro $ 9.6 mln in 2005 .,neutral |
| The total amount of subscription prices was recorded in the fund for invested non-restricted equity .,neutral |
| On 20 March 2006 Stora Enso refused to comment the news in any way .,neutral |
| The amending of the proposal simplifies the proposed plan and increases the incentive for key employees to stay in the Company .,positive |
| In the spring 2006 a total of 386530 Stock Options 2002 B were annulled .,neutral |
| Orders received grew by 55 % year-on-year to EUR732m .,positive |
| 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 |
| Outotec 's delivery covers the engineering supply and construction of a circulating fluid bed calcination plant with a capacity of 1600 tons of alumina per day .,neutral |
| The passenger tunnel is expected to be put into operation in 2009 .,neutral |
| The customer is then forwarded to the site and unknown to him logged in with the first number .,neutral |
| The total value of the contract is some EUR 8 million .,neutral |
| By the end of 2006 the number of joint branch offices will total 170 .,neutral |
| The joint venture is planning a quick timetable for negotiating the lease of the potential wind farm areas and for charting the feasibility of the wind farms .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| After the sale Outokumpu 's share of the technology unit will be reduced to some 12-20 percent .,neutral |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 9.0 mn down from EUR 9.7 mn in the first half of 2008 .,negative |
| Ruukki 's delivery volumes and selling prices showed favourable development and the company 's comparable net sales grew by 50 % year-on-year to EUR647m CEO Sakari Tamminen said .,positive |
| 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 |
| Radiation and today is a full service house expert in radiation and nuclear safety issues .,neutral |
| The company says the measures are no longer needed .,neutral |
| The company said it estimates to make a slight profit thanks to cost-cutting measures .,positive |
| In 2007 Etteplan reported a turnover of EUR125 .2 m.,neutral |
| 128538 shares can still be subscribed for with Series E share options max .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Oka specialises in new construction renovation work of residential and non-residential building as well as premises for industrial and logistical use .,neutral |
| Her last position in Nokia Siemens Networks was head of Business Human Resources NSN global IT .,neutral |
| Completion of the transaction is subject to a final agreement and a Due Diligence process .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Investors will continue being interested in the company 's share although it is not quite cheap Affarsvarlden said .,positive |
| At 3:37 p.m. Eastern time a block of 2400 contracts changed hands at a bid price of $ 0.45 .,neutral |
| The net sales of the whole fiscal year 2008 will be lower than in 2007 and operating profit is estimated to be negative .,negative |
| Finnish financial software solutions developer BasWare Oyj said its net profit fell to 884000 euro ( $ 1.2 mln ) for the first quarter of 2007 from 2.0 mln euro ( $ 2.7 mln ) a year earlier .,negative |
| Cohen & Steers Inc. : 5 534 626 shares representing 4.985 % of the share capital and voting rights .,neutral |
| `` However the rapidly increasing costs and the strengthening of the euro were challenging for the whole industry and they impacted on our results . '',negative |
| Stora Enso will receive a 19.9 pct equity interest in the combined company .,neutral |
| The company is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki .,neutral |
| The implementation of the deal is subject to the approval by the Finnish Competition Authority .,neutral |
| Earnings per share were higher at 0.48 against 0.37 a year before and ahead of market consensus of 0.40 eur .,positive |
| Pharmaceutical market in Netherlands Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Netherlands .,neutral |
| The value of the orders is about EUR 70mn .,neutral |
| Following the issue the number of shares in the Swedish company will grow by 9 % .,neutral |
| The company aims to maintain this trend in profitability during the current year .,positive |
| 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 |
| The new units should become one of the largest ones within the company .,neutral |
| Kirsi Rantanen was previously development director for HK Ruokatalo 's poultry business .,neutral |
| 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 |
| A purchase agreement for 7200 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 |
| - 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 |
| The group 's operating loss was EUR 0.8 mn down from a profit of EUR 2.5 mn in 2004 .,negative |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| The forecast for 2012 is 3.3 % .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 100000 tonnes and net sales of EUR 135 million in 2007 .,neutral |
| Less than ten people will face pension agreements .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Net sales surged by 30 % to EUR 36 million .,positive |
| New Novator products are supposed to be exported .,neutral |
| It is now the leading private road ambulance service company in Finland .,positive |
| Finnish automation solutions developer Cencorp Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : CNC1V ) issued on Thursday ( 18 September ) a profit warning for the third quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| The solid fuel is heated before sludge is mixed therein . '',neutral |
| `` The new unit is a major investment in the Finnish media scene .,neutral |
| Cargo traffic fell 1 % year-on-year to 8561 tonnes in September 2009 .,negative |
| As part of the transaction M-real and Sappi have also signed a long-term agreement on the supply of pulp and BCTMP and other smaller services and supplies .,positive |
| In April 2005 Neste separated from its parent company Finnish energy company Fortum and became listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange .,neutral |
| The building will house product development and test laboratories .,neutral |
| Lieksaare Oy has earlier been regarded under the control of Saarelainen Oy and the individual shareholders under the shareholder agreement .,neutral |
| QPR product family is fully compatible with Microsoft 's Windows 7 operating system .,neutral |
| The enterprise value of Maritim Food AS has been determined as approximately EUR15m .,neutral |
| R&D Loan ) .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating loss landed at EUR39m including one-offs and at EUR27m excluding one-offs .,neutral |
| You will hear the latest insights and updates on Citycon 's strategy as well as the latest news from all the business units .,neutral |
| The operating profit for Grain Trading increased to EUR 2.0 mn from EUR 1.4 mn in 2005 .,positive |
| The Finnish group anticipates a sales gain of EUR42m after tax and expenses .,positive |
| The corrected chapter is in its entirety below .,neutral |
| According to Finnish financial services group Sampo 's CEO Bj+Ârn Wahlroos Danish Danske Bank 's acquisition of Sampo Bank for EUR 4bn was the largest cash deal in Finland 's economic history .,neutral |
| Finnish Sampo-Rosenlew manufactures approximately seven forest machines monthly and about half of machines are exported .,neutral |
| Honkarakenne also decided yesterday to sell 88500 of its B series shares to key staff members for EUR2 .9 per share .,neutral |
| According to CEO Hannu Syrj+ñnen a new common name and visual identity is required as the group has grown and internationalised .,neutral |
| The record date for dividend distribution is March 14 2008 .,neutral |
| Cargotec Germany GmbH has been awarded a contract by Stadtverwaltung Mainz for chassis bodies under Open procedure .,positive |
| The company said that it has agreed to a EUR160m unsecured credit line from lenders .,neutral |
| Net sales fell by 5 % from the previous accounting period .,negative |
| After the split the company would have 26885540 Series A shares and 9540000 Series K shares .,neutral |
| Delivery is expected to take place later this month .,neutral |
| It will be operated by Nokia and supported by its Nokia NetAct network and service management system .,neutral |
| Previously the company expected its 2008 financial performance to remain at the same level as in 2008 .,neutral |
| rosendal at outotec.com Eila Paatela Vice President - Corporate Communications tel. +358 20 529 2004 +358 400 817198 e-mail eila .,neutral |
| Number of offers received for this contract is two .,neutral |
| `` After this purchase Cramo will become the second largest rental services provider in the Latvian market .,positive |
| Glaston 's own glass processing unit Tamglass Glass Processing is a manufacturer of high quality safety glass products operating in Finland .,neutral |
| IonPhasE 's second major owner is venture capital firm Aura Capital .,neutral |
| Its customers include local companies Slo Oy Kiilto Oy Toptronics Oy Normark Suomi Oy Pellonpaja Oy and Mansner Oy .,neutral |
| The contract incorporates a Convergent Charging rating solution for voice and data which includes Internet GPRS SMS MMS and WAP .,neutral |
| All YIT Capital Markets Day materials will be available on the company 's Internet site at www.yitgroup.com/investors at 10:30 on September 26 .,neutral |
| This release is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States or elsewhere .,neutral |
| Talentum 's net sales in September were smaller than expected .,negative |
| Pretax profit rose to EUR 1019 mn from EUR 1007 in the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| Peigs www.peigs.se will become part of Sardus Latta Maltider Light Meals unit .,neutral |
| We offer our customers solutions based on renewable raw materials .,neutral |
| The company employing 6400 reported net sales of 620 mln euro $ 823.2 mln for 2006 .,neutral |
| Sales have risen in other export markets .,positive |
| In the building and home improvement trade sales decreased by 6.3 % totalling EUR 154.1 mn .,negative |
| Finnish shipping company Finnlines ' pretax loss totalled EUR 6.5 mn in the third quarter of 2009 compared to a profit of EUR 0.3 mn in the third quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| These restrictions do not apply to statutory dividends .,neutral |
| Through the Nordic Exchange OMX offers access to approximately 80 percent of the Nordic and Baltic securities market .,neutral |
| Exports of goods fell by 59 % and imports by 16.7 % .,negative |
| Salcomp 's charger manufacturing plant in India is located in the Nokia Telecom Park in the state of Tamil Nadu in the eastern part of India .,neutral |
| The capital structure of Solidium may be complemented by other financial instruments in the future .,neutral |
| He does not believe however that HKScan or Atria will start to use imported meat as Finnish consumers prefer domestic products .,neutral |
| Operating result excluding one-off items totaled EUR 9.1 mn compared to EUR 10.6 mn in continuing operations excluding one-off items in 2004 .,negative |
| 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 |
| Grounds for the notification : Tiimari Plc 12/30/2010 issued Capital Convertible Loan allocation decision by the Board on 01/31/2011 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Rapala VMC Corporation ( Rapala ) is a Finland-based company engaged in the manufacture and distribution of fishing equipment and accessories .,neutral |
| The bond with a maturity of five years is part of the bank 's domestic bond program .,neutral |
| Rockwell Collins is a provider of flight deck cabin and information management solutions for business aircraft operators .,neutral |
| The third order awarded to Outokumpu Technology is by Shalkiya Zinc of Kazakhstan for the Shalkiya zinc-lead project in Kazakhstan .,positive |
| The ship unloader is totally enclosed along the entire conveying line to the storage facilities .,neutral |
| L+ñnnen Tehtaat 's Food Division was reorganised into two strategic business units Apetit Frozen Foods and Jams and Apetit Fish .,neutral |
| The event can be followed on-line via Orion 's Finnish homepage at www.orion.fi as well as via the Kauppalehti Live web service at www.kauppalehti.fi/live .,neutral |
| In 2006 TeliaSonera net sales were SEK 91 bn EBITDA was SEK 32.266 bn net income was SEK 19.28 bn .,neutral |
| Earnings per share were EUR -0.04 -0.06 .,neutral |
| It inspects the companys strategic strengths and weaknesses .,neutral |
| According to Saarioinen 's Managing Director Ilkka M+ñkel+ñ the food industry sector has a significant excess of production machinery .,neutral |
| The properties were purchased from Swedish private equity real estate firm Niam and Goldman Sachs ' Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds .,neutral |
| Return on investment ROI was 4.1 % compared to 43.8 % in the first half of 2008 .,negative |
| Our key geographical markets are Europe Russian Federation Middle-East South-Africa and Japan .,neutral |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. Oct. 23 |
| Both the net sales and operating profit were record high in the company 's history .,positive |
| A In August 2007 Latvijas Finieris ordered all production lines for a new green veneer mill to be built in Ukmerge central Lithuania .,neutral |
| According to Finnair Technical Services the measure is above all due to the employment situation .,neutral |
| For the fiscal year ending September 30 2009 the revenue from these customers was $ 10.012 million or around 11.0 % of the transportation group 's revenue .,neutral |
| `` Over the years the color orange has become synonymous with quality .,neutral |
| The transaction will have a positive impact of around EUR2m on earnings which Ruukki will recognize during the fourth quarter of this year .,positive |
| 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 |
| Koff 's market share of the volume of the market was 23.4 % Karhu 's 21.4 % .,neutral |
| It 's even a little bit higher than Yara 's multiples on itself ' an analyst in Helsinki said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| SSH Communications Security Corporation is headquartered in Helsinki Finland .,neutral |
| Operating profit improved to EUR 20.3 mn from EUR 11.4 mn .,positive |
| The closing of the transaction is scheduled to take place on January 10 2008 .,neutral |
| down to EUR5 .9 m H1 '09 3 August 2009 - Finnish media group Ilkka-Yhtyma Oyj ( HEL : ILK2S ) said today its net profit fell 45 % on the year to EUR5 .9 m in the first half of 2009 .,negative |
| This combined with foreign investments creates interesting opportunities for Solteq .,positive |
| 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 |
| The sale of the Healthcare Trade business supports Oriola-KD 's strategy to focus on Pharmaceutical Wholesale and Retail businesses .,positive |
| The contracts of the employees 96 of whom are blue-collar workers will be ended between March and August 2011 .,negative |
| Reporting in accordance with the merged business operations will start as of January 1 2011 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` We could be there .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating result showed a loss of EUR 2.9 mn while a year before it showed a profit of EUR 0.6 mn .,negative |
| Full-year net sales are expected to increase by approximately 10 % the company said .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The acquisition will considerably increase Kemira 's sales and market position in the Russian metal industry coatings market .,positive |
| The company does not disclose the sum it applied for .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Otherwise the situation is under control .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The total number of shares in the company will be 585236987 Innofactor group Innofactor offers its customers comprehensive solutions in the Microsoft environment .,neutral |
| The ongoing project where Tekla Structures is being used is the Vashi Exhibition Centre being developed by Insteel Engineers Pvt Ltd-IIVRCL Infrastructures & Projects Ltd & CIDCO .,neutral |
| That topped consensus forecasts for earnings of 0.21 euros a share .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Galeria Podlaska a shopping mall on Wysockiego Street in Bia ` ystok is approximately 60-percent leased or reserved .,neutral |
| It is planned to set up the A class business center in the two top storeys of the complex .,neutral |
| The Company turnover amounted to MEUR 27.9 in 2007 .,neutral |
| The most interesting export markets will be Russia the Baltic countries and Scandinavia .,neutral |
| The OMX Helsinki index was 0.33 pct lower at 9364.80 while the OMX Helsinki CAP portfolio index was down 0.34 pct at 5029.25 .,negative |
| The total investment in 2006 and 2007 is expected to amount to about EUR75m .,neutral |
| The purpose of this action is to ensure company 's cost effectiveness this year and in the near future .,positive |
| A few employees would remain at the Oulu plant in support functions for other group units .,neutral |
| The number of class A shares remains unchanged at 9526089 shares .,neutral |
| CapMan made its initial investment in OneMed in June 2006 .,neutral |
| Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 7.2.2007 at 10.30 A total of 56955 new shares of Ahlstrom Corporation have been subscribed with option rights under the company 's stock option programs I 2001 and II 2001 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Global Markets Direct 's Pohjola Bank plc - Financial Analysis Review is an in-depth business financial analysis of Pohjola Bank plc. .,neutral |
| Insurer Axa ( PAR : CS ) slid by 5.35 % to EUR 14.15 after Citigroup and ING slashed their targets on the stock .,negative |
| All reproduction for further distribution is prohibited .,neutral |
| 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 |
| I am looking forward to contribute to SRV 's success with my competence '' says Taneli Hassinen .,positive |
| The company expects net sales to significantly increase from 2009 .,positive |
| Also Lemmink+ñinen 's profit for accounting period went up to EUR 3.1 mn from EUR -24.5 mn a year ago .,positive |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. June 7 |
| Kesko Agro Lietuva the agricultural machinery and grain trader and another member of the Kesko Group boosted its sales by 42.9 percent to 13.4 million euros VAT inclusive .,positive |
| `` BasWare 's product sales grew strongly in the financial period by 24 percent .,positive |
| In the second quarter of 2010 Raute 's net loss narrowed to EUR 123000 from EUR 1.5 million in the same period of 2009 .,positive |
| `` Small firms are suffering at the moment because they are likely to have money trouble '' he added .,negative |
| With this the company will exit the contract manufacturing service segment .,neutral |
| Each year the dividend is deducted from the subscription price .,neutral |
| As a condition to the deal Savcor Alfa has to have bought Photonium and Akseli Lahtinen Inc. 's business operations prior to the deal .,neutral |
| At the end of the review period Nordic Aluminium 's order book stood at EUR 8.77 mn compared to EUR 7.04 in 2005 .,positive |
| Operating loss totalled EUR 0.3 mn down from a profit of EUR 5.1 mn in the first half of 2009 .,negative |
| Operators only need to learn how to use one device for multiple levels of applications including voice-directed operations .,neutral |
| Teleste 's hybrid TV solution includes components for the whole process of delivering video services to consumers from content acquisition and service creation to delivery through a range of access solutions including HFC ( hybrid fibre-coaxial ) xDSL EttH and FttH .,neutral |
| Operating profit in the fourth quarter fell to EUR33m from EUR39m a year earlier .,negative |
| Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj ( HEL : CTH1V ) said today its net loss narrowed to EUR 500000 ( USD 680000 ) in the last quarter of 2010 from EUR 5.3 million for the same period a year earlier .,positive |
| The company 's board of directors has proposed a dividend of EUR0 .12 per share for 2006 .,neutral |
| Depending on the market situation such projects are sold after 1 to 3 years after completion .,neutral |
| 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 579000 for the same period of 2009 .,positive |
| AffectoGenimap builds highly customised IT solutions for its customers in Finland and the Baltic countries .,neutral |
| Stichting Pensioenfonds ABP : 4 118 122 shares representing 5.19 % of the share capital and voting rights .,neutral |
| Profit after taxes totaled EUR 12.1 mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The important thing now is to keep the bank 's existing 15000 customers .,neutral |
| `` The purchase of the operations is part of YIT 's strategy to expand its offering of building system services geographically . '',positive |
| Following this increase Huhtamaki 's registered share capital is EUR360 .62 m and the number of shares outstanding is 106063320 .,neutral |
| Uponor made an operating profit of EUR 151.0 mn up from EUR 143.7 mn which made 2007 a record year .,positive |
| Finnish Bank of +àland reports its operating profit rose to EUR 21.3 mn in the second quarter of 2009 from EUR 6.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,positive |
| About Dopplr Dopplr is a service for smart travellers .,neutral |
| The order includes 48 ship cranes that will be delivered for 12 container feeders to be built at Wenchong shipyard in China .,neutral |
| The share capital of Alma Media Corporation (business ID 1944757-4)is EUR 45031513.80 and it is divided into 75052523 shares .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 5mn from EUR 2.8 mn in the fourth quarter of 2008 .,positive |
| In 2009 it reported net sales of approximately EUR 6mn .,neutral |
| Equipment will be manufactured in Vaahto 's workshop in Hollola Finland and is scheduled for shipments during the first quarter of 2009 .,neutral |
| ABN Amro Capital has agreed to sell its Helsinki-based designer homeware producer Iittala Oyj to crosstown consumer products group Fiskars Corp. for EUR230 million to EUR235 million ( $ 310 million to $ 316 million ) .,neutral |
| The divested company is part of TietoEnator 's business area Government Manufacturing & Retail .,neutral |
| New Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr Chaim Katzman will give a presentation and answer questions .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Significance : Teleste has emphasised that with its large size and growing economy as well as the rapid development of its TV services distribution industry Poland is viewed as an attractive market .,positive |
| Ixonos will finance the acquisition through a 3.8 mln euro $ 5.2 mln loan .,neutral |
| CF2 Pty Ltd became a substantial holder in Renison Consolidated Mines NL on January 25 with 150 million shares ( 7.9 pc ) .,neutral |
| Elisa Corporation will disclose its financial statements for 2006 on Thursday 8 February 2007 .,neutral |
| The fair value of CapMan Plc 's own investments on 30 September 2008 amounted to MEUR 59.8 .,neutral |
| The connectivity unit has more than 100 e-invoice customers and the number of annual transactions stands at nearly one million .,neutral |
| Therefore the company 's 2005 result will remain weaker than that of 2004 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| In January-September 2007 Finnlines ' net sales rose to EUR 505.4 mn from EUR 473.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,positive |
| hu will offer a further discount of between 25 % and 50 % on selected books .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company said that its comparable operating profit for the January-June period fell short of last year 's corresponding performance .,negative |
| Upon completion of these transactions Metso 's stake will amount to more than 60 % .,neutral |
| The event can also be viewed as a live audio webcast at www.ahlstrom.com .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Diameter Protocol is developed according to the standards IETF RFC 3588 and IETF RFC 3539 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Pretax profit totaled EUR 9.0 mn down from EUR 36.3 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| However sales volumes in the food industry are expected to remain at relatively good levels in Finland and in Scandinavia Atria said .,positive |
| The price of GMO soy is 5 % -7 % lower than that of non-GMO .,neutral |
| In a release the Company said that Vocollect T2 customers in North America can now take advantage of its Voice Directed Warehousing solution and increase warehouse efficiency and productivity gains at a discounted price .,positive |
| It would be premature to talk about dates volume and the investment procedure '' he said .,neutral |
| Danske Bank is Denmark 's largest bank with 3.5 million customers .,neutral |
| High winds also toppled three semi-trailers on I-15 north of Barstow .,neutral |
| Strongest growth was seen in the new markets in Russia the Czech Republic and Slovakia .,positive |
| Furthermore sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in the country declined by 5.4 % year-on-year last month .,negative |
| The energy sector accounted for approximately 33 % and the steel industry for about 57 % of the transportation volume .,neutral |
| Operating profit for the three-month period increased from EUR1 .2 m while revenue increased from EUR20 .2 m as compared to the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| Aspocomp Group headquartered in Helsinki Finland develops interconnection solutions for the electronics industry .,neutral |
| Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse has agreed with Volvo on the start of cooperation in Latin America .,positive |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| It also said its third quarter diluted EPS came in at 0.34 eur compared with 0.16 eur in the same quarter a year ago .,positive |
| Net sales fell by 33 % from the third quarter of 2008 to EUR 130.5 mn .,negative |
| As a consequence the Works Council had withdrawn its petition to suspend the reorganisation .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Other potential clients include public administration organizations investing in utility networks and services .,neutral |
| The size of the extension 18.5 % of which already has been let will have a gross area of about 2830 sq m 30460 sq ft .,neutral |
| Thus the method will cut working costs and will fasten the planning and building processes .,positive |
| The new technology improves the glass quality and consistency while increasing throughput .,positive |
| The dismissed staff members will now take the matter to court unless it can be settled outside .,negative |
| 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 |
| All rights reserved .,neutral |
| Production levels have been agreed with producers a long time ago so a fall in consumption will lead to losses .,negative |
| 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 |
| Sales are expected to increase in the end of the year 2006 however .,positive |
| Cash flow from operations totalled EUR 7.4 mn compared to a negative EUR 68.6 mn in the second quarter of 2008 .,positive |
| The Dutch broker noted that Nokian Tyres reported a good first quarter in 2006 above or in line with consensus .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Altogether CapMan employs approximately 150 people in Helsinki Stockholm Copenhagen Oslo Moscow and Luxembourg .,neutral |
| MegaFon 's subscriber base increased 16.1 % in 2009 to 50.5 million users as of December 31 while its market share by the number of customers amounted to 24 % as of late 2009 up from 23 % as of late 2008 according to TeliaSonera estimates .,positive |
| The air traffic of Finland has been in stoppage since then .,negative |
| Net interest income was EUR 152.2 mn up from EUR 101.0 mn in 2008 .,positive |
| The firm is headquartered in Vantaa southern Finland and has 16 employees .,neutral |
| The adjustments concern staff in both the Specialty Papers and the Fiber Composites segments .,neutral |
| They both will report to Oriola-KD 's chief executive officer Eero Hautaniemi .,neutral |
| Investments in product development stood at 6.0 mln euro ( $ 8.8 mln ) .,neutral |
| The two companies will also partner in further developing Raiso 's cholesterol lowering brand Benecol .,positive |
| Uponor maintains its full-year guidance for 2010 .,neutral |
| According to Olvi 's Managing Director Lasse Aho the company has an ongoing MMX Plus project that aims to find growth outside Finland .,positive |
| Finnish bank Pohjola Bank Plc HEL : POH1S said today that it will issue a EUR 40 million USD 51.2 m index-linked bond Pohjola Tutkimuksen Tahdet VIII-2010 Pohjola Research Stars VIII-2010 on October 27 2010 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The works will include the laying of natural stone pavements and the installation of underground heating and surface water drainage systems .,neutral |
| At some point in 2010 all separate company names such as Palmberg Tekmanni Lemcon Forssan Betoni Suonenjoen Betonituote among others will disappear .,neutral |
| Sales increased due to growing market rates and increased operations .,positive |
| ( 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 o,negative |
| 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 |
| The phones are targeted at first time users in growth markets .,neutral |
| The solution will now be expanded to include all ground staff tasks .,neutral |
| In addition the contract includes modification of the effluent treatment plant at Follum .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Westpac Banking Corp - Is to issue a benchmark 3 year FRN deal in Euros .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Pretax loss totalled EUR 162.3 mn compared to a profit of EUR 253.5 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| Finnish financial group Aktia 's operating profit for 2009 increased to EUR 47.0 mn from EUR 6.6 mn in 2008 .,positive |
| The business area 's net sales were slightly over 2m in 2006 .,neutral |
| Rautaruukki aims to find work from the group 's other locations for those who have been made redundant .,neutral |
| Furthermore the company will sell the warehouse and office buildings in Loudeac and Saint Marcel and lease new joint premises for these operations in Morvillars .,neutral |
| Citigroup Inc NYSE : C Deutsche Bank NYSE : DB and Pohjola Bank are lead managers for the sale .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| Marathon estimates the value of its remaining stake in Protalix at $ 27 million .,neutral |
| 26 January 2011 - Finnish metal products company Componenta Oyj ( HEL : CTH1V ) said yesterday its net loss narrowed to EUR500 000 in the last quarter of 2010 from EUR5 .3 m for the same period a year earlier .,positive |
| Ruukki has signed a contract to deliver and install the steel structures for a bridge over the Kyronsalmi strait in Savonlinna Finland .,positive |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totalled EUR 1.0 mn down from EUR 1.6 mn .,negative |
| Veracel is preparing an appeal in the issue and has asked the court for clarification of the judgement .,neutral |
| The company reports a loss for the period of EUR 0.4 mn compared to a loss of EUR 1.9 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| The company 's plant in Russia will continue to make tyres for its near markets while the plant in Nokia in Finland will manufacture tyres for other markets .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The firm 's UK head office is in Rugby Road Lutterworth .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Net sales in 2007 are expected to be 10 % up on 2006 .,positive |
| 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 |
| At the same time sales development in Russia was boosted by the opening of Stockmann Nevsky Centre in St Petersburg .,positive |
| ` 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 |
| 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 |
| Tyrv+ñinen is of the opinion that the airline has been repeating this for some time already however .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The company expects its net sales for the whole 2009 to remain below the 2008 level .,negative |
| Handelsbanken ranked before Local Cooperative Banks and Aktia in customer loyalty this time too however .,positive |
| 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 |
| Salonen added that data shows producers ' pulp inventories in North America are declining . ',negative |
| 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 |
| Therefore Phase III of the research will not be conducted by Abbott .,neutral |
| A huge issue for us is the button placement .,neutral |
| In future the plant will focus on the production of flange profiles for wind farm towers .,neutral |
| Operating loss totaled EUR 25mn compared to a profit of EUR 63mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,negative |
| 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 |
| Finnair said that the cancellation of flights would cause daily losses of x20ac 2.5 million US$ 3 million .,negative |
| The use of validation rule base enables verifying that processing rule bases managed by different administrators fulfil some set requirements .,neutral |
| Elcoteq 's global service offering covers the entire lifecycle of products from product development to after-market services .,neutral |
| Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased respectively from EUR10 .5 m and EUR28 .8 m as compared to the financial year 2004 .,positive |
| BAWAG - Is to issue a benchmark covered deal .,neutral |
| And U.S. energy executives say high steel prices are threatening energy exploration .,negative |
| L&T also acquired a 50 pct stake in local sector company Salvor Oy at the beginning of September 2007 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| There will be return flights from Stuttgart every morning as well as evening departures on Thursdays Fridays and Sundays .,neutral |
| - Cash flow from operating activities before investments was EUR 0.8 -1.2 million .,neutral |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 7.0 mn up from a loss of EUR 4.0 mn in the second quarter of 2009 .,positive |
| Operating profit improved by 44.0 % to ER 4.7 mn from EUR 3.3 mn in 2004 .,positive |
| In the fourth quarter of 2009 Orion 's net profit went up by 33.8 % year-on-year to EUR33m .,positive |
| The board of directors also proposed that a dividend of EUR0 .20 per outstanding share be paid .,neutral |
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| EPS grew to 0.04 eur from 0.02 eur .,positive |
| 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 |
| Net cash from operating activities was a negative EUR 0.3 mn compared to EUR 30.9 mn in 2009 .,negative |
| The three year turn-around program is expected to ensure Salomon 's future competitiveness the company said .,positive |
| At the end of March 2009 the company 's loans amounted to EUR 10.113 mn .,neutral |
| Brazilian mobile player Telemig Celular yesterday announced that it has selected Finnish software developer Tecnomen Oyj to expand its prepaid billing system .,positive |
| `` UPM 's deliveries increased during the third quarter by 4 percent and the efficiency of operations improved '' Chief Executive Jussi Pesonen said .,positive |
| ( ADP News ) - Feb 11 2009 - Finnish wood products technology supplier Raute Oyj ( HEL : RUTAV ) said today its net profit decreased to EUR 4.7 million ( USD 6.1 m ) for 2008 from EUR 6.6 million for 2007 .,negative |
| Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR25 .8 m in goodwill for 2010 the company added .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The value of the order is EUR 700000 .,neutral |
| Comparable operating profit for the quarter decreased from EUR510m while sales increased from EUR860m as compared to the third quarter 2007 .,negative |
| Net loss in the same period in 2009 was euro18 .6 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The presentation material can be viewed on the company 's website in English after the conference .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Kaupthing forecasts that Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso will close its mill in Reisholz in Germany .,neutral |
| The fair value of the property portfolio doubled as a result of the Kapiteeli acquisition and totalled EUR 2686.2 1259.7 million .,positive |
| The buildings with about 40 condominiums each will be built in 4 or 5 stages .,neutral |
| 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 |
| COPYRIGHT AFX News and AFX Financial News Logo are registered trademarks of AFX News Limited,neutral |
| The Group 's revenue in 2008 amounted to EUR 94 million and the company currently employs approximately 730 people .,neutral |
| The contracts between Raute Corporation and Muling Kemian Wood Products Co. Ltd. which were announced on 3 November 2010 have taken effect .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company 's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki .,neutral |
| The Finnish supplier of BSS-OSS and VAS for telecom operators Tecnotree has received expansion orders worth a total US$ 7.3 mn for its convergent charging and next generation messaging solutions in Latin America the company announced without specifying which operators had placed the orders .,positive |
| 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 3332.41 and the OMX Helsinki was up 0.47 pct at 11687.32 .,negative |
| Stora Enso Oyj said its second-quarter result would fall by half compared with the same period in 2007 .,negative |
| The remaining amount will be funded through debt the Danish bank said .,neutral |
| The company expects its net sales for the whole of 2007 to be EUR 950mn-1 000 mn .,neutral |
| The company 's profit before taxes fell to EUR 21.1 mn in the third quarter of 2008 compared to EUR 35.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 .,negative |
| The natural source of isoprene is the tree species Hevea brasiliensis also known as the rubber tree .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Finland-based company says it will move into an existing 260000-square-foot facility in September .,neutral |
| Catalysts segment includes refinery catalysts and polyolefin catalysts product categories .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Also Westpac is to issue a benchmark 18 month FRN deal in Euros .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| The reductions will be implemented mainly in the course of the first half of 2009 .,neutral |
| The company had net sales of EUR 10.8 million in 2008 and today has approximately 120 employees in Finland Estonia and Poland .,neutral |
| EUR 152.4 mn of this was net interest income .,neutral |
| Suominen Corporation estimates that the cost-cutting program that started in autumn 2005 higher sales prices and expected growth in volume of Wet Wipes will make the company 's operations more profitable .,positive |
| Danske Bank A-S DANSKE DC jumped 3.7 percent to 133.4 kroner rebounding from yesterday s 3.5 percent slide .,positive |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 4.7 mn from EUR 4.6 mn .,positive |
| 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 |
| The contract consists of a new building with an area of 18000 sq m and renovation of the existing buildings .,neutral |
| HELSINKI Thomson Financial - Shares closed little changed with Cargotec and Huhtamaki dropping sharply on disappointing second-quarter reports .,negative |
| The OMX Helsinki 25 index was up 0.92 pct at 2518.67 and the Helsinki CAP portfolio index was 0.91 pct higher at 4711.19 .,positive |
| 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 |
| At 12.01 pm the OMX Helsinki 25 was down 0.66 pct to 3143.57 and the OMX Helsinki was 0.67 pct lower at 10530.74 on 253 mln eur turnover .,negative |
| Tieto 's service is also used to send process and receive materials related to absentee voting .,neutral |
| Deliveries by Outotec will take place over 30 months .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Passenger-related revenue rose by 5.1 % to EUR 460.8 mn from EUR 438.5 mn in 2009 .,positive |
| The webcast may be followed online on the company website at www.ruukki.com/investors .,neutral |
| Operating profit of operations in Finland in the period under review totaled EUR 11.3 mn remaining at the 2005 level .,neutral |
| Saunalahti is a part of the Elisa group .,neutral |
| 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 1400 tonnes of folding boxboard per day .,neutral |
| Finnair believes the strike will cause it daily net losses in excess of EUR 2mn due to canceled reservations and passenger re-routing .,negative |
| Travel expenses would be reimbursed in accordance with the travel policy of the company .,neutral |
| The transaction doubles Tecnomens workforse and adds a fourth to their net sales .,positive |
| Loudeye Corp. up $ 2.56 at $ 4.33 Nokia Corp. down 10 cents at $ 19.46 Nokia agreed to buy the digital music distributor for $ 60 million .,neutral |
| He is resting comfortably and is looking forward to getting back to work . '',neutral |
| Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative approach the company has a strong market position in several business areas in which it operates .,positive |
| `` The change will optimize the operational efficiencies of our growing business '' said Julia Prohaska director of marketing communications for Fiskars .,positive |
| The total scholarship amount was 40000 euros and the recipients were chosen on the recommendation of fine arts universities and sports associations .,neutral |
| Operating profit fell to EUR 38.1 mn from EUR 55.3 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| HK Ruokatalo produces many turkey products such as cold cuts .,neutral |
| For 2009 net profit was EUR 3 million and the company paid a dividend of EUR 1.30 apiece .,neutral |
| 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 |
| ( 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 |
| Operating profit totaled EUR 9.4 mn down from EUR 11.7 mn in 2004 .,negative |
| Finnish and Swedish construction markets are still experiencing an estimated 4 % annual growth in 2008 .,positive |
| Finnish messaging solutions developer Tecnomen Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : TEM1V ) said on Thursday ( 11 December ) that it has received an expansion order for its Convergent Charging solution in Latin America .,positive |
| 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 |
| The currency effect had a 3.0 pct or 20 mln euro ( $ 31.3 mln ) negative impact on the revenue .,negative |
| SHARE REPURCHASE 11.01.2008 In the Helsinki Stock Exchange On behalf of Sampo plc Danske Bank A-S Helsinki Branch,neutral |
| The Americas represents 25 % of Gemalto 's billing and Latin America is one of the fastest growing regions for the company .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Teleste and Sentry 360 have formed an integration partnership between Sentry s advanced 360-degree immersive camera product line and Teleste s enterprise video management systems .,positive |
| 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 |
| The center offers a comprehensive range of device design services spanning from electronics mechanics and software design to a full range of testing laboratory services .,neutral |
| The first phase of the logistics complex envisages the completion of some 70000 sq m of logistics premises and the gatehouse building in November 2008 .,neutral |
| You need to be ready when the window opens up Rosberg said .,neutral |
| EPS dropped to EUR0 .2 from EUR0 .3 .,negative |
| Profit for the period totalled EUR 1.1 mn down from EUR 1.6 mn in the third quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| Return on investment was 5.0 % compared to a negative 4.1 % in 2009 .,positive |
| The value of the three-year contract is estimated at EUR40m .,neutral |
| Vanhanen said the strike would be `` extremely damaging '' as some 1300 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 |
| Return on capital employed ROCE was a negative 2.3 % compared to 11.3 % in 2007 .,negative |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 30.2 mn down from EUR 43.8 mn a year earlier .,negative |
| That address also happens to house Italian megamart Eataly meaning that `` Come on kids we 're going to the Toy Building ! '',neutral |
| The scope of the project is to find the most cost-efficient method for phosphorous removal and to deliver the storing and dosing equipment which can be used in continuous operation at the plants .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nokia will continue to invest in future development of Qt and Digia will be responsible for commercial licensing and services business .,neutral |
| CEO Erkki J+ñrvinen is happy with the company 's performance in 2010 .,positive |
| Weber convinced his friend Ray Ostrom who owned a Lake Street sporting goods store to sell the lures .,neutral |
| Also a six-year historic analysis is provided for this market .,neutral |
| "Bilfinger investors cheered the agreement pushing shares up 7 % or & euro , 3.30 to & euro , 50.29 in afternoon trade .",positive |
| The company did not disclose the price of the acquisition .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The maximum obligated total trades per day is ISK 400000000 market value .,neutral |
| Addus ' services include personal care and assistance with activities of daily living skilled nursing and rehabilitative therapies and adult day care .,neutral |
| In a media advisory the NTSB said that after subsequent testing `` the train detection system intermittently failed . '',negative |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. Oct. 6 |
| 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 |
| `` 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 |
| We make available the following brand-new market analyses : Cement - UK Cement - Poland Cement - Belgium These analyses give a clear overview of the actual situation and future outlook of the cement industry in some European countries .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Currently 95 % of Trainers House 's revenues are attributed to the Finnish market .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The shares represented 4.998 % of total share capital and 2.14 % of total voting rights .,neutral |
| Pre-tax profit totaled EUR 397.4 mn up from EUR 164.7 mn .,positive |
| In sales volume Coca-Cola 's market share has decreased by 2.2 % to 24.2 % .,negative |
| cents The profile contains business operations the company history major products and services prospects key competitors structure and key employees locations and subsidiaries .,neutral |
| The handset maker did not disclose any financial details .,neutral |
| The share capital of Alma Media Corporation business ID 1944757-4 is EUR 44767513.80 and it is divided into 74612523 shares .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 7.8 million compared to EUR 11.2 million .,negative |
| In the end of 2006 the number of outlets will rise to 60-70 .,positive |
| Marimekko is considering further measures in the matter .,neutral |
| Finnish silicon wafers maker Okmetic Oyj said on September 17 2008 that it will invest a total of 15 mln euro $ 21.3 mln in its sensor wafer business .,neutral |
| The company said shareholders will be able to vote on the agreement at an EGM scheduled for later this month .,neutral |
| Finnish Bank of +àland +àlandsbanken has issued a profit warning .,negative |
| Finnish Food Workers ' Union SEL plans to hasten its collective bargaining with a two-day strike that would begin on 7 April 2010 in Finland .,negative |
| `` 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 |
| 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 |
| In Finland Alma Media will focus on quality and developing chain operations .,neutral |
| Von Koskull will oversee a new unit of Nordea which brings together corporate merchant banking financial institutions and capital markets products divisions .,neutral |
| The increase range will vary up to 10 % .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The fair value of the company 's investment properties grew to EUR 2.803 billion at the end of March 2009 from EUR 2.691 million a year ago .,positive |
| 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 |
| `` Our customer has been satisfied with Basware Invoice Automation solution and extends the implementation to new geographies .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The acquired plant has an annual capacity of some 300000 tonnes and most of its production is sold to domestic customers .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Airbus will attempt to evacuate up to 873 people within 90 seconds .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Commission income decreased to EUR 3.8 mn compared to EUR 4.6 mn in the third quarter of 2007 .,negative |
| Nordea Bank AB publ holds 6.000 Alma Media shares representing 0.008 % of share capital and voting rights .,neutral |
| The pulp production in Finnish Kemij+ñrvi will also be liquidated and about 1100 employees loose their jobs .,negative |
| Panostaja did not disclose the purchase price .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Nokia said it still expects to sell 150 more million Symbian devices in years to come giving an indication of how it expects the Phone 7 handoff to work .,neutral |
| Ahlstrom headquartered in Helsinki Finland is a global company involved in the development manufacture and marketing of high performance fibre-based materials .,neutral |
| 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 |
| - Profit before taxes was EUR 105.9 82.7 million .,neutral |
| Operating result including non-recurring items rose to EUR 146mn from a loss of EUR 267mn in 2009 .,positive |
| We are pleased to invite you to join M-real 's international conference call at 3:00 p.m. EET .,neutral |
| Panostaja headquartered in Tampere Finland is an investment company focusing on small and medium-sized Finnish companies operating in the traditional industries .,neutral |
| At this stage a maximum of 60000 Tulikivi Series A shares will be acquired representing about 0.16 per cent of the company -¦ s shares outstanding .,neutral |
| Yakima created the position for him after emerging from economic downturns of its own .,neutral |
| ( 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 a,negative |
| The approximately 20000 dwt vessel has been ordered from India .,neutral |
| 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 |
| According to Tiimari consumers are advised to cut away the rabbits bow tie that contains the formadehyde and dispose of it .,neutral |
| Incap Contract Manufacturing is a subsidiary of Incap Corporation of Finland .,neutral |
| `` Following last year 's good profit development we have entered the current year in a good position .,positive |
| 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 |
| The total investment of the project will be approximately EUR 36m .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ( A spokesperson told WWD to expect a 50-50 mix of clothing and home decor . ),neutral |
| The company which makes garden tools scissors and other consumer goods said earnings were boosted by 6.9 mln eur of income it received from its 16.7 pct shareholding in Finnish engineering group Wartsila .,positive |
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| According to Gallup Food and Farm Facts beef consumption totaled 99mn kilos in Finland in 2007 .,neutral |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. Oct. 15 |
| 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 |
| In the second quarter of 2010 the group 's pretax loss narrowed to EUR 400000 from EUR 600000 .,positive |
| The trucks feature an Eco Drive system - a fuel measuring tool which stores data particular to individual drivers .,neutral |
| Electronic versions require 24-48 hours as each copy is customized to the client with digital controls and custom watermarks .,neutral |
| 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 |
| shock phase ' consumers have once again started to plan and implement building projects .,neutral |
| The broad-based WIG index ended Thursday 's session 0.1 pct up at 65003.34 pts while the blue-chip WIG20 was 1.13 down at 3687.15 pts .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Arto Ryymin born 1964 will replace Juhani Kaisanlahti who has worked as acting EVP Healthcare & Welfare since August 2007 .,neutral |
| Rapala said it estimates it will make savings of 1-2 mln eur a year by centralising its French operations at one site .,positive |
| The value of the order is EUR 4mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| All are welcome .,neutral |
| Microsoft last week also issued the first patch for the Windows 7 operating system beta it had released days earlier .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The value of the total investment is about EUR 600mn .,neutral |
| Commenting on the deal Shane Lennon SVP of Marketing & Product Development at GyPSii said : ?,neutral |
| London 's leading shares today jumped almost 100 points or 1.7 % as the market opened .,positive |
| The company will also be compensated for acting as a reserve batch plant .,positive |
| The new chain has 700 discount stores and 250 supermarkets .,neutral |
| Deliveries will start in the second half of 2007 and the start-up of the mill is scheduled for 2008 .,neutral |
| In 2009 KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.7 billion and approximately 34000 employees .,neutral |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totaled EUR 5.4 mn compared to EUR 5.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 .,negative |
| An EU law on the issue may be introduced around 2010 .,neutral |
| According to Finnish FIM Bank Alpro 's price would be around EUR 100mn-150mn .,neutral |
| 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-yea,negative |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 1.6 mn from EUR 1.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,positive |
| Okmetic expects its net sales for the first half of 2009 to be less than in 2008 .,negative |
| "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 : Agreed",neutral |
| The government started the sell-off last month putting an 8 percent stake in TeliaSonera on the auction bloc .,neutral |
| Cash flow from operations totalled EUR 2.71 mn compared to a negative EUR 0.83 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,positive |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. May 23 |
| 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 |
| ABB Deutsche Bank upgraded its recommendation on Swiss-Swedish engineering group ABB Ltd. to ` Buy ' from ` Hold ' .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Net profit fell by almost half to +é 5.5 million from +é 9.4 million at the end of 2007 .,negative |
| M-real 's sales are expected to have increased by 4 % year-on-year to EUR609m in the second quarter of 2010 .,positive |
| Pretax loss totalled EUR 49.9 mn compared to a loss of EUR 15.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,negative |
| Elcoteq 's Electronics Manufacturing Services ( EMS ) Business Segment serves customers globally in Engineering Manufacturing and Fulfillment services .,neutral |
| The order comprises four ball mills which will be organized in two different streams for treating ore in the Pilanesberg platinum mine .,neutral |
| Feed companies Suomen Rehu and Raisio do no import GMO feed .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The flagship will open this fall in Manhattan 's Flatiron District in the `` Toy Building '' at 200 Fifth Avenue .,neutral |
| Tiimari operates 194 stores in six countries |
| 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 |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. May 16 |
| Operating profit fell to EUR 20.3 mn from EUR 74.2 mn in the second quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| A. Le Coq Special was developed for the bicentenary of the company and the trade mark the brewer said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| BM4 middle layer headbox will be equipped with a dilution control system .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The total value of the deliveries is some EUR65m .,neutral |
| Capacity of the facility made by Finland 's Vaahto Group is 86000 tons of light coated paper .,neutral |
| Sales fell abroad but increased in Finland .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The contract includes design construction delivery of equipment installation and commissioning .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company is also seeking possibilities to relocate the Luumaki personnel some 50 people to other UPM mills .,neutral |
| No financial details were available .,neutral |
| The extracted filtrates are very high in clarity while the dried filter cakes meet required transport moisture limits (TMLs)for their ore grades .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pretax loss totaled EUR 117mn compared to a loss of EUR 65mn in the corresponding period .,negative |
| Earnings per share EPS in 2005 decreased to EUR0 .66 from EUR1 .15 in 2004 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` With this agreement we can continue our good cooperationand at the same time release capital that has been tied up in ourmachinery operation .,positive |
| The insurer anticipates its share in Nordea 's net profit to be significant .,positive |
| Before Kemira 's installation NordAlu was producing 3500 tons of liquid and solid aluminum waste per year .,neutral |
| `` Lining stone sales were also good in the early autumn and order books are strong to the end of the year .,positive |
| Xerox and Stora Enso have teamed up to tailor the iGen3 to the short-run on-demand packaging market .,positive |
| On Dec. 1 Grimaldi acquired 1.5 million shares and a 50.1-percent stake in Finnlines .,neutral |
| Financial details were n't disclosed .,neutral |
| Managing Director Kari Inkinen says that Sponda 's leasing operations developed highly favourably .,positive |
| We also strengthen our existing partnership with Cybercom '' says Teleste CTO Esko Myllyla .,positive |
| Electricity consumption grows with higher frequencies .,neutral |
| It is a disappointment to see the plan folded .,negative |
| Her present position is the director of Stockmann 's international department stores .,neutral |
| Below are consolidated unaudited results for Amanda Capital under IFRS reporting standards .,neutral |
| Food sales totalled EUR 323.5 mn in October 2009 representing a decrease of 5.5 % from October 2008 .,negative |
| Poyry 's contract includes engineering management civil and detail engineering services and time scheduling and procurement services .,neutral |
| The OMX Helsinki index was down 0.34 pct at 8256.02 on turnover of 813.191 mln eur .,negative |
| The company is now withdrawing the second part EUR 7.2 mn of the investment commitment .,neutral |
| It is a member of the OneWorld alliance which includes American Airlines and British Airways .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The total project duration is three years and it is valued at some EUR11 .5 m.,neutral |
| E 's building system service had revenue of EUR 355 mln in 2007 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The acquisition of Kaupthing Sverige will bring a significant positive non-recurring addition to the group 's performance .,positive |
| `` 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 |
| Vianor sells tires for cars and trucks as well as a range of other car parts and provides maintenance services .,neutral |
| Below are unaudited consolidated results for Aspocomp Group under IFRS reporting standards .,neutral |
| The unit is planned to be operational during the second half of 2007 and in full stream in 2008 .,neutral |
| The front surfaces of these valve plates are directed towards each other .,neutral |
| `` These developments partly reflect the government 's higher activity in the field of dividend policy . '',neutral |
| In Q1 of 2009 Bank of +àland 's net interest income weakened by 10 % to EUR 9.1 mn .,negative |
| This corresponds to 6.81 percent of Okmetic 's share capital and voting rights .,neutral |
| The group 's 12-month operating profit grew 31 percent to 337.8 million euros .,positive |
| Technical indicators for the stock are bullish and S&P gives NOK a positive 4 STARS out of 5 buy ranking .,positive |
| Relations with the City have been further damaged by comments from Mr Ashley criticising City investors and analysts as `` cry babies '' .,negative |
| The groups 's turnover for the full fiscal year is expected to show a slight increase from the previous fiscal year .,positive |
| With the U.S. Federal Government putting a stake in the ground vendors - and their customers - are focused on meeting the deadline .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The stock rose for a third day on Tuesday bringing its three-day rise to GBX10 .50 or 1.8 % .,positive |
| 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 |
| In January-September 2007 operating profit totaled EUR 20.5 mn .,neutral |
| `` Marimekko operates in an industry in which changes in the business climate are reflected in consumer demand .,neutral |
| The deal also includes a ten-year maintenance agreement .,neutral |
| The Finnish investment company Sponda is conducting negotiations to acquire the business center Dukat Palace-2 located in the center of Moscow from London & Regional Properties .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| Exel is headquartered in Mantyharju in Finland .,neutral |
| Ahlstrom 's 5800 employees serve customers via sales offices and production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Part of the reductions will be made through retirement arrangements .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Elsewhere the tendency is towards more developed packaging than before .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In the Baltic countries sales fell by 42.6 % .,negative |
| A maximum of 20 employees who work in Karttakeskus and are responsible for producing Geographic Information Services will be affected the company added .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The transaction is expected to be completed next spring .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The concept enables a commercially affordable way to manufacture high-quality TCO coated glass for the solar industry .,positive |
| 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 |
| In volume the focus is already outside Finland as 60 % of the group 's products are made in Poland and the Baltic countries .,neutral |
| Okmetic has used the furnaces for the contract manufacturing of solar crystals .,neutral |
| In Sweden operating profit for the period under review totaled EUR 3.4 mn up 30.8 % from the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| The company will be part of Teleste 's Video and Broadband Solutions business area .,neutral |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totaled EUR 0.2 mn down from EUR 0.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,negative |
| The order also covers design services hardware software licences as well as maintenance services over six years .,neutral |
| The event can also be viewed as a live webcast at www.cargotec.com .,neutral |
| The contract value amounts to about EUR11m the company added .,neutral |
| Because the application can be considered as a hacking application it is classified by F-Secure as riskware .,neutral |
| Operating profit improved by 16.7 % to EUR 7.7 mn .,positive |
| Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Private Limited has inked agreements with six new customers in India .,positive |
| The continued operations mean the structure after the restructuring of the Aspocomp group including Aspocomp Oulu and the headquarter operations .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Technopolis has approximately 130 customer companies in Jyvaskyla .,neutral |
| 17 March 2011 - Goldman Sachs estimates that there are negative prospects for the Norwegian mobile operations of Norway 's Telenor ASA OSL : TEL and Sweden 's TeliaSonera AB STO : TLSN in the short term .,negative |
| Seventy-three of those also have more extensive training in products built on the latest ArchestrA technologies such as the Wonderware System Platform .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Raute headquartered in Nastola Finland is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide .,neutral |
| Besides Pit-Produkt will enter the new segments .,neutral |
| The corresponding increase in the share capital in total EUR 30000 was registered in the Finnish Trade Register on May 8 2008 .,neutral |
| On preliminary estimate the hotel will operate under the brand Novotel .,neutral |
| Finnish financial group Aktia reports operating profit of EUR 44.4 mn in January-September 2009 up from EUR 37.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,positive |
| Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expected revenue of $ 69 million for the quarter .,neutral |
| The financial statements release will be available after publishing on the Company 's internet pages at www.cargotec.com .,neutral |
| The credit covers approximately 70 % of the ship 's price .,neutral |
| This is the company 's first contract abroad .,neutral |
| The company then said it will focus its resources on clinical research .,neutral |
| The desk will reach its full planned strength of ten persons in autumn 2007 .,neutral |
| The transaction is expected to be finalized by Dec 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| ( ADP News ) - Nov 5 2008 - Finnish electronic measurement products and solutions maker Vaisala Oyj ( OMX : VAIAS ) said today that its net profit rose to EUR 18 million ( USD 23.1 m ) for the first nine months of 2008 from EUR 1,positive |
| No financial detail were available .,neutral |
| Underground parking facilities will also be built on the basement floor .,neutral |
| The company 's annual loss amounted to EEK 18mn compared to a profit of EEK 7.3 mn in 2008 .,negative |
| For 2009 net profit was EUR3m and the company paid a dividend of EUR1 .30 apiece .,neutral |
| Finnish KCI Konecranes has raised its net sales growth estimate for 2006 from over 25 % to over 35 % .,positive |
| Olvi has posted a strong set of figures for the first six months of this year .,positive |
| A total of 1800000 stock options were issued in the 2003 stock option scheme .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The company 's net profit amounted to EE 55.5 mn which was 36 % more than in 2004 .,positive |
| "The Company operates through four principal divisions : Consumer Packaging , Office Papers , Speciality Papers as well as Market Pulp and Energy .",neutral |
| The company may at any time have in its possession one tenth of all its shares at the maximum .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish Bank of +àland reports operating profit of EUR 2.2 mn in the first quarter of 2010 down from EUR 6.3 mn in the corresponding period in 2009 .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| However sales returned to growth in April-June 2010 CEO Pekka Eloholma said .,positive |
| Metsa-Botnia will sell 82.1 % of its stake in the Uruguayan companies and Metsaliitto |
| Recently the company decided to build a second identical plant at the same site due to be commissioned toward the end of 2008 .,neutral |
| We know that it exists '' Artemyev said .,neutral |
| The Department Store Division reported an increase in sales of 4 per cent .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| At 1.33 pm the OMX Helsinki 25 was 0.30 pct lower at 2463.67 and the OMX Helsinki was down 0.37 pct at 8537.42 on volume of 256 mln eur .,negative |
| OTHER North-Rhine Westphalia - Is to issue a benchmark 5 year fixed rate deal in Euros .,neutral |
| No more waste-burning facilities should be built .,neutral |
| GUANGDONG October 26 SinoCast |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` The second quarter of 2010 was the firstquarter with growth in net sales since the third quarter of2008 '' said Magnus Rosen Ramirent CEO .,positive |
| 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 |
| Kemira shares closed at ( x20ac ) 16.66 ( $ 22US .71 ) .,neutral |
| The recruits who have completed the K-retailer trainee program are qualified to start a career as independent retailers in K-stores .,neutral |
| 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 |
| When dialing in the participants should quote 877417 as conference ID .,neutral |
| No financial or pricing details were disclosed .,neutral |
| The equipment will be made at Vaahto 's plant in Hollola in Finland and delivery is scheduled for the first quarter of 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 3.68 from EUR 0.50 .,positive |
| The Finnish paints company acquired the remaining 49 pct that it did not own from Ukraine 's LGU for an undisclosed sum .,neutral |
| Ponsse projects the forest machine markets to improve more than expected in 2010 from the previous year .,positive |
| 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 |
| It projected revenue of $ 2.2 billion to $ 2.3 billion slightly higher than analyst estimates of $ 2.19 billion .,positive |
| The agreement includes the entire process of managing Mercator 's supply chain in all regions where the company is currently present .,neutral |
| Ruukki Romania the local arm of Finnish metal producer Ruukki increased its capital by 900000 euro ( $ 1.14 mln ) through cash contribution it was reported on September 19 2006 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Nordea will coordinate the syndicated loan .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Established in 1989 CapMan manages Nordic buyout mezzanine technology life science and real estate funds with approximately EURO 3 billion $ 4 billion in total capital .,neutral |
| OVA Press has a 60 % stake in the joint venture while IMSM holds a 40 % stake .,neutral |
| As part of the agreement Aspocomp will also give Meadville a 10 pct slice of a subsidiary operating in Oulu Finland .,neutral |
| Cash Flow from Operations for the most recent quarter also reached a eight year low .,negative |
| The cooperation will involve Arena Partners buying a 35 % share of the new joint venture company operating in Alma Media 's home sales vehicle and consumer advertising marketplace businesses .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| I can say categorically no ' Wahlroos was quoted as saying by the paper when asked about Sampo 's interest in making a bid for RSA .,neutral |
| U.S.-based T Corp. is in talks with Scandinavian telecoms company TeliaSonera to sell its stake in Uzbek cellular operator Coscom an executive at Coscom told Interfax .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Sales of mid-strength beer decreased by 40 % .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| This implementation is very important to the operator since it is about to launch its Fixed-to-Mobile convergence service in Brazil see Brazil : 8 May 2006 : .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Tiimari Latvian representative Ineta Zaharova said that the company earned LVL 122000 in 2005 profit which is 20 times more that in 2004 .,positive |
| Device volume in the area decreased by 21 % to 2.7 mn units .,negative |
| Repeats sees 2008 operating profit down y-y ( Reporting by Helsinki Newsroom ) Keywords : TECNOMEN-RESULTS,negative |
| 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 |
| Also a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets .,neutral |
| It is being developed by Symbian the software licensing consortium led by Nokia .,neutral |
| The Group 's order portfolio decreased from EUR 42.9 mn in 9-2007 to EUR 33.3 mn in 2-2008 .,negative |
| Finnish cutlery and hand tools maker Fiskars Oyj Abp ( HEL : FISAS ) said today its net profit rose to EUR 24.1 million ( USD 33.6 m ) in the third quarter of 2010 from EUR 17.9 million a year earlier .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 850000 new Ixonos shares .,neutral |
| The utility will also provide services related to electricity management such as hedging trades and risk management and reporting .,neutral |
| ISMS does not disclose its financial results the daily said .,neutral |
| Forestries were also higher driven by yesterday 's bullish analyst comment on Stora Enso in Dagens Industri dealers said .,positive |
| The sales price was not disclosed .,neutral |
| 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 |
| This wood lacquered clock comes with a stripy hand-crocheted cover .,neutral |
| Yara Suomi Ltd also provides nitrogen chemicals and technical nitrates to various sectors of industry as well as products used in environmental protection .,neutral |
| According to HK Ruokatalo almost all the meat used by the company comes from Finland .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating loss before non-recurring items was EUR 0.9 mn compared to a profit of EUR 11.5 mn in 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The announced restructuring will significantly decrease the Company 's indebtedness .,positive |
| Fiskars a 360-year-old global business best known for its orange-handled scissors expects to derive synergies of EUR5 million a year by consolidating certain parts of the housewares division where the two compete .,positive |
| Profit before taxes was EUR 5.4 mn up from EUR 3.6 mn a year earlier .,positive |
| Sales in Finland decreased by 10.5 % in January while sales outside Finland dropped by 17 % .,negative |
| Financial details were not disclosed .,neutral |
| According to the original merger plan Scanfil would get a 79 % stake in the combined business .,neutral |
| "Aldata to Share Space Optimization Vision at Apollo User Group and 2009 Category Management Association Conferences , Company Will Unveil New Solution that Combines Business Intelligence with Space Planning Data at Conferences",neutral |
| The new plant is planned to have an electricity generation capacity of up to 350 megawatts ( MW ) and the same heat generation capacity .,neutral |
| Cash flow from operations in January-December 2008 was a negative EUR 18.1 mn compared to EUR 39.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 .,negative |
| Measures will be launched immediately and are due to be finalized in the first quarter of 2010 .,neutral |
| ( ADP News ) - Sep 30 2008 - Finnish security and privacy software solutions developer Stonesoft Oyj said today that it won a USD 1.9 million ( EUR 1.3 m ) order to deliver its StoneGate network security products to an unnamed Russian te,positive |
| Risto Jalo chief executive of Dormus Print and also owner of the remainder of the company will keep his position after the acquisition .,neutral |
| Mr Jortikka is president of the base metal division of Outotec Oyj in Finland and is on the executive committee of Outotec .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish GeoSentric 's net sales decreased to EUR 939000 in January-March 2009 .,negative |
| The robust growth was the result of the inclusion of clothing chain Lindex in the Group in December 2007 .,positive |
| It is also 7.7 pct above the 12-month volume weighted average price of the stock .,positive |
| 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 |
| The Finnish national carrier said net loss in April through June was euro26 million down from a net profit of euro13 million a year earlier .,negative |
| 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 |
| In the Baltic countries Atria 's target is organic growth .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Reported operating margin was a negative 5.9 % .,negative |
| Jensen Njastein and Mike Critch the head of Dovre North America business unit will report to Toivola .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Amer which bought Salomon from adidas in October said the job cuts are aimed at boosting competitiveness .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The situation of coated magazine printing paper will continue to be weak .,negative |
| Glaston 's share GLA1V is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Mid Cap List .,neutral |
| "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 |
| Operating profit decreased to EUR 11.2 mn from EUR 16.6 mn .,negative |
| The plant is expected to enter commercial operation by mid-2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Neste Oil will publish its third quarter 2008 results on Friday 24 October 2008 at approximately 9 am ( EET ) .,neutral |
| Thus the group 's balance sheet will have about EUR 25.8 million of goodwill the company added .,neutral |
| 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 |
| As such the space has blond wood floors ( unlike the rest of the store ) and a notably Scandinavian vibe .,neutral |
| Finnish technology company Raute Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : RUTAV ) issued on Tuesday ( 23 September ) a profit warning for the financial year 2008 .,negative |
| no compensation for its news opinions or distributions .,neutral |
| The reason for this is St. Petersburg status as a capital one of the participants in the meeting quoted Chikunov as saying .,neutral |
| In the building and home improvement trade sales decreased by 22.5 % to EUR 201.4 mn .,negative |
| : Lietuvos Respublikos sveikatos apsaugos ministerija has awarded contract to UAB `` AFFECTO LIETUVA '' for financial systems software package .,positive |
| According to Atria 's President and CEO Matti Tikkakoski the company 's Swedish operations significantly improved in the first quarter .,positive |
| Finnish Honkarakenne that specialises in the building of log houses is planning to use pine from Russian Karelia .,neutral |
| VNH generates annual net sales of about 5 mln eur and employs 21 people .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Symphony Services provides development services for Aldata GOLD .,neutral |
| A 2001 agreement expired earlier this month .,neutral |
| Simultaneously his responsibility area is extended from legal affairs to cover also mergers and acquisitions .,neutral |
| UPM-Kymmene said its has ` not indicated any interest in any domestic consolidations ' .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating profit was EUR 11.4 mn up from EUR 7.5 mn .,positive |
| 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 40000 tonnes a day .,neutral |
| Following the acquisitions Panostaja will establish a new business unit which will focus on heat treatment of metals .,neutral |
| EBIT excluding non-recurring items totalled EUR 67.8 mn up from EUR 38.1 mn .,positive |
| `` We have tailored our solutions to meet Solel 's technical requirements and the result is both cost-effective manufacturing and highest-quality reflectors . '',positive |
| Raisio is the site of the main production plants as well as company headquarters .,neutral |
| 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 |
| As capacity was cut with 1.4 % the passenger load factor was down 7.8 percentage points .,negative |
| However the bottom-line result improved thanks to positive financial items .,positive |
| Net profit in the same period in 2006 was 36.6 million euros .,neutral |
| ITG 's share in the deal is estimated at some 500000 euro $ 627000 .,neutral |
| The start of the negotiations relating to Glaston 's efficiency program was announced in October .,neutral |
| LKAB headquartered in Lulea Sweden is a high-tech mining company producing upgraded iron ore products for the steel industry .,neutral |
| Each share is entitled to one vote .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Why put up costly cell phone towers in thinly populated areas when a few balloons would do ?,neutral |
| We are very pleased with the fine co-operation between the two countries in recent times he said .,positive |
| Revenue grew 12 percent to ( x20ac ) 3.6 billion ( US$ 4.5 billion ) .,positive |
| Kaupthing Bank will publish its annual results for 2007 before markets open on Thursday 31 January .,neutral |
| Revenue from July to September grew 21 percent to EURO 2.3 billion the Finnish company said Thursday .,positive |
| 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 |
| No financial details were revealed .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Net interest income was EUR 39.3 mn up from EUR 32.7 mn .,positive |
| The product range includes marinated olives cold cuts and pates for example .,neutral |
| The Kyroskoski investment is to be completed in late 2011 and the +ä+ñnekoski investment in the spring of 2012 .,neutral |
| BioTie North-American licensing partner Somaxon Pharmaceuticals started a phase II-III clinical study in patients suffering from pathological gambling and a pilot phase II study in nicotine addiction smoking cessation .,neutral |
| The company 's board of directors will propose a dividend of EUR 0.14 for 2008 at the annual general meeting .,neutral |
| Combining this deep domain expertise with our Application Service Management ASM and outsourcing service offerings has now proved to be a winning combination .,positive |
| 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 |
| The most important export markets are Norway Germany Russia and France .,neutral |
| `` It allows the young child to move forward with his life . '',positive |
| 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 |
| Approval by shareholders of Cencorp in accordance with Finnish law .,neutral |
| Net sales went up by 1 % year-on-year to EUR 29 million affected by the business acquisitions realized during the previous financial period the effect of which was EUR 5.1 million on the review period .,positive |
| Componenta is a metal sector company with international operations and production plants located in Finland the Netherlands Sweden and Turkey .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Niklas Skogster has been employed by the ABB Group in various positions concerning the development of operations .,neutral |
| The online ice chart shows no ice in the area of Estonia 's sea ports on the coast of the Gulf of Finland .,neutral |
| Vaisala headquartered in Helsinki in Finland develops and manufactures electronic measurement systems for meteorology environmental sciences traffic and industry .,neutral |
| The plant will be fired with a combination of spruce bark chipped logging residues or milled peat .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Vehvilainen who is currently the chief operating officer at Nokia Siemens Networks will join Finnair on 5 January 2010 and take over as CEO effective 1 February 2010 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| RSA 's shares closed at 156.9 p at the time of going to press .,neutral |
| Finnish Cargotec 's Kalmar has received a significant order from the US Department of Defense .,positive |
| The transaction is planned to be financed with a EUR40m market-based loan granted by Standard Chartered Bank Hong Kong .,neutral |
| The share subscription period for C options will commence on 1 September 2008 and expire on 31 March 2011 .,neutral |
| Ruukki Group calculates that it has lost EUR 4mn in the failed project .,negative |
| Before FKI John Jiang has worked in several general manager or senior business consultant positions for international companies in China .,neutral |
| The invention carries International Patent Publication No. .,neutral |
| The company 's board of directors would propose a dividend of EUR1 .00 per share for 2005 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Nokia and Capcom announced that Resident Evil Degeneration will be released on N-Gage later this year .,neutral |
| The company is in the process of building a new fleet and has placed orders for 10 P-Max tankers of 65200 dwt .,positive |
| Net sales dropped by 6 % year-on-year to EUR 11.9 million .,negative |
| ZAO YIT Moskovia builds housing in Moscow and its surrounding cities .,neutral |
| 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 |
| A downloadable instruction sheet instructional video and project ideas for the award-winning Everywhere Punch TM Window System can be found at www.fiskars.com .,neutral |
| The new company DiaPol S.r.l. would manufacture tools meant for glass and stone pre-processing .,neutral |
| Outotec 's net profit for the second quarter of 2007 jumped to 16.8 mln euro ( $ 23.1 mln ) from 4.6 mln euro ( $ 6.3 mln ) a year ago .,positive |
| Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.52 versus EUR 0.09 .,positive |
| The contract also includes cutting and edging wagon parts at Ruukki 's steel service centres in Seinajoki and Raahe from where they will be delivered to VR for welding and assembly .,neutral |
| Consolidated pretax profit decreased by 69.2 % to EUR 41.0 mn from EUR 133.1 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| `` Management decided at the end of 2005 to increase cathode copper capacity .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| It will focus on improving its profitability next year by streamlining operations .,positive |
| 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 |
| Lemmink+ñinen started the manufacture of roofing felt in 1920 and the production of asphalt in the 1930s .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In addition the company is considering the start of production in Russia .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company expects its net sales for the whole 2009 to be at previous year levels .,neutral |
| The purchase sum is about EUR 10mn US$ 12.97 mn .,neutral |
| Today the orange scissors are the iconic symbol of the excellent ergonomic design and superior quality associated with every product from Fiskars .,neutral |
| The Group with net sales of EUR 235 million in 2009 employs more than 2 000 people in 33 countries .,neutral |
| ` After fixing our home-base cutting costs and closing the non-profitable units we are now looking at going forward ' she said .,positive |
| ` Nordic infrastructure construction is one of our strategic growth areas .,neutral |
| Central Europe is an important market area for Honka .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The subscription period of Amer Sports ' 2002 warrant scheme will end on 31 December 2007 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The orders are for 26 machine-room-less KONE MonoSpace elevators which would be installed during 2006 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Finnish meat company Atria can no longer promise a sufficient amount of domestic beef to its customers .,negative |
| Operating profit excluding non-recurring items totalled EUR 2.2 mn down from EUR 2.7 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,negative |
| Sanoma Magazines Finland 's net sales grew to EUR 140.1 mn from EUR 131.8 mn .,positive |
| Welcome !,neutral |
| `` We know there are some of our own people out there . '',neutral |
| Alma Media holds 70 % of this company the remaining shares being owned by the company 's key employees .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Cencorp headquartered in Virkkala Finland develops and supplies automation solutions to the electronics and semiconductor industry that enhance productivity .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Ethanol would be made from barley and production could start in 2008 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Mursula said they tried to gather macro-economic perspective to see how Malaysia was doing .,neutral |
| Profitability ( EBIT % ) was 13.6 % compared to 14.3 % in Q2 2009 .,negative |
| 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 |
| mr Bakman sees also expansion options on the Tallinn-Helisnki link claiming however that operating the link with only a single ship is not enough .,neutral |
| Two of these contracts are for turntable anode vibrocompactors that will be delivered to Gansu Hualu Aluminum Co Ltd and another unnamed costumer .,neutral |
| Paper company M-real calculated that if 100000 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 1000 km by car .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| With this acquisition the wireless modem unit and its approximately 1100 employees were transferred to Renesas Electronics Corporation .,neutral |
| The value of the orders is about EUR 25mn .,neutral |
| 21 October 2010 - Finnish fishing tackle company Rapala VMC Corp ( HEL : RAP1V ) said today its net profit rose to EUR18 .9 m for the first nine months of 2010 from EUR15 .1 m for the same period a year earlier .,positive |
| 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 |
| The deal includes an option for Cramo to buy out the minority stake in 2011 .,neutral |
| 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 |
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| TeliaSonera said about $ 100 million will be invested in the next year in the region to bring mobile coverage to about 90 % of Nepal s population .,positive |
| This acquisition supports our strategy of being close to our customers all around the world offering both equipment and related services .,positive |
| Two other sites will be included later on .,neutral |
| NWC ANALYSIS :,neutral |
| Finnish Kemira 's net sales EUR decreased to EUR 1259.6 mn in January-June 2009 from EUR 1425.1 mn in January-June 2008 .,negative |
| Finnish construction group Lemmink+ñinen has been awarded two road building contracts by the Lithuanian transport administration .,positive |
| The aim is to achieve EUR 2.5 mn yearly savings .,positive |
| In addition to verification of an identity and digital signatures new state-approved Mobile ID enables to cast votes in elections as well .,neutral |
| This new partnership agreement represents a significant milestone for both parties .,positive |
| 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 |
| Incap headquartered in Oulu Finland is a electronics contract manufacturer with some 750 employees in Finland Estonia and India .,neutral |
| HELSINKI ( AFX ) - Nokian Tyres reported a fourth quarter pretax profit of 61.5 mln eur up from 48.6 mln on the back of strong sales .,positive |
| The output of the contracts totals 72 MWe .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Basware finances the acquisition with a bank loan .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The growth of net sales has continued favourably in the Middle East and Africaand in Asia Pacific .,positive |
| The proposal that the Board of Directors will make at the Annual General Meeting is attached as a whole to this release .,neutral |
| Copper lead and nickel also dropped ... HBOS ( HBOS ) plummeted 20 % to 70.3 pence after saying this year+ó ??,negative |
| Established in 1987 the SRV Group is a private Finnish construction concern with operations in Finland the Baltic countries and Russia .,neutral |
| The joint venture will invest about EUR 500000 in production technology straight away .,neutral |
| Savon koulutuskuntayhtyma Finland based company has awarded contract for specialist agricultural or forestry machinery .,positive |
| Profit for the period was EUR 5.9 mn up from EUR 1.3 mn .,positive |
| On 25 August 2009 Sampo 's stake in Nordea was 19.45 % .,neutral |
| German Commerzbank AG 's Hamburg Branch and US JP Morgan ( NYSE : JPM ) participated as arrangers and Dutch ING ( AMS : INGA ) as co-arranger .,neutral |
| The maximum amount of the capital loan will be EUR30m and the minimum subscription |
| Our superior customer centricity and expertise in digital services set us apart from our competitors .,positive |
| 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 |
| The business area has operations in Finland Sweden Denmark Estonia Latvia and Lithuania .,neutral |
| Both operating profit and turnover for the nine-month period increased respectively from EUR2 .4 m and EUR43 .8 m as compared to the corresponding period a year ago .,positive |
| Diluted EPS rose to EUR3 .68 from EUR0 .50 .,positive |
| He is a member of the Board of numerous com-panies and a shareholder of the Boardman Ltd board specialist net-work .,neutral |
| The medium-term operative targets of the company remain unchanged .,neutral |
| The value of the contract is EUR 25mn .,neutral |
| Satama 's net profit for the third quarter of 2007 rose to 275000 euro ( $ 395000 ) from 270000 euro ( $ 388000 ) for the same period of 2006 .,positive |
| Vaisala 's Present Weather Detector measures visibility up to 20 km as well as precipitation type and intensity .,neutral |
| The contract involves refurbishing the bathrooms of 189 units as well as re-plumbing their water and sewer pipes .,neutral |
| No changes in media activity were seen in October compared with September .,neutral |
| The Financial Statements and Interim Reports will be released around at 9.00 a.m. ( Finnish time ) on the given dates .,neutral |
| At CapMan Haavisto will be responsible for Group Finances and Accounting and IT .,neutral |
| CapMan an asset manager has EUR 3bn worth of assets under management in the Nordic region .,neutral |
| The total capacity of the factory will be approximately 100 engines a year .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Finnish construction company YIT is reducing the number of start-ups of market-financed residential units in 2007 to about 2300 from the previously announced 2700 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The energy shot is packed in a 100-millilitre bag with a screw cap .,neutral |
| These moderate but significant changes resulted in a significant 24-32 % reduction in the estimated CVD risk .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nokia was up 0.12 pct to 16.70 eur after kicking off the morning in negative territory .,positive |
| Capitex Kalmar will continue to be responsible for the maintenance and technical development of the services .,neutral |
| The financial impact is estimated to be some 1.5 MEUR annual improvement in the division 's result starting from fiscal year 2007 .,positive |
| The pretax profit of the group 's life insurance business increased to EUR 36 million from EUR 27 million .,positive |
| Raute posted a net profit of 1.8 mln euro $ 2.6 mln for the third quarter of 2007 compared to a net loss of 299000 euro $ 430000 for the corresponding period of 2006 .,positive |
| 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 |
| - Cash flow from operating activities before investments was EUR 7.6 million EUR 2.5 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Excluding non-recurring items pre-tax profit surged 45 % to EUR80m .,positive |
| Most recently he founded Virent Energy Systems Inc. an 80 person catalytic biofuels company where as president and CEO he led the company through multiple financings defined the company 's market strategy and secured the company 's first customers .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Tekla Group 's net sales for 2005 were approximately 38 million euros .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Helsinki 19 May 2010 - Finnish company Lemminkainen Oyj ( HEL : LEM1S ) said today that it will construct an office building at Toolonlahti in downtown Helsinki without disclosing financial details .,neutral |
| 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 |
| TietoEnator was down 1.13 pct to 18.38 extending recent lows after last week 's second-quarter report dealers said .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The order consists of capacity expansion maintenance services and new charging functionality the company said .,neutral |
| In the first quarter of 2008 Sacanfil 's net sales totalled EUR 50.0 mn and its operating profit EUR 4.7 mn .,neutral |
| The company will disclose further details including the anticipated transaction timetable and the name of the new investor within one week .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Pretax loss totaled EUR 1.2 mn down from a profit of EUR 2.1 mn in 2004 .,negative |
| Talentum acquired a 47.5 pct stake in Varesvuo Partners in 1997 and the remaining in 2002 and 2005 .,neutral |
| Revenue for the quarter totaled 27.4 billion down 2 percent from 28.1 billion in the fourth quarter in 2008 .,negative |
| Rautalinko was resposnible also for Mobility Services and his job in this division will be continued by Marek Hintze .,neutral |
| Alma Media 's operating profit amounted to EUR 11.9 mn down from EUR 15.0 mn a year earlier .,negative |
| The orders consist in total of over 1600 panels of lift-away weatherdeck hatch covers and they will be delivered for container vessels with capacities ranging from 2000 to 13300 TEUs .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Sales rose 10 pct to 566 mln eur on the back of strong volume and favourable currency effects .,positive |
| First Industrial will seek LEED designation for Uponor 's new building and a 282000 square-foot speculative distribution center at First Park Lakeville .,neutral |
| Net sales rose by 25.5 % year-on-year to EUR59 .6 m as the number of chargers delivered went up by 41 % to 65.9 million pieces .,positive |
| The cranes would be installed onboard two freighters ordered by Singaporean ship owner Masterbulk .,neutral |
| The most significant challengers in the market are Logset and Sampo-Rosenlew .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Demand was brisk as expected and order levels have remained high .,positive |
| The company 's order book stood at 1.5 bln euro $ 2.2 bln on September 30 2007 up by 24.2 pct on the year with international orders amounting to 365 mln euro $ 534.3 mln .,positive |
| `` Adjustment to the fall in price level in contrast has been less effective .,negative |
| The Polish business employs about 1000 people and it had net sales of about EUR 70mn in 2007 .,neutral |
| In the second quarter of 2009 net sales through operator business partners represented 47 % of the Group 's total net sales .,neutral |
| Unlisted British Biologicals makes B - and D - proteins and other disease-specific supplements that cover diabetes hepatitis asthma and other cardiovascular ailments .,neutral |
| Teleste was set up in 1954 and is divided into Broadband Cable Networks and Video Networks business areas .,neutral |
| The value of the contracts is about EUR 3.3 mn .,neutral |
| LONDON MarketWatch |
| Then it said the contract was estimated to contribute more than EUR150m to its net sales in 2010 .,positive |
| "Product coverage : baked goods , biscuits , breakfast cereals Data coverage : market sizes historic and forecasts company shares brand shares and distribution data .",neutral |
| 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 |
| Pertti Ervi is independent from the Company and its major shareholders .,neutral |
| Ramirent Finland is the domestic unit of machinery rental company Ramirent Oyj HEL : RMR1V .,neutral |
| When this investment is in place Atria plans to expand into the Moscow market .,neutral |
| Finnish energy company Fortum has set itself new stricter target limits for short-term carbon dioxide emissions from its heat and electricity production .,neutral |
| 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 462000 euro $ 664000 for the same period of 2006 .,positive |
| This organization will assume the responsibility for operations in Russia .,neutral |
| Teleste has some 30 offices worldwide and is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki .,neutral |
| Sales of security and system packaging increased slightly .,positive |
| 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 |
| In Q2 of 2009 profit before taxes amounted to EUR 13.6 mn down from EUR 26.8 mn in Q2 of 2008 .,negative |
| The report goes on to provide detailed profiles of ten leading European specialty chemicals companies and brief profiles of other major players .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose from EUR 1.94 mn to EUR 2.45 mn .,positive |
| Speaking to just-drinks today a spokesperson for Olvi said : `` We have performed very well in all four countries we operate in - namely Finland Estonia Latvia and Lithuania . '',positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Unilever 's Turun Sinappi that is made in Sweden holds 40 % of the market .,neutral |
| The company reported a profit of 800000 euro ($ 1.2 mln)on the sale of its Varesvuo Partners sub-group and a loss of 400000 euro $ 623000 caused by the sale of its program production subsidiary Oy Filmiteollisuus Fine Ab .,neutral |
| Vacon recently announced plans to build its North American headquarters at 5 Business Park in Chambersburg .,neutral |
| The value of the orders is over EUR 25mn .,neutral |
| Operating profit of Kauppalehti group rose to EUR 1.5 mn from EUR 1.3 mn and that of Marketplaces to EUR 1.3 mn from EUR 1.0 mn in the third quarter of 2006 .,positive |
| An individual promotion also generated slightly higher-than-expected revenues .,positive |
| In January traffic measured in revenue passenger kilometres RPK went up by 3.2 % and capacity measured in available seat kilometres ASK rose by 12.2 % .,positive |
| 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 |
| The business section also includes Ahlstrom 's sustainability report .,neutral |
| In 2008 AVC Systemhaus had net sales of EUR 10 million USD 7.1 m .,neutral |
| 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 |
| A total of $ 78 million will be invested in the project .,neutral |
| RFID ( Radio Frequency Identification ) is a method of so-called intelligent transport whereby information can be read and saved remotely .,neutral |
| Officials did not disclose the contract value .,neutral |
| The OMX Nordic 40 OMXN40 index comprising the 40 most traded Nordic stocks on the Nasdaq OMX exchange closed down 0.87 % at 1064.14 points on Thursday .,negative |
| `` I am very pleased and proud of our performance last year '' Chief Executive Juha Rantanen said in a statement .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The agreement is valid for four years .,neutral |
| The launch of the plant in June went well and it has been producing the advanced fuel for a couple of weeks .,positive |
| 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 |
| Ruukki 's delivery includes steel structures including installation for Krakeroy bascule bridge and steel piles for the bridge foundations .,neutral |
| The policy was also aimed at making the companies more profitable and competitive .,positive |
| 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 |
| The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd acted as agent for the loan .,neutral |
| Teleste BK Optiflex amplifier products will be used in ongoing capacity upgrade of KDG 's network to bi-directionality .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Wayne Greensmith Fiskars Brands UK senior brand manager said : `` We have launched this as we want to give something back to the community .,neutral |
| The expanded plant is scheduled to be operational by the middle of October 2009 .,neutral |
| According to its notice Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ Helsinki Branch has on 10 August 2009 divested in total 11958000 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 |
| 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 |
| The alliance aims to tap pocketable mobile computers netbooks tablets mediaphones connected TVs and in-vehicle infotainment systems .,neutral |
| The diluted loss per share narrowed to EUR 0.27 from EUR 0.86 .,positive |
| The talks are aimed at restructuring operations and cutting costs .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The EUR17m contract includes both design and construction works .,neutral |
| Recovery has been evident in the liquid handling business particularly in areas outside Europe and primarily in North America and Asia .,positive |
| 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 |
| In the Czech Republic the profiling unit at Ostrava will be closed and the machinery will be relocated to Ruukki 's bigger plants in Hungary Poland and Romania by the end of the first quarter of 2009 .,neutral |
| Patrick Jeambar will also continue being responsible for Innovation and Health safety and environment HSEA functions of Ahlstrom Corporation .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` This vessel order will help Aspo secure the long-term competitiveness of its fleet both in terms of technology and pricing .,positive |
| These module products will be available for trials during 3Q-07 and for volume deliveries during 4Q-07 .,neutral |
| Profit before taxes amounted to EUR 56.5 mn down from EUR 232.9 mn a year ago .,negative |
| In the Baltics the merger of the businesses of the two is expected to be completed in early 2008 .,neutral |
| Neste Oil Corporation is a refining and marketing company concentrating on clean high-quality traffic fuels .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The acquisition was financed with $ 2.56 billion of debt arranged by Goldman Sachs & Co. .,neutral |
| Pharmaceutical market in Poland Global Research & Data Services published recently a market analysis about the pharmaceutical markets in Poland .,neutral |
| Name of Company in which holdings have been acquired : Citycon Oyj 2 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The acquisition price was not disclosed .,neutral |
| Sales came in at 241 mln eur compared with 211.4 mln and also beating consensus forecasts of 235 mln eur .,positive |
| We offer our clients integrated management consulting total solutions for complex projects and efficient best-in-class design and supervision .,neutral |
| Kone shares dropped 4.1 percent to x20ac 43 US$ 55.77 in Helsinki .,negative |
| Aspo 's net sales in 2006 totaled EUR 225.9 million .,neutral |
| at 9:00 EET Alma Media 's Annual Report for 2009 is scheduled to be published in calendar week 9 .,neutral |
| The total value of the deal is USD 29mn .,neutral |
| While I cant understand what theyre saying its impressive to watch him hit that ball at those speeds .,neutral |
| The actions are expected to deliver annual cost savings of some EUR15-20m .,positive |
| 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 |
| The iPad application joins the iPhone app as part of Monster 's range of mobile applications for job hunting .,neutral |
| One of the headboxes will be equipped with a modern consistency control system to ensure cross machine profile of the plasterboard .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The contract also includes installation work in a new multistorey carpark for close on 1000 vehicles .,neutral |
| However the growth margin slowed down due to the financial crisis .,negative |
| 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 |
| Body The credit falls due February 24 2014 .,neutral |
| The dividends payable annually shall be deducted from the share subscription price .,neutral |
| Cooper SH the UK distributor for lift equipment manufacturer Konecranes won the five-year deal which involves low maintenance and fuel saving technologies .,positive |
| Panostaja owns a 68.77 pct of share capital and the voting rights of Suomen Helasto shares following an exchange of shares which was carried out on May 30 2007 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Net sales in 2010 were about EUR 2.0 billion of which international operations accounted for roughly a quarter .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The bridge is part of the highway 14 development project .,neutral |
| The contract covers installation training and start-up services .,neutral |
| The poorest index figure was given to Finnish power company Fortum 4.5 .,negative |
| The value of the order is around EUR 100 million .,neutral |
| The bank sees a potential for Getinge share to rise .,positive |
| Finnish Metso Paper has won an order to supply an uncoated fine paper machine to MCC Paper Yinhe in China .,positive |
| Pretax profit totalled EUR 2.0 mn compared to a loss of EUR 159.2 mn in the fourth quarter of 2008 .,positive |
| Finnish OKO bank has signed a cooperation agreement with Raiffeisen concerning Finnish companies ' investments in Russia .,positive |
| 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 |
| According to HKScan Finland the plan is to increase J+ñrvi-Suomen Portti 's net sales to EUR 80mn to EUR 100mn .,positive |
| `` Capital expenditure on energy efficiency has unfortunately fallen along with the decline in the economy .,negative |
| M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within information on on the world wide web .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Alma Media 's net sales in 2009 totalled MEUR 307.8 with an operating margin of 13.5 per cent .,neutral |
| The issue came up in connection with discussion with local municipalities concerning the sale of water to industrial facilities .,neutral |
| Financial Statements include the consolidated financial statements of the Group the Board of Directors ' Report the Auditors ' Report and the Corporate Governance Statement .,neutral |
| - 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 |
| The operating loss amounted to EUR 0.8 mn compared to a profit of EUR 3.9 mn a year earlier .,negative |
| The company will publish its financial statement for 2008 on February 25 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The new factory working model and reorganisations would decrease Nokian Tyres ' costs in the factory by EUR 30 million ( USD 38.7 m ) .,positive |
| More than 80 special events in the three counties during four months were hosted by the library system and its nine branch libraries .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The study evaluated the safety tolerability and pharmacokinetics of repeated doses of intravenously administered antibody in 26 patients with active plaque psoriasis .,neutral |
| The company expects net sales of 65 mln euro ( $ 85.1 mln ) for 2006 .,neutral |
| Finnish plumbing and heating systems supplier Uponor 's net sales in continuing business operations decreased to EUR 249.1 mn in July-September 2008 compared to EUR 262.1 mn in the third quarter of 2007 .,negative |
| 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 |
| Operating profit totaled EUR 377 mn up slightly from EUR 37.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2006 .,positive |
| We look forward to take part in the future development of the company '' says Tomas Billing President of Nordstjernan .,neutral |
| KONE is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki .,neutral |
| Finnish lifting equipment maker Konecranes HEL : KCR1V said on 29 July 2009 it has raised its stake in Austrian manipulator maker ACS Konecranes to 80 % and bought German sector player Knight Europe .,positive |
| 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 |
| Furthermore efficiency improvement measures initiated earlier are now bearing fruit '' CEO Jan Lang said .,positive |
| The EBRD is using its own funds to provide a 21.6 mln A loan while the B portion of 10 mln Euros has been syndicated to two Finnish commercial banks Nordea Bank Finland Plc 7.7 mln Euros and Pohjola Bank Plc 2.3 mln Euros .,neutral |
| In 2009 Lee & Man had a combined annual production capacity of close to 4.5 million tonnes of paper and 300000 tonnes of pulp .,neutral |
| The company continued the development of a fully human antibody in its VAP-1 antibody program .,neutral |
| The order was worth EUR 8mn .,neutral |
| The acquisition will have an immediate positive impact on Aspocomp 's financial result .,positive |
| However the net sales declined to EUR 803.6 million from EUR 1.2 billion .,negative |
| After the restructuring UPM 's average paper machine capacity in Europe will be 320000 tons ( 350000 short tons ) in coated magazine paper and 420000 tons ( 460000 short tons ) in coated fine paper .,neutral |
| The market value of one crane is some USD6m reported the Finnish news agency STT .,neutral |
| The expanded company will continue to be called NewPage .,neutral |
| Previously Grimaldi held a 46.43 pct stake in the Finnish company following the takeover bid launched in November 2006 .,neutral |
| Both sources said Nokia would unveil its new phone code-named `` Tube '' on Oct. 2 at an analyst and media event in London .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Indigo and Somoncom serve 377000 subscribers and had a market share of approximately 27 % as of May 2007 .,neutral |
| Russian export duties will activate harvesting in Finland and sales in Russia will increase also .,positive |
| 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 |
| The platform would continue to be the development framework for Symbian and MeeGo .,neutral |
| The Group 's business sectors are Building Construction Infrastructure Construction Technical Building Services and Building Products .,neutral |
| As part of the reorganization Kauko-Telko Ltd will be divided into Telko Ltd Leipurin Ltd Hamina Terminal Services Ltd and Kaukomarkkinat Ltd. .,neutral |
| The airline was targeting travel agents tour operators and travel management companies to raise awareness first before targeting consumers he added .,neutral |
| Mr Ashley deputy executive chairman of Sports Direct sold a 43pc stake in the company for more than pounds 900m at the time of the float .,neutral |
| OUTOTEC OYJ PRESS RELEASE FEBRUARY 19 2008 AT 11.00 AM Outotec has won two large minerals processing technology orders from Mirabela Mineracao do Brasil Ltda Brazil and from Cumerio Med JSCo Bulgaria .,positive |
| The EBRD is using its own funds to provide a 21.6 million A loan while the B portion of 10 million Euros has been syndicated to two Finnish commercial banks Nordea Bank Finland Plc 7.7 million Euros and Pohjola Bank Plc 2.3 million Euros .,neutral |
| Benefon will turn the Salo unit into a B2B business unit and establish a B2C business unit in the UK .,neutral |
| The interim report for the first quarter is published on May 8 2009 .,neutral |
| The five-storey eco-efficient building will have a gross floor area of about 15000 sq m. It will also include apartments .,neutral |
| According shipping company Viking Line the EU decision will have a significant financial impact .,neutral |
| Operating profit was EUR 139.7 mn up 23 % from EUR 113.8 mn .,positive |
| Honkarakenne 's customer in this project is one of the biggest real estate companies in Kazakhstan according to the company .,neutral |
| Secure your files online Like filling out a tax return making a backup is boring .,neutral |
| The terms of the transactions remained undisclosed .,neutral |
| The offer of some 30 million shares aimed to raise more than x20ac 500 million US$ 640 million was expected to be completed by Oct. 9 Outokumpu said .,neutral |
| In today s business you have to pre-empt what consumers want said Mohammed Zainalabedin General Manager Zain Bahrain .,neutral |
| Construction is expected to be completed in the summer of 2011 .,neutral |
| Initial estimated total value of the contract was 250 000 Euros excluding VAT .,neutral |
| During the strike Finnair estimates to incur a net loss of between EUR2m and EUR2 .5 m per day .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| This resulted in improved sales figures in Sweden .,positive |
| The lay-offs will affect 240 people out of the total 320 Okmetic employees in Finland .,negative |
| ( 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 Venezuel,positive |
| Finnish IT solutions provider Affecto Oyj HEL : AFE1V said today its slipped to a net loss of EUR 115000 USD 152000 in the second quarter of 2010 from a profit of EUR 845000 in the corresponding period a year earlier .,negative |
| The order comprises all production lines for a plywood mill company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network .,neutral |
| 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 249000 euro $ 319000 net loss in the fiscal 2004-05 .,positive |
| In July it and Quadriga Capital sold their Lewa GmbH pump-making business to Japan 's Nikkiso Co. .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The production is to be liquidated before June 2009 and 325 employees loose their jobs .,negative |
| The deal will have no significant effect on the acquiring company 's equity ratio .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The plan is estimated to generate some EUR 5 million ( USD 6.5 m ) in cost savings on an annual basis .,positive |
| 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 |
| The company will use the money for product development and research activities through 2013 in its key markets Finland Germany Italy and France .,neutral |
| The Apple Inc. iPhone wo n't change the game plan for Verizon Communications Inc. Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said Wednesday .,neutral |
| Altia 's operating profit jumped to EUR 47 million from EUR 6.6 million .,positive |
| 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 |
| The acquisition of +àlandsbanken Sverige in 2009 burdened the performance with EUR 3.0 mn .,negative |
| Sunrise Resources operates in Russian near-shore development markets through its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary and has 80 % of its personnel in Russia .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Group net sales in the third quarter of 2007 totaled EUR 142.3 mn and operating profit EUR 4.3 mn .,neutral |
| Earnings per share ( EPS ) for the first quarter 2007 amounted to EUR0 .07 up from EUR0 .04 .,positive |
| Basware Business Transactions Service enables the customer to receive and send invoices in an electronic format .,neutral |
| Again the most significant sales increase of 18.6 % was in Russia .,positive |
| 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 |
| The company generates net sales of about 600 mln euro $ 775.5 mln annually and employs 6000 .,neutral |
| Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to a loss of EUR0 .05 .,negative |
| The outsourcing agreement which covers equipment and depots in Turku and Tampere will run for five years Cramo said on Thursday .,neutral |
| CS Cabot 's main consumers on the Czech and Slovak market are tires producers Barum Continental and Matador Continental .,neutral |
| To see more of New Haven Register or to subscribe to the newspaper .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The investment will be worth approximately EUR 100mn .,neutral |
| Scanfil holdings include 100 % of contract electronics manufacturer Scanfil EMS Group .,neutral |
| The restructuring measures will not affect the production of packaging printing material .,neutral |
| Prices and delivery volumes of broadband products decreased significantly in 2005 .,negative |
| The order includes a new Crecent former headbox and reel .,neutral |
| The annual net sales of the unit is some EUR 5 million and it currently employs some 55 people .,neutral |
| The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement .,neutral |
| `` This could be us .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The purchase price will be paid in cash upon the closure of the transaction scheduled for April 1 2009 .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| The share capital of Basware Corporation is 11720829 .,neutral |
| The result will also be burdened by increased fixed costs associated with operations in China and restructuring costs in Japan .,negative |
| Passenger volumes rose by 8.4 % in the accounting period .,positive |
| 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 |
| Talvivaara has secured a 10-year off-take agreement for 100 per cent of its main output of nickel and cobalt to Norilsk Nickel and entered into a long-term zinc streaming agreement with Nyrstar NV .,positive |
| These new units will be built at Cargotec 's state of the art manufacturing facility in San Antonio Texas USA which started operations in 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| According to M-real 's CEO Mikko Helander this transaction will enable the company to proceed swiftly with its restructuring program .,positive |
| Finnish real estate company Sponda Oyj said on April 11 2008 it would build Vuosaari Harbour Service Center at the Port of Helsinki .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company slipped to an operating loss of EUR 2.6 million from a profit of EUR 1.3 million .,negative |
| The company turned to earnings per share ( EPS ) of EUR 0.03 versus loss per share of EUR 0.01 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Export accounts for about one tenth of the company 's annual turnover of one billion kroons .,neutral |
| The category was marked by maturity and the recession .,neutral |
| Ahlstrom headquartered in Helsinki Finland is a global leader in the development manufacture and marketing of high performance fibre-based materials .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Okmetic Board of Directors has also decided on a new share ownership program directed to the company 's top management .,neutral |
| For 24-hour news try ICIS news www.icis.com Click `` trial '' then ICIS news,neutral |
| The divested stake represented about 2.7 m shares in Okmetic 's capital .,neutral |
| Revenue grew by 2 percent to x20ac 580 million $ 743 million from x20ac 569 million .,positive |
| "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 |
| 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 |
| `` My wife is looking forward to getting a paycheck again '' he quipped recently as a six-knot current swirled around his anchored and heavily sponsored jet sled .,neutral |
| Commission income increased by 22 % to EUR 4.4 mn and lending volume rose by 13.5 % .,positive |
| This will bring cost savings of about EUR 3mn a year .,positive |
| EXEL COMPOSITES IN BRIEF Exel Composites is a technology company which designs manufactures and markets composite profiles and tubes for industrial applications .,neutral |
| The mall will be financed on a parity basis by Pearl Plaza LLC the joint venture company established by the Chinese investor Shanghai Industrial Investment Holdings Co Ltd and SRV Group .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Remote Radio head module will be available at 4W power for 2.5 GHz and 3.5 GHz TDD frequency bands .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` The biggest challenge was to make the piece look raw '' Hansen said .,neutral |
| It has been agreed with the company 's Board of Directors that she will be available in an advisory role .,neutral |
| The terms and conditions of the Stock Option Scheme 2008 are available on the Company 's internet pages www.sanoma.com .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Together they generate Aspo 's goodwill .,neutral |
| The statutory negotiations at headquarters are part of this decrease .,neutral |
| Ponsse will divide its sales and maintenance service network into six geographical areas .,neutral |
| Outotec headquartered in Espoo Finland is a leading provider of process solutions technologies and services for the mining and metallurgical industries .,neutral |
| The company has a continuous need for alloys such as nickel ferro-chrome molybdenum and manganese in its production said Talvivaara .,neutral |
| STUK today is a full service house expert in radiation and nuclear safety issues .,neutral |
| The remainder of its revenues will come from technology agreements with other firms InterDigital said .,neutral |
| Tikkurila a division of Kemira group controls about 23 % of the Russian market in its field and owns St. Petersburg paint producer TEX. .,neutral |
| In 2009 Stora Enso 's net loss was EUR 879.7 million compared to EUR 673.4 million in the previous year .,negative |
| Of these shares 14747084 are held by the Company and the number of outstanding shares and voting rights attached to the shares amounts thus to 161256847 .,neutral |
| Rihko started to manage Raisio 's Benecol business in summer 2006 after heading tobacco company Altadis ' European operations .,neutral |
| This will be done domestically and in neighboring markets both organically and through acquisitions .,neutral |
| Country : Finland Sector : Construction-Real Estate Target : Pohjolan Design-Talo Oy Buyer : CapMan Oyj Vendor : Ruukki Group Oyj Deal size in USD : 102.6 m Type : Divestment Status : Agreed,neutral |
| `` This contract demonstrates our ability to apply our minerals and metals technologies in adjacent industries such as oil shale processing .,positive |
| 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 |
| The negotiations concern personnel of Cencorp Corporation and Singulase Oy as whole in Finland and in Sweden the company said .,neutral |
| The company does not at present hold any of its own shares .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| For the first nine months of 2010 the company 's net profit rose to EUR41m from EUR30m for the corresponding period of 2009 .,positive |
| Sports equipment sales also progressed well owing to the prolonged winter season .,positive |
| The sale will result in a capital loss of EUR5m for Solidium which obtained Tikkurila shares in March 2010 .,negative |
| Price talk is in the mid-market swaps plus 105 bps area and the leads are Barclays BNPP UBS and CBA .,neutral |
| By implementing the software the Finnish Army aims to unify and improve its operations in these application areas QPR Software stated .,positive |
| The value of the orders is over EUR 10mn .,neutral |
| Juha Jordan chief engineer at Glaston said one of the reasons for choosing Vacon as a global AC drives supplier is that it has service and support centres in the same countries where Glaston operates .,positive |
| 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 |
| Currently Glaston employs approximately 1500 persons .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Group 's revenue in 2009 amounted to EUR 70 million and the company currently employs approximately 780 people .,neutral |
| STX Finland Oy signed a a preliminary agreement for the building of an environmentally friendly new generation cruise ferry for Viking Line to manage on between Turku Finland and Stockholm Sweden withViking Line ABP .,positive |
| 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 |
| Autotank Group is part of Aspo 's Systems Division .,neutral |
| The Division also includes joint sales marketing and controlling functions for these units .,neutral |
| The financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed .,neutral |
| Why not give your bedroom a cool makeover for summer .,neutral |
| Following the registration the share capital of Biotie is EUR 52556678.10 .,neutral |
| As a part of the agreement 10 employees from the John Deere Forestry documentation functions will transfer to DokuMentori Oy .,neutral |
| According to Honka Japan 's Managing Director Marko Saarelainen Honkarakenne exports about 200 ready made log houses to Japan a year .,neutral |
| Merrill Lynch analyst Campbell Morgan upgraded his recommendation on PaperlinX from `` neutral '' to `` buy '' in May .,positive |
| The server is responsible for managing devices and user accounts and a desktop client application enables remote access to the mobile phones .,neutral |
| The plant would use palm oil certified by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil ( RSPO ) .,neutral |
| The company had net sales of EUR 19.8 mn and a pre-tax profit of EUR 1.8 mn in 2005 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Net sales of the Vegetable Oil Business rose to EUR 10.6 mn from EUR 10.1 mn .,positive |
| Vacon 's cash flow from operations grew to EUR 37.1 mn from EUR 21.9 mn a year ago .,positive |
| The final price will be specified by 14 May 2010 the acquiring company said .,neutral |
| The value of the order is EUR 2.5 mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` Method and System for Controlling a Hard Disk Drive Using a Multimediacard Physical Interface '' was invented by Marko Ahvenainen Ruutana Finland .,neutral |
| This assignment strengthens Poyry 's position as an international provider of engineering and project services to the chemical process industry .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Net profit was 35.5 mln compared with 29.8 mln .,positive |
| Earnings per share EPS amounted to EUR0 .03 up from the loss of EUR0 .08 .,positive |
| Stockmann was established in 1862 in Finland and it became the first foreign company to enter Russia 's retail trade market in 1989 .,neutral |
| All the ferries had run into trouble just outside the Stockholm archipelago made up of more than 20000 islands .,negative |
| 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 |
| Prior to the transaction whose financial terms have not been disclosed Alma Media owned 40 % of Kotikokki net .,neutral |
| Equity ratio was 60.9 % compared to 54.2 % In the third quarter of 2007 net sales of the Frozen Foods Business totaled EUR 11.0 up by about 5 % from the third quarter of 2006 .,positive |
| Operating loss totalled EUR 3.2 mn compared to a profit of EUR 7.2 mn in the third quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| ND = Not disclosed .,neutral |
| 561470 new shares under 2003 option rights plan Packaging company Huhtamaki Oyj reported on Monday that a total of 561470 new shares of the company have been issued based on share subscriptions under its 2003 option rights plan .,neutral |
| N +1 Group will pay EUR16 .5 m of the transaction price upon closing and the remaining sum in 2012 .,neutral |
| The operations to be sold include manufacturing units in Finland France Poland and Turkey as well as sales units in Germany and Lithuania .,neutral |
| Of this EUR 38.8 mn was net interest income .,neutral |
| In 2009 Comptel slipped to a net loss of EUR2 .1 m from a profit of EUR6 .6 m in the previous year .,negative |
| The company reiterates its outlook for 2009 .,neutral |
| Boomeranger Boats Oy specialises in boat building and designs manufactures and sells customised Rigid Inflatable Boats RIB primarily for the Baltic Sea market .,neutral |
| The contract covers turnkey deliveries to all five airports operated by the authority |
| 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 1047.4 mn in 2007 .,negative |
| Exports accounted for 65.4 % of net sales representing an all time record for the company .,positive |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Salcomp Manufacturing Oy will pay EUR 35 million in cash to Salcomp in connection with the implementation of the sale and transfer of the Business .,neutral |
| In 2007 Talentum will disclose three Interim Reports - Q1 ( January - March ) on Friday 27 April 2007 - Q2 ( April - June ) on Friday 20 July 2007 - Q3 ( July - September ) on Friday 26 October 2007 .,neutral |
| "In 2006 452 million tonnes CO2 of EUA ( EU Allowance , emissions credit in EU ) was traded with an underlying market value approx .",neutral |
| An of the invention released by the Patent Office said : `` The chambers are pressurized .,neutral |
| The company 's market share is continued to increase further .,positive |
| Aldata Solution a global company engaged in supplier to consumer business process optimization has announced the details of its Dollars for Dinosaurs program .,neutral |
| Growth was strongest in F-Secure 's operator ISPs mobile operators and cable operators business .,positive |
| Juha Haapakoski will continue as Editor-in-Chief with budget responsibility also with the new publisher .,neutral |
| The service also enables users to watch e-mails in HTML format en is enhanced with 23 addition languages to choose from .,neutral |
| The manufacture of CPPs will be undertaken at the existing Export Oriented Unit EOU at Wartsila 's factory at Khopoli near Mumbai .,neutral |
| The unit 's clients are mainly in the field of specialist convenience goods as well as in the textile shoe and furniture businesses .,neutral |
| The reductions will be concluded by autumn 2010 .,neutral |
| Commission income rose by 25.7 % to EUR 16.1 mn from EUR 12.8 mn in 2004 .,positive |
| The broker started UPM-Kymmene Stora Enso and Sappi with ` equal-weight ' recommendations and Holmen and Norske Skog with ` underweight ' ratings .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Swedish Finnish and Danish listed companies are organized in three market cap segments Nordic Large Cap Mid Cap and Small Cap .,neutral |
| The company can be split into two parts over the coming months with Essent owning and operating production and supply and Enexis owning and operating the grid .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| According to the Finnish-Russian Chamber of Commerce all the major construction companies of Finland are operating in Russia .,neutral |
| `` We have the most expensive water brand in Finland at the moment . '',neutral |
| The total scope of the project is about 38000 square metres and it is valued at a total of around EUR75m .,neutral |
| He will report to CapMan Plc 's CEO Heikki Westerlund .,neutral |
| The order is related to renewing the network of the telecommunications operator .,neutral |
| Karppinen expects the consolidation trend to continue in the Finnish market .,neutral |
| a January 11 2010 EPHC board of directors has approved an increase in the quarterly dividend from $ 0.03 to $ 0.05 per share .,positive |
| Operating loss totaled EUR 0.3 mn compared to a profit of EUR 2.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 .,negative |
| Financial terms were n't disclosed .,neutral |
| A total of 38244 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 |
| Argentine agricultural export company Calafate has tapped compatriot firm Finnegans for a software solution the latter company said in a statement .,neutral |
| UPM-Kymmene www.upm-kymmene.com produces magazine papers and newsprint as well as fine and specialty papers converting materials and wood products .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 5.8 mn up from a loss of EUR 1.7 mn in the fourth quarter of 2009 .,positive |
| The stock price rose 70.0 ores or 0.9 % to close at SEK77 .65 ending a two-day streak of losses .,positive |
| Finnish Scanfil a systems supplier and contract manufacturer to the communications sector and the electronics industry reports its net sales totalled EUR 94.7 mn in the first half of 2010 down from EUR 99.5 mn in the first half of 2009 .,negative |
| All of Raisio 's divisions recorded an operating profit .,positive |
| 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 |
| The facility will have a lettable area of some 19000 sq m. The plot for the plant located in the Ratasmaki business park will be purchased from the City of Forssa .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| In the video above Marimekko 's design manager Noora Niiininoski explains that the brands are a natural fit for each other because they both have a timeless style .,neutral |
| 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 |
| According to him construction work will start in spring 2007 and the facility is to be commissioned in spring 2008 .,neutral |
| The sellers were EOSS Innovationsmanagement and a group of private individuals .,neutral |
| International operations accounted for over 80 % of net sales .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Last year 's net sales rose to EUR 68.3 million from EUR 62.2 million .,positive |
| If needed she provides also further information on ferry connections and hotels .,neutral |
| There has been some recovery of the base metals prices and increased demand for metals in China however .,positive |
| The order also includes extensive maintenance work of a shoe press delivered by Vaahto in 2001 .,neutral |
| According to Finnish Metso Minerals the value of the company 's orders has gone up to EUR 1.9 bn in 12 months .,positive |
| ` 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 |
| Satama and Trainers ' House will remain as names and independent brands of the business areas .,neutral |
| The payment of 2.779 million litas in interest on a long-term loan provided by Ragutis ' majority shareholder Estonia 's A. Le Coq also added to the losses .,negative |
| The company is headquartered in Sievi Finland and is listed on the Nordic Exchange in Helsinki .,neutral |
| 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 |
| This includes a EUR 39.5 mn change in the fair value of investment properties .,neutral |
| Risto Raty Tekla 's executive vice president said that Tekla Structures and ArchiCAD will cover the entire design and documentation workflow throughout a construction project .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The aim is to develop open-source application solutions .,neutral |
| This would be a huge process .,neutral |
| Also in Latvia we act as a partner for bakery customers in both production and product development .,neutral |
| In 2007 the Group 's net sales stood at EUR 42 million and it had about 1445 employees .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Cramo headquartered in Vantaa Finland rents construction machinery and equipment as well as rents and sells modular space .,neutral |
| In January-November 2009 the group 's sales totalled EUR 7801.7 mn which was a drop of 12.6 % from the same period of 2008 .,negative |
| 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 |
| Cardona slowed her vehicle turned around and returned to the intersection where she called 911 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Jarmo Honkamaa head of the oil refining business at Neste Oil says the situation looks promising from their viewpoint .,positive |
| 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 |
| The maximum grade of the veneer yield is calculated based on the dimensions and grades of the veneer products as well as by iterating the places of the peeling axes and simulating the peeling process .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 4.7 mn from EUR 3.6 mn .,positive |
| The expansion will be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2006 .,neutral |
| The company 's profit totaled Ls 134700 .,neutral |
| Ruukki 's order book at the end of 2010 was 30 % up year-on-year and 10 % up quarter-on-quarter .,positive |
| Helsinki on October 22 2008 SSH COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY CORP Board of Directors For further information please contact : Tomi Laamanen Chairman tel. +358 0 400 609 544 Distribution : NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. .,neutral |
| The deal is subject to approval by the Norwegian competition authorities .,neutral |
| Svyturys-Utenos Alus which is controlled by the Nordic group Baltic Beverages Holding ( BBH ) posted a 6.1 percent growth in beer sales for January-September to 101.99 million liters .,positive |
| 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 |
| The economic occupancy rate of Sponda 's property portfolio rose to 91.2 % from 88.8 % in 2006 .,positive |
| Finnish forest machinery manufacturer Ponsse has issued a profit warning .,negative |
| `` Because we 're a pension insurance company we 're required to diversify and not put too much in one asset class .,neutral |
| The orders also include a few high-power drives for the control of seismic compressors .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating loss totalled EUR 4.0 mn compared to a profit of EUR 8.6 mn in the second quarter of 2008 .,negative |
| Thanks to the internet consumers compare products more than previously and Finnish companies are not competitive .,negative |
| 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 |
| The price of raw material aluminium went up at the end of 2005 but the company considers its outlook for 2006 favourable .,positive |
| `` 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 |
| For the current year Raute expects its net sales to increase and the operating result |
| SSH Communications Security Corporation is headquartered in Helsinki Finland .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In the financial statement for the first quarter of 2010 Tikkurila is reported under discontinued operations .,neutral |
| The company admits that 36 months is a relatively short time when operating in Russia .,neutral |
| The net sales of the Power Plants business were EUR 710.3 million in 2005 .,neutral |
| Fortum had previously bought the state-held stake in TGK-10 from RAO UES during its reform .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Efore 's results for the last quarter showed an even faster improvement as the company managed to better source its components .,positive |
| According to Nordic financial group Nordea 's analyst Sami Sarkamies this makes Nokia 's portfolio competitive again .,positive |
| All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Protalix has $ 42 million in cash and no sales .,neutral |
| Ragutis controlled by the Finnish brewery Olvi achieved a 5.7 percent rise in beer sales to 22.6 million liters and held a 10.75 percent market share .,positive |
| Headquartered in this city the company is nearly 75 years old and focuses on science-based innovation and technology for environmental measurement .,neutral |
| Operating profit totalled EUR 0.4 mn up from an operating loss of EUR 0.8 mn year-on-year .,positive |
| Tulikivi manufactures heat-retaining soapstone and ceramic fireplaces as well as natural stone products and utility ceramics .,neutral |
| Pretax profit rose to EUR 0.6 mn from EUR 0.4 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| The total value of the agreement is USD4 .0 m the company said .,neutral |
| The estimated annual value of the frame agreement is about EUR 50mn .,neutral |
| The borrower was happy to do the roadshow and this paid off as the hit ratio from it was high .,positive |
| Mr. Kari Stadigh will carry on as Chairman of the Board and Mr. Matti Arteva as Vice-Chairman .,neutral |
| A PLUMBING business has announced it is sponsoring a professional darts player .,neutral |
| The dividend is payable on February 1 2010 to shareholders of record on January 19 2010 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The program which was started in the summer of 2007 was originally estimated to last approximately two years .,neutral |
| "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 |
| Jon Risfelt is 49 years old holds a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Earnings per share for January-June 2010 were EUR0 .30 an increase of 20 % year-on-year EUR0 .25 .,positive |
| In the reporting period the company 's operating profit grew by 43.2 % to EUR 6 million .,positive |
| The sellers include 40 shareholders including Intellibis management employees and other investors .,neutral |
| Koduextra is operating a retail chain of 11 stores controlled by Finnish Non-Food Center KY Rukax OY and Scan-Tukka OY .,neutral |
| After the split the number of K shares will be 9 540 000 and the number of A shares 26 885 540 .,neutral |
| The tanks will be delivered to a company which is currently building a chemical tank farm in Antwerp northern Belgium .,neutral |
| Operating profit decreased to nearly EUR 1.7 mn however .,negative |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The Finnish company previously said its operating result will be lower than the break-even posted a year earlier .,negative |
| Once your plants are in the ground they will continue to grow but the success of any garden lies in how well it 's maintained .,neutral |
| In total more than 3000 surveillance cameras will be handled and managed according to a variety of needs the company said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The growth of net sales in the first half of 2008 has been 28 % compared with the first half of 2007 .,positive |
| Profit of the accounting period was EUR 0.3 mn .,neutral |
| The pretax profit of the group 's life insurance business increased to EUR36m from EUR27m .,positive |
| The name of the buyer was not disclosed .,neutral |
| Under a preliminary estimation the technology park will measure about 50000 square meters .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 9.2 mn from EUR 6.8 mn in the corresponding period in 2007 .,positive |
| Under the deal Know IT will pay SEK90m ( USD12 .8 m-EUR8 .6 m ) in cash and stock .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company closed last year with a turnover of about four million euros .,neutral |
| Almost two thirds of Olvi 's net sales come from outside Finland .,neutral |
| May 29 2010 ( CompaniesandMarkets.com delivered by Newstex ) |
| 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 |
| An audio webcast will be available live and archived on Cerner 's Web site at www.cerner.com .,neutral |
| The estimated turnover of the new company is LVL 25 million EEK 40 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| ADPnews - Sep 28 2009 - Finnish silicon wafers maker Okmetic Oyj HEL : OKM1V said it will reduce the number of its clerical workers by 22 worldwide as a result of personnel negotiations completed today .,negative |
| Affecto will provide a new EFI Data Warehouse and reporting solution behavioural scoring system supporting operational decision processes and Data Migration from old legacy systems to the new EFI system .,neutral |
| The office space will rise above the remodeled Cannon Street underground station .,neutral |
| The order was valued at USD12 .2 m.,neutral |
| BasWare Order Matching automatically matches purchase invoices with approved purchase orders .,neutral |
| Previously the company had guided for EBIT and sales growth of 20 pct and 10 pct respectively for this year .,positive |
| Rapala VMC Corporation Rapala a leading fishing tackle and sporting goods manufacturer and distributor is the main owner of Peltonen with its 80 % shareholding .,neutral |
| Rubin says he expects Capman to announce 1-2 additional transactions in 2009 .,neutral |
| Earnings per share EPS are seen at EUR 0.56 up from EUR 0.38 .,positive |
| Okhta Center area is expected to have about 700000 square metres of office premises by 2016 .,neutral |
| L&T is operative in Finland Sweden Latvia Russia and Norway .,neutral |
| 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 |
| ALEXANDRIA Va. Oct. 3 |
| 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 |
| The value of the order is nearly EUR400m .,neutral |
| In Q1 of 2009 the company 's result before taxes from continuing operations excluding non-recurring items totalled EUR -0.4 mn compared to EUR -0.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,negative |
| `` They want my credit card info and my personal details .,neutral |
| Consumption is forecast to grow by about 2 % .,positive |
| 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 |
| The building complex consists of high-quality office and retail space totalling 49200 square metres the company said .,neutral |
| The ECB can mainly target inflation .,neutral |
| Quality chargers under CHARGZ brand are sold in selected retail stores and other sales locations world-wide .,neutral |
| The turbines are expected to be launched by the end of 2012 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Scanfil expects net sales in 2008 to remain at the 2007 level .,neutral |
| The contract covers the supply of temporary heating equipment for LKAB 's new pellet plant in Kiruna in northern Sweden .,neutral |
| The company specialises in temporary electrification and heating at construction sites .,neutral |
| Elisa said mobile subscriptions grew 7 percent during 2007 mainly because of customers adopting so-called third generation mobile technology .,positive |
| 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 |
| Metso 's delivery will include a complete coated board line with related air systems and two winders .,neutral |
| One of the headboxes will be equipped with a modern consistency control system to ensure cross machine profile of the plasterboard company said in a statement received by Lesprom Network .,neutral |
| Honkarakenne Oyj - a world-leading manufacturer of genuine wooden homes - will be sponsoring Finnish crosscountry skier Virpi Kuitunen for the next three years .,neutral |
| Halonen 's office acknowledged receiving the letter but declined comment .,neutral |
| 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 |
| `` We have come out with a decision which is based on our preliminary economic operational and environmental findings '' Karvinen said .,neutral |
| It is expected to be online by 2011 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| It has some 30 offices worldwide and more than 90 pct of its net sales are generated outside Finland .,neutral |
| The airline estimated that the cancellation of its flights due to the closure of European airspace and the process of recommencing traffic have caused a the company a loss of EUR20m including the costs of stranded passengers ' accommodation .,negative |
| 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 |
| Investment management and investment advisory services are the company 's sole line of business .,neutral |
| Net sales totaled EUR 93.6 mn up from EUR 93.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,positive |
| A maximum of 666104 new shares can further be subscribed for by exercising B options under the 2004 stock option plan .,neutral |
| Work on the assignment has already started and is due for completion in spring 2011 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In Sweden Gallerix accumulated SEK denominated sales were down 1 % and EUR denominated sales were up 11 % .,neutral |
| Profitability ( EBIT % ) was 13.9 % compared to 13.1 % in the previous-year period .,positive |
| Rapala aims to move the distribution unit Ragot from Loudeac in Bretagne and the distribution unit Waterqueen and the fishing line supplier Tortue from Saint Marcel in Central France to Morvillars .,neutral |
| The proposed consolidation activities will impact approximately 30 positions .,neutral |
| 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 |
| FL Group 's private equity division manages all operating companies including Icelandair Group FL Travel Group Bluebird and Sterling .,neutral |
| Finnish property investment company Citycon plans to issue directed subordinated convertible bonds to institutional investors .,neutral |
| `` The number of collection errors fell considerably and operations speeded up .,positive |
| When new types of network elements are added to the network the conversion file is updated by adding the information required for converting the message format of the new network element type to the format understood by the management system .,neutral |
| Rapala estimates its net sales for 2008 will increase by between 8.0 pct and 12 pct assuming 2007 exchange rates .,positive |
| Decisions are to be made as quickly as possible .,neutral |
| Swedbank 's shares have been hardest hit of the Swedish banks by the ongoing international financial crisis .,negative |
| Based in Helsinki Finland Ramirent has branches in 13 Nordic central and Eastern European countries .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Talvivaara Mining Company Plc Talvivaara Mining Company is an internationally significant base metals producer with its primary focus on nickel and zinc using a technology known as bioheapleaching to extract metals out of ore .,neutral |
| Under the transaction agreement Metsaliitto will purchase 24.7 % of Metsa-Botnia 's shares from UPM and 3 % from M-real .,neutral |
| Both Mr Walden and Mr Ignatius will be responsible also for the newspapers ' business result .,neutral |
| The contract includes heating plant equipment and associated installation work .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Its 168 asset management experts manage assets worth over EUR 35 billion .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The first stage of the contract covers 133 stores and 600 cash registers .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| `` The issues identified by Stonesoft affect a range of content inspection technology .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Board of Directors has proposed the Extraordinary General Meeting to authorise the Board to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 30mn new shares in one or more share issues .,neutral |
| Also CBA is to issue a benchmark 10 year fixed rate deal in Euros .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The official opening of the office located in Prague will be celebrated on May 20 .,neutral |
| Kershaw takes up the position with immediate effect from her previous role as marketing manager of Sankey Home & Garden Products .,neutral |
| `` Stonesoft sees great promise in the future of IPv6 .,positive |
| 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 |
| After non-recurring items of EUR 177mn profit amounted to EUR 20mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed .,neutral |
| Turnover rose to EUR21m from EUR17m .,positive |
| The 19200-square metre technology center is located near University of Tampere in central Tampere .,neutral |
| The authorization is in force for a period of 18 months from the resolution by the General Meeting .,neutral |
| The stock was hit by the profit warning of Finnish rival Rautaruukki Oyj ( OMX : RTRKS ) .,negative |
| Neste Shipping is the most likely to remain Finnish as the oil sector and its transports are significant for emergency supply .,neutral |
| Acando AB ( ACANB SS ) fell 8.9 percent to 13.35 kronor the lowest close since Dec. 11 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. .,neutral |
| The main strength of the cooperation project lies in merging the know-how of two large companies .,positive |
| Bovine slaughtering and cutting at the Kuopio facility will be transferred to the Kauhajoki slaughterhouse .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The project also implies an underground parking lot for 56 vehicles .,neutral |
| Talvivaara also maintains its assumption of turning cash flow positive before the year end .,positive |
| In the fourth quarter of 2008 net sales increased by 2 % to EUR 1050.7 mn from EUR 1027.0 mn in the fourth quarter of 2007 .,positive |
| The figure includes the change in the fair value of the property portfolio EUR 26.2 million .,neutral |
| Employees are also better prepared to answer calls since they already have detailed information about the caller before they answer the phone . '',positive |
| Estonian telecoms company Elisa 's customer numbers cross 400000 TALLINN Oct 22 BNS - The Estonian telecommunications company Elisa won approximately 50000 new clients in the nine months of this year bringing the number to 401800 by the end of September the company said .,positive |
| `` Our Vaalipalvelu-service was especially developed for use by communities and organizations .,neutral |
| Seven-month sales of Ragutis which is controlled by the Finnish brewery Olvi declined by 11.2 percent to 15.41 million liters and the company held 9.89 percent of the market .,negative |
| The bond has a value of EUR150m and a maturity of 4 years .,neutral |
| Mr. Koistinen joins from Nokia Siemens Networks where he has held various senior sales management and business development positions since 1997 .,neutral |
| Our customers include companies in the energy and process industry sectors in particular .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The sale comprising the margarine business in Finland and Poland follows the approval of the Polish competition authorities earlier in October .,neutral |
| Net investment income,neutral |
| Exel 's board of directors will propose a dividend of 0.2 euro $ 0.3 per share for 2006 at the annual general meeting on April 19 2007 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Production at the plant will be based on Neste Oil 's proprietary technology that can use a flexible input of any vegetable oil or animal fat .,neutral |
| `` 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 |
| Almost the entire office building will be occupied by Metso .,neutral |
| Construction volumes meanwhile grow at a rate of 10-15 percent annually .,positive |
| When completed the 120-meter Watchtower will be the highest building in Ireland .,neutral |
| According to the report Elisa 's and DNA 's joint market share of Finland 's telecom market is 59 % .,neutral |
| Sanoma announced the Stock Option Scheme 2008 on 19 December 2008 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| As a result of the transaction Sanoma Budapest has acquired a stake in the online store Egeszsegbolt .,neutral |
| Profit before taxes decreased to EUR 31.6 mn from EUR 50.0 mn the year before .,negative |
| In stead of being based on a soft drink as is usual the Teho energy drink is made with fresh water .,neutral |
| According to Karhinen OP-Pohjola is an exciting enterprise because the cooperation will bring huge opportunities for customers and the company itself .,positive |
| The markets are almost completely controlled by three banks : Nordea OP Bank Group and Sampo .,neutral |
| Around 250 of these reductions will be implemented through pension arrangements .,neutral |
| The Annual Report contains the financial statements the consolidated financial statements the report by the Board of Directors and the auditor 's report .,neutral |
| The electricity requirement of networks will grow with the new mobile generation .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The previous offer was 3.4 % of voting rights and 12.3 % of capital .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Russian Media Ventures ' minority shareholder Peter Hervy denied the plans to sell OVA Press the daily said .,neutral |
| 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 |
| It also turned to earnings per share ( EPS ) of EUR 0.08 versus loss per share of EUR 0.04 .,positive |
| 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 |
| Finnish glass technology group Glaston Corporation ( OMX Helsinki : GLA1V ) reported on Thursday ( 14 August ) an operating profit of EUR6 .5 m on net sales of EUR201 .5 m for the period January-September 2008 .,neutral |
| Comparable operating profit decreased to EUR 13.8 mn from EUR 17.1 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,negative |
| Odell has not contacted the State of Finland in this issue .,neutral |
| The newly-completed Allure of the Seas and its identical sister ship Oasis of the Seas which was completed last year are the world 's largest cruise ships .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Stora Enso 's business in North America has annual capacity of about 3 million tons and employs about 4350 people .,neutral |
| Currently it operates a fleet of eight carriers as well as nine pushers and barges .,neutral |
| 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 |
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| Nyrstar has also agreed to supply to Talvivaara up to 150000 tonnes of sulphuric acid per annum for use in Talvivaara 's leaching process during the period of supply of the zinc in concentrate .,positive |
| Okmetic closed its plant in Espoo in early 2004 and all production lines from the site were moved to Okmetic 's plants in Vantaa Finland and Texas USA .,neutral |
| The company pledged that the new software would render e-mails and other documents much as they appear on desktop computers .,neutral |
| The firm 's services include copying printing CAD-modelling digital printing scanning SokoPro project bank and courier services .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The new activity will incur an investment of about 5 MEUR .,neutral |
| For 2009 Incap expects revenue of some EUR 70 million .,neutral |
| Operating profit totaled EUR 3.8 mn down from EUR 4.5 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 .,negative |
| 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 |
| Renesas Mobile Europe Ltd has approximately 470 employees in Oulu .,neutral |
| Repair and maintenance business accounted for net sales of EUR 645.3 mn up from EUR 563.6 mn .,positive |
| - Demand for fireplace products was lower than expected especially in Germany .,negative |
| The company distributes Hiab 's products as well as other products .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Operating profit improved by 39.9 % to EUR 18.0 mn from EUR12 .8 mn .,positive |
| 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 |
| Nevertheless the development can not be allowed to ruin the print newspaper which continues to be Sanoma News ' main medium .,neutral |
| This corrensponds to 4.628 percent of Okmetic 's share capital and voting rights .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The company 's profit totaled Ls 578100 in H1 2007 down 30.9 % year-on-year .,negative |
| Operating profit fell to EUR 6.2 mn from EUR 8.5 mn in the third quarter of 2007 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The period 's sales dropped to EUR 30.6 million from EUR 38.3 million according to the interim report released today .,negative |
| The Web-Marela application handles invitations to quote quote comparisons agreements purchases invoice inspections inventory management and deliveries .,neutral |
| Customers wave cards in front of the reader to make payments similar to `` touch and go '' cards used in transport systems .,neutral |
| Operating profit was EUR 11.07 mn up from EUR 8.65 mn .,positive |
| The name of the newspaper publishing and printing division Sanoma will be changed to Sanoma News .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Activities range from the development of natural resources to the retailed marketing of finished products .,neutral |
| Previously it projected the figure to be slightly lower than in 2009 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Their names have not yet been released .,neutral |
| HUHTAMAKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 16.9.2008 AT 13.32 Huhtamaki 's Capital Markets Day for institutional investors and analysts is held in Espoo September 16 2008 starting at 13.30 pm Finnish time .,neutral |
| Atria will also buy the shares of Kauhajoen Teurastamokiinteistot Oy (Kauhajoki slaughterhouse property)from Itikka Co-operative .,neutral |
| The trade is in accordance with the agreement announced on 26 March 2008 .,neutral |
| Altogether Finnair has canceled over 500 flights because of the strike .,negative |
| The company has exported into about twenty European countries as well as to Africa .,neutral |
| Its product portfolio comprises harvesters forwarders harvester heads as well as cranes and loaders .,neutral |
| Net interest income increased by 4.5 % to EUR 31.4 mn from EUR 30.0 mn in 2004 .,positive |
| Mr K.R. Vasantha has been appointed Managing Director of Incap Contract Manufacturing Services Pvt. Ltd. .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Insurance policies should be simple .,neutral |
| It will provide heating in the form of hot water for the sawmill 's needs .,neutral |
| The construction project is scheduled to start in the second quarter of 2009 and the new building is scheduled to be in place by the end of 2010 .,neutral |
| BasWare Invoice Processing BasWare Contract Matching BasWare Order Matching and BasWare KPI Reporting Tool are part of the BasWare 's Enterprise Purchase to Pay product suite .,neutral |
| The Annual Report will be sent automatically to shareholders holding at least 2000 Sampo plc shares .,neutral |
| Europe needs 17 new large paper machines .,neutral |
| Dirk Jones head of Financial Institutions Client Sales Management GTS Citigroup Inc said ` Citi is extremely pleased to be providing global custody services to Pohjola Group Bank .,positive |
| "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 Solutions",neutral |
| The Finnish government announced Wednesday that it sold a 32 percent stake in chemicals and fertilizer group Kemira Oyj for ( x20ac ) 655.6 million ( $ 890US million ) sending the company 's share price up 6 percent .,positive |
| A replay will be available until 27 October 2006 in the following numbers : US callers : +1 617-á801-á6888 non-US callers : +44 20 7365 8427 access code : 2659 5401 .,neutral |
| The objective of the St. Petersburg office is first to boost the Company 's maintenance business .,neutral |
| Storengy is the GDF SUEZ company that is dedicated to the underground storage of natural gas .,neutral |
| Alfa group will have 43.9 % of voting stock in the new company and Telenor 35.4 % with a free float of 20.7 % .,neutral |
| Eero Katajavuori currently Group Vice President Human Resources will take a year-long sabbatical starting from October 1 2010 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| It is estimated that the consolidated turnover of Kausta Guder will reach Lt 53mn US$ 22.53 mn EUR 15.35 mn in 2007 .,neutral |
| The hull of the vessel was built one block at a time and Ruukki delivered the plate material for each block as construction progressed .,neutral |
| 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 |
| In Finland the launch of tie-in sales of 3G mobile phones did not cause a dramatic rush in mobile retail outlets during the first few days .,neutral |
| Unit costs for flight operations fell by 6.4 percent .,positive |
| Bertrand Sciard has been the vice chairman of the board of directors of Aldata Solution since April 2007 .,neutral |
| Tecnomen 's solution can be used for prepaid and post-paid billing for charging and rating of voice and video calls data traffic and any kind of content services in both mobile and fixed networks .,neutral |
| The insurance division turned a EUR120m profit .,neutral |
| Finnish food industry company L+ñnnen Tehtaat is planning changes to its fish product business .,neutral |
| The aim of the CEO 's Q&A sessions is to give further clarity on information which has been made public already earlier .,neutral |
| `` Soon after the collisions started . '',neutral |
| The difference can be explained by the fact that two shipping companies have stopped operating in the Gulf of Finland .,neutral |
| The biggest sellers in the chain 's supermarkets in Finland are organic Pirkka tomatoes carrots eggs and meat products .,neutral |
| First quarter underlying operating profit rose to 41 mln eur from 33 mln a year earlier .,positive |
| Sales in Finland decreased by 2.0 % and international sales decreased by 9.3 % in terms of euros and by 15.1 % in terms of local currencies .,negative |
| The total floor area of the plant expansion is 29000 square metres .,neutral |
| Profit for the period was EUR 15.6 mn compared to EUR 14.1 mn in 2007 .,positive |
| The value of the multi-year agreement is over EUR 2mn a year .,neutral |
| Operating profit for the quarter April-June 2006 amounted to EUR42 .9 m on net sales of EUR156 .3 m.,neutral |
| In Finland 's Hobby Hall 's sales decreased by 10 % and international sales fell by 19 % .,negative |
| Marketing will use Tikkurila 's existing infra structure and local knowledge in Russia .,neutral |
| Blyk is launching first in the UK market in mid-2007 with other markets to follow .,neutral |
| Ahlstrom 's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki .,neutral |
| Net profit in the period in 2009 was ( EURO ) 29 million .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Absolut Bank is exploring the possibility of further borrowing .,neutral |
| The company is presently examining whether the project would be financially feasible .,neutral |
| The group posted net sales of 35.3 mln euro $ 46.5 mln and an operating profit of 760000 euro $ 1.0 mln in 2005 .,neutral |
| The devices would be launched in the Chinese market in late 2006 the company said .,neutral |
| Earnings per share ( EPS ) amounted to EUR1 .37 down from EUR2 .30 .,negative |
| S Group 's loyal customer magazine Yhteishyv+ñ came second with 1629000 readers and Sanoma Corporation 's daily newspaper Helsingin Sanomat was third with 1097000 readers .,neutral |
| Kemira 's partner in the project is St. Petersburg Water Works .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The investments and operational changes enable additional optimisation of the working hours and thereby further cost savings of some 7 % -9 % .,positive |
| J+ñrvi-Suomen Portti is also planning to reduce the use of sodium nitrite .,neutral |
| The contract includes software licences application maintenance and training .,neutral |
| Following the payment made in April the company has a total of EUR 23.0 million in loans from financial institutions .,neutral |
| Finnlines estimated in its annual general meeting that 2008 will be financially a tough year due to large investments .,negative |
| Olli-Pekka Laine has been appointed as the Chairman and Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen as the Vice Chairman of the Board .,neutral |
| Systeemitiimi 's sales and project resources will also be strengthened director Paul Skogberg said .,positive |
| 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 |
| A few months ago Teva vice chairman Phillip Frost and Marathon Venture Capital Fund TASE : MARA sold Protalix shares .,neutral |
| Pretax profit jumped to EUR 21.9 million from EUR 3.1 million .,positive |
| The combined value of the orders is EUR 45mn .,neutral |
| The shares subscribed will be eligible for trade on the following day from the registration .,neutral |
| Operating profit rose to EUR 3.2 mn from EUR 1.0 mn in the corresponding period in 2008 .,positive |
| Pohjola and cooperative banks have continued to combine their branch office network .,neutral |
| The report examines the medical equipment business structure and operations history and products and provides an analysis of its key medical equipment revenue lines .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The bank 's leasing arm Nordea Liising ended the year with a profit of 4.4 million euros .,neutral |
| The ISO certification demonstrates that we are moving forward in our quality commitments to our customers . ',positive |
| The 5000 megawatt wind farm being planned in Raahe would be built offshore in front of Ruukki 's Raahe Works .,neutral |
| These share transactions are part of the company 's strategy of relinquishing assets that are not part of its core business .,neutral |
| The market making in accordance with the agreement will begin on September 24 2009 .,neutral |
| com and possibly also through photo-msn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Roshan 's net sales in 2006 were $ 191 million and EBITDA was $ 66.5 million .,neutral |
| At some point it will spread also to Iran and Iraq .,neutral |
| In food trade sales amounted to EUR320 .1 m a decline of 1.1 % .,negative |
| A paper mill in the central Maine town of Madison soon will have a new owner .,neutral |
| The initial estimated total value was 1744900 EUR and the final award value was 1744900 EUR .,neutral |
| Net sales revenue per passenger is expected to increase .,positive |
| 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 |
| Sanoma News ' advertising sales decreased by 22 % during the year .,negative |
| Kesko offers Hilton to open a hotel on Kalinisky prospect in a 18000-square metres building because of these difficulties .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The measures result from the statutory joint negotiations with employees which started in February and concerned all operations in the country .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Neither of the companies use genetically engineered soy at the moment .,neutral |
| These six agreements are the company 's first customer acquisitions in India since taking over TVS Electronics ' contract manufacturing facility in Jun 2007 .,neutral |
| The payment date is March 25 2010 .,neutral |
| Pretax profit rose to EUR 17.8 mn from EUR 14.9 mn in 2005 .,positive |
| In 2005 the bank posted a net profit of Lt 8.2 mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| The Economic Development and Trade Ministry and Industry and Energy Ministry along with the Kostroma regional administration and the Russian Lumberman and Timber Exporters Union has been carrying out work to acquire investment for the construction of a pulp and paper mill in Neya since 2003 .,neutral |
| The company is reportedly searching for a replacement for CEO Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo .,neutral |
| Runway Visual Range is a calculated assessment of the distance that a pilot can see down a runway .,neutral |
| The number of customers is one of the most important parameters in determining the price of electricity networks .,neutral |
| This amount will not be included in the pensionable salary .,neutral |
| 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 |
| Following the increase the company+óEUR TM s capital totals 5.5 mln Romanian lei $ 1.98 mln-1 .56 mln euro .,neutral |
| This action follows personnel negotiations concerning Elcoteq SE Finnish Branch Elcoteq Finland Oy and Elcoteq Design Center Oy .,neutral |
| Payment of shares shall be effected on subscription .,neutral |
| At the same time profit of the company increased by 10 % in H1 and reached Ls 79000 .,positive |
| Nordea was the cheapest also for a couple in their 30s with debt .,neutral |
| Apart from Nordea also Ergo is competing for the position among the top three pension funds providers in Estonia .,neutral |
| Finnish Raute Precision that supplies weighing and dosing systems and plants is changing its name to Lahti Precision .,neutral |
| The contract has been allotted as per lowest price criteria .,neutral |
| Iso Omena is based in the Matinkyla district of the southern part of the city of Espoo southern Finland .,neutral |
| Latin America currently accounts for approximately 40 % of sales at Tecnotree company president and CEO Eero Mertano recently told BNamericas .,neutral |
| 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 57,positive |
| Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) declined to EUR 0.78 from EUR 1.76 .,negative |
| No financial information was provided .,neutral |
| A merger between UPM and Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso is not likely either .,neutral |
| Swedbank Hypotek - Is to issue a benchmark fixed rate covered deal in Euros maturing January 2010 .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The net sales decreased to EUR 49.8 million from EUR 59.9 million .,negative |
| The talks involved the Food and Ingredients Divisions as well as group service functions the company said .,neutral |
| These savings will have full impact as of the beginning of 2007 .,neutral |
| The Inventors are Ridge Justin Bao Yiliang and Karczewicz Marta .,neutral |
| UPM is talking to Myllykoski+ó s creditor banks |
| As of July 2 2007 the market cap segments will be updated according to the average price in May 2007 .,neutral |
| Sukhraj Dulai of the 2900 block of Boni Sue Court a cul-de-sac on the city 's north side started the vehicle and went inside his house about 8 a.m. Tuesday leaving the garage door open .,neutral |
| Nordea Bank Estonia is part of the largest financial group in the Nordic countries .,neutral |
| Pentik+ñinen emphasises that the most of the internet contents media houses provide can not be free forever .,neutral |
| The tightened competition situation in the production automation market has affected net sales during 2006 Cencorp said .,negative |
| The fine print is here .,neutral |
| Public services will also be available .,neutral |
| The price of the 10000 kroon par value bonds was 966351 kroons in the primary issue .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| The deal includes the entire personnel of PlanMill Oy who will transfer to the new company as so-called old employees .,neutral |
| Valmet Automotive reports net sales of EUR 85mn and operating profit of EUR 8mn .,neutral |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Operating profit decreased to EUR 16mn from EUR 21.1 mn in 2008 .,negative |
| The employer together with health personnel supports quitting and pays part of the cost of nicotine treatments .,neutral |
| Performance is based on values and sustainability .,neutral |
| After the takeover Cramo will become the second largest rental services provider in the Latvian market .,positive |
| 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 |
| National sponsors for The Big Read include National Endowment for the Arts in cooperation with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and Arts Midwest .,neutral |
| The options might include a partial or total divestment of their shareholdings in Ovako .,neutral |
| The order is included in Metso 's fourth quarter 2007 order backlog .,neutral |
| The inventors are Bylander Johan Ponten Fredrik and Lundberg Jorgen .,neutral |
| Amanda Capital has investments in 22 private equity funds and in over 200 unquoted companies mainly in Europe .,neutral |
| `` The Intel Atom processor has had tremendous success in the marketplace since its launch over 2 years ago '' said Pankaj Kedia director of global ecosystem programs for Intel Corp. 's Ultra Mobility Group .,positive |
| The process technology project management basic engineering and quality assurance within Forest Industry will be consolidated in Vantaa southern Finland .,neutral |
| The second-quarter net sales are expected to be on par with the first quarter of 2009 .,neutral |
| The report will be emailed within 2 business days of an order .,neutral |
| Earnings per share ( EPS ) in 2005 decreased to EUR1 .87 from EUR1 .89 in 2003 .,negative |
| 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 |
| The huge bridge girders will be delivered to the site from our plant in Ylivieska Finland .,neutral |
| This location makes the mall a convenient place to shop for consumers from three large residential areas nearby : Jaroszowka Wysockiego and Zgody .,positive |
| The size of a cider bottle will remain unchanged .,neutral |
| 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 allocation,neutral |
| Only this time Nokia India 's largest MNC has sought out a topic that could spark off a million approaches ` Creativity in Emerging Markets .,neutral |
| mn and pretax profit to EUR 46.4 mn from EUR 35.8 mn in the third quarter of 2006 .,positive |
| Poyry 's net sales in 2007 amounted to about EUR 720 million and it employs 7400 experts .,neutral |
| The estimated value of the contract is EUR12 .4 m. Vaisala headquartered in Helsinki in Finland develops and manufactures electronic measurement systems for meteorology environmental sciences traffic and industry .,neutral |
| 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 |
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