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Finnish Rautaruukki has been awarded a contract to supply and install steel superstructures for the Partihallsf+脗rbindelsen bridge in Gothenburg in Sweden . | positive |
Sales of security and system packaging increased slightly . | positive |
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 |
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 |
Operating profit rose from EUR 1.94 mn to EUR 2.45 mn . | positive |
Operating profit totalled EUR 83.0 mn , up from EUR 23.5 mn year-on-year . | positive |
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 |
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 |
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 |
It is now the leading private road ambulance service company in Finland . | positive |
The pilot project proved that RIFD technology is ideal for our purposes '' , comments Olli Saarinen , Material Handling Supervisor at Yara . | 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 |
Nordea sees a return to positive growth for the Baltic countries in 2011 . | positive |
Meanwhile , Nokia said that it will be able to deliver a complete range of services from deployment operations to consulting and integration to managed services as a result of the buyout . | positive |
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 |
Handelsbanken ranked before Local Cooperative Banks and Aktia in customer loyalty this time too , however . | 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 |
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 |
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 |
Growth was strongest in F-Secure 's operator ISPs , mobile operators and cable operators business . | positive |
Both operating profit and net sales for the 12-month period increased , respectively from EUR4 .7 m and EUR26 .7 m , as compared to 2004 . | positive |
Most of the increase in net sales was due to the acquisition of Swedish Silva that produces garden tools and boats . | positive |
The company aims to maintain this trend in profitability during the current year . | positive |
The main strength of the cooperation project lies in merging the know-how of two large companies . | positive |
Construction volumes meanwhile grow at a rate of 10-15 percent annually . | positive |
This new partnership agreement represents a significant milestone for both parties . | positive |
In December alone , the members of the Lithuanian Brewers ' Association sold a total of 20.3 million liters of beer , an increase of 1.9 percent from the sales of 19.92 million liters in December 2004 . | positive |
The Australian company Mirabela Nickel has awarded Outokumpu Technology a contract for grinding technology for its nickel sulfide project in Bahia State , Brazil . | positive |
Sales are expected to increase in the end of the year 2006 , however . | positive |
Orion Pharma 's operating profit increased by 42.5 % from 2004 . | positive |
Previously , the company had guided for EBIT and sales growth of 20 pct and 10 pct respectively for this year . | positive |
`` We 've been feeling quite positive about the region as a whole . | 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 |
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 |
Productional situation has now improved . | positive |
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 |
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 |
Net sales totaled EUR 93.6 mn , up from EUR 93.2 mn in the corresponding period in 2005 . | positive |
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 |
Passenger-related revenue rose by 5.1 % to EUR 460.8 mn from EUR 438.5 mn in 2009 . | positive |
Finnish IT consultancy Satama Interactive Oyj posted a net profit of 1.4 mln euro $ 2.0 mln for the first nine months of 2007 , compared to a net loss of 462,000 euro $ 664,000 for the same period of 2006 . | positive |
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 |
Earnings per share were higher at 0.48 against 0.37 a year before and ahead of market consensus of 0.40 eur . | positive |
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 |
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 |
The German company has also signed a code share agreement with another Oneworld member -- American Airlines Inc , part of US-based AMR Corp ( NYSE : AMR ) . | positive |
This truly takes efficiency to new heights , '' Mr. Metso adds . | positive |
21 December 2010 - Finnish industrial machinery company Wartsila Oyj Abp HEL : WRT1V said yesterday it had won an order to design a liquefied natural gas LNG powered platform supply vessel PSV for Norwegian oil service provider Eidesvik Offshore ASA OSL : EIOF . | positive |
The company said that its investments in the new market areas resulted in sales increase in Sweden , Poland , Russia and Lithuania . | 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 |
Earnings per share for January-June 2010 were EUR0 .30 , an increase of 20 % year-on-year EUR0 .25 . | positive |
Olvi expects sales and market share to increase in the first quarter of 2010 . | 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 |
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 |
The rebuilds are designed to improve the machines ' performance and product quality . | positive |
The representative body of Swedish Meats approved an improved offer from Finnish HK Ruokatalo to acquire the company . | positive |
Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 3.68 from EUR 0.50 . | positive |
The transactions would increase earnings per share in the first quarter by some EUR0 .28 . | positive |
Continuing operations turned an operating loss of EUR 0.1 mn , a slight improvement from a loss of EUR 0.2 mn a year earlier . | positive |
`` The purchase of the operations is part of YIT 's strategy to expand its offering of building system services geographically . '' | positive |
Orders received grew by 55 % year-on-year to EUR732m . | positive |
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 trend in the sports and leisure markets was favorable in the first months of the year . | positive |
Via the Satlan acquisition , Teleste plans to further expand its market presence as a video services partner for cable operators , broadcasters and IPTV service providers . | positive |
Ragutis , which is based in Lithuania 's second-largest city Kaunas , boosted its sales last year 22.3 per cent to 36.4 million liters . | positive |
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 |
Operating profit margin increased from 11.2 % to 11.7 % . | positive |
The concept enables a commercially affordable way to manufacture high-quality TCO coated glass for the solar industry . | positive |
Investors will continue being interested in the company 's share although it is not quite cheap , Affarsvarlden said . | positive |
Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.52 versus EUR 0.09 . | positive |
Diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) rose to EUR 0.29 from EUR 0.05 . | positive |
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 |
`` 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 |
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 |
However , sales volumes in the food industry are expected to remain at relatively good levels in Finland and in Scandinavia , Atria said . | 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 |
Operating profit was EUR 139.7 mn , up 23 % from EUR 113.8 mn . | positive |
Increased trust of our clients in YIT can be seen as apartment sales accelerated . | positive |
Clothing chain Sepp+帽l+帽 's net sales increased by 7.0 % to EUR 30.8 mn . | positive |
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 |
Consolidated operating profit excluding one-off items was EUR 30.6 mn , up from EUR 29.6 mn a year earlier . | positive |
The Finnish group anticipates a sales gain of EUR42m after tax and expenses . | positive |
The growth of net sales in the first half of 2008 has been 28 % compared with the first half of 2007 . | positive |
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 |
Sanoma Magazines Finland 's net sales grew to EUR 140.1 mn from EUR 131.8 mn . | positive |
Stora Enso 's third-quarter pre-tax profit doubled to EUR 197mn . | positive |
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 |
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 |
Pretax profit jumped to EUR 21.9 million from EUR 3.1 million . | positive |
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 |
Cash flow from operations totalled EUR 7.4 mn , compared to a negative EUR 68.6 mn in the second quarter of 2008 . | positive |
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 Sweden , operating profit for the period under review totaled EUR 3.4 mn , up 30.8 % from the corresponding period in 2005 . | positive |
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 |
In January-September 2010 , Fiskars ' net profit went up by 14 % year-on-year to EUR 65.4 million and net sales to EUR 525.3 million from EUR 487.7 million . | positive |
Commission income increased by 22 % to EUR 4.4 mn , and lending volume rose by 13.5 % . | positive |
However , the bottom-line result improved thanks to positive financial items . | positive |
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 |
Meanwhile , Electrowatt-Ekono Philippines , Inc. was also awarded a three-year operation and maintenance ( O&M ) contract by FR Cement Corporation . | positive |
Profit for the period increased from EUR 2.9 mn to EUR 10.5 mn . | positive |