Helsinki, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnvera issued on 9th September 2014 a USD 500 million five year fixed rate bond. The bond was issued under Finnvera’s EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. Finnvera’s EMTN programme and notes issued under it are … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Management
Tagged Finnvera, Finnvera’s EMTN, USD 500 million five year fixed rate bond
Grenoble, France, 10-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — WHO/WHAT: The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe is a new conference for the application of languages, tools and intellectual property for the design and verification of electronic systems and integrated circuits. Sponsored … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Electronics & Machinery, Finland, France, Germany, Marketing, News, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Accellera Systems Initiative, ARM, Bernd Adler, Cadence, chip architects, DVCon Europe, EDA, electronic systems and integrated circuits, IP integrators, IP languages, IP Reuse and Design Automation, IP-XACT, Lower Power Design and Verification, Mentor Graphics, Mixed-Signal Design and Verification, Mobile Communications Germany, PSL, software developers, Synopsys, System-level design, SystemC, systems designers, SystemVerilog, The Design and Verification Conference & Exhibition Europe, UPF, UVM, Verification & Validation
Helsinki, Finland, 9-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —The new Wärtsilä LNGPac, the upgraded version of the company’s successful LNG fuel handling system, has been granted an AIP (Approval in Principle) Certificate from the classification society DNV GL. The certificate will be presented … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 8-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The following appointments have been made in the management of Wärtsilä Corporation: Mr Rakesh Sarin (59), B.Sc. (Eng.), has been appointed President of Power Plants, Executive Vice President and member of the Board of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Finland, Industrial, Management
Tagged Mr Rakesh Sarin, Mr Vesa Riihimäki, Wärtsilä Corporation
Brussels, Belgium, 1-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Microsoft Corp. on Thursday announced retail availability of Surface Pro 3 throughout sixteen European countries: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. The latest … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged Jean-Philippe Courtois, Microsoft Corp., Surface Pro 3
HELSINKI, 26-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Jukka Kola, rector of the University of Helsinki, demands that the Finnish Government refrain from further cuts to university funding. “Funding research and education is an investment in the future. It strengthens Finland’s ability to compete … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Finland, Government, Management
Tagged Finnish Government, Jukka Kola, university funding, University of Helsinki
Vantaa, Finland, 20-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Pöyry continues to streamline its business operations and adjusts its management structure with a view to improving efficiency. Alexis Fries, President and CEO will act as Chairman of Pöyry’s Regional Operations. Marcelo Cordaro, 51, BSc, MSc and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Management
Tagged Alexis Fries, Marcelo Cordaro, Martin Bachmann, Nicholas Oksanen, Pasi Tolppanen, Pöyry PLC, Richard Pinnock
Espoo, Finland, 14-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil has selected SAP to provide the platform that will be used for its enterprise resource planning (ERP) needs in the future. Accurate information and advanced management tools are essential for Neste Oil’s businesses, as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged Enterprise Resource Planning, ERP, Lars Peter Lindfors, Marika Auramo, Neste Oil, SAP platform
Helsinki, Finland, 12-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A second confirmed design contract for Wärtsilä’s new series of arctic platform supply vessels has been signed. This latest order is for a multi-purpose platform supply vessel (MPSV) being built by Tersan Shipyard in Turkey on … Read the full press release
NIB has signed a 13-year-maturity loan with the Norwegian energy company Eidsiva Energi AS to finance a new biofuelled district heating plant and to upgrade an existing network. Helsinki, Finland, 8-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The loan totals EUR 27 million (NOK 226.5 … Read the full press release
NIB has signed a 10-year-maturity, EUR 50 million loan agreement with AB Litgrid for the construction of an electricity transmission line between Lithuania and Poland. The LitPol Link will be the first interconnection between the Lithuanian power system and the … Read the full press release
Beijing, China, 7-8-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia Networks has recently been ranked a leader in China Mobile’s quality assessment of its commercial TD-LTE network. The operator has developed a rigorous evaluation program* of its vendor deployments in all the major cities and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged China Mobile’s quality assessment, Nokia Networks, TD-LTE network, Xue Rui
Espoo, Finland, 31-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — PVI Industries LLC, an American water heaters manufacturer has chosen Outokumpu’s proprietary lean duplex grade LDX 2101® to replace carbon steel in its water heaters. Using lean duplex has significantly reduced PVI Industries’ waste stream and increased … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen’s Executive Team will change as of 1 August 2014 when Casimir Lindholm starts as Lemminkäinen’s new President and CEO. The new Executive Team corresponds to the new reporting structure published on 30 July 2014. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Management
Tagged Casimir Lindholm, Harri Kailasalo, Ilkka Salonen, Lemminkäinen, Maaret Heiskari, Tiina Mikander
Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen has reviewed its strategy and sharpens its strategic focus after the divestment of technical building services. To enable future profitable growth, the company will in the short term concentrate on improving its competitiveness, profitability … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Management
Tagged Casimir Lindholm, Lemminkäinen
Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen reports EUR 789.8 million net sales in H1-2014 January–June 2014 (1–6/2013) Net sales totalled EUR 789.8 million (736.0). At the end of the review period, the order book stood at EUR 2,086.8 million (1,973.5). Operating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Management
Tagged Berndt Brunow, Lemminkäinen r
Helsinki, Finland, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A total number of 25 303 new Cargotec class B shares have been subscribed for with stock options 2010A. The entire subscription price of EUR 470,635.80 will be credited to the reserve for invested non-restricted equity. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cargotec
Turku, Finland, 25-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Biotie Therapies Corp. will be working in partnership with the University of Birmingham, UK, who have been awarded funding of up to approximately EUR 1.0 million for an investigator-sponsored, Phase 2, proof of concept study with … Read the full press release
Vantaa, Finland, 22-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Millar Western Forest Products Ltd. has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for EPCM (Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management) services for an anaerobic bioenergy project at its Whitecourt pulp mill in Alberta, Canada. The project involves integration of … Read the full press release
Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, 14-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The sale of Nordea’s 20.7% stake in Nets Holding A/S to a consortium consisting of funds advised by Advent International, ATP and Bain Capital was completed today. Nordea’s total proceeds of the divestment … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Denmark, Financial, Finland, Management, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Advent International, ATP, Bain Capital, Nets Holding A/S, Nordea
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