Espoo, Finland, 3-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia Networks announced today that it has bought a broad solution for advanced geolocation* capabilities from NICE Systems (NASDAQ: NICE) to enhance the planning and optimization of mobile networks. Nokia Networks gains access to tools, technical … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 3-D geolocation capabilities, Dennis Lorenzin, Dror Nemirovsky, NICE Systems, Nokia Networks
Espoo, Finland and Irving, Texas, 3-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia Networks today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire SAC Wireless, a premier self-performing provider of infrastructure and network deployment solutions. Based in Schaumburg, Illinois, SAC Wireless has a national … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Jorg Erlemeier, Nokia Networks, Ricky Corker, SAC Wireless
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen and Cygate Oy, part of TeliaSonera Group, have signed a business purchase agreement covering Lemcon Networks’ IT services in Finland, including WLAN, corporate networks and network data security solutions. In connection with the transaction, five permanent and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Cygate Oy, Lemcon Networks, Lemminkäinen, WLAN
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alma Media Corporation and five other Finnish newspaper publishers have signed a partnership agreement to establish Lännen Media. Lännen Media Oy will produce content for 12 regional newspapers in western and northern Finland. The newspapers participating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Management, Media
Tagged Aamulehti (Tampere), Alma Media Corporation, Finnish newspaper publishers, Forssan Lehti (Forssa), Hämeen Sanomat (Hämeenlinna), Kainuun Sanomat (Kajaani), Kaleva (Oulu), Keskipohjanmaa (Kokkola)., Lännen Media, Lapin Kansa (Rovaniemi), Matti Posio, Pohjalainen (Vaasa), Pohjolan Sanomat (Kemi), Satakunnan Kansa (Pori), the Ilkka-Yhtymä newspapers Ilkka (Seinäjoki), Turun Sanomat, Turun Sanomat (Turku), Veikko Valtonen
Las Vegas, NV, US, 21-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment Ltd, the creator of Angry Birds, is thrilled to announce that it won the Digital/New Media Program of the Year award at the 2014 LIMA Licensing Excellence Awards. The awards are part … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 17-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ahlstrom Corporation’s President and CEO Marco Levi has started in his new position today, on June 16, 2014. The Board of Directors of Ahlstrom has on June 15, 2014 decided to grant Marco Levi a total of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Industrial, Management
Tagged Ahlstrom, Marco Levi, Pertti Korhonen
Vantaa, Finland, 13-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Stora Enso has awarded Pöyry with the assignment for the engineering and site services for the pulp mill rebuild and paper machine conversion project at its Varkaus Mill in Finland. The assignment relates to the pulp mill … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 10-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Munksjö, one of the global leading specialty paper companies, has announced today an investment for the upgrade of its La Gère Release Liners mill in the south east of France, to further increase product performance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, France, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged La Gère Release Liners mill, Munksjö, south east of France, Specialty paper company
Copenhagen, Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, 6-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Peter Nyegaard, member of Group Executive Management, Chief Operating Officer of Wholesale Banking and Country Senior Executive in Denmark, has decided to leave Nordea. – It has been a privilege to be part … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Financial, Finland, Management, Norway, Sweden
Tagged Christian Clausen, Mads G. Jakobsen, Nordea, Peter Nyegaard
Bremen, Germany, 5-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — After several years of pre-planning, wpd has reached a break-through in Finland: In September 2013, construction of the infrastructure for the 33 MW Mäkikangas project in the municipality of Pyhäjoki, situated in the Northern Ostrobothnia province, has … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Germany, Technology
Tagged Birgit Schneider, Christian Schnibbe, Dr. Hartmut Brösamle, Pyhäjoki, wind farms in Finland, wpd AG
Athens, Greece, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new, highly efficient, Aframax tanker design offering practical and viable solutions that meet current and forthcoming emissions legislation is today launched by Wärtsilä at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens, Greece. Wärtsilä will also be … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä and Transmashholding have agreed that Wärtsilä will sell its 50 per cent share in the joint venture Wärtsilä TMH Diesel Engine Company LLC to Transmashholding, the other joint venture party. The divestment of the joint … Read the full press release
Rome, 30-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Cassa depositi e prestiti Spa (CDP) announces that general manager Matteo Del Fante resigned his position following his nomination as Terna Spa chief executive officer and general manager. CDP’s top management, in the name of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Italy, Management
Tagged Cassa depositi e prestiti Spa, Matteo Del Fante, Terna Spa CEO
Opens Security unit as central office for security processes, partnerships and guidance for product development Espoo, Finland, 28-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia today announced the launch of a dedicated Security unit to ensure new products have security baked in, enhance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Marc Rouanne, Nokia, security processes, Security unit
Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce about the modernisation of automation at its Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the agreement. The modernisation will be carried … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged Finland, Fortum, Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant automation, Rolls-Royce, Tiina Tuomela
Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum and Areva-Siemens Consortium have agreed on discontinuation of the current automation modernisation project agreement. Areva-Siemens Consortium will complete the ongoing agreed and resized work in cooperation with Fortum. Fortum is convinced that a new solution to continue the … Read the full press release
LEMMINKÄINEN HAS AGREED ON AMENDED TERMS OF ITS CREDIT FACILITY AND CONTINUES MEASURES TO STRENGHTEN THE BALANCE SHEET Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen Corporation agreed on a three-year unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility of EUR 185 million in March 2013. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged Ilkka Salonen, Katri Sundström, Lemminkäinen
Zurich, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the central banks of the euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Belgium, Business, Cyprus, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
Tagged ECB, fourth gold agreement between central banks, SNB, Swedish Riksbank, the central banks of the euro area, The European Central Bank, The Swiss National Bank
Espoo, Finland, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rovio Entertainment is pleased to announce that Pekka Rantala will join its executive team as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) starting June 2nd. Pekka Rantala has a solid track record with over twenty years of experience in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Finland, Media
Tagged Angry Birds, Pekka Rantala Blanca Juti, Rovio Entertainment
Vantaa, Finland, 16-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vaisala CARBOCAP® Carbon Dioxide Probe GMP231 has been released. The GMP231 is designed to provide incubator manufacturers with accurate and reliable carbon dioxide measurements and sterilization durability at high temperatures. The probe is based on Vaisala’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged CARBOCAP®, carbon dioxide probe, GMP231, Maria Uusimaa, Vaisala
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