Category Archives: Finland

Press Releases & News from Finland distributed via EuropaWire

Citycon’s CEO Marcel Kokkeel rang New York NASDAQ Stock Market Bell celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary

Helsinki, Finland, 31-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon Oyj (NASDAQ OMX: CTY1S), the leading owner, manager and developer of urban grocery-anchored shopping centres in the Nordic and Baltic regions, today noted the company’s 25th anniversary with Chief Executive Officer, Marcel Kokkeel, rings the … Read the full press release

WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2013: Iceland, Finland, Norway and Sweden with the narrowest gender gap in the world

The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed … Read the full press release

Neste Oil Corporation’s Q3 2013 results will be released on Thursday, 24 October 2013

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Oil will publish its third quarter 2013 results on Thursday, 24 October 2013 at approximately 9 a.m. (EET). The release will be available on the Neste Oil website immediately after publishing. A press conference in … Read the full press release

NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency projects Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr

Helsinki, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ukrainian cities of Vinnytsia and Zhytomyr have signed loan agreements with NEFCO to finance investments in municipal energy efficiency measures. The agreements were signed today at the Ukrainian Ministry of Regional Development, Construction and … Read the full press release

Neste Oil’s premium-quality diesel fuel Neste Pro Diesel first to comply with the WWFC 5 specification

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste Pro Diesel, a premium-quality diesel fuel developed and produced by Neste Oil in Finland, is the first anywhere to comply with the WWFC 5 specification drawn up as part of the Worldwide Fuel Charter (WWFC) … Read the full press release

Neste Oil ranked 18th in Biofuels Digest’s ‘The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2013-14’

Espoo, Finland, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Biofuels Digest, one of the leading online news publications covering the bioenergy field, published its list of ‘The 50 Hottest Companies in Bioenergy for 2013-14’ this October and ranked Neste Oil 18th. This was an improvement … Read the full press release

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) to launch export credits for SME environmentally-friendly projects in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus

Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO) will begin offering export credits for small-scale projects with environmental benefits in Russia, the Ukraine and Belarus. The export credits are intended for Nordic companies export deliveries valued at EUR 0.5-5 million. Nordic export credit … Read the full press release

Finnvera launched EUR 230 million floating rate note maturing in August 2018

Finland, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnvera launched on 8 October 2013 a SEK 2 billion (approx. EUR 230 million) floating rate note maturing in August 2018. The note was issued under the company’s EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. Finnvera’s EMTN programme … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Corporation to publish its January-September 2013 Interim Report on 24 October 2013

Helsinki, Finland, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Corporation will publish its Interim Report for the period January-September on Thursday 24 October 2013 at 8.30 a.m. Finnish time. The report will be available in pdf-format and in a web-based report system at www.wartsilareports.com as well … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä Power Plants honored with two awards at the Power-Gen Asia 2013 conference & exhibition and the Asian Power Awards 2013 event

Helsinki, Finland, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä Power Plants has been recognised with two awards for technical papers presented at the Power-Gen Asia 2013 conference & exhibition and the Asian Power Awards 2013 event. At the Asian Power Awards 2013, an annual … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä released new ECA compliant Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine for sale in the US market

Helsinki, Finland, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has now released its Wärtsilä 20DF dual-fuel engine for sale in the US market. The engine meets the strict emissions compliance criteria of the United States Environmental … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä launched new Bio Seal Ring™ product for maritime stern tube seal applications

Helsinki, Finland, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, has launched its new Bio Seal Ring™ product for maritime stern tube seal applications. The Wärtsilä Bio Seal Ring is the first seal on the market that … Read the full press release

BlackRock’s shareholding in Outotec Oyj fell below 5%

Announcement under the Finnish securities market act, chapter 2, section 10 of a change in the shareholding in Outotec Oyj 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Outotec Oyj has received a notice on September 13, 2013 of the following change in shareholding. In … Read the full press release

Outotec introduced Outotec Larox® CC 240, large scale filtration technology

Outotec is introducing yet another large scale filtration technology 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Outotec Larox® CC 240 is the result of decades of experience and continuous R&D. It is tailored to the needs of high volume industries such as … Read the full press release

Outotec introduced Outotec® Gold Processing Solutions

A reliable partner for your gold operations Finland, 27-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Outotec provides the mining and metallurgical industry with advanced solutions for processing a variety of gold ore types ranging from free-milling ores to refractory gold ores. Our process solutions include … Read the full press release

CapMan managed funds sold their holdings in Nice Entertainment Group (Nice) to Swedish Modern Times Group MTG AB

Funds managed by CapMan have signed an agreement on 23 September 2013 to sell 100% of their holdings in Nice Entertainment Group (Nice), a pan-Nordic TV content production group, to Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (MTG), a leading Swedish … Read the full press release

Vice-President Viviane Reding to debate Future of Europe with citizens in Helsinki on 24 September, 2013

23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding will be in Helsinki with Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Sirpa Pietikäinen tomorrow to hold a debate on the future of Europe with about 300 citizens. The debate will take place on 24 September between 10:00 and 12:00 (9:00 and 11:00 … Read the full press release

Nokia Solutions and Networks to implement LTE network for Tele2 Netherlands

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Radio network deployment to improve mobile broadband experience Nokia Solutions and Networks will implement an LTE* (Long Term Evolution) network for Tele2 Netherlands. Under the contract, NSN is the supplier of the nationwide greenfield radio access network and … Read the full press release

Nokia Solutions and Network’s Flexi Multiradio Base Stations used by SK Telecom, LG U+ and Korea Telecom to launch LTE-Advanced commercially first in the world

Seoul, Korea, 17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Simple software upgrade enables up to 150 Mbps throughput, enhances customer experience Three major South Korean operators, SK Telecom, LG U+ and Korea Telecom, are the world’s first operators to launch LTE-Advanced commercially. Using the capabilities of … Read the full press release

Cecilia Mamlström’s speech about the progress in EU migration policy at Metropolis Conference in Tampere, Finland

Metropolis Conference/Tampere, Finland, 16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this important event with such a wide and dynamic composition of researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all over the world. Tampere can truly be … Read the full press release