Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

Sonera to build 30,000 m2 open data center in Finland

STOCKHOLM, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The first stone of Sonera´s future data center in Helsinki has been laid. From 2017 it will be the largest open data center in Finland, offering services for businesses. With an area of 30,000 m2,, it … Read the full press release

Telia Company: Swedish prosecutors close down the investigation regarding suspected bribery in Azerbaijan

STOCKHOLM, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish prosecutors have announced that they close down the investigation regarding suspected bribery in Azerbaijan. After today’s decision, there are no ongoing Swedish investigations that relates to Telia Company, except for the investigation regarding Uzbekistan. Telia … Read the full press release

Telia Company finalized the divestment of its company in Nepal, Ncell

STOCKHOLM, 05-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On April 11, Telia Company finalized the divestment of Ncell. The company was market leader and had grown the number of subscriptions to over 13 million from from 1,5 million in 2008. During Telia Company´s ownership, … Read the full press release

Wallenberg Clinical Scholars 2016

STOCKHOLM, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The five clinical researchers study common diseases such as Parkinson’s, kidney failure, osteoporosis, dementia and cardiovascular diseases. The individual funding of SEK 15 million provides them with the opportunity to deepen their research and disseminate their results in healthcare. … Read the full press release

Axis Business Tour in 18 Städten der DACH-Region

Branchentreff: Markteinblicke aus erster Hand MÜNCHEN, 29-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Bereits zum zweiten Mal findet die Axis Business Tour in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz statt. Gestartet wird am 02. Juni in Frankfurt, letzter Termin ist der 24. November in Hannover. … Read the full press release

Birgitte Bonnesen becomes the new President and CEO of Swedbank

Swedbank’s Board of Directors has appointed Birgitte Bonnesen as President and CEO in Swedbank. Birgitte Bonnesen has until today been acting CEO in the bank. STOCKHOLM, 26-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “The Board has been looking for a chief executive officer with … Read the full press release

EQT Mid Market Fund invests in Singapore-based corporate service provider In.Corp Group

EQT Mid Market invests in In.Corp Group, a leading corporate service provider in Singapore Strategy is to support continued growth and development of the Company, further consolidate the Singapore market, and expand regionally to create an attractive platform Founders/management remain … Read the full press release

Sikkerhetsavtale i Sverige: Saabkonsernet velger Nokas

STOCKHOLM, 22-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokas har på ny inngått en ny stor sikkerhetsavtale i Sverige. Denne gang er det Saabkonsernet som velger Nokas. Avtalen omfatter vakttjenester og tekniske sikkerhetsleveranser til selskapets 45 lokasjoner i Sverige samt en rekke lokasjoner … Read the full press release

Nokas har fått oppdraget med å levere sikkerhetskontrolltjenestene på Stockholm Arlanda Airport

STOCKHOLM, 22-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokas har fått oppdraget med å levere sikkerhetskontrolltjenestene på Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Den prestisjefylte avtalen starter opp 1. februar 2017 og har en verdi på ca. SEK 2 milliarder over kontraktsperioden på inntil 7 år. … Read the full press release

Scania’s order bookings for trucks reached highest level in almost ten years during the first quarter of 2016

Scania’s order bookings for trucks reached the highest level for a first quarter since 2007 thanks to the continued strong demand in Europe. The growth is increasingly coming from the eastern and southern parts of Europe, where the recovery from … Read the full press release

Scania announces the appointment of Claes Erixon as EVP and Head of Research and Development

Claes Erixon has been appointed Executive Vice President and Head of Research and Development as from 1 May 2016, reporting to Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO. Claes Erixon is currently Head of Vehicle Definition & Product Quality. Södertälje, Sweden, 19-Apr-2016 … Read the full press release

Alfa Laval to present wide variety of technologies for industrial water and waste treatment at IFAT 2016 in Munich

LUND, Sweden, 18-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At the IFAT exhibition in Munich, Germany, from May 30 to June 3, Alfa Laval presents a complete spectrum of technologies and services that help process industries reduce their environmental footprint from water and waste … Read the full press release

Alternative fuel: Scania introduces engines for industrial applications that operate on HVO and RME

Scania now takes another step forward in sustainability by introducing engines for industrial applications that operate on HVO and RME.  Södertälje, Sweden, 13-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Sustainability is high on the agenda for most companies nowadays, and the demand for … Read the full press release

Scania to supply the engines for two new generators produced by Doosan Portable Power

Södertälje, Sweden, 13-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ —Scania and Doosan have deepened their long-standing cooperation with the signing of an agreement for Scania to supply the engines for two new generators. The new Scania-powered generators are produced by Doosan Portable Power and are … Read the full press release

Fortum to develop additional services and products for sustainable city solutions with the acquisition of Swedish IT company Info24

ESPOO, 12-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has acquired the Swedish IT company Info24, a company specialised in the development of business solutions within the IoT, Internet of Things. The parties have agreed that they will not disclose the transaction price. Fortum and Info24 … Read the full press release

Hiab introduces new system to operate the crane remotely using virtual reality goggles

Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, introduces as the first in the industry a new vision system, moving crane operation to the safety and comfort of the truck cabin. “Based on the recent advancements in virtual reality … Read the full press release

MacGregor to supply loose lashings equipment for a European owner

Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MacGregor, part of Cargotec, will supply loose lashings equipment for twelve 19,200 TEU container vessels under construction in South Korea for a European owner. The equipment is planned for delivery during 2016. The order was … Read the full press release

Hiab and its longstanding dealer in Israel expand their customer service centre to over 10,000 square metres

Malmö, Sweden, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, and Hydco Givati, one of the leading specialists in truck-mounted hydraulic lifting and transportation equipment, based in Gan-Yavne in Israel, have been working closely together for ten years now. Hydco Givati, … Read the full press release

Volvo Group completes the sale of its external IT operation to HCL Technologies

Gothenburg, Sweden, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volvo Group has completed the final agreement with HCL Technologies for the sale of its external IT operation and related assets and the outsourcing of its IT infrastructure. As announced earlier the transaction was … Read the full press release

Ericsson and Telefónica demonstrate live, over-the-air delivery of LTE-U in Telefónica’s network using Ericsson RBS 6402 pico cell solution

Over-the-air demonstration in Telefónica’s network uses Ericsson indoor small cell, RBS 6402 pico cell Ericsson announces enhancements to commercial LTE-Unlicensed (LTE-U) offering LTE-U enables operators to utilize unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum in combination with licensed LTE spectrum STOCKHOLM, 31-Mar-2016 — … Read the full press release