Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

Ericsson’s M7450 5-mode modem chipset tested and certified for use in China Mobile’s network

The world’s smallest 5-mode LTE Advanced Carrier Aggregation modem, the Ericsson M7450, is fully tested and certified by China Mobile First devices integrating the Ericsson M7450 will be on the market in the second half of this year Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 … Read the full press release

Ericsson acquires media services company Red Bee Media

Ericsson welcomes 1,500 new employees to its growing broadcast services business Expands list of high-profile broadcast services customers The UK becomes a major global media hub for Ericsson Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) has completed its acquisition of … Read the full press release

SSAB and Hexicon to develop far off shore platforms for renewable energy

Stockholm, Sweden, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SSAB is entering into an agreement with Hexicon AB to develop far off shore platforms. The combined technology will offer advantages within the market for renewable energy. A first demonstration unit is planned for Swedish waters in 2017. … Read the full press release

Enea to deliver Bridged Services model to US medical technology company

STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enea® (NASDAQ OMX Nordic:ENEA) and a leading US medical technology company has signed a service agreement valued at 1.8 MUSD. The agreement is an extension covering 2014 with one of Enea’s long-term customers. Enea delivers … Read the full press release

Royal Philips and Stockholm County Council partner to upgrade the medical imaging equipment for the new hospital site for Karolinska in Solna

New hospital site for Karolinska in Solna, Sweden will have access to state-of-the art imaging solutions and services for a 14-year term at predictable costs Agreement includes research and innovation collaboration that unites researchers from industry, hospital and academia Solna, … Read the full press release

Skanska marks tenth year of Skanska Global Safety Week

The Skanska Global Safety Week is now being arranged for the tenth consecutive year. This year will also see industry colleagues being invited to participate in the activities under the theme “Working together for everyone’s safety.” Stockholm, Sweden, 7-5-2014 — … Read the full press release

Skanska to build laboratory for medical research at Karolinska Institutet Campus in Solna, Sweden

Skanska has signed a contract with Akademiska Hus AB to build a laboratory for medical research at Karolinska Institutet Campus in Solna, Sweden. The contract is worth about SEK 400 M, which will be included in order bookings for Skanska … Read the full press release

Skanska signed with Osuuskauppa Arinato to construct shopping center and residential apartment complex in Oulu, Finland

Skanska has signed a contract with Osuuskauppa Arina to construct a shopping center and residential apartment complex in Oulu, Finland. The investment amounts to a total of EUR 100 M, about SEK 890 M. Skanska’s construction contract is worth approximately … Read the full press release

Nordea reports 6% increase of operating profit in its Q1 2014 results

Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — CEO Christian Clausen’s comments on the results: “In the beginning of 2014, activity picked up in our corporate advisory business and remains strong in the savings area, leading to an improvement in net fee and commission income … Read the full press release

Helena Andreas appointed Head of Group Marketing and Communications at Nordea

Helena Andreas has been appointed Head of the new unit Group Marketing and Communications. She will join Nordea on 1 June. Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Helena Andreas comes from a position as Head of Retail Management at Vodafone Group, based in … Read the full press release

Niklas Johansson succeeds Magnus Skåninger as the Swedish state’s representative and Chair of TeliaSonera’s nomination committee

Stockholm, Sweden, 30-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Niklas Johansson replaces Magnus Skåninger as the Swedish state’s representative and Chair of TeliaSonera’s nomination committee. Niklas is currently director-general and head of the department of municipalities and government ownership at the Swedish Ministry of Finance. … Read the full press release

Hexagon to release Interim Report for the first quarter 2014 on Friday 9 May

Stockholm, Sweden, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Hexagon will release the Interim Report for the first quarter 2014 on Friday 9 May around 12:00-12:30 CET. A combined telephone conference and live webcast (in English) concerning the report will be presented by President … Read the full press release

KTH Royal Institute of Technology research could save lives and reduce suffering of malaria patients

New research at KTH Royal Institute of Technology offers hope to children who are stricken with malaria. Stockholm, Sweden, 25-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Malaria can be mild or deadly, especially for children under 5. But there is no way to tell which patients … Read the full press release

Scania to supply 200 refuse trucks to Amsa S.p.A. in Milan, Italy

Scania has won a public tender in Milan, Italy, to supply up to 200 trucks for refuse collection. The order includes service contracts for the vehicles. Södertälje, Sweden, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The trucks will be supplied to Amsa S.p.A., a provider of … Read the full press release

Volvo Group’s own university opened at Arendal in Gothenburg

Gothenburg, Sweden, 9-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Volvo Group’s own university opens today. The Volvo Group University is located in Arendal in Gothenburg and will be the center of further education and competency activities for the Group’s 110 000 employees for the entire global … Read the full press release

Alistair Auffret, Stockholm University: Seed dispersal through deer could contribute to biodiversity in the Swedish agricultural landscape

By collecting deer droppings, and then growing the seeds found within, researchers from Stockholm University have been able to see how deer spread different types of plants. Stockholm, Sweden, 8-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “We found that deer disperse seeds to a much greater … Read the full press release

Ericsson to deploy 4G/LTE network for Thailand’s second-largest mobile operator dtac’s subsidiary dtac TriNet Co

dtac TriNet announces the launch of 4G/LTE on 2100MHz for its users in Thailand Users in Bangkok Metropolitan will enjoy faster mobile broadband services and better network performance Ericsson is the sole supplier for User Data Management, Evolved Packet Core … Read the full press release

Ericsson to supply nationwide LTE 800 MHz network to Finnish telecom company DNA

Finnish operator DNA has chosen Ericsson as the sole supplier for its nationwide LTE 800 MHz network DNA also aims to improve 4G, 3G and 2G networks so customers are able to enjoy higher data rates outside major urban areas … Read the full press release

Umeå University ranked first in Europe and ninth in the world for student satisfaction according to latest International Student Barometer

Umeå University has been ranked first in Europe and ninth in the world for student satisfaction according to the latest International Student Barometer (ISB). The survey was responded to by international students from 170 universities in the world during the … Read the full press release

Skanska to build the Ljø tunnel in Møre and Romsdal, Norway

Stockholm, Sweden, 28-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska has signed a contract with the Norwegian Road Administration to build the Ljø tunnel in Møre and Romsdal, Norway. The contract is worth NOK 389 M, about SEK 410 M, which will be included in order bookings … Read the full press release