(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) will provide a €170 million guarantee to Finnvera Plc to finance approximately €280 million of investment by small companies in Finland. The support of the InvestEU programme enables the guarantee to trigger more … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Technology
Tagged climate change, digitalisation, EIF, energy transformation, Finland, Finnvera, Finnvera plc, green transition, innovation loan, InvestEU programme, SMEs, The European Investment Fund
(IN BRIEF) AFRY, a Swedish engineering and consulting company, has signed a contract with Valmet Automotive, a car manufacturer, to improve and develop the manufacturing process and production line at its car plant in Finland. The project includes modifying part … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Sweden
Tagged AFRY, car plant, Finland, Michael Mjörnestål, Valmet Automotive
(IN KÜRZE) Ein kriminelles Netzwerk, das am Menschenhandel zum Zweck der sexuellen Ausbeutung beteiligt ist, wurde durch gemeinsame Bemühungen der Tschechischen Republik und Finnlands mit Unterstützung von Eurojust und Europol zerschlagen. Die organisierte Kriminalität rekrutierte Frauen in der Tschechischen Republik … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, Government, Law
Tagged abetting the pandering, aggravated pandering, Beihilfe zur Anbiederung, criminal activity, criminal network, Czech Republic, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Finland, Finnland, gemeinsames Ermittlungsteam, human trafficking, JIT, joint investigation team, kriminelle Aktivitäten, kriminelles Netzwerk, law enforcement, Menschenhandel, OGCs, Organised crime, organised crime groups, organisierte Kriminalität, organisierte kriminelle Gruppen, prostitution, schwere Anbiederung, sexual exploitation, sexuelle Ausbeutung, Strafverfolgung, Tschechische Republik
(IN BRIEF) A criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation has been dismantled by the joint efforts of the Czech Republic and Finland, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. The organized crime groups recruited women in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, Government, Law
Tagged abetting the pandering, aggravated pandering, criminal activity, criminal network, Czech Republic, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Finland, human trafficking, JIT, joint investigation team, law enforcement, OGCs, Organised crime, organised crime groups, sexual exploitation
(IN BRIEF) Gasum, the Finnish state-owned energy company, has selected five teams to move forward in its open innovation competition, GasumHackathon, which was launched in January. The aim of the competition is to find solutions and partners to utilise the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, Media, News
Tagged Austria, biogas, biogenic carbon dioxide, Competition, Denmark, Finland, Gasum, GasumHackathon, Norway, Sweden, Viljami Kinnunen
(IN BRIEF) The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has signed a new seven-year loan agreement with Danish global hearing healthcare company Demant A/S, providing DKK 375 million (EUR 49.2 million) to finance the company’s research and development programme for the 2021-2022 … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged Demant, Denmark, Finland, hearing technology, Nordic Investment Bank, partnership, research and development
(IN BRIEF) Metso Outotec has announced the divestment of two of its three Metals businesses, Metals & Chemical Processing and Ferrous & Heat Transfer, following a strategic review. The company plans to focus on its Aggregates and Minerals businesses, while … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Wärtsilä, a technology group, has won a contract to supply reliquefaction systems for eight new LNG carrier vessels owned by various global shipping companies. The orders were booked into Wärtsilä’s order intake in Q1 2023 and reflect the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Finland, LNG Carrier Vessel, nitrogen, Pål Steinnes, reliquefaction, Wärtsilä
(IN BRIEF) Ahlstrom has released its annual sustainability report for 2022, highlighting the company’s commitment to setting near-term company-wide emission reductions in line with climate science with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The report also showcases Ahlstrom’s Platinum EcoVadis … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Management, News
Tagged Ahlstrom, climate science, Finland, Helen Mets, reduce emissions
(IN BRIEF) Swedish agricultural cooperative Lantmännen Ekonomisk Förening has secured a €45m ($52m) loan from the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) to fund research and development (R&D) in the agriculture sector. The loan will support R&D activities from 2022 to 2024, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged agriculture, André Küüsvek, animal husbandry, crop cultivation, Finland, Lantmännen, loan, Michael Sigsfors, NIB, R&D investments
(IN BRIEF) CFM International and StandardAero have signed a deal for LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engine maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services. Under the CFM Branded Services Agreement (CBSA), StandardAero will provide full-scope LEAP MRO services for operators worldwide. This agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Finland, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged CFM International, Finland, GE Aerospace, LEAP-1A, LEAP-1B engines, Nicolas Potier, partnership, Russell Ford, Safran, StandardAero, Tom Levin
(IN BRIEF) Finnvera improves risk management with environmental and social risk screening of export financing applications. In 2022, the export credit guarantee provider received 371 applications, one-third of which were screened by the environmental and social risk management team after … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Finland, Investment, Management, News
Tagged environmental, Export, financing, Finland, Finnvera, risks, social
(IN BRIEF) Outokumpu, a leading stainless steel manufacturer, recently held talks with Mona Neubaur, the Deputy Prime Minister of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection, and Energy, to discuss sustainability and climate protection … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Finland, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged carbon footprint, Circle Green, climate protection, Dr. Cem Kurutas, Dr. Max Menzel, Finland, Guido Görtz, Hasim Cantürk, Henrik Lehnhardt, Marc Blondin, Meral Thoms, Mona Neubaur, North Rhine-Westphalia, Outokumpu Krefeld, recycling, SBTi, Stainless Steel, Steel Industry, Stefan Erdmann, sustainability, Tornio, transparency
(IN BRIEF) Thales, a French multinational company, has won a contract to produce electronic travel and identity documents for Finland, including passports, identity cards, residence cards, and resident permit cards. The new Finnish electronic travel and identity documents are set … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Metso Outotec has announced that it will continue the operations of its Prerov foundry in the Czech Republic. The decision follows the completion of an evaluation process announced in November 2022. During the evaluation process, the foundry’s competitiveness … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Finland, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Czech Republic, Finland, Heikki Metsälä, metallic wear, Metso Outotec, mining, Prerov foundry
(IN BRIEF) Aktia has been named the best fixed-income fund house in Finland in the Morningstar Awards 2022 comparison, and its Aktia Wealth Allocation+ Moderate B was selected as the best balanced fund in the country. Morningstar ranks fund houses … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Finland, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged Aktia, Awards, Finland, fund house, investment, Morningstar Awards, Uki Lammi
(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 16-Jan-2023 — /EuropaWire/ — FLSmidth (CPH: FLS), a Danish multinational engineering company, and Sibanye-Stillwater’s Finnish subsidiary, Keliber, have signed a contract for the supply of pyro-processing equipment to support the lithium hydroxide refinery located in Kokkola, Finland. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Denmark, Finland, Investment, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged clean energy, contract, decarbonization, electric vehicle batteries, engineering, Finland, FLSmidth, fuel consumption, INNOVATION, Keliber, Kokkola, lithium hydroxide refinery, lithium recovery, Mikko Keto, pyro-processing, Sami Heikkinen, Sibanye-Stillwater, spodumene phase conversion, state-of-the-art, supply, sustainability
ANDRITZ sustainable technologies help Stora Enso achieve its sustainability goals ANDRITZ debarking line minimizes wood losses, biomass boiler ensures lowest emissions, and recausticizing plant minimizes effluent volume (PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 21-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andritz, biomass boiler, bubbling fluidized bed, debarking, EcoFluid, Finland, LimeLine, LimeWhite-H, Oulu mill, recausticizing plant, Smart Wood Processing, Stora Enso
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Nov-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced it will invest some EUR 45 million (~SEK 500 million), in a residential development project in Helsinki, Finland. The construction … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged apartments, construction, Finland, Helsinki, investment, residential, residential development, Skanska
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 1-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Gasum, a Finnish government-owned energy company, has announced that its newly opened gas filling station in the Kivistö district of Vantaa has been created in cooperation with LAB University of Applied Sciences and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News
Tagged biogas, ENERGY, Finland, gas filling station, Gasum, Hämeenlinnanväylä, Katja Tsykarev, Kivistö, Kivistö station, LAB University of Applied Sciences, LNG, logistics, Olli Paasio, Tikkurilantie, Vantaa, Vantaankoskentie, Vantaankoskentie 60
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) ESPOO, 1-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Gasum, ein staatliches finnisches Energieunternehmen, hat seine Neueröffnung bekannt gegeben Gastankstelle im Kivistö-Viertel von Vantaa wurde in Zusammenarbeit mit der LAB University of Applied Sciences und der bildenden Künstlerin Katja Tsykarev erstellt. Neben dem … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities
Tagged biogas, Energie, ENERGY, Finland, Finnland, gas filling station, Gastankstelle, Gasum, Hämeenlinnanväylä, Katja Tsykarev, Kivistö, Kivistö station, LAB University of Applied Sciences, LNG, logistics, Logistik, Olli Paasio, Station Kivistö, Tikkurilantie, Vantaa, Vantaankoskentie, Vantaankoskentie 60
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 7-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced a new contract worth EUR 41 million (~ SEK 430 million) with The Hospital District of Southwest Finland for the … Read the full press release
(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) STOCKHOLM, 7-Jul-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), ein weltweit führendes Projektentwicklungs- und Bauunternehmen group, hat einen neuen Vertrag im Wert von 41 Millionen Euro (~ 430 Millionen SEK) mit dem Hospital District of Southwest Finland für den Bau … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GRAZ, 2-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, Austria-based international technology group active in the supplies of plants, has announced a new order from Veolia Services Suomi, a Veolia Group company, for the supply of a biomethanol purification plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Äänekoski, Andritz, ANDRITZ CircleToZero, biomethanol, biomethanol purification plant, bioproduct mill, chemical recovery, crude sulphate methanol, Finland, fossil-free biomethanol, Jacob Illeris, Metsä Fibre, pulp mills, Veolia, Veolia group, Veolia Services Suomi
(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) GRAZ, 2-Jun-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ GROUP, groupe technologique international basé en Autriche et actif dans la fourniture de plantes, annonce une nouvelle commande de Veolia Services Suomi, un groupe Veolia société, pour la fourniture d’une usine … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Äänekoski, Andritz, ANDRITZ CircleToZero, biomethanol, biomethanol purification plant, bioproduct mill, chemical recovery, crude sulphate methanol, Finland, fossil-free biomethanol, Jacob Illeris, Metsä Fibre, pulp mills, Veolia, Veolia group, Veolia Services Suomi
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 30-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Citycon, a leading owner, developer and manager of multipurpose urban centres, has announced that Lippulaiva, one of the most extensive grocery retail clusters in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area, will open on Thursday, 31 … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Real Estate
Tagged apartments, condominiums, Erik Lennhammar, Espoonlahti, Finland, Hausia, Helsinki Metropolitan Area, K-Supermarket, LEED, Lidl, Lippulaiva, Mari Laaksonen, Prisma, residential buildings, Sakari Järvelä, smart building, urban centre
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 8-Mar-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has announced that the company provided technical support and expertise to Valorem, a French vertically-integrated green energy operator, for the development of the Viiatti wind … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Norway, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AIP Infrastructure II, AIP Management, DNV, energy assessments, energy production, energy transition, Finland, green power, Hari Vamadevan, Kalistanneva wind farm, Matkussaari wind farm, Simon Brillet, South Ostrabothnia, technical due diligence, Valorem, Viiatti wind project, wind energy, wind farm
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish Gov-owned multinational power company, has announced it has signed a hydropower agreement for an annual volume of 800 GWh of electricity purchased with Guarantees of Origin (GOs) with Neste, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged Branislav Slavic, climate goals, combatting climate change, electricity, Finland, fossil-free energy from, GOs, greenhouse gas emissions, Guarantees of Origin, hydropower, hydropower plants, Markku Korvenranta, Neste, Nordic, reducing climate emissions, renewable diesel, renewable energy, sustainable aviation fuel, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 17-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, has announced it landed a EUR 45 million (~SEK 460 million) contract for the piping and machinery project for a wastewater treatment … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 24-Nov-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska (STO: SKA-B), a world leading project development and construction group, announces the acquisition of a commercial development property in Espoo, Finland from MSD Finland Oy and the investment amounts to EUR 23M, … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 20-Aug-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a European energy company with a mission to enable fossil free living within one generation, has announced it now delivers 100 percent fossil free hydro power to Orthex’s factories in Sweden and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden
Tagged Alexander Rosenlew, bio-based materials, carbon footprint, electricity, electricity supply, energy transition, environmental impact, EPD, Finland, fossil free, global warming, Gnosjö, household products, hydro power, Lohja, Magnus Westberg, Orthex, recycled, sustainability, sustainable raw materials, Tingsryd, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 26-Apr-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste announces that Finnish cosmetics company Lumene has introduced Neste MY Non-Road Diesel™ at its factory in Kauklahti, Espoo, Finland, replacing the fossil fuel oil previously used at the factory. In early 2021 … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News
Tagged carbon neutral, energy consumption, Espoo, Finland, Finnish cosmetics company, fossil fuel oil, greenhouse gas emissions, Heidi Peltonen, Kauklahti, Kristina Enqvist, Lumene, Manufacturing, Neste, Neste MY Non-Road Diesel™, renewable fuel oil, renewable raw materials, renewables, sustainability
Siemens Gamesa to supply 14 SG 5.8-155 turbines optimized for the Alajoki-Peuralinna site in central Finland, with high towers for maximum wind production, with a total height reaching 240 meters. The deal strengthens partnership with wind power company Suomen Hyötytuuli … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alajoki-Peuralinna, energy production, Finland, Lars Bondo Krogsgaard, onshore wind turbine, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy, Toni Sulameri, wind energy, wind turbines
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 4-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wooden constructions and paper, Stora Enso announces its investment of EUR 14 million for the construction of a granulation and packing plant for lignin at … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Environment, Finland, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged adhesives, asphalt, batteries, binders, bio-based natural binder, biocarbon, biomaterials, Bioplastics, bitumen, carbon fiber, electric vehicles, energy storage, energy storage systems, Finland, granulation plant, Ingrid Peura, investment, lignin, Lineo™ by Stora Enso, Markus Mannström, packaging, packing plant, paper, phenol replacement, raw materials, renewable solutions, s bio-based binders in plywood, Stora Enso, Sunila Mill, sustainable supply chain, Ulla Paajanen, wooden constructions
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 2-Dec-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — NIB announces that it has signed a 10-year loan agreement of EUR 10 million with Finnish Kuurnan Voima Oy. The funds will be used to reburbish Kuurna hydropower plant and to build Laurinvirta … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology
Tagged automation system, dam, electricity generation, energy transition, Finland, generator, Henrik Normann, hydropower, hydropower plant, Iiris Anttalainen, Kaplan turbines, Kari Jaukkuri, Kuurna hydropower plant, Kuurna spillover channel, Kuurnan Voima Oy, landlocked salmon, Laurinvirta fish spawning, Laurinvirta hydropower plant, loan, NIB, North Karelia, Pielisjoki River, power plant, renewable energy, sustainable energy, turbines, waterways
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 16-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Vattenfall, a Swedish multinational power company owned by the Government of Sweden, has announced that LUMI, one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, will from next year run on 100 percent fossil … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged climate goals, CSC, data center, electricity, European Green Growth Program, Finland, fossil free, fossil-free living, hydro power, information technology, Kajaani, Kimmo Koski, LUMI, Magnus Westberg, Piz Daint, renewable energy, supercomputers, Vattenfall
(PRESS RELEASE) ESPOO, 3-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Neste opens the first self-service convenience store in Europe using RFID technology. The new fully automated Easy Deli store opened on 3 June 2020 in the center of Helsinki, Finland. Using RFID technology, … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged Apple Pay, Easy Deli, Finland, Google Pay, Helsinki, Jukka Peltoniemi, Juuso Lehmuskoski, Neste, Nordic ID, RFID technology, self-service convenience store
(PRESS RELEASE) TAMPERE, Finland, 30-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The northern lights are shining extra-bright in Tampere Finland this month as a major step forward in amplifying the power of lasers was achieved. For the first time a laser using similar … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ampliconyx, AMPLICONYX OY, automotive, broadband internet, Centro Richerche Fiat SCPA, Ceram Optec Sia, Dr Maxim Odnoblyudov, Dr Regina Gumenyuk, EU H2020, Fiat e-500, Finland, Foundation for Research and Technology HELLAS, green vehicles, Hochschule Mittweida, laser, laser generator, lasers, LUNOVU Gmbh, Manufacturing, Modus Research and Innovation Limited, Nanotypos OE, Nello Li Pira, northern lights, Onostampi SRL, photonics, Prime Laser Technology, PULSE research, Tampere, Tampere University
(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 1-Nov-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Jukka Leinonen has been appointed head of Telenor Group’s newly formed Nordic cluster. Leinonen is currently the CEO of the Finnish telcom operator DNA and will retain this position aside becoming a part … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, Internet & Online, Management, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G, appointment, CEO, DNA, Finland, Hanne Knudsen, IoT, Jukka Leinonen, Petter-Børre Furberg, Sigve Brekke, telcom operator, Telenor Denmark, Telenor Group, Telenor Sweden
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 31-Oct-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — CapMan Infra to establish a joint venture with Telia Company that will invest into and deploy fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) infrastructure in Finland. CapMan Infra will take a majority investment in the joint venture that … Read the full press release
Posted in Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Avoin Kuitu, CapMan Infra, digital infrastructure, fast broadband, fibre, Fibre To The Home, Finland, Finnish Government Programme 2019, FTTH, Harri Halonen, infrastructure, investment, joint venture, optical fibre networks, Stein-Erik Vellan, Telia Company
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