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Migrants’ experiences of Finnish work life are positive

Attitudes towards work itself, the work community and social relationships in the workplace are more positive among migrants of Russian, Kurdish and Somali origin than among the native population. However, migrants also face obstacles in the job market: they have fixed-term contracts and temping jobs more often than other workers. Uneducated migrants with poor Finnish or Swedish language skills have the weakest position in the job market. This all is stated in the new research publication of the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health.“Work was a very important part of life for the

Electrolube global sales rise 35%

Electrolube, the manufacturer of specialist chemicals for the electronics, automotive and industrial manufacturing industries, has today announced its best ever sales performance, with global sales figures up by over 35% on 2012.  More than 30 senior staff from Electrolube’s international offices gathered at the company’s state-of-the-art manufacturing site and UK headquarters, based in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, for the group’s annual conference.  Following strong market performances from the UK, China and Germany, the conference focused on plans to expand Electrolube’s impressive growth through

WWF applauds country initiatives against harmful fisheries subsidies

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4 December 2013, Bali, Indonesia — Global environmental organisation WWF has applauded an initiative from more than a dozen countries to freeze subsidies that encourage overfishing, hoping it will spur action by other governments and help speed progress on the more than a decade of negotiations in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). In a joint release at the 9thWTO Ministerial Conference, trade ministers for Argentina, Australia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines and the United States committed

WinZip® 18 Enterprise Offers Simple and Secure File Sharing for Corporate and Government Accounts

New enterprise edition boosts employee productivity while offering secure, encrypted file sharing via email, the cloud and enterprise platforms including SharePoint and Amazon S3MANSFIELD, CONNECTICUT – (Dec. 03, 2013) – WinZip today introduces WinZip® 18 Enterprise Edition, a new version of its award-winning file sharing application designed specifically for corporate and government clients. Building on the industry-leading compression, encryption and file sharing capabilities of WinZip® 18, WinZip 18 Enterprise also includes all-new features to meet the specific needs of global multi-user

Smart composite human–computer interfaces follow consumers’ actions and offer help when needed

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland recently coordinated a pan-European initiative called SMARCOS, which focused on developing technology based on internet sharing between devices. The technology allows the interfaces of various smart devices to follow consumers’ actions and react immediately to their needs. The smart coaching service, for example, can use all the user’s digital devices for motivating his/her behaviour towards the goals or for reminding medication. The pan-European SMARCOS (Smart Composite Human–Computer Interfaces) initiative focused on developing technology based

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back

Attached please find below text as PDF file. Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement no. 61 4 December 2013 Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back On 13 November 2013, NORDEN initiated the fourth phase of a share buy-back programme in accordance with EU Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 (the Safe Harbor method), which ensures that the Company is protected against violation of insider legislation during the share buy-back. Under the share buy-back programme,

Kongsberg Automotive secures important contract with premium car brand worth EUR62.5M (NOK518 M)

Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has secured a contract with a premium European OEM for the supply of massage systems worth an estimated total of EUR 62.5 Million (NOK 518 Million) over its lifetime. The contract is for the supply of a highly advanced massage system for driver and passenger seats in premium vehicles. Kongsberg Automotive will begin supply under the contract in the second quarter of 2015 from the company’s facility in Pruszkow, Poland. “Massage is an important luxury feature and differentiator in the modern premium car and the KA massage system provides the ultimate occupant

Birdstep Technology signs SafeMove license extension contract with a leading global OEM

Birdstep Technology, a leading provider of Smart Mobile Data and Secure Mobility services, has signed a SafeMove license extension contract with a leading global OEM in the development and deployment of public safety networks. This contract originally covered the Americas and now expands to global coverage. The estimated value of the contract is 200 000 USD. The name of the customer cannot be revealed at this point, as Birdstep is under Non-Disclosure-Agreement (NDA) with this customer and by that not allowed because of constraints on disclosure under the agreement. SafeMove is a

Getinge intends to acquire hemodynamic monitoring leader Pulsion Medical Systems

Getinge intends to issue a public tender offer to acquire all shares in Pulsion Medical Systems SE (“Pulsion”), listed on the German Stock Exchange (Deutsche Börse). Getinge plans to offer the shareholders in Pulsion to tender their shares for an offer price of 16.90 € per share in cash. The offer will be made by a fully-owned German Getinge subsidiary in accordance with the German Securities and Takeover Act. The offer will be subject to the terms and conditions to be set forth in the offer document. About PulsionPulsion is a leading provider of specialty monitoring solutions for

CORRECTION: The plant supplier updated its arbitration claim concerning the delay of OL3 project

AREVA-Siemens consortium has informed that the quantification in the updated claim it submitted to the ICC arbitration proceedings on 29th October 2013 was incorrect. Correction to the related stock exchange release of Teollisuuden Voima: The updated quantification until the end of June 2011, together with the earlier claim, is in total approximately EUR 2.7 billion. TEOLLISUUDEN VOIMA OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 29thOctober 2013 at 1.30pm AREVA-Siemens consortium, which is building the Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant unit under a fixed-price turnkey contract, has submitted an

Economic Outlook: Nordic divergence

The Nordic countries display diverging economic growth patterns, according to the economic outlook by Nordea’s economists published today.- The once so strong Norwegian economy is heading for a sharp downturn driven by a declining housing market, while Denmark is gaining momentum after several years of housing market crisis. While benefiting from domestic tailwinds Sweden has faced problems in its export markets, but now better times are ahead as activity internationally picks up. Finland is struggling with huge growth problems overall, says Helge J. Pedersen, Nordea’s Global Chief

International prize for VTT's allergy vaccine development work

The European Association of Research and Technology Organisations EARTO has awarded VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland an innovation prize for the technological development work behind allergy vaccine. VTT patented technology helps the human body to develop resistance to allergens. The award ceremony was held in Brussels on Wednesday 4 December. VTT also has last year's EARTO innovation prize for its bio-oil production process. VTT spin-off Desentum Ltd is responsible for developing and commercialising new generation allergy vaccines based on VTT technology. The first vaccines will

Omega-3 dietary supplements pass blood-brain barrier

New research from Karolinska Institutet in Sweden shows that omega-3 fatty acids in dietary supplements can cross the blood brain barrier in people with Alzheimer’s disease, affecting known markers for both the disease itself and inflammation. The findings are presented in the Journal of Internal Medicine, and strengthen the evidence that omega-3 may benefit certain forms of this seriously debilitating disease.“Earlier population studies indicate that omega-3 can protect against Alzheimer’s disease, which makes it interesting to study the effects of dietary supplements containing this group

Children and adults have pronounced Vitamin K2 deficiency and may benefit from MK-7 supplementation

NattoPharma announces today the publication of a new study performed in collaboration with VitaK BV, the research Institute in Maastricht, Nederland. The study is now published in Food & Function, 2014,xx, 1-6.In the paper it is described that 896 blood samples have been collected from 110 healthy volunteers, 42 children and 68 adults. The samples have been used for measurements of biomarkers reflecting the vitamin K2 status in healthy volunteers by measuring the both circulating dp-ucMGP and ucOC. From the age of 40 years the dp-uc MGP levels at baseline – before any intake of vitamin

Lennart Persson, CFO and Executive Vice President of SCA, to retire on July 1, 2014

SCA’s CFO and Executive Vice President Lennart Persson will retire on July 1, 2014, after contributing to SCA’s growth in a number of senior positions since 1987. Fredrik Rystedt, 49, will succeed Lennart Persson. Fredrik will become a member of SCA’s Corporate Senior Management Team and will be employed from March 1, although he will formally assume his position on July 1, 2014.Fredrik Rystedt has extensive experience of the chief financial officer position gained at a number of listed companies. Between 1989 and 1998, he held a series of senior positions in the Electrolux Group. In the

Paynova acquires billing platform

Paynova acquires a newly developed platform for billing and account credits. Together with existing infrastructure Paynova can create effective payment solutions that provide merchants with increased customer conversion and flexibility.Paynova has for some time been evaluating and analyzing the market development for online payments as well as payments in the physical world. As part of its development of existing infrastructure while creating space for new revenue streams Paynova has now made ​​this acquisition. Paynova will be able to offer innovative solutions for e-payments with the

SDLP - Seadrill Partners LLC Announces Pricing of Public Offering of 11,200,000 Common Units

London, United Kingdom, December 03, 2013 - Seadrill Partners LLC ("Seadrill Partners" or the "Company") (NYSE: SDLP) announced today that it priced its offering of 11,200,000 common units representing liability company interests in a public offering at a price of $29.50 per common unit. The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,680,000 common units.  In addition, and concurrently with the closing of the public offering, Seadrill Limited ("Seadrill") has agreed to purchase directly from the Company 3,394,916 common units at a price of $29.

Fortum’s Uimaharju combined heat and power plant ownership to Stora Enso

FORTUM CORPORATION PRESS RELEASE 4 DECEMBER 2013Fortum’s Uimaharju combined heat and power plant ownership will be transferred to Stora Enso on 31 December 2013. The arrangement is based on the agreement signed in 1990 that transfers ownership of the power plant at the end of the agreement term. According to the agreement, the transfer price paid by Stora Enso is approximately EUR 16 million and the positive impact on Fortum’s financial performance is marginal. No personnel will be transferred in conjunction with the ownership arrangement.The Uimaharju power plant is located in the Stora

Stora Enso acquires Fortum’s power plant and invests in renewable energy at Enocell Mill site

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 December 2013 at 9.00 EETStora Enso Biomaterials Division’s Enocell Pulp Mill’s power plant will be transferred from Fortum Power and Heat Oy to Stora Enso at approximately EUR 16 million in accordance with an existing finance lease agreement. Stora Enso has approximately EUR 16 million short term finance lease liability specific to this transaction in the September 2013 balance sheet. The Division will also invest approximately EUR 13.5 million to increase use of renewable energy at the mill.The power plant at the mill site owned by Fortum Power

DiaGenic continues efforts to find a financial solution

It is referred to the announcement made on 28 October 2013 regarding the financial situation of DiaGenic ASA (the “Company”). The new board of directors, as elected by the EGM held on 22 November 2013, is continuing the efforts to find a financial solution for DiaGenic ASA. Further communication has been initiated with the Company’s largest creditors in order to find solutions for the best of all stakeholders and reduce the Company’s financial liabilities going forward. If no such voluntarily solutions are found within short, the board of directors will have to evaluate the immediate

Modern Times Group extends agreements with Disney in the Nordic and Baltic regions

Modern Times Group MTG AB (publ) (‘MTG’ or ‘the Group’), the international entertainment group, today announced that it has extended its content licencing agreements with Disney Nordic for first-run and library movie rights for pay-TV in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. MTG has also extended the carriage agreement to include Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD on the Viasat platforms in the Nordic and Baltic regions.The selection of movies available will include exclusive first run rights to such recent hits as Marvel’s “Iron Man 3”, “Thor: The Dark World”, Disney’s “Wreck-it-

Tele2 AB: Jasper Wireless to provide M2M/IoT platform

Stockholm - Tele2 AB (Tele2), (NASDAQ OMX Stockholm Exchange: TEL2 A and TEL2 B) today announced a partnership with Jasper Wireless, which will provide Tele2 with its platform for machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT).Tele2 has made investments in personnel and IT to become a competitive player in the global M2M/IoT market. The partnership with Jasper Wireless will enable Tele2 to offer Jasper’s cloud-based platform to its customers and partners. The platform, which can be applied to any vertical industry, provides global visibility of all SIMs connected to the mobile

Munksjö’s financial reporting schedule and Annual General Meeting in 2014

MUNKSJÖ OYJ, STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 December 2013 at 8.00 am CETMunksjö Oyj will publish its Financial Statements Release for 2013 on Thursday, 13 February 2014. The Annual Report 2013 will be published in electronic format on the Group’s website at www.munksjo.com during week 11/2014.In 2014, Munksjö will publish interim reports as follows:January–March                Thursday, 8 MayJanuary–June                  Wednesday, 23 JulyJanuary–September         Wednesday, 29 OctoberAll financial reports are available in English, Finnish and Swedish and they will also be available

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