SELECTED PRESS RELEASES 2009
Corporate Activities in Eastern European Markets

June

Elcoteq SE concentrates its european Manufacturing to Pécs, Hungary and sells Tallinn manufacturing operations to Ericsson (17/06/2009)

May

Paulig's coffee roastery project in Russia takes a step forwards (27/05/2009)

Tikkurila has acquired rest of shares in its industrial coatings companies in Russia (19/05/2009)

Outokumpu's final statement to the Finnish Customs related to exports to Russia: all suspicions groundless (19/05/2009)

UPM Raflatac inaugurates its state-of-the-art labelstock factory in Poland (14/05/2009)

Hobby Hall to withdraw from Baltic countries (11/05/2009)

Prague summit to launch the Eastern Partnership (07/05/2009)

Tallink`s passenger volumes increased by 25 percent in April (06/05/2009)

Alma Media to divest the Motors24 companies operating in the Baltic countries (04/05//2009)

April

Moscow city boosts performance with QPR Scorecard (30/04/2009)

Tikkurila opens a logistics and customer service center in Mytishchi near Moscow (21.04/2009)

Delivery of M/S Baltic Queen (16/04/2009)

The Government’s Russia Action Plan was approved (16/04/2009)

CapMan Russia fund closes at EUR 118.1 million
acquisition price for Norum decreases to EUR 7.3 million (07/04/2009)

SOK will open Lithuania’s third Prisma hypermarket in Kaunas (06/04/2009)

Rautaruukki to make major solution delivery to new power plant in Estonia (05/04/2009)

Finlands government action plan on Russia to be completed in the coming weeks (04/04/2009)

Affecto streamlines its operations in Baltic countries (04/04/2009)

SRV builds International School to Latvia (03/04/2009)

Eastern European Outlook: Deep recession - financial fragility (01/04/2009)

March

Rautakesko to open new K-rauta stores in Russia and Sweden (26/03/2009)

Second Prisma will be opened in Riga, third one is on its way (20/03/2009)

Tallinn Technology Park and Start-up Center of Helsinki School of Economics Small Business Center signed a cooperation contract (25/03/2009)

Dollar’s sudden drop and Russian buyers’ caution evident in fur auction (23/03/2009)

Lindström’s turnover increased by 10 percent (04/03/2009)

Lindström expanding in the Baltic States (04/03/2009)

Straightway Finland:
Transit traffic to Russia delivers jobs and growth in the Finnish transports & logistics sector (04/03/2009)

February

Lemminkäinen involved in major road project in Estonia (28/02/09)

Nurminen Logistics offers a new competitive transport routes to Russia and other CIS countries through Poland (19/02/2009)

New cooperation agreement with Russian wagon operator (19/02/2009)

Atria Plc - Company Announcement Atria Baltic concentrates meat-processing activities to Valga and Ahja factories (11/02/2009)

Baltic countries joining the European electricity market
Grid plan shared by the Nordic countries and the Baltic region completed (11/02/2009)

Weight limits in road traffic to and from Russia to be changed (09/02/2009)

January

Fazer continues its growth in Russia (16/01/2009)

Hedman Partnes Attorneys-at-law has expanded its operations in Russia (15/01/2009)

SOK concentrates on the Sokos Hotels chain in Russia (14/01/2009)

Marks & Spencer Opens a Store in the Rocca al Mare Shopping Centre in Tallinn (14/01/2009)

Estonia’s Prisma chain expands to Narva (12/01/2009)

The Financial Times awards Sorainen as the best Baltic law firm (12/01/2009)

Nordic ID expands its operations into Russia (09/01/2009)

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