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Vaisala develops, manufactures and markets products and services for environmental and industrial measurement. They provide basis for better quality of life, environmental protection, safety, efficiency and cost savings.

The major customer groups are meteorological and hydrological institutes, aviation organizations, defense forces, road and rail organizations, weather related private sector, system integrators and industry worldwide.

Vaisala's competitiveness in environmental measurement is based on premium value products. The company caters to the needs of its diversified customers by applying three operational business models. Instruments business provides individual instruments for measuring weather phenomena which can also be used in various industrial applications. Measurement systems are, in turn, used when the phenomena are more complex and a single measurement instrument cannot be used. In solutions business Vaisala offering consists of tailored systems which are always based on the customer's application.

Environmental measurement is a niche business in which Vaisala's goal is to be the global market leader.

In 2005 Vaisala had more than 1 000 employees and achieved net sales of EUR 197.9 million. Vaisala serves customers around the world and operations outside Finland accounted for 96% of net sales.

Parent company Vaisala Oyj, domicile in Vantaa, Finland, is listed on the Helsinki Exchanges in Finland. The Vaisala Group has offices and operations in Finland, Northern America, France, United Kingdom, Germany, China, Sweden, Malaysia, Japan and Australia.