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SuomeksiMarket leader in upper-air measurement
The division's main customers include meteorological and hydrological institutes, meteorological and climatological research institutes, defense forces, civil aviation organizations, insurance companies and power utilities.
Year 2007
Vaisala Measurement Systems' net sales to customers outside the Group fell below the expected level and decreased by 11.6 percent on the comparison year to EUR 82.5 million (93.2). Had the currency exchange rates remained at the previous year's level, the net sales would have been down by 7.4 percent. Operating profit dropped to EUR 12.7 million (19.8).
The drop in net sales was due to the decrease in sales of sounding equipment, wind profilers and weather radar signal processors. In the field, it is typical that the volume of sales changes notably from year to year. Thanks to the efficiency improvements in radiosonde production in 2006, cost savings of over EUR 2 million were achieved.
Leading products
The Vaisala Measurement Systems division's strategy is based on product leadership and operational efficiency. Vaisala is the global market leader in all the product ranges it offers for upper-air measurement.
Operational efficiency improved further
To strengthen its position as a premium-class product provider and market leader in upper-air measurement applications, Vaisala Measurement Systems constantly develops its product offering. The division also continues to focus on improving operational efficiency.
Case: Vaisala updates Canada's synoptic observation network
Meteorological Services Canada is responsible for observing and providing forecasts of the weather across the country's almost four million square miles of territory.