Activities all over the world

Vaisala Group is an international company with more than 1 100 personnel around the world. Vaisala's personnel and distributor network serve customers in more than 100 countries. Efficient customer service requires knowledge of local circumstances and close contacts with customers. Operations outside Finland accounted for 96% of Vaisala's net sales in 2007.

At the end of 2007, Vaisala employed 694 people (61%) at its headquarters in Vantaa, Finland. They are engaged in research, product development, sales and marketing, customer service, production and administrative functions.

Vaisala has 25 offices around the world: Australia, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Japan, Malaysia, Sweden, the UK, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. The size of the international offices varies by country and business area. At the end of 2007, 440 (39%) of Vaisala's employees worked outside Finland.

Vaisala personnel is divided worldwide by business area as follows: Vaisala Measurement Systems employed 276 people (24.3%) at the end of the year, Vaisala Instruments 360 (31.8%), and Vaisala Solutions 253 (22.3%). Additionally, 110 people (9.7%) work in Segment Sales Units and 135 persons (11.9%)in different support functions.