Consolidated cash flow

Group Group
(EUR million) Note 1.1.-31.12.2008 1.1.-31.12.2007
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash receipts from customers 2, 3

241.4

 

228.2

Other income from business operations

0.1

 

0.0

Cash paid to suppliers and employees

-197.6

 

-184.0

Cash flow from business operations before financial items and taxes

43.9

 

44.1

Interest received 10

0.0

 

3.4

Interest paid 10

-0.2

 

-0.4

Other financial items, net

0.9

 

-0.4

Direct tax paid 11

-12.5

 

-10.8

Totall cash flow from business operations (A)

32.2

 

36.0

Cash flow from investing activities
Investments in intangible assets

-0.5

 

-0.5

Investments in tangible assets

-12.0

 

-6.9

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets

0.2

 

0.0

Other investments 14

-0.2

 

0.0

The net change in financial assets recognised at
fair value throug profit and loss 20

17.3

 

-1.4

Loans granted

0.0

 

0.0

Total cash flow from investing activities (B)

4.9

 

-8.7

Cash flow from financing activities
Repayment of long-term loans

0.1

 

-0.2

Dividend paid

-15.5

 

-15.5

Total cash flow from financing activities (C)

-15.4

 

-15.7

Change in liquid funds (A+B+C) increase (+) / decrease (-)

21.7

 

11.6

Liquid funds at beginning of period

56.6

 

46.1

Foreign exchange effect on cash

-0.3

 

-1.0

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

21.7

 

11.6

Liquid funds at end of period 20, 21

78.1

 

56.7

The net change in financial assets recognised at fair value through profit and loss has been transferred in the cash flow statement from financial assets to cash flow from investments and data for the comparison period correspondingly amended.