Meteorology

Meteorology business area serves meteorological and hydrological institutes whose primary interest is the safety and wellbeing of people and safeguarding property. Globally the meteorology markets are divided into two: established markets and emerging markets.>

In established markets the focus is mostly on increasing the cost-efficiency of products, further automation and remote monitoring, as well as expanding the services offering. In emerging markets needs vary from standard weather observation equipment to turnkey projects and capability upgrades for severe weather prediction.

Year 2009

In 2009 the sales of Meteorology business area developed nicely, growing nearly 25 percent. Profitability was burdened by disruptions in radiosonde production and smaller than expected delivery project margins. Read about year 2009 events