Vaisala Group

Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, the company employs over 1200 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.

The Vaisala Group has offices and operations in Finland, Northern America, France, United Kingdom, Germany, India, China, Sweden, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Japan and Australia.

Vaisala achieved net sales of EUR 242.5 million in 2008. Vaisala serves customers in over 100 countries. Operations outside Finland accounted for 94% of net sales in 2008.

Key figures

2008 

2007

Net Sales
Operating profit
Result before taxes
Return on equity (ROE)
R&D expenditure
Orders received
Order book
Average personnel
Earnings/share (EPS)
Cash flow from business operations/share
Dividend/share

M€
M€
M€
%
M€
M€
M€



 242.5
38.0
38.9
15.5
24.6
247.9
90.3
1 177
0.57
1.77
0.90

224.1
35.3
37.0
14.9
23.5
228.5
82.3
1 113
1.42
1.98
0.85