Milestones of business development
1855
First business contacts in Finland: construction of a telegraph line from St. Petersburg to Turku via Helsinki
1899
Opening of a Technical Bureau in Helsinki to represent Siemens & Halske (S&H) in Finland
1919
The Technical Bureau is publicly incorporated as Elektriska Aktiebologot Siemens-Schuckert Sähkö Osakeyhtiö
1922
Installation of the first automatic telephone exchange in Helsinki
1936
Construction of the first telephone factory in Helsinki
1967
A contract is signed between the Helsinki Telephone Association and Siemens for the supply and installation of telephone switching equipment
1970
Order for what is currently the largest signal box in Finland. Supply of 138 electrically driven switches and 140 shunting signals
1972
The Regional Company in Finland is renamed Siemens Osakeyhtiö
1978
The Finnish Regional Company plans, supplies and installs the entire lighting system at the Lahti ski stadium in preparation for the World Ski Championships
1982
Startup of the first EWSD exchange in Helsinki
1998
Working closely with the Finnish network provider HPY, Siemens supplies the required infrastructure for the "Internet telephony" pilot project
2003
Siemens builds a nationwide GSM-Railway mobile network in Finland
2006
Siemens and Nokia form the joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, with headquarters in Finland
2007
In a consortium with Aveda, Siemens builds Finland’s fifth nuclear power plant, the country’s biggest industrial investment
2008
Helsinki City Transport (HKL) and Siemens sign a contract for the metro automation project in the Finnish capital. Renovation of the metro and building the new western extension are among the biggest infrastructure projects in the Helsinki metropolitan area
2010
Siemens builds the converter stations in Püssi, Estonia, and Anttila, Finland, for the HVDC connection between the two countries ("EstLink 2")
2012
Siemens Finland signs a three-year contract covering strategic cooperation with the city of Turku
2013
Nokia Siemens Networks becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Nokia
2013
The Finnish Railways VR Group places an order for 80 electric Vectron locomotives with Siemens, this is the largest rolling stock investment ever made by VR Group