including the Härkis and Beanit fava bean brands and related fixed assets includes the production equipment at Raisio’s plant protein factory in Kauhava The acquisition strengthens Valio’s position in the plant-based protein market The company has been expanding beyond dairy with executive vice president Tuomas Salusjärvi stating that the future of food will involve a mix of plant-based animal-based and cellular agriculture products Salusjärvi said: “The food system of the future will include plant-based and animal-based food as well as food produced by cellular agriculture All of these are needed to provide enough food for a globally growing population This is the foundation of Valio’s strategy which sees us growing from a dairy company into a food company." "This business acquisition is one step on our path of growth A strong and innovative product selection has been Valio’s foundation for 120 years we as a food company are now also investing in growth in foods based on other raw materials." Valio has previously invested in plant-based proteins, acquiring the Gold&Green business in 2022 and launching new products under the brand The acquisition of Raisio’s plant protein business will allow Valio to further develop its product range and expand its production capacity added: “This business acquisition will make us an even more significant developer and producer of plant-based protein products The demand for these products will grow in the long term and a great deal of growth potential still remains." we acquired the Gold&Green business and we have been carrying out strong product development and renewed the brand sales in the last quarter of 2024 increased by about 50% from the previous quarter we are building our own production capacity The production equipment of the Kauhava factory is just right for our needs and situation." Valio's plant-based protein range already includes the Gold&Green brand which offers ready-to-use plant protein products and raw materials for professional kitchens and the food industry The company also produces MiFU protein products made from Finnish milk and launched in 2016 Operations related to the Härkis and Beanit brands will continue as usual for now The acquisition is expected to be finalised in March at which point the assets and employees will officially transfer to Valio Valio acquires Raisio’s plant protein business in €7m deal Click here to contact us. Tokmanni     Press release     18 March 2025 at 2:55 p.m Tokmanni will refurbish several stores across Finland this year as well a refurbished Tokmanni store will be celebrated in Kauhava together with customers The Kauhava store will have plenty of opening offers and famous Tokmanni buckets filled with product gifts will be handed out for free to the first store customers shopping at Tokmanni in Kauhava will be significantly more pleasant than before The store in Kauhava has been modernised in line with Tokmanni’s newest store concept which emphasises convenient and pleasant shopping the shelf layout and display of products and product categories the Tokmanni store’s checkout area has a more modern look a shoe chain that joined Tokmanni Group in 2023 festive seasons will be added to product selections the garden department in connection with the Tokmanni store will be expanded with a fenced area of approximately 150 square metres This additional space will allow Tokmanni to offer more products related to the yard and garden approximately 3,400 square metre store and the approximately 350 square metre garden store will better meet the needs of customers and store employees much better than before “It is a pleasure to warmly welcome all customers in the Kauhava region to visit our better more comfortable and more modern Tokmanni store Our main focus has been on customers and improving the customer the store refurbishments will also help the everyday work of our store personnel.” Customer service at the Tokmanni store in Kauhava is provided by a team of around 15 retail professionals led by Store Manager Leena Herrala The store is open on weekdays and Saturdays from 8 am to 9 pm which is located at the address Kauppatie 86 has been open throughout the refurbishment work Convenient services and smart energy choices In addition to comprehensive and affordable product ranges and a pleasant shopping experience Tokmanni pays considerable attention to services that make customers' everyday life easier and smart energy choices The variety discount retailer purchases fossil-free electricity for its Tokmanni stores and uses energy-efficient LED lightning The Kauhava store also has a recycling point where customers can bring their used batteries and broken small electronic appliances Opening offers and surprise buckets with product gifts Tokmanni celebrates its renewed store with generous opening offers the opening offers will be valid from Thursday 20 March to Sunday 23 March 2025 500 of the Tokmanni’s famous surprise buckets filled with product gifts will be handed out for free to the first customers in Kauhava on the day of the opening on Thursday 20 March Two of the surprise buckets will also contain a EUR 50 gift card At the store's celebrations in Kauhava on Thursday morning March 20 Tokmanni will be represented by Kirsi Koskela Tokmanni Group's store network is being renewed in many ways Tokmanni Group also owns the Swedish discount retailer Dollarstore. Dollarstore already has 134 Dollarstore stores in Sweden and seven Big Dollar stores in Denmark We continue to strengthen our presence in key markets develop innovative solutions and acquire companies in prioritised areas Saab's products are sold to over 100 countries and we currently operates in over 30 countries Saab will participate in the Kauhava Air Show in Finland and is pleased to invite media to an online press briefing Participate to get an update on Saab´s presence and plans in Finland as well as an insight on how the Swedish Air Force co-operate with its Finnish counterparts.  28 August 2020 at 10.30 – 11.30 CEST The press briefing will be live-streamed via https://saab.com/kauhava and pictures will be accesible afterwards on the same link www.saabgroup.com Saab serves the global market with world-leading products, services and solutions within military defence and civil security. Saab has operations and employees on all continents around the world. Through innovative, collaborative and pragmatic thinking, Saab develops, adopts and improves new technology to meet customers’ changing needs.  Saab serves the global market of governments, authorities and corporations with products, services and solutions ranging from military defence to civil security. Saab AB (publ), SE-581 88 Linköping, Sweden, Reg No 556036-0793. a contract manufacturer in the food industry located in Kauhava Hannu Alanko and Asa Alanko of Atria sign documents with Mika Ala-Fossi Domretor Oy as Atria completes its acquisition of Domretor. (Atria)Finnish meat and poultry company Atria has acquired the entire share capital of Domretor Oy The transaction was finalized on September 30 and the ownership of Domretor was transferred to Atria as of October 1 Domretor Oy has been an associated company of Atria since 2013 when Atria acquired a 24.9 percent stake in Domretor Domretor started operations in 1999 and is a contract manufacturer of high-quality convenience food products and semi-finished products Atria will further strengthen its position in the retail convenience food selections and in the market for foodservice products Domretor will continue to operate independently as its own company and now Domretor has better opportunities to utilize all of Atria's customer channels We have been very satisfied with the long-term cooperation with Domretor where the flexible operating method and expertise of a small player have been able to be utilized effectively,” Mika Ala-Fossi “Atria's customer channels and the support of a large company strengthen Domretor's position in the market It is important to us that the company's operations continue and that jobs are maintained in Kauhava,” added Åsa Alanko The parties have agreed not to disclose the financial details of the acquisition The purchase price does not have a significant effect on Atria's financial position or result the publicly-traded Atria stated in its release Domretor Oy's production plant is located in Kauhava and the company employs 70 people on a permanent basis and about 40 seasonal workers Atria is the second largest poultry company in Finland and the 43rd largest poultry company in Europe. According to the WATTPoultry.com Top Companies Database the company slaughters 43 million broilers annually By submitting this form, you acknowledge that use of your data is governed by our Privacy Policy. you agree to receive texts or calls regarding your subscription or other WATT products and services Please call +1 (847) 400-5960 for custom support By 2020-09-01T15:31:00+01:00 Saab used the Kauhava air show to announce fresh details about its Gripen E/F proposal for Finland’s HX fighter requirement including the addition of a lightweight air-launched decoy missile (LADM) Saab’s HX campaign director Magnus Skogberg said the in-development LADM is being offered to Helsinki along with the company’s electronic attack jamming pod The Swedish air force’s first Gripen E took part in Kauhava show The electronic warfare equipment “will help to suppress hostile air-defence systems… making a corridor for safe operations with aircraft and missiles” Further details of the LADM design have not been disclosed but he confirms that work on the concept began “a number of years back” Saab chief executive Micael Johansson adds that the development activity involved engineers at the Saab Technology Centre in Tampere The Swedish air force sent its first Gripen E (aircraft 6002) to participate in the 29-30 August Kauhava show while a GlobalEye surveillance aircraft also visited the event The Bombardier Global 6000-based type was developed for lead customer the United Arab Emirates and also is being offered as part of the Swedish bid in Finland Swedish offer to Finland also includes GlobalEye surveillance aircraft Helsinki has set a budget of €10 billion ($12 billion) for the HX procurement which will field replacements for its current Boeing F/A-18C/Ds “Our package stays within these boundaries,” Skogberg says with only minor adaptations required at Finnish maintenance facilities The Swedish proposal also includes personnel training and simulators a five-year package of in-service support during the new fighter’s introduction from 2025 plus what the company describes as a “substantial weapons package” Helsinki has also been offered industrial participation including parts production and potentially final assembly of the Gripen E/F and its GE Aviation F414 engine Describing Finland and Sweden as “sister countries” Johansson says the nations could defend their territories using the Gripen “way out to 2060” should Helsinki also acquire the single-engine type Saab last year delivered its first of a contracted 60 Gripen Es for the Swedish air force and also handed over the lead example of 36 ordered for the Brazilian air force Rivals for the HX contract are the Dassault Rafale and Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft The US Navy cleared its Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) programme to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) acquisition phase on 8 December The Brazilian variant of the Gripen E/F will be used for a flight-testing campaign Greece plans to obtain 18 Dassault Rafale fighters and upgrade 10 of its Mirage 2000s which reinforces the exceptional relationship we have had with Greece for nearly half a century and I thank the Greek authorities for their confidence in us once again,” says .. India has conducted a maiden flight for a so-called “stratospheric airship platform” with the aim of collecting data to inform future sorties Unmanned air vehicle (UAV) producer Tekever is to invest over £400 million ($532 million) to boost its activities in the UK and add more than 1,000 employees to its workforce When Portugal signed for five Embraer C/KC-390 tactical transports in July 2019 it was taking something of a gamble by becoming the first export buyer for the Brazilian-built type – but its air force’s 506 Squadron is now flying high with the Brazilian-built airlifter FlightGlobal is the global aviation community’s primary source of news analytics and advisory services to connect the aviation community globally and help organisations shape their business strategies identify new opportunities and make better decisions faster Site powered by Webvision Cloud Breaking news, expert analysis, member-first insights and commentary on the global aviation industry. One of the key objectives of Raisio’s sustainability programme has been to make its own production carbon-neutral by the end of 2023. This important objective was achieved at the end of the year, resulting in all of our factories running on carbon-neutral energy from the beginning of December 2023 onwards. The solutions were found by developing operations and processes, together with our partners. One of the key objectives of our responsibility programme is to make our own production carbon-neutral. Our goal has therefore been to find carbon-neutral solutions for our own production by the end of 2023. The guiding idea has been to change operations and processes in such a way that the energy needs of production are actually met by using renewable energy. The solutions were found, and there was no need to resort to carbon offsets. The last missing piece was the Kauhava factory, which was acquired by the Raisio Group in spring 2021. The Kauhava factory’s transition also required the cooperation of several parties, as the steam used in its production is generated by the facility itself, while the heat for the property is provided by a district heating company. Kauhava’s electricity needs will be covered by the Raisio Group’s joint electricity contract, which uses carbon-neutral electricity. The inclusion of district heat in the guarantee of origin scheme was important for Raisio, as we are committed to the use of carbon-neutral energy. Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in 2022, district heating companies have faced difficulties in sourcing energy and at times may have had to rely on peat or fossil fuels. Raisio wanted to avoid this, so it set out to find a solution together with experts from Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy and Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy. Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy's inclusion in the guarantee of origin scheme allows companies in the area to use heat certified as renewable in their buildings and production. Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy had already considered joining the register of guarantees of origin before, but the clear message from Raisio and Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy was crucial in making the decision. “Our other customers have also been interested in heat certified as renewable, and certified district heating will also help our other customers meet their CO2 emission targets.” For Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy, Raisio’s initiative served as an opening for the transition to fossil-free heating energy for all properties. “This will now benefit all of our tenants and help them meet their responsibility targets. This is also a clear positive environmental message for companies looking for new premises. Thanks to Raisio for showing us the way,” says Hannu Ristaniemi, Managing Director of Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy. The Nokia mill and the Raisionkaari area with its production facilities had already switched to carbon-neutral energy earlier. The Raisionkaari industrial area has already been using carbon-neutral energy since 2018, with heat and steam from the area’s own bioenergy plant. Both the Nokia mill's and Kauhava factory's solutions are good examples of the cooperation needed to tackle climate change. The Nokia mill’s heating plant is a joint project with Adven Oy, and the solutions of the Kauhava factory were created in cooperation with Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy. The guarantee of origin scheme for renewable energy is a mechanism to ensure that energy buyers can actually buy and use renewably sourced energy – electricity, gas and hydrogen, or heating and cooling. The scheme ensures that a company producing energy from multiple sources cannot sell the renewable energy it produces more than once. The Energy Authority is responsible for maintaining and supervising the register of guarantees of origin for heating. Photo: Raisio Group / Kuvatehdas - Roni Lehti Katri Järvinen-Wilén, ESG Manager, Raisio, tel. +358 40 776 4314 Hannu Ristaniemi, Managing Director, Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy, tel. +358 50 304 4665 Juho Lahtinen, Managing Director, Kauhavan Kaukolämpö Oy, tel. +358 40 715 1957 Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy manages and leases industrial premises in the Kauhava economic area. Special attention is paid to the functionality of the buildings, the premises are always planned together with the tenant. Kauhavan Yrityskiinteistöt Oy is a subsidiary owned by the city of Kauhava. The company owns premises of 29,800 m2. In 2023, the turnover was 2.4 million euros and the result for the financial year was 33 thousand euros. The sale of the property coincides with government plans to shutter the Kauhava military base as part of a defence reform programme Apr 8, 2025 | , The Royal Air Force’s frontline will again be represented by the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 during the 2025 Display Season. Taking over the reins this year is Squadron Leader Nathan Shawyer who will be taking the Typhoon to events in the UK and Europe this summer. Nathan was the last ever pilot to be trained for Tornado jet operations by the RAF and moved to the Typhoon force when the Tornado fleet was retired. 2025 marks the 20th season for the RAF Typhoon Display Team which apart from a short hiatus, has been a constant on the display circuit since 2005. During that time, the team has displayed across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Canada. Open image viewerImage: YLE / Derrik Frilund30.5.2009 16:28•Updated 25.5.2012 2:43A native of Kauhava in Ostrobothnia, Haapoja died around midday Saturday at Tampere University Hospital. According to the Centre Party's online publication Verkkoapila, Haapoja suffered a brain haemorrhage on Friday. She fell ill while attending the inauguration ceremony for the new director of the Finnish Defence Forces' Training Air Wing in Kauhava. Susanna Haapoja, an agrologist by training, was a second-term Member of Parliament and chair of the Kauhava city council. Her deputy for the parliamentary post, Lasse Hautala, says he will carry on with his campaign for a seat in the European Parliament, and consider taking over Haapoja's seat in the Finnish Parliament after next weekend's European election. After conveying his condolences to Haapoja's family, Hautala noted that she was actively involved in his own campaign and considered it important that the province gains its own MEP. He said he based his decision on her views. Hautala is a former Centre Party MP and chair of the Kauhajoki city council. Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has expressed his condolences over his party colleague's unexpected passing. In a message on the Centre Party website on Saturday, the PM described Haapoja as a "cheerful, well-liked person" and a "genuine Southern Ostrobothnian whom we all deeply miss". The newspaper is written in five languages and aims to familiarise readers with the centre’s operations Open image viewerMamulandian sanomat on Kauhavan vastaanottokeskuksen julkaisu Image: Pasi Takkunen / Yle28.1.2016 17:30•Updated 28.1.2016 19:07The first issue of the Mamulandian Sanomat newspaper produced by the Kauhava reception centre hit local homes in southern Ostrobothnia Thursday The paper aims to open the doors to allow readers a peek into daily life at the facility the paper’s content is in five languages – Arabic The paper was originally due out in December but plans changed "We originally planned that we would make a newspaper for us and we began to collect material and come up with story ideas," she explained The paper was initially meant for internal distribution within the reception centre but it was later decided to publish and circulate it as part of the local paper Komiat Originally the articles were about Finnish culture and behaviour but when we heard that the paper was for wider distribution we reconsidered the pieces and decided that we would write about what’s happening here and that’s what we did,” Kokko continued Mamulandia newspaper carries contributions by Kauhava reception centre director Ilkka Peura mayor Markku Lumio and director of reception centres Minna Torkkala The paper also includes an article written by reception centre resident Ali Hussein Mohammed Other residents were also involved in translating and illustrating articles for the paper Open image viewerThe paper attempts to depict the many activities ongoing at the reception centre Image: Pasi Takkunen / Yle"All of the texts have been translated into five languages so that everyone can read them," Kokko said "As part of my job training I worked on newspaper layout and now for the first time in my life I did a layout in Arabic It worked and now I know how to do it," Kokko added The reception centre is already planning the next issue of the paper But what it will cover and when it will appear are still up in the air Mamulandia was included as a supplement in the local newspaper Komiat and was distributed to local homes as well as neighbouring towns "It’s a question of the same kind of content cooperation that we’ve had with local sports clubs and event organisers They have the opportunity to produce their own publication and are involved as a cooperation partner," said Komiat newspaper editor-in-chief Marianne Lähde "In this case the reception centre had taken care of the entire production operation The pages were delivered to us as ready files," she noted The editorial team at the reception centre hopes that readers welcome the publication with an open mind and that it will help them understand the centre’s operations Komiat newspaper reported no untoward comments about the supplement "At least so far we have had no more feedback than usual," Lähde said The paper apparently takes its name in part from the Finnish term for immigrant - "maahanmuuttaja" - commonly shortened to "mamu" in casual speech