Recession Hits Atria's Performance
FINLAND - Finnish meat processing company Atria Group's third quarter net sales showed an 8.4 per cent fall year on year.

Finnish Pork Producers Worried by H1N1 Flu
FINLAND - Some Finnish pork farmers have concerns about delays in the availability of H1N1 flu virus vaccines - not just for themselves, but because of worries that their animals could be infected by humans....

Long-Term Salmonella Concerns at Raisio
FINLAND - Raisio Feed, which has been linked with a recent outbreak of salmonella on pig and poultry farms, has been accused of making long-term errors in dealing with Salmonella at its premises.

Atria to Close Lätta Måltider in Sweden
FINLAND - Finnish pig meat and food processing company Atria has started negotiations to discontinue the loss-making business operations of the Lätta Måltider unit, which manufactures salads and sandwiches...

Salmonella Source in Finnish Feed Found
FINLAND - The source of salmonella outbreak linked to the Raisio Feed mill has been traced to a cooling system.

Salmonella Epidemic in Finland Worsens
FINLAND - Salmonella has been found on new farms, bringing the latest totals of six pig farms and 23 egg farms. Two different Salmonella types have been found across the country in the current epidemic....

Is Salmonella Spreading to Pig Farms?
FINLAND - Salmonella has been found in the pig feed Yhdistelmä-Tiiviste (protein concentrate) from the Rehuraisio Oy factory in Raisio.

Genetic Defect that Causes Infertility in Pigs
FINLAND - In the late 1990s the Finnish Yorkshire pig population was threatened by a genetic defect which spread at an alarming rate and led to infertility.

HKScan CEO Kai Seikku Goes
FINLAND - The Chief Executive of Finnish pig meat company HK Scan, Kai Seikku, has been sacked.

Negative Guidance over Pork and Energy Costs Issued
FINLAND - HKScan, a Finnish food group, cut its full-year outlook, the reason being high pork and energy prices, according to NewsRoom Finland.

Working Group to Ruminate Pork Profitability Dilemma
FINLAND - Finland's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is working towards setting up a group to help find a way out of the Finnish pork producers' profitability dilemma.

Finnish Pork Market Faces Tough Times
FINLAND - Finland's pig meat industry has had a difficult start to the year, largely due to high feed prices and difficult market conditions.

Open House for First Hi-Tech 'Finnish' System
FINLAND - A working partnership between equipment manufactured Big Dutchman and Finland's premier processer LSO Foods will officially unveil its first pig finishing operation tomorrow at Hämeenkoski.

Agricultural Income Increased by 10 Per Cent
FINLAND - Agricultural income in Finland increased by almost ten per cent last year compared to the previous year, according to MTT Agrifood Research Finland. In 2007, agricultural income reached € 988...

New Managing Director of Rakvere Lihakombinaat
FINLAND - Anne Mere has been appointed managing director of AS Rakvere Lihakombinaat, part of Finnish pig procesing company HKScan’s Baltic Group, from 2 February.

HKScan Board Member Dies in Accident
FINLAND - A member of the board of the Finnish pig meat producer HKScan member Heikki Kauppinen, was killed in an accident while skiing on last week.

Management Change at HK Ruokatalo
A new managing director has stepped in at HK Ruokatalo Oy, the finnish arm of the pig and poultry meat processor and producer HKScan.

Pig And Poultry Bare Brunt Of Finlands New Subsidy
FINLAND - Finland and the EU reached an agreement on the future of domestic agricultural subsidies through the year 2013 on Tuesday. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sirkka-Liisa Anttila met with EU...

Competent Partner In Finland
FINLAND – Big Dutchman, the worldwide market leader for housing equipment for modern pig management, welcomes a new partner to its tightly woven net of exclusive distributors around the world: the Finnish...

Widespread opposition to genetically-modified crops
FINLAND - Finns take a generally negative view of meat raised with the help of genetically modified feed. According to a survey commissioned by Helsingin Sanomat, half of the population completely disapprove...

Farmers' union wants labels on food indicating use of GM products
FINLAND - Prime Minister also calls for labelling. The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) said on Tuesday that it wants voluntary labelling of food products to indicate any...

Food Industry: GM Pork Already Widespread in Finland?
FINLAND - The majority of pork imported to Finland is likely to have been fed genetically modified (GM) soy, reports YLE Radio News.