STOCK EXCHANGE: The Helsinki Stock Exchange fell – Machine shops and construction companies under pressure

On Wednesday, the general index of the Helsinki Stock Exchange was down 0.8 percent at 13,630.87 points.

Network equipment company at the top of the exchange Nokian the stock fell 0.6 percent and Nordea 1.4 percent. Wärtsilä fell by 4.0 percent.

In the engineering sector, all companies were in decline, for example Training was down 3.7 percent and Hiab 3.3 percent down.

Focusing on the prevention of environmental damage Lamorin the share was up 15.4 percent. There was no news about the company. Lamor lowered its turnover and profitability guidance at the end of September.

Premises builder To do the share fell by 12.2 percent. The company announced that it had concluded contracts for four projects during the third quarter, the total value of which was around 11 million euros. The number was significantly lower than, for example, in the second quarter of this year or the comparison period a year ago.

Construction company YIT,’s share fell by 6.3 percent and SRV,’s share 5.7 percent.

Rakennusteollisuus RT’s business cycle review published on Wednesday predicted a sluggish development for the residential construction market.

Finnair’s passenger numbers are increasing

Carrier Finnair said it carried 1.1 million passengers in September, which was 9.6 percent more than in September 2025.

The number of passengers decreased slightly only in domestic traffic. Middle East flights were suspended on February 28 due to the tightening of the security situation in the region. The number of passengers continued to grow despite the suspension of flights.

The total capacity, measured in passenger kilometers offered, increased by 6.8 percent. Capacity increased considerably in North American traffic and also in European and Asian traffic.

In Finnair’s domestic traffic, the capacity remained at the same level, because the share of triangular flights, i.e. flights to Northern Norway via Lapland, increased. When leasing out aircraft with crews is included, Finnair’s total capacity increased by 0.4 percent.

Multidisciplinary company Asp said in the morning before the stock exchange opened that after the company’s possible partial division, the chairman of the board Heikki Westerlund leaves the company’s board. The partial distribution will be decided at the extraordinary general meeting to be held in December. Aspo is to be renamed Telko Group.

The shareholders’ nomination committee proposes that the board of the new Telko Group consists of five members.

The nomination committee proposes that the board members be elected Tapio Kolunsarka, Patricia Allam, Annika Ekman, Mikael Laine and Tatu Vehmas. All proposed persons are currently Aspo’s board members.

Aspo’s government, on the other hand, proposes that the split will result ESL Shipping The Group’s board consists of four members. Board members are proposed for election Rolf Jansson, Mikael Laine, Andreas Remmer and Kaarina Ståhlberg. Kaarina Ståhlberg and Mikael Laine are currently Aspo’s board members.