Highlights – A Year in Observations

Q1 Highlights

Indigo201

Indigo201

Vaisala launched Indigo201, a new transmitter for Vaisala’s carbon dioxide probes.

Man installing Vaisala´s SP-12

SP-12 Solar Weather Station

Launched SP-12 Solar Weather Station, which provides all of the instrumentation required by solar project developers and operators.

Administrative Building of State University of Colorado

C-band radar to Colorado State University (CSU)

Donated a C-band radar to Colorado State University (CSU), affording researchers and students with the opportunity to further explore extreme weather.

Q2 Highlights

Umbrella in rain

Support to U.S. National Weather Service’s (NWS)

Support to U.S. National Weather Service’s (NWS) severe and extreme weather forecasts and research through a 5-year, multimillion-dollar contract with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Humidity Guide for Smart Industries

Helsinki Smart & Clean project

Initiated a unique air quality network as part of the Helsinki Smart & Clean project. It is the first air quality monitoring system of such accuracy in the world to cover an entire city.

Vaisala Cleanroom

Expanded business

Expanded business into a new area, vaporized hydrogen peroxide, used in bio-decontamination and sterilization.

Q3 Highlights

Supplier of the Year awards

Announced the winners of its first ever Supplier of the Year awards in six different categories.

India on a map

Indian operations expanded

Indian operations expanded to respond to the increasing demand in the local wind and solar sectors.

Nairobi on a map

Opened a hub in Nairobi, Kenya

Opened a hub in Nairobi, Kenya, responding to the growing demand for weather observation systems in the Eastern and Southern African market.

Alaska on a map

11 AUTOSONDE sounding stations to Alaska

U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) signed a deal for 11 AUTOSONDE sounding stations to Alaska.

Q4 Highlights

A man wearing a mask due to the smog in a city

An air quality observation network

Announced an air quality observation network to be built in Nanjing, China.

Vehicle dash board in the future

IT company Vionice

Acquired the Finnish IT company Vionice, specialized in computer vision and artificial intelligence.

Office desk

A new office in Mexico City

Opened a new office in Mexico City, which serves both Weather and Environment, and Industrial Measurement businesses in Latin America.

Construction worker

A new modern office building and versatile laboratory facilities

Announced a new modern office building and versatile laboratory facilities to be built at Vaisala’s Head Office in Finland, housing 300 employees.

Lightbulbs

100 years of Finland’s independence

Celebrating 100 years of Finland’s independence, Vaisala took part in the TechLand exhibition in the Museum on Technology in Helsinki, Finland.