At Mandatum's Capital Markets Day, the presentations outlined the path to achieving earnings growth targets and presented measures to release balance sheet capital. As expected, there was no significant change in strategic direction, which remains focused on increasing asset management, reducing the with-profit business, and providing an ample dividend stream to shareholders. The roadmap is clearer now than before, especially regarding profit distribution, and the dividend payout will be very generous under the review period.

Metacon, through its subsidiary Metacon SA in Patras, Greece, has received a 0.2 MEUR (~2.3 MSEK) order for a technical feasibility study from a US-based global leader in chemical manufacturing. The study will assess the suitability of Metacon’s HIWAR reactor to improve the efficiency of specific chemical production processes. Originally developed for hydrogen production via catalytic steam reforming of biogas, ethanol, or ammonia cracking, the HIWAR reactor will be adapted to meet the project's specific testing parameters and conditions.

The order brings growth in high-margin power quality solutions.

On Wednesday, Canatu announced that it had received a purchase order from an existing semiconductor industry customer to supply inspection membranes used in EUV mask inspection. The use of these membranes reduces damage to EUV optics and enhances quality control during EUV mask inspection.

Mandatum announced its new financial targets right before its Capital Markets Day. As expected, the main target was related to increasing asset and wealth management, but there was also a new target for return on equity that takes the balance sheet structure into account. These early signs therefore suggest a more disciplined approach to optimizing the balance sheet through profit distribution.

Relais announced yesterday that its long-term CEO, Arni Ekholm, will retire on March 31, 2026.

The focus of Finnish demand is shifting from fast frequency control to other applications.

During the month, both food and non-food sales saw growth.

The agreement with Tata Communications covers the deployment of Tecnotree's cloud-native Digital BSS Suite on the MOVE™ platform across Europe (Netherlands), also APAC and India.