• Operating net sales increased by 9 per cent to 1,043.0 MEUR (961.2). Using fixed exchange rates and a comparable group structure (organic growth), net sales increased by 5 per cent
• Operating earnings (EBIT1) increased by 10 per cent to 270.7 MEUR (246.3)
• Earnings before taxes, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 265.4 MEUR (239.6)
• Net earnings, excluding non-recurring items, amounted to 217.6 MEUR (195.6)
• Earnings per share, excluding non-recurring items, increased by 11 per cent to 0.60 EUR (0.54)
• Operating cash flow increased by 46 per cent to 262.5 MEUR (179.7)
• The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of 0.59 EUR (0.53) per share, an increase of 11 per cent
  

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