Vaisala strengthens its position in the renewable energy market through the acquisition of 3TIER Inc., a US-based company with USD 9.0 million net sales in 2012 and 55 employees. The value of the deal is EUR 10.7 million. Vaisala is using its existing cash balance to finance the transaction. This ac…

Vaisala has signed a contract to deliver seven dual polarization weather radars to Turkey. The contract with the Turkish State Meteorological Service includes WRM200 weather radars, installation services and training. The deliveries start during the summer of 2014 and will be completed by the end of…

Vaisala introduces its new Advanced Total Lightning(TM) sensor, the LS7002, offering the latest in precision lightning technology. It is the first, non-VHF, lightning detection sensor to detect Total Lightning and, at the same time, correctly differentiate between cloud and cloud-to-ground lightning…

Vaisala's collaboration with the Idaho Transportation Department has been recognized by the Road Safety Foundation and the United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) as winners of the biennial National Roadway Safety Awards. The award winners were chosen for reducing fatalities and injuries…

The GMW90 is the ultimate tool for HVAC professionals looking for an easy to use, hassle-free solution to carbon dioxide measurements. Customer feedback played a vital role in developing the GMW90, a high quality measurement sensor which offers ease of use, compliance with standards, extended lifeti…

BEAR Scotland and Vaisala, working in partnership have won the Excellence Award for Highways Industry Product of the Year, presented by Highways Magazine on October 10, 2013 at the Grosvenor Hotel in London.

BEAR Scotland and Vaisala received the award for the DSP310 Condition Patrol system, an innov…

Sampsa Lahtinen, M.Sc. (El. Eng.), has been appointed Executive Vice President of Vaisala's  Controlled Environment business area and a member of Vaisala Management Group as of October 22, 2013. Sampsa Lahtinen will report to Kjell Forsén, President and CEO.

Sampsa Lahtinen has worked in several manage…

Vaisala has signed a EUR 3.65 million deal with the National Roads Authority (NRA) of Ireland. Under the new five-year contract, Vaisala continues to deliver the most comprehensive winter maintenance decision making tools, solutions and services to NRA to help them provide the best possible winter s…

The new Vaisala Radiosonde RS41, the heart of Vaisala's 4th Generation Soundings, will be launched today at Meteorological Technology World Expo (MTWE2013) in Brussels.

Setting New Standards in Soundings

The Vaisala Radiosonde RS41 streamlines launch preparations, reduces human errors, and lowers oper…

In the early 1970s, humidity was measured using organic materials, such as human or animal hair, in hygrometers. At the time there were few alternatives available and the accuracy and reliability issues of such measurement methods were well known. In an effort to find a solution, Vaisala contracted…