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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 30.4 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles 30.40 - Manufacture of military fighting vehicles
New offshoring locations
Poland
440 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
27 April 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
On 27 April 2005, a manufacturer of integrated military vehicles and weapon systems, defence electronics, helicopter and military aircraft life cycle support and demanding composite materials, Patria, announced the start of co-operation negotiations with the whole personnel in its Hämeenlinna unit due to the weakening demand, and the decision to relocate the manufacturing of vehicles to Poland.
Sources
28 April 2005: Helsingin Sanomat
Citation
Eurofound (2005), Patria Vehicles, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Finland, factsheet number 61509, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61509.