Wärtsilä discloses information on its goals, financial position and business operations in an open, timely, truthful and systematic manner to enable stakeholders to form a true and fair view of the company.
Wärtsilä’s communications activities comprise internal and external corporate communications and investor relations .
Wärtsilä publishes stock exchange releases, general press releases and trade press releases. Stock exchange releases give information on news that could affect the share price. Press releases provide information on business related news or other news of general interest to Wärtsilä stakeholders. Releases to the trade press provide more detailed information on Wärtsilä’s products and technology. Wärtsilä’s subsidiaries publish press releases with local relevance.
Stock exchange releases are published in Finnish, Swedish and English. The press and trade press releases are mainly published in English, but can also be published in other languages depending on the relevance to local markets. Local releases can be published only in the local language.
The stock exchange releases and press releases are available on the internet immediately after they are published.
In conjunction with the publication of its annual and interim results Wärtsilä holds conferences for investors, analysts and the media.
Wärtsilä observes a three-week “silent period” preceding the publication of its results. During this time the company’s representatives do not meet investors or analysts, or comment on the company’s financial position to the media.