Stockholm – September 21, 2026 --

Fredrik Rystedt, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Essity, has notified the company of his intention to retire during 2027, triggering an immediate search for his successor.

Rystedt exits after more than nine years steering Essity's finances

Rystedt has served as CFO and Executive Vice President at Essity for over nine years. He will remain in his current role until a successor is appointed and an orderly handover is completed, the company said.

Helsinki – September 19, 2026 -- Scailarc, Nokia and Elisa have completed a proof-of-concept demonstrating a first-of-its-kind mobile calling scenario in which a customer completes a service task without ever answering the call, using IMS Data Channel technology and Nokia's Network as Code platform for trusted caller verification.

Helsinki – September 19, 2026 -- Finland's Financial Supervisory Authority approved a supplement to UPM-Kymmene Corporation's demerger and listing prospectus on September 18, 2026, formalizing Lasse von Hertzen's appointment as permanent Chief Financial Officer of WISA Group Plc, the entity being spun off from UPM.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- atNorth, the Nordic high-density colocation and built-to-suit data center provider, confirmed that Fredrik Jansson is stepping down from his role as Chief Strategy and Marketing & Communications Officer for health reasons and will transition to Senior Advisor.

Stockholm – September 19, 2026 -- Svalner Atlas | Advisors secured three Firm of the Year titles at the ITR Europe Tax Awards 2026, held at The Londoner in London on September 17, 2026.

Stockholm – September 17, 2026 -- SciBase Holding AB has pushed back the first day of trading in subscription rights and paid subscribed shares (BTA) tied to its ongoing rights issue by one day, moving the start date from September 15, 2026 to September 16, 2026 on Nasdaq First North Growth Market.

The subscription period itself remains unchanged, running from September 15 through September 29, 2026.

Aarhus, Denmark – September 17, 2026 -- Bygma, one of the Nordic region's largest building materials distributors, has selected Stibo Systems to build a single governed source of truth for its product master data across six countries.

Espoo – September 17, 2026 -- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and seven food industry partners have concluded a three-year, €3 million project concluding that profitable plant-based ingredient production depends on converting every raw-material fraction into value, not just isolating protein.

Stockholm – – September 17, 2026 -- Sweden's regulated online gambling market generated an estimated €2.5 billion in annual revenue, with operators facing a 22% tax on gross gaming revenue (GGR), according to Bettingbladet's newly released Swedish Online Gambling Market Report H1 2026. The report tracks operator performance, supplier market shares, payment methods and return-to-player (RTP) levels across Sweden's licensed market during the first half of the year.

Lund, Sweden – September 16, 2026 -- Alfa Laval has been selected by Saipem, the EPC contractor for Stockholm Exergi's BECCS project, to supply heat transfer equipment for a facility expected to capture, liquify, and permanently store up to 800,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.