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projects, and has different tech- nologies and solutions work seamlessly together. Our customers trust our resources, and our global network

of innovation, which is closely integrated into our local expertise. Siemens Osakeyhti has subsidiaries in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Other

Siemens players in Finland are Medical Solutions, Oy Osram Ab and Siemens Financial Services Oy, all wholly owned by Siemens.

Other companies in Finland are Fujitsu Siemens Computers Oy and BSH Kodinkoneet Oy, in which Siemens has 5 per cent

stake. The number of employees is around 1. The companies wholly owned by Siemens have total net sales in Fin- land and the Baltics of around 6 million. Siemens AG, the parent company, has net sales of 7.4 billion and employs around 4 0 people. Siemens has presence in 1 countries around the world. For Siemens, 2 was special year in Finland and the Baltics. cen- tury and half earlier, Siemens connected Finland and the Baltics to the international communications network. Siemens built telegraph line that linked Helsinki, via St. Petersburg, to the rest of Europe. The same line also connected what is now Estonia, Latvia, and Lthuania to Europe. 7Net sales by business segment in Finland and the BalticsEmployees in Finland and the BalticsKey statistics of Finland and the Baltics EMPLOYEESFINLAND Surface area 3 1 kmPopulation 5 2 0GNP USD 1 1 million LATVIASurface area 6 5 kmPopulation 2 2 0GNP USD 1 6 millionESTONIASurface area 4 2 kmPopulation 1 3 0GNP USD 1 1 millionLITHUANIASurface area 6 3 kmPopulation 3 5 0GNP USD 2 1 million EstoniaLatvia Lithuania Finland New orders and sales include Siemens international business in Finland and the Baltics, as well as the local business of compa nies fully- owned by Siemens. The figures of Siemens in Finland and the Baltics in accordance with US GAAP can be found in the notes to the financial statements in this annual review. New orders for fiscal 2/0 rose as result of orders secured by Sieme