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The Finnish Agency for Rural Affairs chooses Affecto to operate the Finnish Land Parcel Identification System in 2014-2016

Helsinki, 2013-09-26 11:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AFFECTO PLC  --  STOCK
EXCHANGE RELEASE  --  26 SEPTEMBER 2013 at 12.15 

The Finnish Agency for Rural Affairs chooses Affecto to operate the Finnish
Land Parcel Identification System in 2014-2016 

The Finnish Agency for Rural Affairs has chosen Affecto to operate the Finnish
Land Parcel Identification System in 2014-2016. Karttakeskus, the GIS service
unit of Affecto, will be responsible for delivering the services. The
cooperation between Karttakeskus and the Finnish Agency for Rural Affairs has
begun already in year 2000. 

The agreement signed today covers the years 2014-2016. Additionally the
agreement includes two optional years continuing until spring 2018. The value
of the services is estimated to be approx. 2 million Euros per year. 

Paying farmers the support payments financed by European Union, requires the
member states to ensure a reliable identification of land parcels. The basic
idea of the Finnish Land Parcel Identification register is to guarantee that
the support payments are paid by correct acreage. Furthermore, the register
produces comparison acreages in order to help the administration to check the
land sizes reported by the farmers. 

Karttakeskus Oy, the GIS service unit of Affecto, is the leading IT solution
provider in Finland focused on Location information systems. Karttakeskus
offers GIS consultation and location analytics, IT solutions, digital
navigation and map services and outsourcing services. 



Affecto Plc
Hannu Nyman
Senior Vice President, M&A, IR



www.affecto.com






         Additional information:
         Karttakeskus Oy, Managing director, Mika Leivo, tel. +358 205 777 788