Nokian Tyres is the only tyre manufacturer in the world that focuses on customer needs in northern conditions. The company supplies innovative tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre chain Vianor has over 910 outlets in 23 countries. In 2011, Nokian Tyres had nearly 4,000 employees and net sales of 1.456 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.