Thales is a key partner of the Finnish authorities and governmental institutions since the early 1970’s in civil and defense domains.
Since then, Thales has increased its footprint through the provision of Military Air Surveillance Radars, where the first contract was signed in 1988 and the second in 2009.
Thales is also a partner for Air Traffic Management providing Air Control Systems to the civil aviation sector and the transportation rail control systems.
In the Digital & Identity Services area it dates back to 1885 when the Bank of Finland Bankote Printing Works was founded. Thales was the passport supplier in Finland from 1987-2006 and Finland's national eID card was introduced in 1998 by Thales which was the first electronic eID card in the world.
Thales’ strategy is to boost its local presence and establish local partnerships. Whenever a critical decision needs to be made, Thales has a role to play. Our solutions help customers to make the right decisions at the right time and act accordingly in challenging environments.
To help create a safer world, we serve five keys sectors in Finland
- Aerospace
- Space
- Ground Transportation
- Digital Identity and Security
- Defence and Security
Our core competencies are in the customer intimacy in Civil and Military Sectors, the support on industrial participation, the system engineering, the life cycle services & support in several domains, the extension of product life time and also cybersecurity solutions.
In 1999 the first Ground Transportation contract was signed providing Signalling systems to Finland, which was then followed up by a further 14 signalling contracts.
The long history and the achievements in the Finnish railway market demonstrate Thales’ strong position as a strategic supplier of train signalling and safety systems in the rail transport market in Finland.
