Raute Oyj provided earnings guidance for the year 2018. For the year, the company expects net sales were approximately EUR 181 million and operating profit was approximately EUR 14.9 million According to the terminology applied by Raute in describing the net sales and operating profit development, the above-mentioned figures indicate that Raute’s net sales increase clearly and operating profit improves clearly from the year 2017. Higher than estimated net sales are based on the good success of the entire delivery chain at the end of the year. Also, net sales for technology services were higher than estimated. At the end of 2018, Raute’s order book totaled approximately EUR 95 million.