Nasdaq Nordic: Nasdaq Congratulates Fodelia as a Rising Star in the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards 2020

November 16, 2020 - Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) congratulates Fodelia Oyj (ticker:
FODELIA) on being selected as Rising Star in the annual European Small and
Mid-Cap Awards 2020 today. The Award, which has been organized for eight
consecutive years, is a joint initiative by the European Commission, leading
European securities exchanges and EuropeanIssuers, and aims to promote best
practices and encourage more small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to
access capital markets via IPOs. 

"Fodelia truly embodies the innovation that we at Nasdaq would like to
encourage and embrace, and we are proud to have the company listed on Nasdaq
Helsinki. We want to congratulate CEO Mikko Tahkola and the entire team at
Fodelia on this great achievement," said Henrik Husman, President of Nasdaq
Helsinki. 

Each year, a number of SMEs from across Europe are nominated in five different
categories: International Star, Rising Star, Star of Innovation, Star of 2020
and Special Mention. An independent jury representing the financial industry,
journalism and academia, then selects a short list of three companies per
category. This year's European SME Awards was hosted online by the European
Commission during its annual SME Week. 

"SMEs play a critical role in the creation of jobs and economic growth across
Europe, and it is important to highlight those that successfully have a
leveraged the public market as a catalyst for expansion," said Adam Kostyál,
SVP and Head of European Listings, Nasdaq. "This is not only an exciting win
for Fodelia, but yet another success story coming out of Nasdaq First North
Growth Market. We are the leading European venue for SME listings with close to
60 so far this year despite Covid-19.  We will continue our efforts to keep
Nasdaq First North Growth Market the leading growth platform for SMEs." 

In addition to Fodelia, Finnish listed  Harvia Plc (ticker: HARVIA) was
shortlisted as Star of 2020. 



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conscious decision to comply with higher disclosure and accounting standards
than imposed under the Nasdaq First North Growth Market rules. 

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