# Murata builds new MEMS sensor factory in Vantaa, Finland

Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. is building a new factory in Vantaa, Finland, to increase MEMS sensor production capacity. The investment is five billion yen, and the company expects to create 150–200 new jobs in 2018–2019. The new facility is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2019.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-08-20
- Where: Vantaa, Finland
- Value: $45.0M (5.00B JPY)
- Jobs: 200
- Starts operating: 2019
- Status: under construction
- Products: MEMS sensors, gyro sensors, accelerometers
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Murata Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/2219.md)

## Sources

- [businesswire.com](https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180820005108/en/Murata-Invests-in-MEMS-Sensor-Manufacturing-in-Finland), 2018-08-20: "Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. expands its MEMS sensor manufacturing by building a new factory in Vantaa, Finland to increase the sensor production capacity."

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