The Finnish drinks group Hartwall, which is subject to a takeover by Scottish & Newcastle, said that Russian sales had contributed to rising earnings. The company saw January-September profit before extraordinary items rising 14% year-on-year to EUR 144m (US$143.4m). Sales jumped 24% to EUR 763m.

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