Stockholm, Sweden-based staffing firm Proffice AB said full-year 2008 revenue rose 12.5% to 4.27 billion Swedish kroner (US$550.0 million). Full-year profit fell 27.6% to 71 million Swedish kroner (US$9.2 million).

The company said revenue rose by 20% in Sweden and 9.6% in Norway. However, revenue fell 15% in Denmark and 20% in Finland.

Proffice provides staffing in finance and accounting, office/clerical, information technology, industrial, logistics, healthcare, life science and other areas.