SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Report on Form 6-K dated ~~October~~ November 235, 2003

Instrumentarium Corporation
(Translation of Registrant’s Name Into English)

Kuortaneenkatu 2
FIN-00510 Helsinki, Finland
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

Form 20-F x[X] Form 40-F o[ ]

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.)

Yes o[ ] No x[X]

(If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- _______________)

Enclosure: GETHE ~~ANNOUNCED~~RESOLUTIONS OF THE ~~LAUNCH~~EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING OF ~~ITS~~INSTRUMENTARIUM ~~MANDATORY~~CORPORATION; ~~REDEMPTION~~ORGANIZATION ~~OFFER~~OF THE BOARD

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SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Instrumentarium Corporation
Date: October 23, 2003	By:	/s/ Matti Salmivuori Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 5, 2003	By:	/s/
Date: October 23, 2003	By:	/s/ Juhani Lassila Group Treasurer
		Matti Salmivuori
		Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 5, 2003	By:	/s/
		Juhani Lassila
		Group Treasurer

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2324/03 ~~October 23, 2003 at 4.45 pm~~ 1 (21)

GENovember ~~ANNOUNCED~~5, ~~THE~~2003 ~~LAUNCH~~at OF9.05 ~~ITS MANDATORY REDEMPTION OFFER~~ a.m.

~~General~~THE ~~Electric~~RESOLUTIONS ~~Company~~OF ~~has~~THE ~~made~~EXTRAORDINARY ~~the~~SHAREHOLDERS’ ~~following~~MEETING ~~notification~~OF ~~to Instrumentarium~~INSTRUMENTARIUM ~~Corporation~~CORPORATION; ~~regarding~~ORGANIZATION ~~its~~OF ~~mandatory~~THE ~~redemption offer for all outstanding shares~~BOARD ~~and options in Instrumentarium Corporation:~~

GEResolutions ~~LAUNCHES~~of ~~MANDATORY~~the ~~REDEMPTION~~Shareholders’ ~~OFFER~~Meeting

~~General~~The ~~Electric~~Extraordinary ~~Company~~Shareholders’ ~~(NYSE:~~Meeting ~~GE), through its GE Medical Systems division, today announced the launch~~ of ~~its mandatory redemption offer for all outstanding shares and options of~~ Instrumentarium Corporation ~~(HEX: INS1V.HE). The redemption obligation pursuant to Chapter 6, Section 6 of the Finnish Securities Market Act and Section 11 of the Articles of Association of Instrumentarium~~ was ~~triggered as a result of the completion of GE’s public~~held ~~tender~~on offer for all outstanding shares and options in Instrumentarium. Following the completion of the public tender offer and subsequent purchases of Instrumentarium shares effected in public trading through the Helsinki Exchanges, the holding of GE’s wholly owned subsidiary General Electric Finland Oy (GE Finland) in Instrumentarium as of OctoberNovember 214, 2003 ~~is approximately 97~~.~~18 percent~~ ofThe ~~the~~following ~~share~~was ~~capital~~decided ~~and~~in ~~approximately 97.62 percent of~~ the ~~voting~~ ~~rights.~~Meeting:

The ~~redemption~~following ~~offer~~persons ~~price~~were iselected ~~EUR~~until ~~36.00~~the inclose ~~cash~~of ~~for~~the ~~each~~next ~~Instrumentarium~~Annual ~~share,~~General ~~and~~Meeting ~~EUR~~to ~~52.29~~the inBoard ~~cash~~of ~~for~~Directors: ~~each~~Pamela ~~1998A option, EUR 56~~S.65 ~~in cash for each 1998B option~~Krop, ~~EUR~~Tomas ~~60.36 in cash for each 1998C option~~Lindholm, ~~EUR 45.46 in cash for each~~Scott ~~2001A~~Schenkel ~~option~~ and ~~EUR~~Dow 36Wilson.~~92 in cash for each 2001B option. The redemption offer~~ ~~price for shares and options corresponds to the respective price paid by GE in~~ ~~the public tender offer.~~

~~The~~In ~~redemption offer period will commence on October 27~~addition, ~~2003 at 10 a.m. and expire on November~~Sections ~~27,~~2 ~~2003 at 4 p.m. (Finnish time). The sale~~ and ~~purchase~~5 of ~~shares~~ ~~and options tendered for redemption will be executed not later than on~~ the ~~fifth~~Articles ~~(5th)~~of ~~banking~~Association ~~day after the acceptance form has been received. Tendering shareholders and option holders will receive payment~~ of the ~~redemption~~ ~~offer price on or about the third (3rd) banking day following the~~Company ~~execution~~were ofamended ~~the~~as ~~sale and purchase.~~follows:

GE“§ ~~Finland~~2 ~~has~~The ~~also~~objects ~~initiated~~of ~~compulsory~~the ~~acquisition~~company ~~proceedings~~are the manufacturing of and trade in ~~accordance~~health ~~with~~care, ~~the~~electronic, ~~Finnish~~electrical, ~~Companies~~metal, ~~Act.~~and ~~Instrumentarium~~information ~~shares~~processing ~~that~~products, ~~are~~as well ~~not~~as ~~tendered~~other ~~in the~~related ~~mandatory~~industrial ~~redemption~~and ~~offer~~commercial ~~will~~activities. beThe ~~redeemed~~company may engage in ~~connection~~these ~~with~~operations ~~the compulsory~~on ~~acquisition~~its ~~proceedings~~own or through its subsidiaries or joint enterprises.”

~~The~~“§ ~~Finnish~~5 ~~Financial~~The ~~Supervision~~Board ~~Authority~~of ~~has today approved the redemption offer document~~Directors, ~~which~~comprising ~~contains~~at ~~the~~least ~~terms~~three (3) and ~~conditions~~not ofmore ~~the redemption offer~~than assix ~~well~~(6) members, asshall ~~information~~see onto the ~~acceptance~~appropriate ~~procedure.~~organization ~~The~~of ~~redemption~~the ~~offer~~company’s ~~document~~operations. ~~will~~The beterm ~~available~~of ~~from~~a ~~October 27,~~member ~~2003~~shall ~~onwards~~expire at the ~~asset management~~end ~~branches~~ of ~~Nordea Bank Finland Plc, at~~ the ~~offices~~first ~~of Nordea~~Annual ~~Securities~~General ~~Corporate~~Meeting ~~Finance~~of ~~Oy,~~Shareholders ~~Pohjoisesplanadi~~held 33following A,his/her ~~Helsinki,~~election. ~~Finland,~~Persons atwho ~~HEX~~are ~~Gate,~~67 years ~~Fabianinkatu 14, Helsinki, Finland~~ or ~~via~~older ~~the~~are ~~Internet~~ineligible ~~site www.nordeasecurities.com.~~for Anelection ~~English~~on ~~translation of~~ the ~~redemption~~Board ~~offer document~~of ~~will be furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission~~Directors. The ~~For~~Board ~~additional~~of ~~information,~~Directors ~~Instrumentarium~~shall ~~shareholders~~elect ~~may contact~~a ~~Nordea~~Chairman ~~Securities~~among atits ~~+358 9 4785 031~~members.”

~~THIS~~Organization ~~STOCK~~of ~~EXCHANGE~~the ~~RELEASE~~Board ~~MUST~~of ~~NOT BE RELEASED OR DISTRIBUTED IN WHOLE OR IN~~Directors ~~PART IN OR INTO JAPAN.~~

~~Table~~The Board of ~~Contents~~Directors of Instrumentarium Corporation elected Mr. Dow Wilson as the Chairman of the Board.

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22/03 October 23, 2003 at 4.45 pm 2(2)

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS NEITHER AN OFFER TO PURCHASE NOR A SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SHARES, AMERICAN DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS (“ADRs”) OR OPTIONS OF INSTRUMENTARIUM. BECAUSE THE REDEMPTION OFFER DOCUMENT AND RELATED REDEMPTION OFFER MATERIALS WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE OFFER, SHAREHOLDERS, ADR HOLDERS AND OPTION HOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER.

THE REDEMPTION OFFER IS NOT BEING MADE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW AND THE REDEMPTION OFFER DOCUMENT AND RELATED ACCEPTANCE FORMS MAY NOT BE DISTRIBUTED, FORWARDED OR TRANSMITTED INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY ANY MEANS WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MAIL, FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, E-MAIL OR TELEPHONE. REDEMPTION OFFER MATERIALS MUST UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE DISTRIBUTED INTO JAPAN.

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This information includes statements relating to the future, which by their nature involve risks, uncertainty and assumptions.

INSTRUMENTARIUM CORPORATION

Olli Riikkala Matti Salmivuori ~~Juhani Lassila~~

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Further information:
Juhani Lassila, Group Treasurer, tel. +358 10 394 3422

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