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SCHEDULE FOR YIT CORPORATION?S CHANGEOVER TO IAS/IFRS

STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT JAN. 27, 200514:00 1 (1)SCHEDULE FOR YIT CORPORATION’S CHANGEOVER TO IAS/IFRSYIT will adopt IAS/IFRS in its reporting as from the beginning of 2005, as follows:- The financial statement bulletin for 2004 that will be published at 8:00 on February 15, 2005, will be prepared in line with Finnish Accounting Standards (FAS). At the time of the publication of the financial statement bulletin, YIT will report on the major changes caused by the adoption of IAS/IFRS in quantified terms.- YIT will release a stock exchange release on the changeover to IFRS on April 6,

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK'S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR 2004

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE JANUARY 27th, 2005AKTIA SAVINGS BANK'S ANNUAL ACCOUNTS ANNOUNCEMENT Aktia Savings Bank plc will publish its accounts announcement for 2004 on Monday14 February 2005 at 10 a.m.Press conference will be held at 10 a.m., Mannerheimintie 14 A, 3rd floor. In a previous release Friday 11 February 2005, 9 a.m., was announced aspublishing time. AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC From:Outi Fagerlund, Information OfficerTel. +358 10 247 6294outi.fagerlund@aktia.fiDistribution: OMX, the media

Financial statement January-December 2004

Quarter Full year 2004 2004 2003 IV III IV 2004 2003 Net 1 753 1 822 1 689 7 159 6 992 turnover, MSEK Operating 131 269 255 786 1 118 profit, MSEK Operating 8 15 15 11 16 margin, % Profit 116 251 238 712 1 042 after financial items, MSEK Net profit, 85 181 172 514 748 MSEK Earnings 1.65 3.46 3.10 9.75 13.13 per share, SEK · The operating profit for the full year 2004 was MSEK 786, down 30% on 2003, mainly due to unfavourable exchange rates. · Compared with the third quarter of 2004, the operating profit in the final quarter fell 51% to MSEK 131, mainly due to unfavourable exchange rates. ·

Year-end Report 1 January–31 December 2004

2004:4 2004:3 2004:2 2004:1 0412 0312 Earnings per share, SEK 2.83 4.09 4.32 4.34 15.58 21.84 Cash flow from current operations per share, SEK 7.93 9.59 2.27 3.48 23.27 34.98 Net sales, SEK M 23,128 22,812 22,340 21,687 89,967 85,338 Earnings after financial items, SEK M 488 1,377 1,502 1,472 4,839 6,967 Net earnings, SEK M 661 955 1,009 1,014 3,639 5,075 Dividend per share, SEK 10.50¹ 10.50 See page 11 for specifications of items affecting comparability. ¹Board of Directors’ proposal. Dividend · The Board proposes an unchanged dividend of SEK 10.50 per share. 2004 compared with2003 · Net

The Board of Directors’ proposal for a share split and redemption procedure

Due to the company’s strong performance, cash generation capacity and outlook, the Board of Directors of SKF proposes a share split 5:1 combined with a mandatory redemption procedure. Through this procedure the shareholders will receive four new ordinary shares and one redemption share that will be redeemed for SEK 25. This means that SEK 2 846 million will be distributed to the shareholders.In brief, · The Company carries out a share split 5:1. · Every fifth share, the redemption share, is redeemed for SEK 25 - mandatory. · The estimated record day for the split is 9 May 2005. · For

SKF Year-end report 2004

SKF reports an increase in sales of 16.4% for the fourth quarter and 11.8% for the full year, measured in local currencies and compared to last year. The operating margin was 10.7% for the fourth quarter and 10% for the full year. Inventories as a percentage of annual sales were 20%. The Board proposes an increase in the dividend of 20% to SEK 12. The Board also proposes a share split 5:1 followed by a mandatory redemption whereby every fifth share is redeemed for SEK 25. The redemption amounts to MSEK 2 846. This combined with the proposal dividend will be a total of MSEK 4 212.· The SKF

Press release from the special stockholder’s meeting for Nocom AB (publ) on January 27, 2005

Changes to the company by-laws The meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to change § 4 of the company by-laws to state:”Capital stock shall be no less than SEK 32,000,000 and no more than SEK 128,000,000.” Authorization The Board of Directors was authorized to issue new shares of series B and to issue debentures with stock options to purchase newly issued shares of series B at one or more times until the next general stockholder’s meeting without considering current stockholder’s preferential rights. The basis for allowing exemption from current

Welcome to the new www.m-real.com

Welcome to the new www.m-real.comM-real Corporation Press release 26 January 2005 M-real Corporation has launched new website www.m-real.com with fresh look andfeel and with greater information about the company and its products. Thewebsite is designed to enhance M-real's stakeholder dialogue, especiallycustomer needs. Visitors can, with the help of product search and sample basket, also ordersamples of M-real's full product range. This service is visible throughout outthe pages with its own channel indicator, as well as an information bar in thebottom of the pages showing the

TeliaSonera Sweden launches digital TV via broadband

TeliaSonera Sweden is now launching a digital television service for its broadband subscribers. The new service complements TeliaSonera Sweden’s Internet and telephony offerings. Sweden’s households can now have the same provider for so-called triple play services – television, Internet and fixed telephony. The new service, Telia Digital TV, can be ordered as of today (January 27, 2005).The new digital television service is being initially offered in 15 of Sweden’s largest cities and towns: Borås, Gävle, Gothenburg, Helsingborg, Jönköping, Linköping, Lund, Malmö, Norrköping, Stockholm,

Framfab to Release Preliminary Report on February 3

Framfab will release its preliminary report of 2004 earnings at 8:25 AM CET on Thursday, February 3.Framfab hereby invites the media, analysts and shareholders to a review of the report and the company’s performance, as well as an assessment of current market trends. When: 12:00 noon CET, Thursday, February 3, 2005 Where: Operaterrassen, Stockholm Pre-notification of attendance: Please call Financial Hearings at +46 8 411 43 80 or e-mail to hearings@financialhearings.com if you plan to attend. Seating is limited. CEO Steve Callaghan and CFO Jan Norman will conduct the event in English. The

VIASAT INCLUDES KANAL 5 IN BROADBAND PAY-TV OFFERING

Modern Times Group MTG AB, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting has added the Swedish TV-channel ‘Kanal 5’ to its broadband pay-TV offering, which is currently available to 300,000 broadband households in Sweden. Viasat is the first broadcaster in Sweden to offer TV via broadband across the entire country, which is being enabled via Bredbandsbolaget’s fibre network. The new pay-TV offering will be extended to all Bredbandsbolaget DSL-connected households during 2005, as well as five broadband Urban City networks.Viasat´s complete IP-TV

Saab acquires 51 percent of Elesco

Saab has acquired the remaining 51 percent of Finnish defence corporation Elesco. Saab initially acquired 49 percent last year, so this latest move makes Saab the sole owner of Elesco. “Buying the remaining 51 percent of Elesco will further strengthen Saab’s presence on the important Finnish market,” says Dan-Åke Enstedt, President of the Saab Systems business unit. Elesco’s main focus is systems integration for the Finnish armed forces. The company has 35 employees and a turnover of approximately MSEK 35. Saab is one of the world’s leading high-technology companies, with its main

Invitation to press and analyst briefing

In conjunction with the release of the OMX Year-end Financial Statement 2004, we would like to invite you to a press and analyst briefing at OMX’s head office: Place: Tullvaktsvägen 15, Stockholm Date: Wednesday, February 2, 2005 Time: 11.00 CET OMX’s President and CEO Magnus Böcker will present the company’s financial results in English together with CFO Kristina Schauman. Following the presentation a light lunch will be served. For those unable to attend, the presentation will be broadcast live on www.omxgroup.com. It will also be possible to listen in through a conference call by dialing

Invitation to press and tele conference

Volvo hereby invites the media to a press conference on Thursday, February 10 in conjunction with the release of the Volvo Group’s report on the fourth quarter 2004.Time: 10.00 hrs CET Place: Spårvagnshallarna Birger Jarlsgatan 57 A 113 81 Stockholm Tel +46 8 15 22 44 Volvo will be represented at the press conference by CEO Leif Johansson, among other Volvo executives. Volvo’s report is scheduled to be released at about 7:30 a.m. CET on February 10. The press conference will be webcast via Internet on www.volvo.com and it will also be possible to participate and ask questions via telephone.

Biacore to launch Biacore® T100 – the most advanced system to-date for protein interaction analysis

System’s unmatched performance designed to meet the wide-ranging application needs of both academic and industrial customers.Uppsala, Sweden, January 27, 2005. Biacore International AB (Biacore) (Stockholmsbörsen: BCOR) announced today that the launch of its new system Biacore® T100 will take place at the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities (ABRF) annual meeting in Savannah, Georgia on February 5-8. Biacore® T100 is expected to become the Company’s new flagship system based on its flexibility to meet a broad range of protein interaction analysis applications. The new system will

Sectra chosen as supplier of medical IT software to Healthcare IT project in the UK

The Swedish IT and medical technology company Sectra Imtec AB has signed a 10-year contract with Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. for exclusive delivery of its PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System) software for the London cluster of the National Health Service’s (NHS) National Programme for IT (NPfIT).The National Programme for IT is being implemented in five regional clusters. The London cluster comprises the NHS hospitals in the London region. Sectra will be subcontracting its software to Philips for deliveries of PACS to this region under a separate agreement between

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Metro International S.A. (“Metro”), the international newspaper group, today announced the following preliminary dates for the press release of its quarterly results statements and the Annual General Meeting in 2005. Q4 2004 and Full Year Report 15 February 2005 Q1 2005 Interim Report 20 April 2005 Q2 2005 Interim Report 21 July 2005 Q3 2005 Interim Report 20 October 2005 Annual General Meeting (Luxembourg) 31 May 2005 Metro is the largest and fastest growing international newspaper in the world. 42 daily Metro editions are published in 63 major cities in 17 countries in 16 languages across

Fredrik Boheman new Head of SEB in Germany

SEB AG has over the last years taken several steps towards profit growth in Retail Banking, Merchant Banking and Commercial Real Estate. The German operation has quarter by quarter continued to stabilise its results and reduced its risk profile. SEB is now in the process of speeding up the coordination and integration of retail operations in Germany and Sweden.   "Fredrik Boheman has done a great job in positioning and developing Merchant Banking in Germany. He has together with his team been very successful in developing client relationships, meeting high individual client demands

OUTOKUMPU AND FORTUM WINNERS IN COMPANY DISCLOSURE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS 2004 EVALUATION

Outokumpu Oyj won the category for globally operating companies and Fortum Corporation the category for all listed companies in the Company Disclosure and Financial Reports 2004 evaluation. Stora Enso Oyj and Kesko Corporation were runners-up in the category for globally operating companies, and Stockmann Plc and Citycon Oyj in the category for all listed companies.The Company Disclosure and Financial Reports evaluation is organized by Helsinki Stock Exchange and the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat and evaluated the financial reports and stock exchange disclosures of Helsinki Stock Exchange

Nocom’s Year-end Report for 2004

Doubled operating profit, increased sales and offensive investments in growth Nocom closed the year 2004 in a convincing manner. The final quarter of the year was characterized by good sales in all countries, positive cash flow, and profitability. Operating profit for the year doubled in comparison with 2003, which was previously the company’s most profitable year. Moreover, sales increased by more than 40 percent. Nocom’s year-end report shows dramatically improved profitability for the company, with an operating profit of SEK 10 million. Stable profitability is necessary for Nocom’s

Wireless triple play in a new IP Residential Gateway from i3

Paris, France, SIP & TVoDSL 2005, Stand # 122, January 26, 2005 — i3 micro technology (i3), a leading provider of Voice-over-IP (VoIP) and IP-TV products and solutions, today announced the Vood™ 453w, an IP residential gateway that supports enhanced service convergence of data, voice and video over broadband.The Vood™ 453w offers an excellent platform and foundation for triple play services and home networking solutions. It provides support for broadband speeds up to 24 Mbit/s (ADSL2+) along with both wired 10/100 Mbit/s and wireless 802.11 b/g Ethernet, plus NAT and stateful inspection

M-real to invest in Kemiart Liners (26 January, 2005)

M-real to invest in Kemiart Liners (26 January, 2005)M-real has decided to invest in rebuilding the coating unit and the coatingcolour preparation at the Kemiart Liners board mill. The rebuild will last oneweek over September-October, 2005 and is the second phase in improvingformation, consistency and profiles. The first phase, completed in December2004, together with the second phase will result in a total investment of EUR6.5 million. It will not affect the availability of the product nor will itaffect the number of personnel. The investments are a part of Kemiart Liners

Welcome to the new www.m-real.com (26 January, 2005)

M-real Corporation has launched new website www.m-real.com with fresh look andfeel and with greater information about the company and its products. Thewebsite is designed to enhance M-real´s stakeholder dialogue, especiallycustomer needs.Visitors can, with the help of product search and sample basket, also ordersamples of M-real´s full product range. This service is visible throughout outthe pages with its own channel indicator, as well as an information bar in thebottom of the pages showing the content status of the visitors sample basket. The planning and construction of the

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