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LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2005

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT December 21, 2004LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION IN 2005 Lännen Tehtaat plc will publish during the year 2005 the following financialreports: Financial statement bulletin 2004 February 24, 2005Annual Report 2004 in week 12, 2005Interim report for January-March May 3, 2005Interim report for January-June August 11, 2005Interim report for January-September November 1, 2005 The financial reports are also published in English. The Annual General Meeting of Lännen Tehtaat plc

THE HOLDING OF FÖRENINGSSPARBANKEN IN AKTIA SAVINGS BANK BELOW 20%

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21.12.2004THE HOLDING OF FÖRENINGSSPARBANKEN IN AKTIA SAVINGS BANK BELOW 20% Aktia Savings Bank Plc has been informed that through a sale of shares executedtoday 21 December 2004, FöreningsSparbanken AB (publ) has reduced itsshareholding from 8,600,000 shares to 7,000,000 shares of the total number ofAktia Savings Bank Plc shares of 35,258,050, therefore now holding 19.85% ofshares and voting rights. The largest shareholder of Aktia Savings Bank Plc is the Helsingfors Savings BankFoundation with its 20.5% holding. AKTIA SAVINGS

FöreningsSparbanken reduces its ownership in Aktia Sparbank

FöreningsSparbanken (Swedbank) has signed an agreement with Livränteanstalten Hereditas to sell 1.6 million shares in Aktia Sparbank. The total sales price is approximately SEK 100 M. As a result, FöreningsSparbanken’s ownership in Aktia Sparbank will be reduced from 24.4 % to 19.85 %. FöreningsSparbanken will therefore cease to report its holding in Aktia Sparbank according to the equity accounting method. The transaction has a limited financial effect for FöreningsSparbanken. Aside from a capital gain of approximately SEK 15 M, the Group’s primary capital ratio will increase by

THE HOLDING OF HERIDITAS IN AKTIA SAVINGS BANK OVER 5 %

AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 21.12.2004THE HOLDING OF HERIDITAS IN AKTIA SAVINGS BANK OVER 5% Aktia Savings Bank Plc has been informed that through a purchase of sharesexecuted today 21 December 2004, The annuity insurance instituteLivränteanstalten Hereditas has increased its shareholding from 200,000 shares to1,800,000 shares of the total number of Aktia Savings Bank Plc shares of35,258,050, therefore now holding 5.11 % of shares and voting rights. The largest shareholder of Aktia Savings Bank Plc is the Helsingfors Savings BankFoundation with its 20.5%

Nordisk Renting acquires six properties from Din Bil for SEK 680 million

Nordisk Renting AB has entered into an agreement with Din Bil AB, owned by Volkswagen, regarding acquisition of six sales and service centres in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö and Lund, including Din Bil’s headquarters in Södertälje. At the same time, the parties have signed long-term leasing agreements for all the properties. The overall investment is estimated to be worth approximately SEK 680m.The acquired properties are Din Bil’s largest and most strategically significant buildings. One is a new construction (in Lund), while the others have been newly renovated or are undergoing

Appointments at Componenta Group

Componenta Corporation Stock Exchange Release 21.12.2004 at 13.15Appointments at Componenta Group The following appointments have been made in the Componenta Groupthat come into force on 1 January 2005: Jari Leino, member of the corporate executive team, has beenappointed Director, Sales at Componenta - De Globe. He is responsiblefor corporate sales in Central Europe and for the Heavy Trucksbusiness area. Jari Leino will be based in the Netherlands for thetime being as from the beginning of January 2005. Tapani Paalanen has been appointed Corporate Quality Manager andwill report to

Change of Finnforest Directors' Market Areas

21/12/2004The following changes were made with regard to the market area responsibilitiesof Finnforest directors 14.12.2004, with immediate effect. Timo Kouri has been appointed Director for Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Hewill continue to be responsible for the eastern central European countries ofPoland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, and for markets inthe USA and the Asia-Pacific region. John Tong has been appointed Director for France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium andthe Netherlands. He will continue to be responsible for markets in the UK andIreland. Timo

Ole Salvén to be new CEO at Moelven

21/12/2004Present CEO Bo Borgström will retire 1.2.2005Ole Salvén LLB (51) has been appointed President and CEO of Moelven IndustrierASA with effect from 1.2.2005. Moelven's present President and CEO, IndustrialCounsellor Bo Borgström, who is also Deputy President and Deputy CEO ofFinnforest Corporation, will be retiring. Moelven is Finnforest's biggestsubsidiary and is responsible for all the Corporation's activities in Norway,Sweden and Denmark. Mr Salvén is currently Finnforest's Director for Continental Western Europe,and has held a number of leading management positions in

DNBNOR - CHANGES IN DNB NOR`S GROUP MANAGEMENT FROM 1 JAN. 2004

There will be some changes in the group management team as of 1 January 2005. Among other things, a special risk management unit will be established for the Group. Deputy CEO Karl-Olav Hovden will retire on 31 December 2004 after 31 years of employment. His area of responsibility, comprising Group Strategy, Group Development, the Investment Division, the Legal Department and the Group Secretariat, will be taken over by deputy CEO Tom Grøndahl. Corporate Communications, which has had administrative reporting lines to Hovden, will report directly to the group chief executive, Svein Aaser,

The 1994 convertible bond of Aktia Savings Bank Plc has been converted to a total

Aktia Savings Bank plc Stock Exchange Release 21.12.2004Conversion of Aktia's convertible bond 1994 The 1994 convertible bond of Aktia Savings Bank Plc has been converted to a totalof 40,000 new shares. The increase in share capital, amounting to 80,000 euro, from the present70,516,100 euro to 70,596,100 euro, will be entered in the Trade Register in thebeginning of 2005. AKTIA SAVINGS BANK PLC From:Head of Communications, Henrik WikströmTel. +358 10 247 6590, +358 50 63 201henrik.wikstrom@aktia.fi Distribution: OMX, the media

Order from Shanghai for 137 Volvo buses

Volvo Buses has received an order from Shanghai, China, for 137 city buses. This is the first order from Shanghai for Volvo’s modernized B7R Mk II city bus chassis.The order was placed by Volvo Buses’ largest customer in China, the Bashi Group. The company is the biggest player on the city bus market in Shanghai. Its fleet consists of around 1,200 Volvo buses, most operating on the prestigious inner city routes. The order includes 100 modernised Volvo B7R Mk II chassis. One of the many new features on the chassis is all-round disk brakes. It is now also simpler for passengers to get on and

Financial Reports and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2005

Aktia Savings Bank plc Stock Exchange Release 21.12.2004Financial Reports and Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2005 Annual Accounts Announcement for 2004 Aktia Savings Bank plc will publish its accounts announcement for 2004 on Friday11 February 2005 at 9 a.m. Press conference will be held at 10 a.m., Mannerheimintie 14 A, 3rdfloor. Annual Report 2004 Aktia Savings Bank plc will publish its annual report for 2004 on Thursday 31March 2005. Interim Reports 2005 Interim Report for January-March 2005 - Monday 16 MayInterim Report for January-June 2005 - Thursday 18

Fagerhult announces disposal of Aneta

Aneta Belysning has been a part of the Fagerhult Group since 1995. The business is based in Växjö and offers lighting products for domestic purposes. Aneta has 40 employees in Sweden and Finland with the majority in Växjö. This disposal is a step in the execution of Fagerhults previously announced strategy to focus on business in the professional lighting segment. Fagerhult recently started manufacturing and sales activities in China and have plans for further expansion in other markets. “We have to focus on our strategy to be in professional lighting and I am pleased that we are able

TOMRA - Acquisition of Orwak Group AB

TOMRA acquires leading recycling technology companyTomra Systems ASA has on 21 December 2004 signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Orwak Group AB (Orwak Group) from Axenti Holding AB. Orwak Group, with headquarters in Sweden, is a leading provider of a wide range of compaction solutions for recyclables such as cardboard, paper and plastics with sales in more than thirty countries across the world.   Orwak Group's main subsidiaries are AB Orwak (Orwak), Presona AB (Presona) and AB Morinders Verkstäder (Morinders). The group had sales of SEK 282 million in 2003.

New survey of 1,000 mobile users indicates: Women play more mobile games – men prefer the news

A new survey charting the attitudes of Swedish mobile users to 3G revealed a marked interest in mobile services, but also that different groups of users are interested in different types of service. Women, for example, play more games on their mobile phones compared both with men and the average figure for the survey. Young people and commuters are more interested in downloading and listening to music on their mobile phones.When asked which mobile services the users prefer, 16 per cent of women said that they frequently played games and a many as 56% have tried it. The corresponding figure

Pointsec joins Trusted Computing Group to Advance Open Standards for Security Technologies

Pointsec commits to “Trusted Platform” industry standard to help users protect their information assets across all platforms.STOCKHOLM, Sweden, December 21, 2004 – Pointsec, the worldwide de facto standard for mobile device security, today announced it has joined the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an industry standards body whose specifications helps vendors to build products that let users protect critical data and information. Pointsec representatives will work closely with other TCG members to ensure that standards-based technology with embedded security features will reach Pointsec’s

Micronic and ASML sign a license agreement for optical maskless lithography

Taby, Sweden – December 21, 2004 – Micronic Laser Systems AB and ASML Netherlands B.V. in the Netherlands have today signed a license agreement that gives ASML the right to market optical maskless lithography for semiconductor applications based on Micronic’s patent portfolio in the SLM (Spatial Light Modulator) technology and datapath.- The license agreement gives ASML exclusive rights to use Micronic’s patents related to SLM and datapath technology for optical maskless lithography for semiconductor applications. - Micronic receives royalty payment for sales of maskless lithography systems

Veidekke to become sole owner of Kolo Veidekke

Through the redemption of the 20 per cent minority shareholding, Veidekke ASA will hold 100 per cent of the shares in Kolo Veidekke a.s as of 1 January next year. Kolo Veidekke is Norway's largest asphalt contractor, one of the country's foremost producers of gravel and crushed stone, and the largest private company involved in the operation and maintenance of national and county roads.After more than 50 years of cooperation and owner integration, the heirs of Fritz Lorck, one of Kolo Veidekke's founders, now wish to make use of their investments in other areas. This will have no practical

Göran Gezelius – new President and CEO at Gunnebo

The Board of Gunnebo AB has appointed Göran Gezelius as the company’s new President and CEO with effect from May 2, 2005. Göran Gezelius is currently Senior Executive Vice President of Atlas Copco AB and Business Area Executive Industrial Technique.Göran Gezelius (54) has solid experience from senior management positions in both manufacturing and marketing and sales, mainly with the Sandvik and Atlas Copco Groups. Göran Gezelius joined the Sandvik group in 1982. Between then and 2000 he held several management positions within Sandvik, including that of marketing director at Seco Tools.

Bluegarden acquires the Swedish Atos Origin PA-konsult

Ratos's holding Bluegarden is consolidating its position in the Swedish market through the acquisition of Atos Origin PA-konsult, a payroll and human resource management company with some 100 employees.The Norwegian company Bluegarden, which was acquired by Ratos one year ago, is Norway's leading supplier of systems and services within both payroll processing and human resources management (HRM). PA-konsult, which Bluegarden is now acquiring from Atos Origin, is a market leader in Sweden in payroll systems for the private sector. The company's products and services are particularly strongly

AB Volvo announces repurchase of 360,000 B shares and 15,000 A shares

Further to the decision taken by AB Volvo's Board of Directors on June 17, 2004, regarding repurchase of own shares, AB Volvo has, on Monday, December 20, acquired 360,000 series B shares. The shares were traded between SEK 259.50 and 262.00 with an average price of SEK 260.55. And has acquired 15,000 series A shares. The shares were traded between SEK 249.50 and 251.50 with an average price of SEK 250.45.On June 17, 2004, the Board of AB Volvo decided to acquire through purchase on Stockholmsbörsen (Stockholm Exchange) a maximum of 22,076,045 Series A and/or Series B shares, however, not

Nominating Committee has been appointed in Mandator

In accordance with the decision at the Annual General Meeting on 13 May 2004, the following have been appointed members of Mandator's Nominating Committee:Maria Lilja, Chairman of Mandator's Board of Directors, (convener of the committee)Caroline af Ugglas, Skandia LivLars BjörklundNiklas Flyborg, CEO MandatorAktiespararna will, in accordance with the decision at the Annual General Meeting, appoint one member of the committee.Shareholders are welcome to contact any member of the Nominating Committee with suggestions, ideas and proposals for the constitution of the Board before

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