HARVIALA LTD SOLD TO SAARIOISTEN TAIMISTOT OY

Lännen Tehtaat plc     Press release    March 31, 2006 at 8.30 a.m.

HARVIALA LTD SOLD TO SAARIOISTEN TAIMISTOT OY

Lännen Tehtaat plc has sold the entire shareholding in the subsidiary Harviala
Ltd to Saarioisten Taimistot Oy. The parties have agreed that the transaction
price will not be made public.

Harviala Ltd focuses on producing leaves trees and conifers. The company's net
turnover for 2005 was EUR 3.1 million and it employed an average of 30 people.

Saarioisten Taimistot Oy focuses on growing shrubs. The product ranges of
Saarioisten Taimistot Oy and Harviala Ltd will complement each other and
strengthen the production of ornamental plants in Finland. The companies offer
operators in the sector all the trees and shrubs product categories required for
landscaping. The companies will continue their operations as separate corporate
entities. Kaisu Avotie will remain the managing director of Saarioisten Talmistot
Oy and Marjatta Nummela will continue as the managing director of Harviala Ltd.

The combined net turnover of the two companies will be about EUR 4.5 million.
Their permanent staff will number more than 30, and a further 50 to 60 will be
employed in a seasonal capacity.

Lännen Tehtaat plc will record a loss of about EUR 0.6 million in the transaction
against the profit in the first quarter of the 2006.

LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC

Matti Karppinen
CEO


More information:
Matti Karppinen, CEO, tel. +358 10 402 00 or
Kaisu Avotie, Managing Director, tel. +358 40 842 2302


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