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LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC ACQUIRES REMAINDER OF APETIT KALA OY'S SHARES

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Lännen Tehtaat plc     Stock Exchange Release    June 19, 2006 at 2;00 p.m.


LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC ACQUIRES REMAINDER OF APETIT KALA OY'S SHARES

Lännen Tehtaat plc and Antti Räsänen have today reached agreement on a share
transaction whereby Antti Räsänen's 49 per cent shareholding in Apetit Kala Oy
will be transferred to Lännen Tehtaat plc, the price for the shares being EUR 1.5
million.

The transaction is a continuation of the arrangement made in 2004 whereby Lännen
Tehtaat plc acquired 51 per cent of the shares in Apetit Kala Oy (formerly
Kuopion Kalatukku Oy) from Antti Räsänen. After today's transaction Apetit Kala
Oy will be totally owned by Lännen Tehtaat plc.

In Lännen Tehtaat's food businesses fish is one of the fastest-growing focal
product areas. The transaction will bring a clearer definition to and simplify
the structure of Lännen Tehtaat's fish business and improve the scope for its
development.

Apetit Kala Oy is Finland's leading company specializing in producing fish
products. Apetit Kala's main product groups are cold-smoked and hot-smoked fish
products, lightly salted fish products and pan-ready fish products. The company
has fish-processing plants in Kuopio, Kerava and Kustavi. Apetit Kala Oy's net
sales for 2005 totalled EUR 54.5 million. The company employs about 390 people,
of which 210 working part-time.

The transaction is expected to improve the Group's earnings per share for the
present year by about EUR 0.05. The deal is subject to the approval of the
competition authorities.


LÄNNEN TEHTAAT PLC

Matti Karppinen
CEO

More details: Matti Karppinen, tel. +358 10 402 4001


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