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SUMMONS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BIOHIT OYJ

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BIOHIT OYJ  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  18.3.2005


SUMMONS TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BIOHIT OYJ

The shareholders of Biohit Oyj are invited to attend the Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of Biohit Oyj to be held at Restaurant Pörssi on
Thursday, April 21, 2005 at 17:00, address: Fabianinkatu 14, 00100
Helsinki.

Agenda

The issues to be handled are those pertaining to the AGM as stipulated
by Article 11 of the Company’s Articles of Association.

Board Structure and the Auditor

Shareholders representing over 50% of the votes associated with the Group's
shares have issued notification that they are going to propose to the AGM
that the number of members of the Board of Directors be confirmed as five
(5) and that the following current members be elected to serve in this
capacity, with their membership continuing until the end of the next AGM:
Reijo Luostarinen, Arto Alanko, Mårten Wikström, Peter Tchernych, and Osmo
Suovaniemi. In addition, shareholders propose that the auditor remain the
same, public accountancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, until the end
of the subsequent AGM.

Distribution of Dividends and Use of the Share Premium Fund

The Board of Directors will propose to the AGM that no dividends will
be distributed for the financial year.

The Board of Directors will propose that the loss will be covered by
transferring 266.739,42 EUR from the share premium fund to the profit
and loss account.

Documents

The documents pertaining to the final accounts of the Company and the
proposals by the Board of Directors to the AGM are available for review
by shareholders as of April 1, 2004 at the Corporate Headquarters of
Biohit, address Laippatie 1, 00880 Helsinki. Copies of the documents
will be submitted to shareholders upon request.

Right of Participation and Notification

Shareholders who on April 11, 2005 at the latest have been listed on
the shareholder register of the Company, maintained by the Finnish
Central Securities Depository, have the right to participate in the
Meeting.

Shareholders who have not transferred their shares to the book-entry
securities system are also entitled to participate in the AGM, provided
that the shareholders have been registered in the corporate register of
shareholders before April 10, 1995. In this case the shareholder is
liable to present proof that the right of ownership of his/her shares
has not been transferred to any book-entry securities account.

Shareholders wishing to participate in the Annual General Meeting must
notify the Company of their participation to the Corporate Headquarters
no later than April 18, 2004 by 12:00 either in writing to: Biohit Oyj,
Annual General Meeting, Laippatie 1, FIN-00880, Helsinki, by e-mail to:
yhtiokokous@biohit.com, by telefax to: +358-9-773 86 205 or by
telephone to: Sanna Kurlin +358-9-773 861 (switchboard). Any powers of
attorney must be submitted by mail before the closing of the
registration period.

Helsinki, March 18, 2005


BIOHIT OYJ
Board of Directors



Additional information:       Osmo Suovaniemi, CEO
                              Tel: 09-773 861
                              Fax: 09-773 86 205
                              Email: osmo.suovaniemi@biohit.com
                              
                              http://www.biohit.com
                              
Distribution:                 Helsinki Exchanges
                              Financial Supervisory Authority
                              Press

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