FIM and Mr. Seppo Sairanen will not appeal the decision of the Financial Supervision Authority

FIM Group Corporation Press Release September 29, 2006 at 5.00 p.m. Finnish time FIM and Mr. Seppo Sairanen will not appeal the decision of the Financial Supervision Authority The Financial Supervision Authority decided on September 19, 2006 to annul the entry in FIM Group Corporation’s shareholders’ register regarding the shares owned by Seppo Sairanen in FIM Group Corporation for one year. FIM Group Corporation and Seppo Sairanen have announced their response to the decision in statements submitted to the Financial Supervision Authority before the decision. Regardless of this response, FIM and Mr. Sairanen have, however, decided that they will not appeal the Financial Supervision Authority’s decision to the Administrative Court of Helsinki. The decision not to appeal was made in the interests of both FIM and its customers. FIM will continue the appeal process concerning the corporate fine imposed by the District Court of Helsinki on July 16, 2006 and Mr. Sairanen concerning his sentence. FIM Group Corporation Seppo Sairanen Further information: FIM Group Corporation Risto Perttunen, CEO +358 (0)9 613 46 303 risto.perttunen@fim.com Distribution: Main media About FIM Established in 1987, FIM is a Finnish investment services group that offers asset management, brokerage and investment banking services for private persons and organizations. In addition to the head office in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Riihimäki, Tampere, Turku, and Vaasa. FIM also operates in Stockholm and Moscow. The company's net sales in 2005 were 63.2 million euros and operating profit 19.1 million euros. FIM employed 270 persons in the end of June, 2006. www.fim.com.