Fortum Espoo Oyj's release: Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure

Stock Exchange Release

Fortum Espoo Oyj, a subsidiary of Fortum Corporation, has today issued the following release, which can be found in the appendix. Fortum Corporation Carola Teir-Lehtinen SVP, Corporate Communications Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Key Media APPENDIX FORTUM ESPOO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 July 2006 Stig-Erik Haga, APA, appointed trustee in redemption procedure On the application of Fortum Espoo Oyj, the Espoo District Court has appointed Mr Stig-Erik Haga, Authorised Public Accountant, as the trustee to supervise the interests of absent shareholders in the redemption procedure of the minority shares in Fortum Espoo Oyj in accordance with Chapter 14, Section 19 and Chapter 16, Section 5 of the Companies Act. The contact information of the trustee is available for shareholders at Fortum Espoo Oyj (Seppo Karvonen, tel. +358 20 520 5803) or at the Finnish Trade Register after the appointment of the trustee has been registered at the Trade Register. Fortum Espoo Oyj Timo Karttinen President and CEO Distribution: Helsinki Stock Exchange Key Media