Etteplan Oyj to the Main List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange

The Listing Committee of the Helsinki Stock Exchange has accepted the transfer of Etteplan Oyj’s shares from the NM List to the Main List. Trading in the shares of Etteplan will commence on the Helsinki Stock Exchange’s Main List on Tuesday May 24, 2005. Etteplan has been listed on the NM List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange since 2000.

Etteplan Oyj is internationally operating, one of Finland's leading engineering design companies which supplies high-quality design services for the production and product development processes of industrial technology. The core areas of expertise are mechanical engineering and automation design as well as software development, electronics design and EMC-services. In 2004, turnover of the Etteplan Group was EUR 62 million. At the moment the company employs more than 1,200 persons in Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy and China. "Listing on the Main List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange is a significant step for Etteplan. We believe that the company has better possibilities to reach investors in the future. In addition, the transfer to the Main List of the Helsinki Stock Exchange secures the Company’s international growth potential since in a possible acquisition a more liquid share on the Main List is more attractive for the counter party”, said Mr. Heikki Hornborg, CEO of Etteplan. Photos of the listing ceremony of Etteplan will be available on the Helsinki Stock Exchange’s website at www.omxgroup.com/helsinkistockexchange in the afternoon of May 24, 2005. For more information, please contact: Anu Ilvonen, Communications Manager, OMX Exchanges +358 9 6166 7599