RAISIO TO BUILD AN OAT MEAL PLANT TO RUSSIA

Raisio plc Stock Exchange Release   7 June 2006 at 9.00 a.m. Finnish time

RAISIO TO BUILD AN OAT MEAL PLANT TO RUSSIA

Raisio plc has decided to expand its food production in the fast growing markets
of Russia. For this purpose Raisio has agreed to establish a joint venture with
OOO UK Zolotoi Kolos, part of Tatfond Bank group. Raisio will own 75% of the
joint venture.

The joint venture will build an oat meal plant to Burunduki, Tatarstan, to an
area where i.e. major grain based production of Zolotoi Kolos is currently
located.

Value of the oat meal market in the major Russian cities is over EUR 100 million
and annual growth approximately 10%. Today Raisio has some 6% share of these
markets thanks to the Nordic-branded products exported from Finland to Russia.

By moving into local production and by increasing both the market area and
product portfolio, Raisio targets to substantial growth in oat meal sales and
market share. The total oat meal plant investment is estimated to approximately
EUR 15 million with the completion during 2007.

The oat meal plant investment is continuation to Raisio's strategic expansion in
Russia. In 2005 the turnover of Raisio's Russian operations was EUR 31 million,
i.e. some 7 % of the group turnover. The Raisio-owned margarine plant is located
in Istra, near Moscow, and the joint-venture Scandic Feed is currently planning
to start the feed production in North-West Russia. In addition, Raisio has food,
feed and malt exports from Finland to Russia.

RAISIO PLC

Taru Narvanmaa
Executive Vice President, Communications and Investor Relations
tel. + 358 2 443 2240 or +358 50 590 9398

Further information:

Denis Mattsson,
President, Food division
tel. + 358 400 432 877

Jukka Kaitaranta
Vice President, Business Development
tel. + 358 50 556 6518


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