RAUTE'S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2007 PUBLISHED

RAUTE'S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2007 PUBLISHED               

Raute's Annual report 2007 and the Complete consolidated financial statements   
for 2007 have been published in PDF format in Finnish and English on the        
company's website at www.raute.com.                                             

The printed Annual report and printouts of the Financial statements can be      
ordered by email from ir@raute.com.                                             


RAUTE CORPORATION                                                               

Molli Nyman                                                                     
Manager, Marketing and Communications                                           


FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Ms. Molli Nyman, Manager, Marketing and Communications, Raute Corporation,      
mobile phone +358 50 598 9572                                                   

RAUTE IN BRIEF:                                                                 
Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide. Its 
most important customers are the plywood and LVL industries. The company is one 
of the world's leading suppliers of mill-scale projects to these customer       
industries. The total service concept also includes technology services, with   
which Raute supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their    
investments. Raute's head office and main production plant are in Nastola,      
Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in the
Shanghai area of China, and in Jyväskylä and Kajaani, Finland. Net sales in 2007
were EUR 111 million and the number of personnel 570. More information on the   
company can be found at www.raute.com.                                          

DISTRIBUTION:                                                                   
OMX Nordic Exchange, Helsinki, main media, www.raute.com