Tikkurila Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Kemira has sold all its shares in Tikkurila (Announcement pursuant to Securities Market Act, Chapter 2, Section 10)

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
March 31, 2011 at 10.00 am (CET+1)

Tikkurila Oyj (business ID 0197067-4) has received a notification, based on the
Securities Markets Act, from Kemira Oyj (business ID 0109823-0) on March
31, 2011.

Kemira Oyj's holding in shares of Tikkurila Oyj has fallen today below 1/10
(10%) and 1/20 (5%), and the current holding of Kemira in Tikkurila shares is 0
percent. The transactions were based on the agreement made by Kemira Oyj with
Danske Bank A/S, Helsinki Branch and Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch on March
30, 2011.

The holding of Kemira amounted to 6,175,155 Tikkurila shares on March 30, 2011,
which corresponded to 14.0 percent of the total amount of shares and votes in
Tikkurila.

The percentages of shares and voting rights have been calculated in proportion
to the total number of shares registered with the Trade Register and the total
number of voting rights related to them. The share capital of Tikkurila Oyj is
EUR 35,000,000 and it is divided into 44,108,252 shares. The Company has one
series of shares. Each share entitles to one voting right. Hence, the total
number of voting rights is 44,108,252.


Tikkurila Oyj
Jukka Havia, CFO


For further information, please contact:

Tikkurila Oyj
Susanna Aaltonen, Group Vice President, Communications & IR
Mobile +358 40 593 4221,susanna.aaltonen@tikkurila.com


Tikkurila provides consumers, professionals and the industry with user-friendly
and environmentally sustainable solutions for protection and decoration.
Tikkurila is a strong regional player that aims to be the leading paint company
in the Nordic area and Eastern Europe including Russia. - Tikkurila inspires you
to color your life.

www.tikkurila.com





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