Tikkurila Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Tikkurila Oyj: Ilmarinen's holdings in Tikkurila increased to 10.12 percent (Announcement pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 2, Section 10)

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
August 5, 2011 at 4.45 p.m. (CET+1)

Tikkurila Oyj (business ID 0197067-4) has received a notification, based on the
Securities Markets Act, from Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
(business ID 0107638-1) on August 5, 2011.

Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company's holding in shares of Tikkurila Oyj
will exceed the 1/10 (10%) threshold due to trades made on August 5, 2011. The
holding of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company in Tikkurila Oyj will
amount to 4,461,823 shares, which corresponds to 10.12 percent of the total
amount of shares and votes in Tikkurila Oyj.

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 35,000,000.00 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.

Vantaa, August 5, 2011

Tikkurila Oyj
Susanna Aaltonen, Group Vice President, Communications & IR

For further information, please contact:

Jukka Havia, CFO
Mobile +358 50 355 3757,jukka.havia@tikkurila.com


Tikkurila provides consumers, professionals and industrial users 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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