Tikkurila Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Chairman of the Tikkurila Board and Audit Committee members have been elected

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
March 31, 2011 at 3.00 pm (CET+1)

In its constitutive meeting held today right after the Annual General Meeting,
the Board of Directors of Tikkurila elected Chairman, Vice Chairman and members
for the Audit Committee from among themselves.

Jari Paasikivi was elected as Chairman and Petteri Walldén as Vice Chairman of
the Board of Directors.

Eeva Ahdekivi was elected as Chairman and Pia Rudengren and Jari Paasikivi as
members of the Audit Committee.

Antti Kiuru, Vice President, Legal, was appointed secretary to the Board of
Directors.

The Annual General Meeting elected today five members to the Board of Directors
of Tikkurila Oyj. The present members of the Board of Directors Eeva Ahdekivi,
Jari Paasikivi, Pia Rudengren and Petteri Walldén were re-elected and Riitta
Mynttinen was elected as a new member.

All of the Board members are independent of the Company, and except for Jari
Paasikivi, they are also independent of the significant shareholders.

Tikkurila Oyj
Susanna Aaltonen


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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