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Fingrid Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

FINGRID GROUP'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2009


FINGRID OYJ                                                                     
www.fingrid.fi 
Stock exchange release 14.8.2009, 10.00 GMT 
Fingrid GROUP'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2009                         

Review of operations  
The Nordic electricity transmission system operators abolished their long-term  
co-operation organisation Nordel in June. Nordel is replaced by the             
newly-established European Network of Transmission System Operators (ENTSO-E). 
ENTSO-E works in co-operation with the Commission of the EU, national           
authorities, and electricity market parties. ENTSO-E is to promote the          
integration of the EU's internal market and to create security of supply and    
market rules pertaining to transmission grids. Regional co-operation within     
ENTSO-E provides also a good forum to develop transmission grids and the        
electricity market in the area of the Baltic Sea.
The European Parliament adopted the EU's 3rd Energy Package on 22 April 2009 and
the European Council on 25 June 2009. This will open the electricity and gas    
markets within the EU even further. As a result of the package, electricity     
producers and sellers can no longer own electricity transmission companies as of
3 March 2012.  Of Fingrid's owners, Fortum Oyj and Pohjolan Voima Oy announced  
that they will investigate divesting their holdings in Fingrid Oyj. 
Power system operation   
Electricity consumption in Finland between April and June totalled 17.6 terawatt
hours (20 TWh during the corresponding period in 2008). A total of 14.2 TWh of  
electricity was transmitted in Fingrid's grid during the same period,           
representing 80 per cent of the electricity consumption in Finland. Electricity 
consumption in Finland between January and June was 40.9 TWh (45.2 TWh), which  
was almost 10 per cent less than in 2008. The lowest figure in electricity      
consumption in Finland was recorded at Midsummer, only 4,400 MW, which is       
approx. 1,500 MW below the minimum consumption in the past few years. 
Between April and June, 0.6 TWh (1.1 TWh) of electricity was imported from      
Sweden to Finland, and 0.9 TWh (0.7 TWh) was exported from Finland to Sweden.   
From January to June, 1.0 TWh (3 TWh) of electricity was imported from Sweden to
Finland, and 2.4 TWh (0.9 TWh) was exported from Finland to Sweden.
The volume of electricity imported from Estonia from April to June was 0.3 TWh  
(0.5 TWh), and 0.1 TWh (0.0 TWh) was exported from Finland to Estonia.          
Electricity imports from Estonia to Finland between January and June were 0.9   
TWh (1 TWh). 
Electricity imports from Russia to Finland between April and June were 3 TWh    
(2.5 TWh), and between January and June 6.1 TWh (5 TWh).  
There were disturbances in the nation-wide transmission grid in both            
Ostrobothnia and Satakunta in early May, as a result of which some 20,000       
households were without electricity for about 20 minutes. Two disturbances      
occurred in Espoo, one in Fingrid's grid and the other in a network of Fingrid's
customer. In both cases the momentary voltage decrease caused by a multi-phase  
short circuit was reflected in a wide area in Southern Finland, causing outages 
for example in industries. 
The highest possible dimensioning fault in the Finnish power system had to be   
raised to 1,300 megawatts (MW) in the early part of the year. The dimensioning  
fault was restored to 865 MW at the end of May after protection changes were    
carried out in conjunction with the annual service at the Olkiluoto nuclear     
power plant. The smaller import capacity from Sweden, caused by the higher      
dimensioning fault, has been restored to 2,050 MW in a normal transmission      
situation.                                                                      

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| Power system operation         | 1-6/09   | 1-6/08   | 4-6/09    | 4-6/08    |
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| Electricity consumption in     | 40.9     | 45.1     | 17.6      | 20.0      |
| Finland TWh                    |          |          |           |           |
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| Fingrid's transmission volume  | 31.7     | 32.6     | 14.2      | 15.3      |
| TWh                            |          |          |           |           |
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| Fingrid's loss energy volume   | 0.5      | 0.5      | 0.2       | 0.2       |
| TWh                            |          |          |           |           |
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| Electricity transmissions      |          |          |           |           |
| Finland-Sweden                 |          |          |           |           |
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| exports to Sweden TWh          | 2.4      | 0.9      | 0.9       | 0.7       |
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| imports from Sweden TWh        | 1.0      | 3        | 0.6       | 1.1       |
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| Electricity transmissions      |          |          |           |           |
| Finland-Estonia                |          |          |           |           |
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| exports to Estonia TWh         | 0        | 0        | 0.1       | 0         |
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| imports from Estonia TWh       | 0.9      | 1.0      | 0.3       | 0.5       |
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| Electricity transmissions      |          |          |           |           |
| Finland-Russia                 |          |          |           |           |
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| imports from Russia TWh        | 6.1      | 5        | 3         | 2.5       |
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Promotion of electricity market 
The average price (system price) in Nord Pool's spot market during the second   
quarter in 2009 was 34.03 €/MWh (34.71 €/MWh during the corresponding period in 
2008), and the area price for Finland was 34.32 €/MWh (46.52 MWh). From January 
to June, Nord Pool's spot market price averaged 36.13 €/MWh (36.35 €/MWh) and   
the area price for Finland 36.21 €/MWh (42.89 €/MWh).                           
Transmission congestions between Finland and Sweden restricted trading for 5.9  
per cent of the hours in the first half of the year. The congestion income      
caused by transmission congestions on the border between Finland and Sweden     
totalled 0.07 million euros between April and June. The Nordic congestion income
during the review period was 8.6 million euros (103.6 million euros). Fingrid's 
portion of this Nordic congestion income was 0.6 million euros (9.9 million     
euros). Between January and June, the congestion income resulting from          
transmission congestions on the border between Finland and Sweden was 0.5       
million euros (0.1 million euros). The Nordic congestion income between January 
and June was 18.2 million euros (140.9 million euros). Fingrid's portion of this
congestion income in the early part of the year was 1.3 million euros (13.5     
million euros).                                                                 

At the initiative of the Nordic ministers of energy, Fingrid is examining the   
possibility of dividing Finland into two price areas or bidding areas for the   
wholesale market of electricity. Fingrid submitted an interim report to the     
Ministry of Employment and Economy in April. According to the interim report,   
dividing Finland into two price areas would not bring great benefits to the     
Nordic electricity market. However, the possibility for area division should not
be ruled out, because it may be difficult to control congestions in             
extraordinary hydropower years by using other means. Moreover, the location of  
new wind and other generation units and potential changes in electricity imports
or exports may have a considerable impact on the transmission situation in the  
grid. The final report will be ready in October 2009.                           

Eight EU governments in the Baltic Sea region signed a Memorandum of            
Understanding in mid-June, concerning the energy connections in the region.     
According to the plan, the Estonian electricity market should open for          
competition and electricity exchange trade between Finland and Estonia should   
start in the late winter of 2010. The implementation of this plan would         
contribute to the construction of the EstLink 2 cable between Finland and       
Estonia in an expedited schedule.                                               



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| Electricity market               | 1-6/09   | 1-6/08   | 4-6/09   | 4-6/08   |
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| NordPool system price, average   | 36.13    | 36.35    | 34.03    | 34.71    |
| €/MWh                            |          |          |          |          |
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| Area price Finland, average      | 36.21    | 42.89    | 34.32    | 46.52    |
| €/MWh                            |          |          |          |          |
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| Congestion income in the Nordic  | 18.2     | 140.9    | 8.6      | 103.6    |
| countries million €              |          |          |          |          |
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| Congestion income between        | 0.5      | 0.1      | 0.07     | 0.0      |
| Finland and Sweden million €     |          |          |          |          |
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| Congestion hours between Finland | 5.9      | 0.5      | 0.8      | 0.2      |
| and Sweden %                     |          |          |          |          |
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| Fingrid's share of the           | 1.3      | 13.5     | 0.6      | 9.9      |
| congestion income in the Nordic  |          |          |          |          |
| countries million €              |          |          |          |          |
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Capital expenditure and grid maintenance   
The Group's gross capital expenditure from April to June was 37.2 million euros 
(21.6 million euros during the corresponding period in 2008). Gross capital     
expenditure between January and June totalled 53.5 million euros (35.2 million  
euros).  
At the end of April, Fingrid decided on the capital investment of 208 million   
euros for the construction of the second 400 kilovolt transmission connection   
between Yllikkälä and Huutokoski and a reserve power plant of approx. 200       
megawatts. Both projects are basic upgrades of the Finnish grid, enabling       
capital investments in electricity generation in accordance with the Finnish    
climate and energy strategy by 2020. 
Based on a grid plan shared by the transmission system operators in the region  
of the Baltic Sea, published in February, Fingrid launched preparations in April
for the construction of the second cable link (EstLink 2) between Estonia and   
Finland. Fingrid is making preparations for this project of approx. 300 million 
euros in co-operation with the Estonian TSO Elering OÜ. The objective is to     
complete the project by 2014. An application for investment subsidies of 100    
million euros will be made for the project to the EU.  
Fingrid and Svenska Kraftnät chose Vattenfall Services Nordic Ab to construct   
the 500 kV high-voltage direct current line between the Dannebo and Finnböle    
substations in Sweden. The construction of the transmission line is part of the 
Fenno-Skan 2 submarine cable project between Finland and Sweden, due to be ready
at the end of 2011. As a result of this contract, all major parts of the project
have been procured.  
The first Static VAR Compensator (SVC) unit in the Finnish grid was constructed 
at the Kangasala substation in the spring. The SVC facility enables more        
efficient use of the transmission capacity in the grid.  
The environmental impact assessment for the transmission line route from        
Tahkoluoto/Pori to Kristiinankaupunki in Western Finland was completed in the   
spring. The transmission line between Ulvila and Kristiinankaupunki will be     
constructed by the mid-2010s. 
Financial result  
The Group's revenue between April and June was 68 million euros (78 million     
euros). The sales of balance power were 19 million euros (21 million euros) and 
purchases of balance power 15 million euros (23 million euros). The IFRS loss   
before taxes was -3 million euros (-2 million euros).
The Group's revenue was 184 million euros (193 million euros) between January   
and June. The grid tariff and Russian transmission tariff were raised by 4.5 per
cent at the beginning of 2009. The other operating income was 0.9 million euros 
(1.0 million euros). As a result of decreasing electricity consumption, grid    
revenue decreased slightly despite the 4.5 per cent tariff increase carried out 
at the beginning of the year. 
Revenue from the sales of balance power remained unchanged from the previous    
year at 48 million euros (48 million euros). The purchases of balance power     
decreased to 43 million euros (46 million euros). These changes in purchases    
were mainly due to the fact that the consumption and production balances are now
handled in two different balances. Cross-border transmission income and peak    
load power income increased slightly from the corresponding period in 2008. ITC 
or inter-TSO compensations between the European TSOs grew to 6 million euros.   
Income and costs related to the feed-in tariff of peat remained the same.       
Depreciation costs, maintenance management costs, reserve power costs and       
personnel costs rose, while loss energy costs decreased slightly. The changes   
between January and June as well as between April and June 2009 from the        
corresponding periods in 2008 are shown in the table below.   
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| Revenue                  | 1-6/09     | 1-6/08     | 4-6/09     | 4-6/08     |
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| Grid service revenue     | 98.5       | 101.9      | 32.4       | 34.5       |
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| Sales of balance power   | 48.1       | 48.4       | 18.6       | 20.9       |
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| Cross-border             | 12.5       | 10.6       | 6.2        | 5.3        |
| transmission             |            |            |            |            |
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| ITC income               | 14.1       | 9.6        | 6.3        | 5.3        |
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| Peak load power          | 6.4        | 5.3        | 3.1        | 2.3        |
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| Feed-in tariff for peat  | 0.2        | 0.2        | 0.1        | -2.0       |
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| Congestion income        | 1.3        | 13.5       | 0.6        | 9.9        |
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| Other operational        | 3.5        | 4.7        | 1.5        | 2.8        |
| revenue and other income |            |            |            |            |
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| Revenue and other income | 184.6      | 194.2      | 68.7       | 79.0       |
| total                    |            |            |            |            |
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| Costs                    | 1-6/09    | 1-6/08      | 4-6/09     | 4-6/08     |
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| Depreciation             | 32.4      | 29.6        | 17.1       | 15.4       |
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| Purchase of balance      | 43.3      | 46.0        | 15.4       | 22.8       |
| power                    |           |             |            |            |
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| ITC charges              | 8.5       | 6.9         | 4.2        | 3.3        |
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| Peak load power          | 6.8       | 5.3         | 3.1        | 1.9        |
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| Feed-in tariff for peat  | 0.1       | 0.1         | 0.0        | -2.0       |
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| Purchase of loss energy  | 25.3      | 26.4        | 10.3       | 13.2       |
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| Reserves                 | 9.8       | 9.3         | 5.0        | 4.8        |
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| Maintenance management   | 7.7       | 5.7         | 4.5        | 3.8        |
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| Personnel                | 10.2      | 9.8         | 5.2        | 4.9        |
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| Other costs              | 9.6       | 8.3         | 5.3        | 3.8        |
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| Costs total              | 153.6     | 147.4       | 70.0       | 72.0       |
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From January to June, operating profit excluding the change in the fair value of
electricity derivatives was 31 million euros (47 million euros). Operating      
profit decreased primarily because of reduced grid service revenue, and smaller 
congestion income resulting from transmission congestions. The IFRS operating   
profit was 34 million euros (46 million euros), which contains 3 million euros  
(-1 million euros) of positive change in the fair value of electricity          
derivatives. The IFRS profit before taxes was 26 million euros (28 million      
euros), and the total comprehensive income for the review period was 23 million 
euros (57 million euros). The equity ratio was 27.5 (30.1) per cent at the end  
of the review period.   
The Group's income flow is characterised by seasonal fluctuations, which is why 
the financial result for the entire year cannot be directly estimated on the    
basis of the six-month result. 
Financing  
The financial position of the Group continued to be satisfactory. The net       
financial costs of the Group between April and June were 3 million euros (10    
million euros). The net financial costs of the Group also decreased between     
January and June to 9 million euros (18 million euros). Financial assets        
recognised at fair value in the income statement, and cash and cash equivalents 
amounted to 207 million euros (205 million euros) at 30 June 2009. The          
interest-bearing liabilities, including derivative liabilities, totalled 953    
million euros (939 million euros), of which 609 million euros (715 million      
euros) were long-term and 345 million euros (224 million euros) were short-term.
The counterparty risk involved in the derivative contracts relating to financing
was 16 million euros. The company has an undrawn revolving credit facility of   
250 million euros.  
Personnel 
The total personnel of the Fingrid Group averaged 249 (253) during the review   
period. 
Auditing   
The consolidated figures in this Interim Report are unaudited.  
Events after the review period and outlook for the remaining part of the year 
International rating agency Standard & Poor's Rating Services (S&P) updated     
Fingrid's credit rating on July 16. The long-term credit rating is A+ and       
short-term rating is A-1. The outlook is stable.    
The profit of the Fingrid Group for the entire year without the change in the   
fair value of derivatives is expected to decrease somewhat on the previous year.

Board of Directors    
Appendices: Tables for the interim report 1 January - 30 June 2009     
Further information:                                                            
Jukka Ruusunen, President & CEO, tel. +358 (0)30 395 5140                       
or +358 (0)40 593 8428                                                          
Tom Pippingsköld, CFO, tel. +358 (0)30 395 5157 or +358                         
(0)40 519 5041                                                                  

Appendices: Tables for the Interim Report 1 January - 30 June 2009              
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| Condensed       |  2009 |  2008 | Change |   2009 |   2008 | Change |   2008 |
| consolidated    | Jan-J | Jan-J |        | Apr-Ju | Apr-Ju |        | Jan-De |
| statement of    |    un |    un |        |      n |      n |        |      c |
| comprehensive   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| income, million |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| euros           |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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|  Revenue        | 183.7 | 193.2 |   -9.5 |   68.2 |   78.4 |  -10.2 |  382.3 |
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| Other operating |   0.9 |   1.0 |   -0.1 |    0.5 |    0.6 |   -0.2 |    2.5 |
| income          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Depreciation    | -32.4 | -29.6 |   -2.8 |  -17.0 |  -15.4 |   -1.6 |  -59.5 |
| and             |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| amortisation    |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| expense         |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Operating       | -117. | -118. |    0.9 |  -52.0 |  -55.6 |    3.6 | -257.0 |
| expenses        |     8 |     7 |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Operating       |  34.4 |  45.9 |  -11.5 |   -0.3 |    8.0 |   -8.3 |   68.4 |
| profit          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Finance income  |  -8.8 | -17.9 |    9.1 |   -3.0 |   -9.8 |    6.8 |  -31.4 |
| and costs       |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Portion of      |   0.2 |  -0.2 |    0.4 |    0.1 |    0.1 |   -0.1 |    0.5 |
| profit of       |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| associated      |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| companies       |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Profit before   |  25.9 |  27.8 |   -1.9 |   -3.2 |   -1.7 |   -1.6 |   37.5 |
| taxes           |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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|  Income taxes   |  -6.7 |  -7.3 |    0.6 |    0.8 |    0.5 |    0.4 |   -9.7 |
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| Profit for the  |  19.2 |  20.5 |   -1.3 |   -2.4 |   -1.2 |   -1.2 |   27.9 |
| period          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Other           |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| comprehensive   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| income          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Cash flow       |   3.2 |  36.7 |  -33.5 |   13.8 |   45.1 |  -31.4 |  -32.5 |
| hedges          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Translation     |   0.2 |   0.0 |    0.2 |   -0.1 |    0.0 |   -0.1 |   -0.6 |
| reserve         |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Available-for-s |       |       |        |        |        |        |    0.0 |
| ale financial   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| assets          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Total           |  22.6 |  57.2 |  -34.6 |   11.3 |   43.9 |  -32.6 |   -5.3 |
| comprehensive   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| income for the  |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| year            |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Profit          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| attributable    |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| to:             |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Equity holders  |  19.2 |  20.5 |   -1.3 |   -2.4 |   -1.2 |   -1.2 |   27.9 |
| of the company  |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Total           |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| comprehensive   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| income          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| attributable    |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| to:             |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Equity holders  |  22.6 |  57.2 |  -34.6 |   11.3 |   43.9 |  -32.6 |   -5.3 |
| of the company  |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Earnings per    | 5,774 | 6,174 |   -400 |   -718 |   -359 |   -359 |  8,379 |
| share (euros)*  |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| belonging to    |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| the owners of   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| the parent      |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| company,        |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| calculated from |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| profit          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| * no dilution   |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
| effect          |       |       |        |        |        |        |        |
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| Condensed consolidated balance    |     2009 |     2008 |  Change |     2008 |
| sheet, million euros              |   30 Jun |   30 Jun |         |   31 Dec |
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| ASSETS                            |          |          |         |          |
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|  Non-current assets               |          |          |         |          |
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|   Goodwill                        |     87.9 |     87.9 |     0,0 |     87.9 |
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|   Intangible assets               |     85.0 |     84.3 |     0.7 |     85.3 |
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|   Property, plant and equipment   |  1,134.7 |  1,091.6 |    43.1 |  1,113.1 |
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|   Investments                     |      7.1 |      7.2 |    -0.1 |      6.7 |
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|   Receivables                     |     18.8 |     84.2 |   -65.4 |      9.9 |
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|  Current assets                   |          |          |         |          |
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|   Inventories                     |      5.4 |      4.7 |     0.8 |      4.6 |
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|   Receivables                     |     32.8 |     31.5 |     1.3 |     48.0 |
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| Financial assets recognised in    |    206.5 |    203.6 |     2.9 |    200.0 |
| income statement at fair value    |          |          |         |          |
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|   Cash and cash equivalents       |      0.5 |      1.6 |    -1.1 |      6.1 |
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|  Total assets                     |  1,578.9 |  1,596.6 |   -17.8 |  1,561.6 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND          |          |          |         |          |
| LIABILITIES                       |          |          |         |          |
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| Shareholders' equity belonging to |          |          |         |          |
| the owners of the parent company  |          |          |         |          |
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|  Shareholders' equity             |    433.5 |    480.1 |   -46.6 |    417.6 |
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|  Non-current liabilities          |          |          |         |          |
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| Non-current interest-bearing      |    608.6 |    714.5 |  -105.9 |    678.3 |
| liabilities                       |          |          |         |          |
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|   Other non-current liabilities   |    147.9 |    129.5 |    18.4 |    150.1 |
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|  Current liabilities              |          |          |         |          |
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| Current interest-bearing          |    344.6 |    224.3 |   120.3 |    254.5 |
| liabilities                       |          |          |         |          |
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|   Trade and other payables        |     44.2 |     48.2 |    -4.0 |     61.0 |
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| Total shareholders' equity and    |  1,578.9 |  1,596.6 |   -17.8 |  1,561.6 |
| liabilities                       |          |          |         |          |
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| Key indicators, million euros       |        2009 |        2008 |       2008 |
|                                     |     Jan-Jun |     Jan-Jun |    Jan-Dec |
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|  Revenue                            |       183.7 |       193.2 |      382.3 |
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|  Capital expenditure, gross         |        53.5 |        35.2 |       87.9 |
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|   -  % of revenue                   |        29.1 |        18.2 |       23.0 |
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|  Research and development expenses  |         0.5 |         0.3 |        0.9 |
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|   - % of revenue                    |         0.3 |         0.2 |        0.2 |
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|  Personnel, average                 |         263 |         253 |        241 |
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|  Operating profit                   |        34.4 |        45.9 |       68.4 |
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|  - % of revenue                     |        18.7 |        23.8 |       17.9 |
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|  Profit before taxes                |        25.9 |        27.8 |       37.5 |
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|   - % of revenue                    |        14.1 |        14.4 |        9.8 |
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|  Interest bearing liabilities, net* |       746.3 |       733.7 |      726.7 |
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|  Equity ratio,%*                    |        27.5 |        30.1 |       26.7 |
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| Shareholders' equity*               |       433.5 |       480.1 |      417.6 |
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| Equity per share, euros*            |     130,370 |     144,385 |    125,600 |
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|  Earnings per share, euros*         |       5,774 |       6,174 |      8,379 |
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| * end of period                     |             |             |            |
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| Consolidated          | Share | Share | Revaluat | Transla | Retain |  Total |
| statement of changes  | capit | premi |      ion |    tion |     ed |        |
| in total equity,      |    al |    um |  reserve | reserve | earnin |        |
| million euros         |       | accou |          |         |     gs |        |
|                       |       |    nt |          |         |        |        |
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| Capital and reserves  |  55.9 |  55.9 |      9.4 |     0.2 |  308.6 |  430.0 |
| 1 Jan 2008            |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Dividend distribution |       |       |          |         |   -7.2 |   -7.2 |
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| Total comprehensive   |       |       |     36.7 |     0.0 |   20.5 |   57.2 |
| income for the year   |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Capital and reserves  |  55.9 |  55.9 |     46.1 |     0.2 |  322.0 |  480.1 |
| 30 Jun 2008           |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Total comprehensive   |       |       |    -69.2 |    -0.6 |    7.3 |  -62.5 |
| income for the year   |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Capital and reserves  |  55.9 |  55.9 |    -23.2 |    -0.4 |  329.3 |  417.6 |
| 31 Dec 2008           |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Dividend distribution |       |       |          |         |   -6.7 |   -6.7 |
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| Total comprehensive   |       |       |      3.2 |     0.2 |   19.2 |   22.6 |
| income for the year   |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Capital and reserves  |  55.9 |  55.9 |    -20.0 |    -0.2 |  341.8 |  433.5 |
| 30 Jun 2009           |       |       |          |         |        |        |
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| Condensed consolidated cash flow statement, |    2009 |     2008 |      2008 |
| million euros                               | Jan-Jun |  Jan-Jun |   Jan-Dec |
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|  Cash flow from operating activities        |         |          |           |
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|  Profit for the financial year              |    19.2 |     20.5 |      33.0 |
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|  Adjustments                                |    44.4 |     55.9 |     109.1 |
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|  Changes in working capital                 |     7.2 |     10.0 |       4.8 |
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|  Interests paid                             |   -30.0 |    -20.6 |     -40.8 |
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|  Interests received                         |     4.8 |      3.7 |       9.0 |
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|  Taxes paid                                 |    -0.6 |     -1.2 |      -2.3 |
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|  Net cash flow from operating activities    |    44.9 |     68.3 |     112.6 |
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|  Cash flow from investing activities        |         |          |           |
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|  Purchase of property, plant and equipment  |   -54.4 |    -35.6 |     -83.6 |
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|  Purchase of intangible assets              |    -2.2 |     -0.7 |      -3.1 |
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|  Purchase of other assets                   |     0.0 |      0.0 |       0.0 |
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|  Proceeds from other investments            |     0.0 |      0.0 |       0,0 |
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| Proceeds from sale of property, plant and   |     0.0 |      0.0 |       0.2 |
| equipment                                   |         |          |           |
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|  Repayment of loans receivable              |     0.0 |      0.1 |       0.1 |
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|  Dividends received                         |     0.0 |      0.0 |       0.6 |
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|  Net cash flow from investing activities    |   -56.6 |    -36.2 |     -85.7 |
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|  Cash flow from financing activities        |         |          |           |
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|  Withdrawal of loans                        |   185.3 |    109.1 |     354.4 |
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|  Repayment of loans                         |  -164.0 |   -141.7 |    -382.0 |
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|  Dividends paid                             |    -6.7 |     -7.2 |      -7.2 |
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|  Net cash flow from financing activities    |    14.5 |    -39.8 |     -34.7 |
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|  Net change in cash and  cash equivalents   |     2.8 |     -7.7 |      -7.9 |
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|  Cash and cash equivalents  1 Jan           |   206.1 |    212.0 |     212.0 |
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| Impact of changes in fair value of          |    -1.9 |      0.9 |       2.1 |
| investments                                 |         |          |           |
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|  Cash and cash equivalents 30 Jun           |   207.0 |    205.1 |     206.1 |
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| Derivative       |   30 June.2009   |    30 June 2008    |    31 Dec.2008    |
| agreements,      |                  |                    |                   |
| million euros    |                  |                    |                   |
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|                  |    Net | Notiona |     Net | Notional |    Net | Notional |
|                  |   fair | l value |    fair |    value |   fair |    value |
|                  |  value |         |   value |          |  value |          |
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| Interest and     |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| currency         |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| derivatives      |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Cross-currency   |    -19 |     341 |     -41 |      360 |    -22 |      367 |
| swaps            |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Forward          |     -1 |      27 |      -1 |       32 |      1 |       19 |
| contracts        |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Interest rate    |      0 |     159 |      -1 |      144 |      0 |      134 |
| swaps            |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Call options,    |     10 |     740 |      14 |      330 |      2 |      330 |
| bought           |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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|  Total           |     -9 |   1,267 |     -29 |      866 |    -19 |      851 |
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|                  |   30 Jun 2009    |    30 Jun 2008     |    31 Dec 2008    |
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|                  |    Net |  Volume |     Net |   Volume |    Net |   Volume |
|                  |   fair |     TWh |    fair |      TWh |   fair |      TWh |
|                  |  value |         |   value |          |  value |          |
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| Electricity      |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| derivatives      |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Electricity      |    -27 |    3.51 |      69 |     3.44 |    -35 |     3.52 |
| forward          |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| contracts, Nord  |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| Pool Clearing    |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| designated as    |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| hedge accounting |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Electricity      |      0 |   -0.01 |       0 |    -0.01 |      0 |        0 |
| forward          |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| contracts, Nord  |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| Pool Clearing    |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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| Forward          |      0 |    0.05 |       2 |     0.08 |      0 |     0.07 |
| contracts of     |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| electricity,     |        |         |         |          |        |          |
| others           |        |         |         |          |        |          |
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|  Total           |    -28 |    3.55 |      71 |     3.52 |    -35 |     3.59 |
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| Commitments and          |    30 Jun 2009 |    30 Jun.2008 |     31 Dec.2008 |
| contingencies, million   |                |                |                 |
| euros                    |                |                |                 |
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|  Pledges/ bank balances  |              0 |              0 |               6 |
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|  Rental liabilities      |              9 |              8 |               9 |
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| Commitment fee of        |              0 |              0 |               1 |
| revolving credit         |                |                |                 |
| facility                 |                |                |                 |
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|  Total                   |              9 |              9 |              16 |
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|  Capital commitments     |            238 |            214 |             219 |
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| Other financial          |              2 |              2 |               2 |
| liabilities              |                |                |                 |
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| Changes in property,     |    30 Jun 2009 |    30 Jun.2008 |     31 Dec 2008 |
| plant and equipment,     |                |                |                 |
| million euros            |                |                |                 |
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| Carrying amount at       |          1,113 |          1,086 |           1,086 |
| beginning of period      |                |                |                 |
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|  Increases               |             52 |             35 |              81 |
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|  Decreases               |              0 |                |               0 |
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| Depreciation and         |            -30 |            -29 |             -54 |
| amortisation expense     |                |                |                 |
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| Carrying amount at end   |          1,135 |          1,092 |           1,113 |
| of period                |                |                |                 |
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| Related party            |    30 Jun 2009 |    30 Jun 2008 |     31 Dec 2008 |
| transactions and         |                |                |                 |
| balances, million euros  |                |                |                 |
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|  Sales                   |             48 |             52 |              99 |
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|  Purchases               |             50 |             49 |             109 |
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|  Receivables             |              5 |              5 |               9 |
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|  Liabilities             |              1 |              5 |               1 |
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Accounting principles. This interim report has been drawn up in accordance with 
standard IAS 34,  Interim Financial Reporting. In this interim report Fingrid   
has followed the same principles as in the annual financial statements for 2008.
The Group has adopted the new standards that came into force 1 January 2009 IAS 
1. Presentation of Financial Statements and IAS 23 Borrowing Costs.             

Segment reporting. The entire business of the Fingrid Group is deemed to        
comprise transmission system operation in Finland  with system responsibility,  
only constituting a single segment. There are no essential differences in the   
risks and profitability of individual products and services. This is why segment
reporting in accordance with the IFRS 8 standard is not presented.              
Corporate rearrangements. There have been no changes in the Group structure     
during the period reviewed.                                                     

Seasonal fluctuation. The Group's operations are characterised by extensive     
seasonal fluctuations.                                                          

General clause. Certain statements in this release concern the future and are   
based on the present views of management. Due to their nature, they contain some
risk and uncertainty and are subject to changes in economy and the relevant     
business.