Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Financial Calendar

Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's Financial Calendar for 2012 and Pohjola Bank plc's Annual General Meeting of 2012

Pohjola Bank plc
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2 November 2011, 10.00 am EET

Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's Financial Calendar for 2012 and
Pohjola Bank plc's Annual General Meeting of 2012

Pohjola Bank plc's and OP-Pohjola Group's financial calendar for 2012 is as
follows:

Financial Statements Bulletin for 2011: 8 February 2012
Financial Statements and the Report by the Board of Directors 2011: week 10 in
2012
Interim Report for 1 January-31 March (Q1): 3 May 2012
Interim Report for 1 January-30 June (H1): 1 August 2012
Interim Report for 1 January-30 September (Q1-3): 31 October 2012

Available in Finnish, Swedish and English, the Financial Statements Bulletin and
the Interim Reports will be published at approximately 8.00 am on the
abovementioned days. They are available at pohjola.fi and op.fi.

Pohjola Bank plc has the plan of holding its Annual General Meeting in Helsinki
on Tuesday, 27 March 2012. The Board of Directors will convene the AGM
separately at a later date. If a shareholder wishes to have an item included on
the agenda of the AGM, the related written request addressed to the Board of
Directors should arrive at Pohjola on or before 31 January 2012. Such a request
must include grounds for the inclusion or draft resolutions and be sent to
Pohjola Bank plc, Anna Eskelinen, Investor Relations/TeE4, P.O. Box 308, 00013
Pohjola or by email ir@ pohjola.fi.

Pohjola Bank plc's prospective dividend payment date is 10 April 2012.

Pohjola Bank plc

Carina Geber-Teir
Chief Communications Officer

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel.+358 (0)10 252 8394
Vesa Aho, CFO, tel. +358 (0)10 252 2336
Tarja Ollilainen, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 (0)10 252 4494

Distribution
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
London Stock Exchange
SIX Swiss Exchange
Major media
op.fi and pohjola.fi


Pohjola Bank plc is a Finnish financial services group which provides its
customers with banking, non-life insurance and asset management services. Our
mission is to promote the prosperity, security and wellbeing of our customers.
Profitable growth and an increase in company value form our key objectives.
Pohjola Group serves corporate customers in Finland and abroad by providing an
extensive range of financial, investment, cash-management and non-life insurance
services. We offer non-life insurance and private banking services to corporate
customers. Pohjola Series A shares have been listed on the Large Cap List of the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki since 1989. The number of shareholders totals around
35,000. Pohjola's consolidated earnings before tax came to 308 million euros in
2010 and the balance sheet total amounted to 36 billion euros on 31 December
2010. Pohjola is part of OP-Pohjola Group, the leading financial services group
in Finland with over four million customers.

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