Vaisala - Company Announcement

Timo Lappalainen Proposed as New Member for Vaisala's Board of Directors

Vaisala Corporation        Stock exchange release
February 14, 2011 at 9:15



Vaisala's shareholders representing more than 10 percent of all the votes in the
company have proposed Timo Lappalainen, President and CEO of Orion Corporation,
as new member of the Vaisala Board. The proposal will be presented at Vaisala's
Annual General Meeting held on March 24, 2011.

Timo Lappalainen (b. 1962), holds a Master of Science degree in Engineering. He
joined Orion in 1999 and has worked in several managerial positions in the
company before his current position of President and CEO. Timo Lappalainen's
full CV is attached.

Orion is a Finnish pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and
markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients
as well as diagnostic tests for the global market.


For more information
Jouni Lintunen, CFO, tel +358 9 8949 2215, mobile +358 40 579 0181
www.vaisala.com


Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building
on more than 70 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of
life by providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and
measurement products and services for meteorology, weather critical operations
and controlled environments. Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs over
1300 professionals worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.


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NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
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