Tikkurila Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

Members of the Nomination Board of Tikkurila

Tikkurila Oyj
Stock Exchange Release
September 9, 2011 at 3:30 p.m. (CET+1)

Tikkurila Oyj's three largest registered shareholders on August 31, 2011, have
named their representatives for Tikkurila's Nomination Board. The members of the
Nomination Board are Pekka Paasikivi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Oras
Invest Oy; Timo Ritakallio, Deputy CEO of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance
Company; and Risto Murto, Executive Vice President of Varma Mutual Pension
Insurance Company.

The fourth member of the Nomination Board is Jari Paasikivi, the Chairman of the
Board of Directors of Tikkurila Oyj, who acts as an expert member.

The Nomination Board will elect a chairman from among its members in its
organizing meeting.

The Annual General Meeting of Tikkurila on March 31, 2011, decided to establish
a Nomination Board consisting of shareholders or representatives of shareholders
to prepare and present a proposal for the next Annual General Meeting concerning
the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors.

Tikkurila Oyj
Antti Kiuru, Group Vice President, Legal


For further information, please contact:

Antti Kiuru, Group Vice President, Legal, mobile +358 400 686 488,
antti.kiuru@tikkurila.com


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