Pöyry - Changes in company's own shares

PÖYRY EXERCISES AUTHORITY BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING TO ACQUIRE OWN SHARES AND CONTINUES SHARE BUYBACK

The Board of Directors of Pöyry PLC has resolved on 10 March 2008 to
exercise the authorisation by the Annual General Meeting on 10 March
2008 to acquire the company's own shares and to continue the share
buyback for the implementation of an incentive plan for key personnel
of Pöyry. Based on the resolutions of the Board of Directors today
and as announced on 6 February 2008, a total maximum of 400 000
shares may be acquired.

The shares will be acquired in public trading on the OMX Nordic
Exchange in Helsinki at their market price at the time of purchase.
The total maximum amount to be paid for the shares is EUR 6 600 000.
Shares can be acquired until 10 September 2008. The buyback of the
shares will continue as of 11 March 2008.

The company has announced about the incentive plan and the share
buyback with stock exhange notices issued on 11 December 2008 and 6
February 2008.

PÖYRY PLC

Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen
President and CEO
Teuvo Salminen
Deputy to President and CEO

Additional information by:
Anne Viitala, Group General Counsel, Pöyry PLC
tel. +358 10 33 22811, +358 40 511 6151

www.poyry.com

DISTRIBUTION:
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
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