Talvivaaran Kaivososakeyhtiö Oyj - Company Announcement

Talvivaara Mining Company, Directors Dealings

Talvivaara Mining Company Plc (“the Company”), was notified on 30 June 2008
that, between 24 and 27 June 2008, Pekka Perä, Chief Executive Officer, sold
2,000,000 ordinary shares at an average price of 382p each. 

Saila Miettinen-Lähde, Chief Financial Officer, sold a total of 80,000 ordinary
shares in the Company on 26 and 27 June 2008 at an average price of 377p each.
Jyrso Oy, a company in which Jari Lähde, her husband, holds a 70% interest,
sold a total of 20,000 ordinary shares on 26 and 27 June 2008 at an average
price of 375p each. 

Following these transactions, Pekka Perä holds a total beneficial interest in
the Company of 58,043,960 shares, representing 26.04% of the voting rights
attached to the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. The total
beneficial interest of Saila Miettinen-Lähde is 818,640 shares, representing
0.37% of the voting rights. 

The proceeds of the share sales will be used to pay tax liabilities and
mortgages of family properties of the respective Directors. 

 
ENQUIRIES

Talvivaara Mining Company Ltd					           Tel: +358 20 7129 800
Pekka Perä							                       
Saila Miettinen-Lähde							           

Merlin										Tel: +44 207 653 6620
Tom Randell
Anca Spiridon