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Nurminen Logistics Oyj - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2009


Nurminen Logistics Plc           Interim report 7 August 2009 9.00 am 


NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC'S INTERIM REPORT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2009                
Weak market situation continued, but volume decline stopped                     


REVIEW PERIOD IN BRIEF                                                          

Review period 1 January - 30 June 2009                                          

- Net sales were EUR 30.6 million (EUR 38.3 million).                           
- Reported operating result was EUR 0.7 million (EUR 2.2 million).              
- Operating margin was 2.4 % (5.7%).                                            
- Operating result excluding non-recurring items was EUR -0.4 million (EUR 2.1  
million).                                                                       
- EBT was EUR -1.243 million (EUR 1.4 million)                                  
- Net result was EUR -1.4 million (EUR 1.3 million).                            
- Earnings per share: -0.14 (0.05) euros.                                       

Outlook for 2009                                                                

The net sales of the continuing operations in year 2009 are assessed to be lower
than in 2008 and the company's operating result excluding non-recurring items is
assessed to                                                                     
be slightly negative.                                                           

The company published its previous outlook for 2009 on 21 April 2009. In that   
outlook the net sales of the continuing operations in year 2009 were expected to
be lower than in 2008 and the company's operating profit margin was expected to 
decline.                                                                        


Second quarter 2009                                                             

- Net sales were EUR 15.8 million (EUR 19.5 million).                           
- Reported operating result was EUR 1.0 million (EUR 1.1 million).              
- Operating margin was 6.4 % (5.9%).                                            
- Operating result excluding non-recurring items was EUR -0.1 million (EUR 1.1  
million).                                                                       
- EBT was EUR 0.1 million (EUR 1.3 million)                                     
- Net profit was EUR 0.0 million (EUR 1.1 million).                             
- Earnings per share: -0.03 (0.04) Euros.                                       


The comparative figures are presented for the continuing operations.            


BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 1 JANUARY - 30 JUNE 2009                                   

The company's business environment is strongly affected by the crisis in the    
world economy.  The financial crisis, which started in the end of 2008, had a   
negative effect on the demand situation during the whole review period.         

The demand and volumes of Nurminen Cargo business unit weakened compared to last
year along with the market. However, capacity utilization improved slightly     
towards the end of the second quarter compared to the previous quarter. Demand  
for Nurminen Heavy business unit varies with the rhythm of the deliveries of    
mechanical engineering industry. The demand situation weakened towards the end  
of the review period.                                                           

NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE REVIEW PERIOD                        

The net sales for the review period amounted to EUR 30.6 (2008: 38.3) million.  
Compared to the corresponding period last year the decrease of the net sales was
20.1%. Reported operating result was EUR 744 (2,194) thousand. The decrease was 
66.1%. Operating result includes non-recurring profits EUR 1,157 thousand (EUR  
186 thousand).  Operating result does not include non-recurring costs (EUR 81   
thousand). Therefore comparative operating result decreased 119.8% compared to  
the corresponding period last year.                                             

Non-recurring profit was a result of the company's decision to give up its      
purchase option and first refusal right to the logistics centre in Vuosaari. The
company has a long-term lease agreement in Vuosaari.  Aforesaid was published in
a stock exchange release on 18 June 2009. As compensation the company received a
payment of EUR 3.5 million, of which EUR 1,157 thousand was recorded as other   
revenues during the review period and the remaining EUR 2,343 thousand will be  
recorded monthly during the period from July 2009 to November 2010, which is the
original term of the purchase option.                                           

Net sales decreased strongly during the review period due to the sudden drop in 
the global economy and Finnish foreign trade. The drop affected especially      
Nurminen Cargo's volume situation and at the end of the review period also      
Nurminen Heavy's market situation. Operating result weakened strongly due to the
decrease of net sales and the increase of the fixed costs related to growth     
projects. The company's ongoing savings program reduced costs with EUR 0.3      
million.                                                                        
The financial result was burdened by high interest rate of the rouble based loan
taken by the company's Russian subsidiary. At the end of review period the      
rouble based loan amounted to RUB 426 million. After the review period the      
entire rouble based loan has been converted into euro based loan. This will     
reduce the company's financial costs in the future. Exchange rate differentials 
of the parent company's loan to the Russian subsidiary burdened the financial   
result by EUR 0.3 million.                                                      

Nurminen Cargo's net sales for the review period amounted to EUR 26.3 (33.0)    
million. Net sales decreased strongly due to the weakening of demand, which is  
related mainly to the decrease in Finnish export volumes to Russia and other CIS
countries. Operating result decreased strongly and amounted EUR -732 (1,936)    
thousand. The weakening of the operating result was mainly due to volume        
decrease and increase of fixed costs related mainly to the opening of the       
logistics centre in Vuosaari.                                                   

Nurminen Heavy's net sales decreased towards the end of the review period being 
EUR 4.3 (5.3) million. Operating profit decreased to EUR 319 (669) thousand.    
Operating profit decreased due to the drop in business volume.                  

NET SALES AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE SECOND QUARTER                       

The 2009 second quarter net sales amounted to EUR 15.8 (2008: 19.5) million.    
Compared to the corresponding period last year the decrease of the net sales was
18.8%. Reported operating result was EUR 1,015 (1,141) thousand. The operating  
profit decreased by 11.0%. Operating result includes non-recurring profits EUR  
1,157 (2008: 0) thousand. Operating result does not include non-recurring costs 
(2008: 0). Therefore comparative operating result decreased 112.4% compared to  
the corresponding period last year.                                             

There was a sudden drop in volumes during the first quarter. Net sales did not  
materially recover from this drop in the second quarter. Nurminen Cargo business
unit's demand situation remained weak. Nurminen Heavy business unit's demand    
situation weakened during the second quarter as its customers reduced their     
deliveries.                                                                     

Profitability was burdened by weak volume situation and the growth investments  
especially in Vuosaari.                                                         

OUTLOOK                                                                         

The company's unchanged long-term goal is to increase its net sales annually by 
approximately 20% on average, including acquisitions, and to reach an operating 
profit level of over 7%. The situation of the financial markets is assessed to  
delay achieving of the growth objectives in the short term.                     

Due to the global financial crisis foreign trade volumes have declined in all   
sectors. The volumes have started to slightly grow after strong decline in the  
beginning of the year but both exports and imports are still on a significantly 
lower level than in the corresponding period last year.                         

The net sales of the continuing operations in year 2009 are assessed to be lower
than in 2008 and the company's operating result excluding non-recurring items is
assessed to be slightly negative.                                               

The company published its previous outlook for 2009 on 21 April 2009. In that   
outlook the net sales of the continuing operations in year 2009 were expected to
be lower than in 2008 and the company's operating profit margin was expected to 
decline.                                                                        


SHORT-TERM RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES                                              

The most significant business risks are associated with the development of the  
global economy and the international financial markets. The possible turn in the
economy and the speed of the growth are difficult to estimate. There is         
uncertainty in the development of the foreign trade volumes that are important  
to the company and even large variations in the volumes of different product    
categories are still probable.                                                  

FINANCIAL POSITION AND BALANCE SHEET                                            

Company's cash flow from operations was EUR 2,722 thousand including the EUR    
3,500 thousand non-recurring payment related to the rental agreement arrangement
concerning the Vuosaari logistics centre. Cash flow from investments was EUR    
-1,888 thousand. Cash flow from financing activities amounted to EUR -1,452     
thousand. At the end of the review period, cash and cash equivalents amounted to
EUR 3,792 thousand. Liquidity was good throughout the review period.            

Group's interest bearing debt was EUR 32.6 million and correspondingly the net  
interest bearing debt was EUR 28.9 million. Of this interest bearing debt EUR   
9.6 million was rouble based. After the review period the entire rouble based   
loan has been converted into euro based loan.                                   

Balance sheet totaled EUR 76.8 million and equity ratio was 40.9 %.             

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE                                                             

The Group's gross capital expenditure for review period amounted to EUR 1.7     
(4.9) million, accounting for 5.6% of net sales. Depreciation totaled EUR 2.3   
(2.0) million, or 7.6% of net sales. Investments were mainly made to railway    
wagons.                                                                         

PERSONNEL                                                                       

At the end of the review period the Group staff was 366 (352 on 31 December     
2008). The number of personnel working abroad was 66. Nurminen Cargo had 310    
employees and Nurminen Heavy 26. Management and administrative staff numbered to
30.                                                                             

SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS                                                         

The trading volume of Nurminen Logistics Plc's shares was 21,715 in 1 January - 
30 June 2009, which represented 0.17% of the total number of shares. The value  
of the turnover was EUR 65,231. The lowest price for the period was EUR 2.50 per
share and the highest EUR 3.50 per share. The closing price for the period was  
EUR 3.37 per share and the market value of the entire share capital EUR         
42,863,431. At the end of the period, there were 350 shareholders.              

The company has one series of shares.                                           

The company owns 705 of its own shares, which represent 0.006% of the votes in  
the company.                                                                    

DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING                                         

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 6 April 2009 made the        
following decisions:                                                            

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders confirmed the company's financial    
statements and the group's financial statements for the financial period 1      
January - 31 December 2008 and released the Board of Directors and the Managing 
Director from liability.                                                        

Amendment of Articles of Association                                            

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders decided in accordance with the       
proposal made by the Board of Directors that the section 2 (line of business) of
the company's articles of association shall be amended so that the references   
according to which the company can provide healthcare logistics and other       
healthcare services will be removed.                                            

Composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors                          

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders resolved that the Board of Directors 
shall consist of seven (7) ordinary members. The Annual General Meeting of      
Shareholders re-elected the following ordinary members to the Board of          
Directors: Olli Pohjanvirta, Juha Nurminen, Matti Lainema, Matti Packalén and   
Rolf Saxberg. Jukka Nurminen who has acted as deputy member of the Board of     
Directors was elected as an ordinary member. Eero Hautaniemi was elected as a   
new member. In its organising meeting immediately following the Annual General  
Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors elected Juha Nurminen as the    
Chairman of the Board and Matti Lainema as the Deputy Chairman of the Board. The
Board of Directors also appointed an Audit    Committee. The members of the     
Audit Committee are Eero Hautaniemi, Matti Lainema                              
ja Olli Pohjanvirta.                                                            
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders decided to pay annual remuneration of
EUR 27,000 to the Chairman of the Board, EUR 18,000 to the deputy Chairman of   
the Board, and EUR 13,500 to the other members of the Board and in addition a   
fee of EUR 700 per meeting to each member of the Board. It was decided to       
compensate the travel and other expenses of the members of the Board in         
accordance with customary practice. It was furthermore decided to pay to the    
members of the Board a merit pay in case share price rises above EUR 4.88. The  
remuneration will be calculated from the difference of share's average price for
March 2010 (added with dividends paid after this annual general meeting and     
before end of March 2010) and EUR 4.88 per share. For each percentage point the 
profit has accrued (calculated from the EUR 4.88 initial level), the chairman of
the Board shall be paid a remuneration of EUR 2,000 and other members of the    
Board EUR 1,000. If the profit exceeds 25 percent the remuneration shall be paid
according to 25 percent. The proposal regarding remuneration means that the     
final remuneration of the Board members is subject to the total profit of the   
company's share.                                                                

Dividend                                                                        
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders approved the Board's proposal that a 
per share dividend of EUR 0.06 is distributed from unrestricted equity reserve  
for the financial year 2008. The dividend will be paid to shareholders entered  
in the company's shareholder register on the record date of 9 April 2009. The   
dividend payment date will be 21 April 2009.                                    

Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the share issue and other       
special rights entitling to shares                                              

Annual General Meeting authorised the Board to decide on the issuing new shares 
and/or special rights entitling to shares pursuant to chapter 10 section 1 of   
the Finnish Companies Act.                                                      

Based on the aforesaid authorisation the Board is entitled to release, either by
one or several resolutions, no more than 20,000,000 new shares. The             
authorisation could be used, e.g., for the financing of company and business    
acquisitions corporate and business trading or for other business arrangements  
and investments, for the expansion of owner structure, and/or for the creating  
incentives or encouraging commitment in personnel.                              

The authorisation gives the Board the right to decide on share issue with or    
without payment. The authorisation for deciding on a share issue without payment
also includes the right to decide on the issue for the company itself, so that  
the number of shares granted to the company is no more than one tenth (1/10) of 
all shares held by the company.                                          

It's proposed that the authorization includes the right whereby the Board is    
entitled to decide of all other issues of shares and special rights.            
Furthermore, the Board is entitled to decide on share issues, option rights and 
other special rights, in every way, as the same as Annual General Meeting could 
decide. The authorisation also includes right to decide on directed issues of   
shares and/or special rights.                                                   

The authorisation remains until 30 April 2010.                                  

Auditor                                                                         

KPMG Oy Ab, Authorised Public Accountant audit-firm, was re-elected as Nurminen 
Logistics Plc's auditor. Mr Lasse Holopainen acts as the responsible auditor.   
The auditor's term ends at the end of the first Annual General Meeting following
the election. Auditor's fee and costs will be paid in accordance with their     
invoice.                                                                        
DIVIDEND POLICY                                                                 

Company's board has on 14 May 2008 determined company's dividend policy,        
according to which Nurminen Logistics Plc aims to, in case company's financial  
policy so allows, annually distribute as dividends approximately one third of   
its net profit.                                                                 

AUTHORISATIONS GIVEN TO THE BOARD                                               

The board was given by the Annual General Meeting on 6 April 2009 an            
authorisation to decide on the issue of shares and special rights, for a maximum
of 20,000,000 new shares. Based on this authorisation the company issued in June
121,859 new shares. The shares were issued in order to acquire minority interest
of company's subsidiary OOO Huolintakeskus. The transaction was published in a  
stock exchange release on 23 June 2009.                                         


SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN FOR THE GROUP KEY PERSONNEL                          

Nurminen Logistics Plc has a share-based incentive plan for the Group key       
personnel. The plan was described in more detail in stock exchange release      
published on 17 April 2008.                                                     

OTHER EVENTS DURING THE SECOND QUARTER                                          

A nonrecurring compensation due to changes in the lease agreement concerning    
Vuosaari logistics centre                                                       

Nurminen Logistics Plc operates a logistics centre at Vuosaari Harbour. The     
centre was owned by John Nurminen Ltd until June 2009. On 18 June 2009 John     
Nurminen Ltd signed an agreement according to which the logistics centre is     
transferred into the ownership of Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company.   
According to the lease agreement described in the prospectus published on 7     
December 2007 Nurminen Logistics Plc had the right to purchase at a fair market 
value the leasehold and the logistics centre built on the area during two-year  
period following the taking possession of the object of lease. In addition,     
Nurminen Logistics had the first refusal right of the object of sale during the 
term of the agreement. Nurminen Logistics gave up these rights in connection    
with the transaction. As compensation the company received a payment of EUR 3.5 
million from John Nurminen Ltd on 22 June 2009. The compensation will be        
recorded as other revenues during the current and following financial year      
during the original term of the purchase option.                                
In connection with the transaction the lease agreement ending in year 2024      
described in prospectus was changed. Two 5-year option periods were added to the
agreement. Otherwise the lease agreement is materially unchanged.  Changes in   
the lease agreement were published in a stock exchange release on 18 June 2009. 


The company issued shares to acquire minority interest of its subsidiary        

In June Nurminen Logistics acquired 12 per cent of the share capital of its     
subsidiary OOO Huolintakeskus from Russian minority shareholders of OOO
Huolintakeskus. After the transaction Nurminen Logistics owns the whole share
capital of OOO Huolintakeskus. In connection with the transaction Nurminen
Logistics issued 121,859 new shares. The shares were used as part of the sale
price. After the arrangement the total amount of Nurminen Logistics' shares is
12,878,478. The transaction was published in a stock exchange release on 23
June 2009. 


Fire at Nurminen Logistics Plc's terminal in Niirala                            

A fire broke out in part of Nurminen Logistics' terminal in Niirala, Tohmajärvi 
on 25 June 2009.  The size of the terminal space destroyed in fire is
approximately 5,000 square meters. Nurminen Logistics' covered terminal space
in Niirala is approximately 18,000 square meters in total. 

The fire did not cause any injuries to personnel. Total damages are difficult to
estimate exactly at this point. The terminal building is insured. The insurance 
covers the damages caused by the fire in full.                                  

The fire does not affect Nurminen Logistics' operative income or production     
capability. The aforesaid has been published in a stock exchange release on 25
June 2009. 


EVENTS AFTER THE REVIEW PERIOD                                                  

New logistics centre at Hamina harbour                                       

Nurminen Logistics has signed an agreement to open a diversified logistics      
centre at Hamina harbour. The centre, in which Nurminen Logistics operates as a 
leaseholder,   offers clients an entire logistic value chain, including terminal
services, rail transport, forwarding and documentation services, and special and
heavy transport, as well as project, services.                                  

Initially employing a staff of around 15, the centre includes a covered terminal
space of approximately 16 000 square metres, while the outdoor space, intended  
for various project services and containers, consists of three hectares. Inside 
the terminal, there is a blind track and outside, there is a specific track for 
project transport. The logistics centre is to be built on the pre-existing      
terminal, which is being completely repaired and modernised. Construction work  
commenced in July 2009 and the terminal will be deployed in the beginning of    
2010.                                                                           


Rouble based loan converted into euro based                                     

The company has converted its entire rouble based loan of RUB 426 million (EUR  
9,120 thousand) into euro based loan on 23 July 2009. This will reduce the      
company's financial costs in the future. Exchange rate differentials of the     
parent company's loan to the Russian subsidiary burdened the financial result by
EUR 0.3 million.                                                                



Disclaimer                                                                      

Certain statements in this bulletin are forward-looking and are based on the    
management's current views. Due to their nature, they involve risks and         
uncertainties and are susceptible to changes in the general economic or industry
conditions.                                                                     

NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC                                                          
Board of Directors                                                              

For more information, please contact Lasse Paitsola, President and CEO (tel.    
+358 10 545 2431)                                                               

DISTRIBUTION                                                                    
NASDAQ OMX  Helsinki                                                            
Major media                                                                     
www.nurminenlogistics.com                                                       

Nurminen Logistics provides high-quality logistics services, such as railway    
transports, terminal services, forwarding and special and heavy transports.     

The company has collected logistics know-how from three centuries, starting in  
1886. Nurminen Logistics' main market areas are Finland, the Baltic Sea region, 
Russia and other CIS countries. The company's share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX 
Helsinki.                                                                       

TABLES                                                                          

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| INCOME STATEMENT                |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
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| EUR 1,000                       |             |              |               |
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| Continuing operations           |             |              |               |
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| NET SALES                       |      30 601 |       38 314 |        81 846 |
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| Other operating income          |       1 484 |          866 |         1 272 |
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| Materials and services          |     -13 914 |      -19 997 |       -42 582 |
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| Employee benefits expenses      |      -7 343 |       -7 559 |       -15 626 |
|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Depreciation                    |      -2 338 |       -1 978 |        -4 339 |
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| Other operating costs           |      -7 746 |       -7 452 |       -15 933 |
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| OPERATING PROFIT                |         744 |        2 194 |         4 638 |
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| Financial income                |          60 |          988 |           661 |
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| Financial expenses              |      -2 121 |       -1 759 |        -2 699 |
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| Share of profit in associates   |          74 |            8 |           334 |
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| PROFIT BEFORE TAX               |      -1 243 |        1 431 |         2 934 |
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| Income taxes                    |        -112 |         -329 |          -586 |
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| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM      |      -1 355 |        1 102 |         2 348 |
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS           |             |              |               |
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| Profit for the period from      |           0 |          192 |           509 |
| continuing operations           |             |              |               |
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| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD           |      -1 355 |        1 294 |         2 857 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Other comprehensive income      |             |              |               |
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| Translation differences         |      -1 058 |          -21 |        -3 433 |
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| Other comprehensive income for  |      -1 058 |          -21 |        -3 433 |
| the period                      |             |              |               |
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| Total comprehensive income for  |      -2 413 |        1 273 |          -576 |
| the period                      |             |              |               |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Net profit attributable         |             |              |               |
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| To equity holders of the parent |      -1 797 |          642 |         2 181 |
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| To minority interest            |         442 |          460 |           676 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EPS undiluted                   |       -0,14 |         0,07 |          0,17 |
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|  - Continuing operations        |       -0,14 |         0,05 |          0,13 |
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|  - Discontinued operations      |        0,00 |         0,02 |          0,04 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EPS diluted                     |       -0,14 |         0,07 |          0,17 |
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|  - Continuing operations        |       -0,14 |         0,05 |          0,13 |
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|  - Discontinued operations      |        0,00 |         0,02 |          0,04 |
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| INCOME STATEMENT                |    4-6/2009 |     4-6/2008 |        Change |
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| EUR 1,000                       |             |              |               |
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| Continuing operations           |             |              |               |
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| NET SALES                       |      15 809 |       19 474 |        -3 665 |
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| Other operating income          |       1 297 |          464 |           833 |
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| Materials and services          |      -7 142 |      -10 081 |         2 939 |
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| Employee benefits expenses      |      -3 605 |       -3 969 |           364 |
|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Depreciation                    |      -1 258 |       -1 045 |          -213 |
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| Other operating costs           |      -4 086 |       -3 702 |          -384 |
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| OPERATING PROFIT                |       1 015 |        1 141 |          -126 |
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| Financial income                |          25 |          721 |          -696 |
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| Financial expenses              |        -949 |         -596 |          -353 |
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| Share of profit in associates   |          33 |            4 |            29 |
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| PROFIT BEFORE TAX               |         124 |        1 270 |        -1 146 |
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| Income taxes                    |         -83 |         -287 |           204 |
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| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD FROM      |          41 |          983 |          -942 |
| CONTINUING OPERATIONS           |             |              |               |
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| Profit for the period from      |           0 |          119 |          -119 |
| continuing operations           |             |              |               |
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| PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD           |          41 |        1 102 |        -1 061 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Other comprehensive income      |           0 |            0 |             0 |
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| Translation differences         |         658 |            1 |           657 |
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| Other comprehensive income for  |         658 |            1 |           657 |
| the period                      |             |              |               |
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| Total comprehensive income for  |         699 |        1 103 |          -404 |
| the period                      |             |              |               |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| Net profit attributable         |             |              |               |
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| To equity holders of the parent |        -353 |          647 |        -1 000 |
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| To minority interest            |         386 |          336 |            50 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EPS undiluted                   |       -0,03 |         0,06 |         -0,09 |
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|  - Continuing operations        |       -0,03 |         0,04 |         -0,07 |
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|  - Discontinued operations      |        0,00 |         0,02 |         -0,02 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EPS diluted                     |       -0,03 |         0,06 |         -0,09 |
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|  - Continuing operations        |       -0,03 |         0,04 |         -0,07 |
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|  - Discontinued operations      |        0,00 |         0,02 |         -0,02 |
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| BALANCE SHEET                   |   30.6.2009 |    30.6.2008 |    31.12.2008 |
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| EUR 1,000                       |             |              |               |
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| ASSETS                          |             |              |               |
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| Non-current assets              |             |              |               |
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| Property, plan, equipment       |      46 240 |       49 835 |        48 542 |
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| Goodwill                        |       9 516 |       15 030 |         9 130 |
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| Intangible assets               |       1 408 |        2 479 |         1 558 |
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| Investments in associates       |         434 |          261 |           591 |
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| Other long-term investments     |         717 |           47 |           718 |
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| Deferred tax asset              |         515 |          326 |           421 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS              |      58 830 |       67 978 |        60 960 |
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| Current assets                  |             |              |               |
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| Trade receivables and other     |      14 135 |       16 937 |        13 843 |
| receivables                     |             |              |               |
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| Cash and bank                   |       3 792 |        4 622 |         4 204 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS                  |      17 927 |       21 559 |        18 047 |
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|  ASSETS TOTAL                   |      76 757 |       89 537 |        79 007 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES          |             |              |               |
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| Share capital                   |       4 215 |        4 215 |         4 215 |
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| Other reserves                  |      17 199 |       22 439 |        19 019 |
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| Retained earnings               |       9 191 |        9 436 |        10 675 |
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| Minority interest               |         758 |          808 |           975 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            |      31 363 |       36 898 |        34 884 |
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| Long-term liabilities           |             |              |               |
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| Deferred tax liability          |         303 |          492 |           258 |
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| Non-current interest-free       |         818 |        2 175 |           779 |
| liabilities                     |             |              |               |
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| Long-term liabilities,          |      17 845 |       35 161 |        22 232 |
| interest-bearing                |             |              |               |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES         |      18 966 |       37 828 |        23 269 |
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| Current liabilities             |             |              |               |
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| Trade payables and other        |      11 625 |       11 664 |         9 185 |
| liabilities                     |             |              |               |
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| Short-term interest-bearing     |      14 803 |        3 147 |        11 669 |
| liabilities                     |             |              |               |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES             |      26 428 |       14 811 |        20 854 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES               |      45 394 |       52 639 |        44 123 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES    |      76 757 |       89 537 |        79 007 |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW          |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
| STATEMENT                       |             |              |               |
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| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING        |             |              |               |
| ACTIVITIES                      |             |              |               |
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| Profit/Loss for the period      |       -1363 |         1295 |          2857 |
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| Adjustments to reconcile profit |         -76 |         -302 |         -3173 |
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| Depreciation and amortisation   |        2338 |         2318 |          4942 |
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| Unrealised foreign exchange     |         311 |          595 |           224 |
| wins and losses                 |             |              |               |
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| Other adjustments               |        1795 |          675 |          2993 |
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| Paid and received interest      |       -1880 |         -110 |         -2068 |
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| Taxes paid                      |         392 |         -964 |         -1325 |
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| Changes in working capital      |        1205 |        -6719 |         -5202 |
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| Cash flow from operating        |        2722 |        -3212 |          -752 |
| activities                      |             |              |               |
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| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING        |             |              |               |
| ACTIVITIES                      |             |              |               |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries,    |           0 |         6980 |          6240 |
| net of cash acquired            |             |              |               |
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| Disposal of subsidiaries/       |           0 |          118 |          3970 |
| associated companies            |             |              |               |
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| Proceeds from sales of fixed    |         218 |          683 |           966 |
| assets                          |             |              |               |
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| Investments in tangible and     |       -1714 |        -4850 |        -11110 |
| intangible  assets              |             |              |               |
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| Proceeds from repayments of     |         250 |         2300 |          2096 |
| loans                           |             |              |               |
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| Cash flow from investing        |       -1246 |         5231 |          2162 |
| activities                      |             |              |               |
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| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING        |             |              |               |
| ACTIVITIES                      |             |              |               |
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| Changes in liabilities          |        -865 |         1124 |          1503 |
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| Dividends paid                  |       -1023 |        -1606 |         -1672 |
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| Cash flow from financing        |       -1888 |         -482 |          -169 |
| activities                      |             |              |               |
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| CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH         |        -412 |         1537 |          1241 |
| EQUIVALENTS                     |             |              |               |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at    |        4204 |         3085 |          2963 |
| beginning of period             |             |              |               |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at    |        3792 |         4622 |          4204 |
| end of period                   |             |              |               |
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A= Share capital                                                                
B= Share premium account                                                        
C= Reserve fund                                                                 
D= Fair Value reserve                                                           
E= Unrestricted equity reserve                                                  
F= Translation differences                                                      
G= Retained earnings                                                            
H= Minority interest                                                            
I= Total                                                                        


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| STATEMENT |  A  |  B  |  C   |  D   |   E    |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |
| OF        |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| CHANGES   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| IN EQUITY |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| 1-6/08    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| EUR 1,000 |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Sharehold | 421 |  86 | 2374 |    0 |   6132 |     0 | 10309 |   391 | 23507 |
| ers'      |   5 |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| equity at |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| beginning |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Other     |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |  13868 |     0 |   602 |   548 | 15018 |
| changes   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Total     |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |   -21 |     0 |     0 |   -21 |
| comprehen |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| sive      |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| income    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| for the   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| period    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Dividends |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |      0 |     0 | -1475 |  -131 | -1606 |
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| Sharehold | 421 |  86 | 2374 |    0 |  20000 |   -21 |  9436 |   808 | 36898 |
| ers'      |   5 |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| equity    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| 30.6.2008 |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| STATEMENT |  A  |  B  |  C   |  D   |   E    |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |
| OF        |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| CHANGES   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| IN EQUITY |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| 1-6/09    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| EUR 1,000 |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Sharehold | 421 |  86 | 2374 |    0 |  20000 | -3441 | 10675 |   975 | 34884 |
| ers'      |   5 |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| equity at |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| beginning |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Other     |   0 |   3 |    0 |    0 |      0 |     0 |   313 |  -401 |   -85 |
| changes   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Total     |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |      0 | -1058 | -1797 |   442 | -2413 |
| comprehen |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| sive      |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| income    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| for the   |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| period    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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| Dividends |   0 |   0 |    0 |    0 |   -765 |     0 |     0 |  -258 | -1023 |
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| Sharehold | 421 |  89 | 2374 |    0 |  19235 | -4499 |  9191 |   758 | 31363 |
| ers'      |   5 |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| equity    |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
| 30.6.2009 |     |     |      |      |        |       |       |       |       |
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SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                             

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| Net sales by segment            |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
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| EUR 1,000                       |             |              |               |
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| Nurminen Cargo                  |      26 343 |       32 976 |        71 188 |
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| Nurminen Heavy                  |       4 258 |        5 338 |        10 658 |
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| Eliminations                    |           0 |            0 |             0 |
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| Total                           |      30 601 |       38 314 |        81 846 |
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| Operating profit by segment     |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
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| EUR 1,000                       |             |              |               |
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| Nurminen Cargo                  |        -732 |        1 936 |         4 263 |
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| Nurminen Heavy                  |         319 |          669 |         1 139 |
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| Other segments                  |       1 157 |         -411 |          -764 |
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| Total                           |         744 |        2 194 |         4 638 |
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Related party transactions                                                      

The related parties comprise the members of the board of directors and executive
board of Nurminen Logistics and companies in which these members have control.  
Related parties are also deemed to include shareholders with direct or indirect 
control or substantial influence.                                               

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| Related party transactions                           |                       |
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| EUR 1,000                                            |              1-6/2009 |
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| Sales                                                |                   404 |
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| Other operating income                               |                 1 156 |
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| Expenses                                             |                 1 439 |
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| Financial expenses                                   |                   202 |
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| Trade receivables and other receivables              |                    11 |
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| Trade payables and other liabilities                 |                 2 948 |
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| Long-term liabilities                                |                 6 357 |
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KEY FIGURES                                                                     

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| KEY FIGURES                     |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
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| Gross capital expenditure, EUR  |       1 714 |        4 850 |        11 941 |
| 1,000                           |             |              |               |
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| Personnel                       |         366 |          610 |           516 |
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| Operating margin %              |       2,4 % |        5,7 % |         5,7 % |
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| SHARE PRICE DEVELOPMENT         |             |              |               |
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| Share price at beginning of     |        3,00 |         5,10 |          5,10 |
| period                          |             |              |               |
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| Share price at end of period    |        3,37 |         5,10 |          3,00 |
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| Highest for the period          |        3,50 |         5,70 |          5,70 |
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| Lowest for the period           |        2,50 |         4,66 |          2,97 |
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|                                 |             |              |               |
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| EQUITY/SHARE EUR                |        2,45 |         2,92 |          2,74 |
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| EARNINGS/SHARE (EPS)            |       -0,03 |         0,07 |          0,17 |
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| Equity ration %                 |       40,86 |        41,46 |         44,15 |
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OTHER LIABILITIES                                                               

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| Contingent liabilities, EUR     |  1-6/2009   |   1-6/2008   |   1-12/2008   |
| 1,000                           |             |              |               |
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| Mortgages given                 |       8 223 |        4 223 |         6 223 |
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| Other contingent liabilities    |       7 038 |        7 038 |         7 038 |
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| Rent liabilities                |      80 417 |       14 095 |        81 768 |
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Accounting policies                                                             

The interim report has been prepared in compliance with International Financial 
Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by EU and IAS 34 Interim Financial        
Reporting. In interim reports Nurminen Logistics Plc follows the same principles
as in the annual financial statement 2008 with the exception of changes listed  
below.                                                                          
Other adopted new and amended IFRS-standards and interpretations have not had   
material impact on reported figures.                               

IAS 1                                                                           

The Group applies the IAS 1 (revised) presentation of financial statement       
standard as of 1 January 2009. IAS 1 standard has mainly changed the            
presentation of the income statement and the statement of changes in equity.    

IFRS 8 Operating segments                                                       

IFRS 8 requires that reportable segment information, alongside the accounting   
principles observed therein, is based on internal reporting submitted to the    
corporate management. Implementation of IFRS 8 has not changed Group's segment  
reporting.                                                                      
All figures in this interim report have been rounded and consequently the sum of
individual figures can deviate from the presented sum figure. The presented     
financials are unaudited.                                                       


Calculation of Key Figures                                                      

Equity ratio (%) =                                                              

  Total equity                                                                  
______________________________________ x 100                                    

  Total assets - advances received                                              
Earnings per share (EUR) =                                                      

Profit for the period attributable to equity holders of the parent company      
_________________________________________________________ x 100                 
Number of shares (average during the period)                                    





Equity per share (EUR) =                                                

  Equity                                                                        
________________________________________ x 100                                  

  Number of shares at the end of the period