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Raute - Interim report (Q1 and Q3)

RAUTE CORPORATION - INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2010


RAUTE CORPORATION  INTERIM REPORT  3 AUGUST 2010 AT 9:00 A.M.                   


RAUTE CORPORATION - INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2010                    

- The Group's net sales, EUR 30.0 million (MEUR 20.9), increased 43% on the     
comparison period.                                                              
- The operating profit was EUR -1.3 million (MEUR -4.1). The result before taxes
was EUR -1.3 million (MEUR -4.1).                                               
- Earnings per share (undiluted) were EUR -0.27 (EUR -0.86).                    
- The order intake was EUR 34 million (MEUR 11) and the order book at the end of
the reporting period amounted to EUR 28 million (MEUR 14).                      
- Net sales for the second quarter were EUR 19.5 million and the operating      
profit EUR +0.1 million.                                                        
- The outlook for net sales and profit remained unchanged. Net sales for the    
entire year 2010 will increase and the operating profit will improve from 2009. 
Achieving a positive operating profit and its amount will depend on the order   
intake in the next few months.                                                  


MR. TAPANI KIISKI, PRESIDENT AND CEO: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENT BUT UNCERTAINTY      
CONTINUES                                                                       

Raute's second quarter turned out as forecasted early in the spring on the basis
of the order book: net sales increased clearly and the profit improved. Thanks  
to major orders received in December 2009 and January 2010, we nearly doubled   
our net sales during the second quarter compared with preceding quarters. Even  
so, it is still under the pre-recession level. Thanks to a reorganization of    
Raute's operations, we succeeded in improving our operating profit during the   
second quarter and achieved slightly positive figures even at this level of net 
sales.                                                                          

Order intake remained low during the second quarter, but the order book is still
on a reasonable level. Uncertainty in customers' investment decisions and their 
timing still persists, and strong fluctuations in the order intake are typical  
of Raute's business in the prevailing market conditions. Nearly all geographical
markets include customers who continue to actively plan investments to develop  
their production capacity, including quite substantial projects. Our customers  
are still experiencing difficulties in successfully accomplishing financing     
arrangements for their investments at profitable terms. I am convinced that some
of the investment projects that are currently in the planning stage will proceed
in a positive direction during the coming months. Our customers' confidence that
market conditions will improve was demonstrated by minor machinery and equipment
orders Raute received in July, although the mill-scale projects under           
negotiation have not yet materialized in orders.                                

While the capacity utilization rates of our customers' production plants have   
improved during the first half of 2010, few plants operate at full capacity or  
even close to it. This is also reflected in the demand for our technology       
services, which has somewhat livened up, but still remains at a fairly low      
level.                                                                          

Raute's outlook and challenges for all of 2010 have remained unchanged. Our main
goals are strengthening of the order book, cost-efficient delivery of orders,   
and close control of overhead costs. We will reach a positive result in 2010 if 
we succeed in achieving these goals. However, we still face market-related      
challenges.                                                                     
RAUTE CORPORATION - INTERIM REPORT JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2010                    


BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT                                                            

Market situation in customer industries                                         

Raute's customers in the plywood and LVL industries are engaged in the          
manufacturing of wood products used in investment commodities and thus highly   
affected by fluctuations in the fields of construction, housing-related         
consumption, international trade, and transportation.                           

Debt problems experienced by European countries are estimated to slow down the  
recovery of international economic growth from the recession caused by financial
markets. Uncertainty in the demand for wood products experienced by Raute's     
customer industries in all markets will persist during 2010. As a result of the 
ongoing difficult situation in the construction and transport industries, demand
for wood products has remained at a low level in all market areas that are      
important to Raute.  However, the demand has picked up compared with the        
corresponding period last year. Many of the mills are still adjusting their     
production volumes to the lower demand by shortening their workweek and         
implementing shut-down periods of varied duration. Production is still shut down
at the plywood mills with the poorest profitability and the lowest efficiency.  

Demand for wood products technology and technology services                     

Due to the low demand for wood products and the market outlook, investment      
activity in the plywood industry has remained at a low level in all market      
areas. Negotiations and investment decisions on projects under planning have    
been further delayed. Investments in the LVL industry, which is dependent solely
on construction industry activity, remain at a low level in all market areas.   
The challenges of the financial markets in the emerging markets that are        
important to Raute and the conditions of long-term financing continue to        
restrict the investments of Raute's customers.                                  

Demand for maintenance and spare parts services will not improve before         
long‑term recovery of the capacity utilization rates in plywood production.     


ORDER INTAKE AND ORDER BOOK                                                     

Raute's business consists of providing project deliveries and technology        
services to the wood products industry. Project deliveries encompass complete   
mills, production lines, and individual machines and equipment. Technology      
services include maintenance, spare parts services, equipment modernization,    
consulting, training, and reconditioned machinery.                              

The order intake for the reporting period, EUR 34 million (MEUR 11), was at good
level, considering the market situation. 51 percent of orders received came from
the Asia-Pacific area, 22 from Europe, 15 percent from North-America, 9 percent 
from Russia and 3 percent from other market areas. Technology services accounted
for EUR 8 million (MEUR 8) of the order intake.                                 

The order intake in the second quarter amounted to EUR 9 million (MEUR 7). The  
most significant new order was a veneer drying line in Latvia. The low number of
new orders was due to uncertainty concerning the development in the wood        
products market and the resulting postponement of investment decisions.         

The order book amounted to EUR 28 million at the end of the period (MEUR 14).   COMPETITIVE POSITION                                                            

There have been no essential changes in Raute's competitive position, and thus  
Raute will be competitive when demand recovers. Customers appreciate            
comprehensive competence and strong technology development in their strategic   
investments aimed at ensuring their ability to deliver and provide service and  
to improve their competitiveness. The competitive edge provided by Raute's      
technology plays an important role when customers select their suppliers.       
Raute's strong financial position also enhances its credibility and improves its
competitive position as an executor of long-term investment projects.           


NET SALES                                                                       

Net sales for the reporting period totaled EUR 30.0 million (MEUR 20.9), up by  
43 percent on the comparison period. The increase in net sales was due to two   
large orders received in December 2009 and January 2010.                        

Net sales were generated exclusively by project deliveries and technology       
services related to the wood products technology business. Technology services  
accounted for 30 percent (34%) of net sales for the reporting period.           

Russia's share of total net sales was 49 percent (16%), Asia-Pacific's 19       
percent (7%), North America's 15 percent (7%), Europe's 13 percent (61%), and   
South America's 4 percent (8%).                                                 

Second-quarter net sales were EUR 19.5 million (MEUR 9.6).                      


RESULT AND PROFITABILITY                                                        

The Group's profitability during the reporting period improved substantially    
over the comparison period thanks to increased net sales and operational        
reorganization measures. Operating profit for the reporting period was EUR 1.3  
million in the negative (MEUR 4.1 negative) and accounted for -4 percent (-20%) 
of net sales. The negative operating profit was caused by low net sales. The    
operating profit for the reporting period includes one-time costs totaling EUR  
0.6 million from the transfer of production operations from Jyväskylä to the    
main production plant in Nastola and relocation of the Canadian unit.           
The result before taxes for the reporting period was EUR 1.3 million in the     
negative (MEUR 4.1 negative). The result for the reporting period was EUR 1.1   
million in the negative (MEUR 3.4 negative). Earnings per share (undiluted) were
EUR -0.27 (EUR -0.86).                                                          

The two large new orders received in December and January started to show in the
production workload and net sales growth during March. Operating profit for the 
second quarter was EUR 0.1 million in the positive (MEUR 1.9 negative) and      
accounted for 1 percent (-20%) of net sales. The second quarter result was      
EUR 0.1 million negative (MEUR 1.5 negative), and earnings per share were       
EUR -0.03 (EUR -0.38).                                                          


CASH FLOW AND BALANCE SHEET                                                     

The Group's financial position is good. At the end of the reporting period,     
gearing was -75 percent (-25%) and the equity ratio 45 percent (59%). The       
fluctuation in balance sheet items and the key figures based on them is a result
of differences in the timing of customer payments and the cost accumulation from
project deliveries, which is typical of project business.                       

Raute's liquid assets stood at EUR 32.8 million (MEUR 16.3) at the end of the   
reporting period. Operating cash flow was EUR 6.9 million positive (MEUR 0.5    
negative). Cash flow from investment activities totaled EUR -0.5 million        
(MEUR -0.2). Cash flow from financing activities was EUR -1.1 million (MEUR     
-4.1) including a TyEL loan installment of EUR 2 million.                       

Interest-bearing liabilities amounted to EUR 16.5 million (MEUR 9.3) at the end 
of the reporting period, with TyEL loans accounting for EUR 16.0 million (MEUR  
9.0) Unused long-term credit limits amounted to EUR 7 million (MEUR 14). The    
company additionally has a EUR 10 million (MEUR 10) commercial paper program.   


DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONS                                                       

The production operations of Raute's Jyväskylä unit were transferred to Nastola 
during the second quarter. Other operations related to panel handling           
technology, such as machine design and local maintenance services, remain with  
the Jyväskylä unit. The objective is to increase the efficiency of operations   
and to improve profitability as the difficult market situation drags on.        

The Raute unit in Canada transferred most of its operations to rental facilities
during the second quarter. The new facilities cater better to the needs of our  
current operational model. Production investments were carried out in connection
with the move, to improve productivity and shorten delivery times.              

The Group's main production plant in Nastola launched a new version of its ERP  
system during the second quarter, aiming mainly at more efficient project       
planning.                                                                       


RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS AND CAPITAL EXPENDITURES                         

Research and development costs totaled EUR 0.8 million (MEUR 1.4) in the        
reporting period, representing 2.6 percent (6.5%) of net sales.                 

Investments totaled EUR 1.7 million (MEUR 0.3) during the reporting period and  
were mainly targeted at reorganization and developing production in the Canadian
unit. The investments include capitalized development costs worth EUR 17        
thousand (EUR 102 thousand).                                                    


PERSONNEL                                                                       

The Group's headcount at the end of the reporting period was 522 (539). Group   
companies outside Finland accounted for 25 percent (23%) of employees.          

The number of personnel was adjusted during the reporting period by 18 percent  
(17%) and the Group's entire personnel was affected by temporary lay-offs of    
varied duration and other adjustment arrangements. Converted to full-time       
employees (“effective headcount”), the average number of employees was 423      
(454).                                                                          


SHARES                                                                          

The number of Raute Corporation's shares at the end of the reporting period     
totaled 4,004,758, of which 991,161 were series K shares (ordinary share, 20    
votes/share) and 3,013,597 series A shares (1 vote/share). The shares have a    
nominal value of two euros.                                                     

Series K shares can be converted to series A shares under the terms described in
section 3 of the Articles of Association. If a series K share is transferred to 
a new owner who does not previously hold series K shares, other shareholders of 
the K series have the right to redeem the share under the terms described in    
section 4 of the Articles of Association.                                       

Raute Corporation's series A shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Raute
Corporation has signed a market making agreement with Nordea Bank Finland Plc in
compliance with the Liquidity Providing (LP) requirements issued by NASDAQ OMX  
Helsinki Ltd.                                                                   

The company's market capitalization at the end of the reporting period was EUR  
29.5 million (MEUR 28.0), with series K shares valued at the closing price of   
series A shares on June 30, 2010, that is EUR 7.37 (EUR 6.99).                  

The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors on March 31, 2010  
to decide on the repurchase of the company's series A shares with the company's 
distributable assets and a directed issue of a maximum of 400,000 of these      
shares. The Board of Directors did not exercise this authorization during the   
report period.                                                                  

The company did not possess any company shares during the reporting period.     


STOCK OPTION SCHEME                                                             

On March 31, 2010 the Annual General Meeting decided on the issuance of a       
maximum of 240,000 stock options. In compliance with this authorization by the  
Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors issued a total of 80,000 stock   
options marked with the symbol 2010A to the Group's key personnel on May 5,     
2010. The share subscription period for 2010A stock options will be from March  
1, 2013 to March 31, 2016 and the exercise price EUR 7.64. The terms and        
conditions of the stock option scheme are availa­ble on the company's website.  

SHAREHOLDERS                                                                    

The number of shareholders totaled 1,820 at the beginning of the year and 1,792 
at the end of the reporting period. Series K shares are held by 50 private      
individuals (46). Management held 7.0 percent (5.0%) of the company shares and  
12.5 percent (9.1%) of the votes. Nominee-registered shares accounted for 2.1   
percent (1.4%) of shares.                                                       

On April 22, 2010, the company gave a flagging notification concerning the      
increase of Göran Sundholm's ownership share to 15.0 percent of the total number
of the company's shares.                                                        

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2010                                                     

Raute Corporation's Annual General Meeting was held on March 31, 2010.          
Information on the decisions made by the Annual General Meeting can be found in 
the stock exchange release issued on March 31, 2010.                            


DISTRIBUTION OF DIVIDEND FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2009                            

No dividend was paid for 2009.                                                  


CORPORATE GOVERNANCE                                                            

Raute Corporation complies with the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed
companies issued by the Securities Market Association on October 20, 2008. Raute
deviates from the recommendation 22 to elect members to the Appointments        
Committee in that one member to the Committee is elected from outside the Board 
of Directors from among the major shareholders who have significant voting      
rights. The Board views this exception as justified, when taking into           
consideration the company's ownership structure and the possibility to consider 
the expectations of major shareholders as early as in the preparation phase of  
selecting members of the Board of Directors. An outline of Raute Corporation's  
corporate governance principles is presented on the company's website at        
www.raute.com.                                                                  

Raute Corporation's Corporate Governance Statement 2009 has been drawn up       
separately from the financial statements and is published on the company's      
website.                                                                        


BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND BOARD COMMITTEES                                         

At Raute Corporation's Annual General Meeting on March 31, 2010, Mr. Erkki      
Pehu-Lehtonen was elected Chairman of the Board for Raute Corporation, Ms.      
Sinikka Mustakallio Vice-Chair and Mr. Risto Hautamäki, Mr. Ilpo Helander, Mr.  
Mika Mustakallio and Mr. Pekka Suominen as Board members.                       

Based on the evaluation of independence, Chairman Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen and       
members Risto Hautamäki, Ilpo Helander, Mika Mustakallio and Pekka Suominen are 
independent of the company. Vice-Chair Sinikka Mustakallio, who chaired Raute's 
Supervisory Board from 1996 to 1998 and has acted as a member of the Board since
1998, is dependent on the company. The Chairman of the Board (Erkki             
Pehu-Lehtonen) and two Board members (Ilpo Helander and Risto Hautamäki) are    
independent of major shareholders.                                              

Raute Corporation's Board of Directors has an Appointments Committee and a      
Working Committee. The Appointments Committee is chaired by Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen 
and its members are Sinikka Mustakallio and Ville Korhonen, who has been elected
by the major shareholders from among themselves. The Working Committee is       
chaired by Erkki Pehu-Lehtonen and its members are Sinikka Mustakallio and Risto
Hautamäki. The Audit Committee's tasks are handled by the Board of Directors.   


BUSINESS RISKS                                                                  

Risks in the near term continue to be driven by the global economic situation   
and the uncertainty concerning its development. During the reporting period,    
there have been no essential changes in the business risks described in the 2009
Board of Directors' report and financial statements. The most significant risks 
for Raute in the near term are related to the development of net sales and      
profitability.                                                                  


OUTLOOK FOR 2010                                                                

Due to the uncertainty related to the development of the global economy and     
financial markets, the market situation of Raute's customer industries is       
expected to continue to be uncertain. No permanent improvement is expected in   
the demand for investments and services in the wood products industry in 2010.  
Individual mill-scale investment projects, through which customers are already  
making preparations for the period following the present recession, are,        
however, in the planning phase in many market areas, but they involve           
uncertainties related to implementation and scheduling. In addition,            
restructuring resulting from the difficult situation in the customer industries 
may activate new investment projects.                                           

Thanks to its strong financial position, market position and the implemented    
development efforts, Raute's ability to survive the economic slowdown and to    
respond to growing demand as soon as the markets recover will be excellent.     

The outlook for net sales and profit remained unchanged. Net sales for the      
entire year 2010 will increase and the operating profit will improve from 2009. 
Achieving a positive operating profit and its amount will depend on the order   
intake in the next few months.                                                  


TABLES SECTION OF THE INTERIM REPORT                                            

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS JANUARY 1 - JUNE 30, 2010                     

The figures presented in the Interim report have not been audited except the    
figures of the financial statements for 2009.                                   

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| CONSOLIDATED          |       |        |        |        |         |         |
| STATEMENT OF          |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| COMPREHENSIVE INCOME  |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| (EUR 1 000)           | Note  |  1.4.- |  1.4.- |  1.1.- |   1.1.- |   1.1.- |
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|                       |       |  30.6. |  30.6. |  30.6. |   30.6. |  31.12. |
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|                       |       |   2010 |   2009 |   2010 |    2009 |    2009 |
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| NET SALES             | 3,4,5 | 19 546 |  9 565 | 29 982 |  20 930 |  36 638 |
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| Other operating       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| income                |       |    120 |    108 |    139 |     140 |     153 |
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| Increase (+) or       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| decrease (-) in       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| inventories of        |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| finished goods and    |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| work in progress      |       |    -87 |    135 |   -419 |     387 |     795 |
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| Materials and         |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| services              |       | 10 612 |  3 813 | 14 283 |   8 984 |  15 695 |
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| Expenses from         |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| employee benefits     |  16   |  6 211 |  5 386 | 11 598 |  11 518 |  22 047 |
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| Depreciation and      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| amortization          |       |    459 |    665 |  1 096 |   1 340 |   2 670 |
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| Other operating       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| expenses              |       |  2 194 |  1 862 |  4 011 |   3 712 |   6 869 |
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| Total operating       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| expenses              |       | 19 476 | 11 726 | 30 989 |  25 554 |  47 281 |
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| OPERATING PROFIT      |       |    103 | -1 918 | -1 287 |  -4 096 |  -9 695 |
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| % of net sales        |       |      1 |    -20 |     -4 |     -20 |     -26 |
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| Financial income      |       |    185 |     -9 |    561 |     241 |     356 |
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| Financial expenses    |       |   -256 |    -38 |   -600 |    -241 |    -551 |
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| PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE  |       |     33 | -1 965 | -1 327 |  -4 097 |  -9 890 |
| TAX                   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| % of net sales        |       |      0 |    -21 |     -4 |     -20 |     -27 |
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| Income taxes          |   7   |   -156 |    424 |    253 |     661 |   1 749 |
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| PROFIT (LOSS) FOR     |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| THE PERIOD            |       |   -123 | -1 540 | -1 074 |  -3 436 |  -8 141 |
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| % of net sales        |       |     -1 |    -16 |     -4 |     -16 |     -22 |
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| Other comprehensive   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| income items:         |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Exchange              |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| differences           |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| on translating        |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| foreign operations    |       |    -37 |   -142 |    -48 |    -132 |    -228 |
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| Cash flow hedging     |       |     16 |      0 |      8 |       0 |       0 |
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| Income tax related to |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| cash flow hedging     |       |     -4 |      0 |     -2 |       0 |       0 |
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| Other comprehensive   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| income items for      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| the period,           |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| net of tax            |       |    -25 |   -142 |    -42 |    -132 |    -228 |
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| COMPREHENSIVE PROFIT  |       |        |        |        |         |         |
| (LOSS)                |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| FOR THE PERIOD        |       |   -149 | -1 682 | -1 116 |  -3 568 |  -8 369 |
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| Profit (loss) for the |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| period attributable   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
| to                    |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Equity holders of the |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Parent company        |       |   -123 | -1 540 | -1 074 |  -3 436 |  -8 141 |
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| Comprehensive profit  |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| (loss) for the period |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| attributable to       |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Equity holders of     |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| the Parent company    |       |   -149 | -1 682 | -1 116 |  -3 568 |  -8 369 |
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| Earnings per share    |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| for profit (loss)     |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| attributable          |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| to Equity holders of  |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| the Parent company,   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
| EUR                   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Undiluted earnings    |       |        |        |        |         |         |
| per                   |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| share                 |       |  -0,03 |  -0,38 |  -0,27 |   -0,86 |   -2,03 |
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| Diluted earnings      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| per share             |       |  -0,03 |  -0,38 |  -0,27 |   -0,86 |   -2,03 |
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| Shares, 1 000 pcs     |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| Adjusted average      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| number of shares      |       |  4 005 |  4 005 |  4 005 |   4 002 |   4 003 |
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| Adjusted average      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| number of shares      |       |        |        |        |         |         |
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| diluted               |       |  4 055 |  4 005 |  4 030 |   4 002 |   4 003 |
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| CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET  |       |            |             |             |
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| (EUR 1 000)                 | Note  |  30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| ASSETS                      |       |            |             |             |
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| Non-current assets          |       |            |             |             |
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| Intangible assets           |   9   |      1 585 |       2 128 |       1 831 |
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| Tangible assets             |   9   |      9 301 |      10 480 |      10 267 |
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| Other financial assets      |       |        487 |         499 |         486 |
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| Receivables                 |       |          0 |           0 |       1 000 |
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| Deferred tax assets         |       |      1 977 |         116 |       1 741 |
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| Total                       |       |     13 350 |      13 223 |      15 325 |
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| Current assets              |       |            |             |             |
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| Inventories                 |       |      4 883 |       4 153 |       4 330 |
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| Accounts receivables and    |       |            |             |             |
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| other receivables           |   5   |     11 692 |      16 358 |       9 832 |
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| Cash and                    |       |            |             |             |
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| cash equivalents            |       |     32 834 |      16 320 |      27 900 |
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| Total                       |       |     49 409 |      36 831 |      42 062 |
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| Non-current assets          |       |            |             |             |
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| classified as               |       |            |             |             |
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| held for sale               |  10   |      1 038 |           0 |           0 |
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| Total                       |       |      1 038 |           0 |           0 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                |       |     63 796 |      50 054 |      57 387 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND    |       |            |             |             |
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| LIABILITIES                 |       |            |             |             |
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| Equity attributable to      |       |            |             |             |
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| Equity holders of           |       |            |             |             |
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| the Parent company          |       |            |             |             |
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| Share capital               |       |      8 010 |       8 010 |       8 010 |
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| Share premium               |       |      6 498 |       6 498 |       6 498 |
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| Other funds                 |  16   |        312 |         294 |         294 |
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| Exchange differences        |       |          7 |         151 |          55 |
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| Retained earnings           |       |      8 196 |      16 336 |      16 337 |
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| Profit (loss) for the       |       |     -1 074 |      -3 436 |      -8 141 |
| period                      |       |            |             |             |
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| Share of shareholders'      |       |            |             |             |
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| equity that belongs         |       |            |             |             |
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| to owners of                |       |            |             |             |
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| the Parent company          |       |     21 948 |      27 854 |      23 053 |
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| Total shareholders' equity  |       |     21 948 |      27 854 |      23 053 |
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| Long-term liabilities       |       |            |             |             |
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| Provisions                  |       |         58 |         216 |         182 |
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| Deferred tax liabilities    |       |        262 |         560 |         271 |
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| Long-term interest-bearing  |       |            |             |             |
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| liabilities                 |  12   |     12 253 |       7 231 |      14 318 |
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| Total                       |       |     12 573 |       8 007 |      14 771 |
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| Short-term liabilities      |       |            |             |             |
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| Provisions                  |       |      1 017 |       1 902 |       1 325 |
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| Pension obligations         |       |        131 |         160 |         143 |
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| Short-term interest-bearing |       |            |             |             |
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| liabilities                 |  12   |      4 215 |       2 100 |       4 215 |
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| Advance payments received   |   5   |     14 624 |       2 904 |       7 222 |
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| Trade and other payables    |       |      9 289 |       7 128 |       6 658 |
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| Total                       |       |     29 275 |      14 193 |      19 563 |
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| Total liabilities           |       |     41 848 |      22 200 |      34 334 |
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| TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  |       |            |             |             |
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| AND LIABILITIES             |       |     63 796 |      50 054 |      57 387 |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT  |             |             |              |
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| (EUR 1 000)                       |  1.1.-30.6. |  1.1.-30.6. |   1.1.-31.12 |
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|                                   |        2010 |        2009 |         2009 |
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| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING          |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES                        |             |             |              |
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| Proceeds from sales               |      36 122 |      24 079 |       50 988 |
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| Proceeds from other               |             |             |              |
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| operating income                  |         100 |          77 |           85 |
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| Payments of operating expenses    |     -28 681 |     -24 629 |      -46 020 |
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| Cash flow before financial        |             |             |              |
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| items and taxes                   |       7 541 |        -473 |        5 053 |
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| Interests and other operating     |             |             |              |
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| financial expenses paid           |        -761 |        -218 |         -486 |
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| Interests and other income        |             |             |              |
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| received                          |          35 |         151 |          423 |
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| Dividends received                |          87 |          79 |           79 |
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| Income taxes paid                 |           8 |         -52 |          550 |
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| NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING      |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES (A)                    |       6 908 |        -512 |        5 619 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING          |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES                        |             |             |              |
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| Capital expenditure in            |             |             |              |
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| tangible and intangible           |             |             |              |
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| assets                            |      -1 484 |        -268 |       -1 034 |
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| Purchases of assets-for-sale      |             |             |              |
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| as investments                    |          -1 |           0 |            0 |
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| Proceeds from sale of tangible    |             |             |              |
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| and intangible assets             |         990 |          59 |           79 |
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| NET CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING      |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES (B)                    |        -495 |        -209 |         -955 |
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| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING          |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES                        |             |             |              |
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| Increase of long-term and         |             |             |              |
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| short-term receivables            |           0 |           0 |       -3 000 |
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| Decrease of long-term and         |             |             |              |
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| short-term receivables            |       1 000 |           0 |            0 |
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| Repayments of short-term          |             |             |              |
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| liabilities                       |        -100 |        -125 |         -125 |
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| Increase of long-term             |             |             |              |
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| liabilities                       |           0 |           0 |       10 200 |
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| Repayments of long-term           |             |             |              |
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| liabilities                       |      -2 000 |      -1 000 |       -2 000 |
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| Repurchase of own shares          |           0 |        -138 |         -138 |
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| Dividends paid                    |           0 |      -2 803 |       -2 803 |
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| NET CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING      |             |             |              |
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| ACTIVITIES (C)                    |      -1 099 |      -4 067 |        2 134 |
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| NET CHANGE IN CASH                |             |             |              |
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| AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C)      |             |             |              |
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| increase (+)/decrease (-)         |       5 314 |      -4 788 |        6 798 |
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| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS         |             |             |              |
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| AT THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD*   |      27 900 |      21 109 |       21 109 |
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| EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE               |             |             |              |
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| RATE CHANGES ON CASH              |        -380 |           0 |           -7 |
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| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS         |             |             |              |
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| AT THE END OF THE PERIOD*         |      32 834 |      16 320 |       27 900 |
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| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS         |             |             |              |
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| IN THE BALANCE SHEET              |             |             |              |
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| AT THE END OF THE PERIOD          |             |             |              |
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| Cash and cash equivalents         |      32 834 |      16 320 |       27 900 |
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| TOTAL                             |      32 834 |      16 320 |       27 900 |
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*Cash and cash equivalents comprise trading assets as well as cash and bank     
receivables, which will be due within the following three months' period.       


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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    |
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| (EUR 1 000)       |           |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |     Share |    Share |     Other |  Exchange |  Retained |
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|                   |   capital |  premium |     funds |     rate  |  earnings |
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|                   |           |          |           |     diff. |           |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Jan. 1, 2010      |     8 010 |    6 498 |       294 |        55 |     8 196 |
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| Profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |           |          |           |           |    -1 074 |
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| Comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
| profit            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| (loss) for the period:        |          |           |           |           |
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| Exchange          |           |          |           |           |           |
| differences       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| on translating    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| foreign           |           |          |           |       -48 |           |
| operations        |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Cash flow         |           |          |           |           |           |
| hedging,          |           |          |           |           |           |
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| net of tax        |           |          |         6 |           |           |
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| Total             |           |          |           |           |           |
| comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
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| profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |         0 |        0 |         6 |       -48 |    -1 074 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares,           |           |          |           |           |           |
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| tax effect        |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Equity-settled    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| share-based       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| transactions      |           |          |        12 |           |           |
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| Dividend paid     |           |          |           |           |           |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| June 30, 2010     |     8 010 |    6 498 |       312 |         7 |     7 122 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continue)         |
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| (EUR 1 000)       |    To the |          |  Minority |           |    EQUITY |
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|                   |    owners |          |  interest |           |     TOTAL |
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|                   |    of the |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |    Parent |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |   company |          |           |           |           |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Jan. 1, 2010      |    23 053 |          |         0 |           |    23 053 |
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| Profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |    -1 074 |          |           |           |    -1 074 |
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| Comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
| profit            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| (loss) for the period:        |          |           |           |           |
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| Exchange          |           |          |           |           |           |
| differences       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| on translating    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| foreign           |       -48 |          |           |           |       -48 |
| operations        |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Cash flow         |           |          |           |           |           |
| hedging,          |           |          |           |           |           |
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| net of tax        |         6 |          |           |           |         6 |
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| Total             |           |          |           |           |           |
| comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
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| profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |    -1 116 |          |         0 |           |    -1 116 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares            |         0 |          |           |           |         0 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares,           |           |          |           |           |           |
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| tax effect        |         0 |          |           |           |         0 |
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| Equity-settled    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| share-based       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| transactions      |        12 |          |           |           |        12 |
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| Dividend paid     |         0 |          |           |           |         0 |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| June 30, 2010     |    21 948 |          |         0 |           |    21 948 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY                    |
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| (EUR 1 000)       |           |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |     Share |    Share |     Other |  Exchange |  Retained |
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|                   |   capital |  premium |     funds |     rate  |  earnings |
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|                   |           |          |           |     diff. |           |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Jan. 1, 2009      |     8 010 |    6 498 |       287 |       283 |    19 242 |
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| Profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |           |          |           |           |    -3 436 |
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| Comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
| profit            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| (loss) for the period:        |          |           |           |           |
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| Exchange          |           |          |           |           |           |
| differences       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| on translating    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| foreign           |           |          |           |      -132 |           |
| operations,       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Cash flow         |           |          |           |           |           |
| hedging,          |           |          |           |           |           |
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| net of tax        |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Total             |           |          |           |           |           |
| comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
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| profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |         0 |        0 |         0 |      -132 |    -3 436 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares            |           |          |           |           |      -138 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares,           |           |          |           |           |           |
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| tax effect        |           |          |           |           |        36 |
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| Equity-settled    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| share-based       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| transactions      |           |          |         7 |           |           |
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| Dividend paid     |           |          |           |           |    -2 803 |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| June 30, 2009     |     8 010 |    6 498 |       294 |       151 |    12 901 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (continue)         |
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| (EUR 1 000)       |    To the |          |  Minority |           |    EQUITY |
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|                   |    owners |          |  interest |           |     TOTAL |
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|                   |   of the  |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |    Parent |          |           |           |           |
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|                   |   company |          |           |           |           |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Jan. 1, 2009      |    34 321 |          |         0 |           |    34 321 |
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| Profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |    -3 436 |          |           |           |    -3 436 |
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| Comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
| profit            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| (loss) for the period:        |          |           |           |           |
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| Exchange          |           |          |           |           |           |
| differences       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| on translating    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| foreign           |      -132 |          |           |           |      -132 |
| operations        |           |          |           |           |           |
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| Cash flow         |           |          |           |           |           |
| hedging,          |           |          |           |           |           |
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| net of tax        |         0 |          |           |           |         0 |
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| Total             |           |          |           |           |           |
| comprehensive     |           |          |           |           |           |
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| profit (loss) for |           |          |           |           |           |
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| the period        |    -3 568 |          |         0 |           |    -3 568 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares            |      -138 |          |           |           |      -138 |
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| Repurchase of own |           |          |           |           |           |
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| shares,           |           |          |           |           |           |
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| tax effect        |        36 |          |           |           |        36 |
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| Equity-settled    |           |          |           |           |           |
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| share-based       |           |          |           |           |           |
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| transactions      |         7 |          |           |           |         7 |
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| Dividend paid     |    -2 803 |          |           |           |    -2 803 |
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| EQUITY            |           |          |           |           |           |
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| June 30, 2009     |    27 854 |          |         0 |           |    27 854 |
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                  

1. General information                                                          
Raute Group is a globally operating technology corporation which manufactures   
complete mills, production lines and single machines for the veneer, plywood and
LVL industries. Raute's technology offering covers the customers' entire        
production process, ranging from raw material processing to the finishing and   
packaging of end products. Additionally, Raute's total service concept includes 
technology services, such as maintenance, spare parts services, equipment       
modernization, consulting, training and sales of reconditioned machinery. The   
Group has production units in Finland, Canada and China. The company's sales    
network has a global reach.                                                     

The Group's Parent company, Raute Corporation, is a Finnish public limited      
liability company established in accordance with Finnish law (Business ID       
FI01490726). Its series A shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd., under  
Industrials. Raute Corporation is domiciled in Lahti, Finland. The address of   
its registered office is Rautetie 2, FI-15550 Nastola, Finland, and its postal  
address is P.O. Box 69, FI-15551 Nastola, Finland.                              

The Consolidated financial statements 2009 are available online at www.raute.com
or at the head office of the Parent company, Rautetie 2, FI-15550 Nastola,      
Finland.                                                                        

Raute Corporation's Board of Directors has on August 3, 2010 reviewed the       
Group's Interim financial report for January 1 - June 30, 2010, and approved the
Interim financial report for January 1 - June 30, 2010 to be published in       
compliance with this release.                                                   

2. Accounting principles                                                        
Raute Corporation's Interim financial report January 1 - June 30, 2010 has been 
prepared in accordance with standard IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The    
Interim financial report does not contain full notes and other information      
presented in the financial statements. Therefore, the Interim financial report  
should be read in conjunction with the Financial statements published for 2009. 

Raute Group's Interim financial report January 1 - June 30, 2010 has been       
prepared applying the accounting principles described in the Annual financial   
statements for 2009 and the following new and amended standards and             
interpretations which have taken effect on January 1, 2010 or later:            

- IFRS 3 Business Combinations, amendment to standard                           
- IFRS 5 Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations, amendment
to standard                                                                     
- IAS 27 Consolidated Financial Statements and Separate Financial Statements,   
amendment to standard                                                           
- IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement - Eligible Hedged   
items, amendment to standard.                                                   
- IFRS 2 Share-Based Payments.                                                  

The following new standards, standard amendments, and interpretations are in    
effect for the financial year beginning January 1, 2010, but they did not       
significantly affect the result or the balance of the Group or the financial    
statement presentation:       

- IFRIC 9 Reassessment of Embedded Derivatives and IAS 39 Financial Instruments:
Recognition and Measurement - Embedded Derivatives                              
- IFRIC 18 Transfer of Assets from Customers.                                   

The figures presented in the Interim financial report have not been audited     
except the figures for the financial statements for 2009. Figures in parentheses
refer to the corresponding figures in the comparison period. All the monetary   
figures presented in this interim report are in thousands euros, unless         
otherwise stated. Due to the rounding of the figures in the financial statement 
tables, the sums of figures may deviate from the sum total presented in the     
table.                                                                          
The preparation of Interim financial report according to IFRS-standards requires
management to use estimates and assumptions when adopting accounting principles.
In addition, the management must exercise its judgement in selecting and        
applying the accounting policies. These estimates and assumptions affect the    
assets and liabilities in the Group's balance sheet, the disclosure of          
commitments and possible assets in the consolidated financial statements, and   
income and expenses for the period. Actual results may differ from the          
estimates.                                                                      

3. Segment information                                                          
Operational segment                                                             
Continuing operations of Raute Group belong to the wood products technology     
segment.                                                                        

Due to Raute's business model, operational nature and administrative structure, 
the operational segment to be reported as wood products technology segment is   
comprised of the whole Group and the information on the segment is consistent   
with that of the Group.                                                         

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|                            |  30.6. |      |   30.6. |      |  31.12. |      |
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| Wood products technology   |   2010 |      |    2009 |      |    2009 |      |
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| Net sales                  | 29 982 |      |  20 930 |      |  36 638 |      |
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| Operating profit           | -1 287 |      |  -4 096 |      |  -9 695 |      |
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| Assets                     | 63 796 |      |  50 054 |      |  57 387 |      |
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| Liabilities                | 41 848 |      |  22 200 |      |  34 334 |      |
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| Capital expenditure        |  1 684 |      |     280 |      |   1 095 |      |
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| Assets of the wood         |        |      |         |      |         |      |
| products                   |        |      |         |      |         |      |
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| technology segment by      |  30.6. |      |   30.6. |      |  31.12. |      |
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| geographical location      |   2010 |    % |    2009 |    % |    2009 |    % |
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| Finland                    | 56 363 |   89 |  45 514 |   91 |  53 448 |   94 |
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| North America              |  4 522 |    7 |   3 025 |    6 |   1 950 |    3 |
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| China                      |  1 665 |    4 |     781 |    3 |     858 |    1 |
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| Russia                     |    976 |    2 |     534 |    1 |     948 |    2 |
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| South America              |    138 |    0 |      66 |    0 |      88 |    0 |
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| Others                     |    132 |    0 |     133 |    0 |      95 |    0 |
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| TOTAL                      | 63 796 |  100 |  50 054 |  100 |  57 387 |  100 |
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| Capital expenditure of the |        |      |         |      |         |      |
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| wood products technology   |  30.6. |      |   30.6. |      |  31.12. |      |
| segment                    |        |      |         |      |         |      |
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| by geographical location   |   2010 |    % |    2009 |    % |    2009 |    % |
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| Finland                    |    214 |   13 |     268 |   96 |   1 071 |   98 |
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| North America              |  1 445 |   86 |       4 |    1 |      18 |    2 |
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| China                      |      5 |    0 |       1 |    0 |       3 |    0 |
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| Russia                     |      0 |    0 |       2 |    1 |       2 |    0 |
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| South America              |     20 |    1 |       5 |    2 |       0 |    0 |
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| Others                     |      0 |    0 |       0 |    0 |       1 |    0 |
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| TOTAL                      |  1 684 |  100 |     280 |  100 |   1 095 |  100 |
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4. Net sales                                                                    
The main part of the net sales is comprised of project deliveries related to    
wood processing technology that are treated as long-term projects. The rest of  
the net sales is comprised of technology services provided to the wood products 
industry (spare parts, maintenance and modernization services as well as        
services provided to the development of customers' business).                   

The significant part of the Group's net sales (project deliveries and           
modernization in technology services) includes both product and service sales.  
Breakdown of the Group's net sales into purely product and service sales cannot 
be presented reliably.                                                          

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|                            |  1.1.- |      |   1.1.- |      |   1.1.- |      |
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| Net sales                  |  30.6. |      |   30.6. |      |  31.12. |      |
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| by market area             |   2010 |    % |    2009 |    % |    2009 |    % |
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| Russia                     | 14 554 |   49 |   3 453 |   16 |  11 237 |   31 |
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| Asia-Pacific               |  5 684 |   19 |   1 540 |    7 |   2 241 |    6 |
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| North America              |  4 515 |   15 |   1 436 |    7 |   2 549 |    7 |
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| Rest of Europe             |  2 531 |    8 |   6 655 |   32 |  10 415 |   28 |
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| Finland                    |  1 404 |    5 |   6 074 |   29 |   6 172 |   17 |
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| South America              |  1 294 |    4 |   1 735 |    8 |   3 853 |   11 |
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| Others                     |      0 |    0 |      37 |    0 |     171 |    1 |
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| TOTAL                      | 29 982 |  100 |  20 930 |  100 |  36 638 |  100 |
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| 5. Long-term projects              |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Net sales                          |             |             |             |
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| Net sales by percentage            |             |             |             |
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| of completion                      |      25 029 |      16 228 |      26 990 |
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| Other net sales                    |       4 953 |       4 702 |       9 648 |
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| TOTAL                              |      29 982 |      20 930 |      36 638 |
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| Project revenues entered           |             |             |             |
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| as income from currently           |             |             |             |
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| undelivered long-term              |             |             |             |
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| projects recognized                |             |             |             |
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| by percentage of completion        |      38 601 |      43 758 |      27 184 |
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| Amount of long-term project        |             |             |             |
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| revenues not yet entered           |             |             |             |
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| as income (order book)             |      26 098 |      11 766 |      20 976 |
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| Specification of combined          |             |             |             |
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| asset and liability items:         |             |             |             |
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| Advance payments paid              |         145 |           0 |         389 |
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| Advance payments received          |             |             |             |
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| included in inventories            |             |             |             |
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| in the balance sheet               |         145 |           0 |         389 |
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| Accrued income                     |             |             |             |
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| corresponding to revenues          |             |             |             |
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| by percentage of completion        |      40 635 |      43 663 |      27 306 |
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| Advance payments received from     |             |             |             |
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| project customers                  |     -35 442 |     -35 499 |     -24 060 |
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| Project receivables included       |             |             |             |
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| in current assets in               |             |             |             |
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| the balance sheet                  |       5 193 |       8 164 |       3 246 |
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| Advance payments received          |             |             |             |
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| in the balance sheet               |      14 624 |       2 904 |       7 222 |
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| 6. Number of personnel, persons    |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Effective, on average              |         423 |         454 |         419 |
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| In books, on average               |         517 |         549 |         542 |
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| In books, at the end of period     |         522 |         539 |         524 |
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| - of which personnel working       |             |             |             |
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|   abroad                           |         128 |         125 |         120 |
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7. Income taxes                                                                 
The taxes in the consolidated income statement include the taxes corresponding  
to the Group companies' taxable profit for the financial period as well as tax  
adjustments for the previous years and the change in deferred taxes. Current tax
based on the taxable income is calculated on taxable income using the tax rate  
in force in each country. Deferred tax receivables are recognized to the extent 
that it is probable that taxable profits will be available against which        
temporary differences can be utilized.   

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| 8. Research and development costs  |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Research and development costs     |             |             |             |
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| for the period                     |         780 |       1 367 |       2 470 |
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| Amortization of previously         |             |             |             |
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| capitalized development costs      |         191 |         269 |         599 |
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| Development costs recognized       |             |             |             |
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| as an asset in the balance sheet   |         -17 |        -102 |        -125 |
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| Research and development           |             |             |             |
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| costs entered as expenses          |             |             |             |
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| for the period                     |         953 |       1 534 |       2 943 |
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| 9. Changes in Intangible assets    |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| and in Property, plant and         |             |             |             |
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| equipment                          |             |             |             |
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| Intangible assets                  |             |             |             |
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| Carrying amount at the             |             |             |             |
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| beginning of the period            |      11 462 |      11 575 |      11 575 |
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| Exchange rate differences          |          46 |          -8 |         -19 |
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| Additions                          |          55 |         177 |         429 |
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| Disposals                          |           0 |           0 |        -495 |
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| Other reclassifications            |             |             |             |
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| between items                      |          57 |           0 |         -28 |
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| Carrying amount at the end         |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |      11 620 |      11 743 |      11 462 |
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| Accumulated depreciation and       |             |             |             |
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| amortization at the beginning      |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |      -9 630 |      -9 094 |      -9 094 |
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| Exchange rate differences          |         -24 |           3 |          34 |
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| Accumulated depreciations          |             |             |             |
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| on disposals                       |           0 |           0 |         495 |
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| Depreciation for the               |             |             |             |
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| financial period                   |        -380 |        -524 |      -1 065 |
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| Accumulated depreciation and       |             |             |             |
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| amortization at the end            |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |     -10 035 |      -9 615 |      -9 630 |
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| Book value of intangible assets,   |             |             |             |
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| at the beginning of the period     |       1 832 |       2 482 |       2 482 |
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| Book value of intangible assets,   |             |             |             |
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| at the end of the period           |       1 585 |       2 128 |       1 831 |
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| Property, plant and equipment      |             |             |             |
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| Carrying amount at the             |             |             |             |
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| beginning of the period            |      42 022 |      40 447 |      40 480 |
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| Exchange rate differences          |       1 772 |         353 |         901 |
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| Additions                          |       1 627 |         103 |         666 |
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| Disposals                          |        -952 |          -4 |         -25 |
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| Other reclassifications between    |             |             |             |
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| items                              |      -1 091 |           0 |           0 |
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| Carrying amount at the end         |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |      43 378 |      40 898 |      42 022 |
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| Accumulated depreciation and       |             |             |             |
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| amortization at the beginning      |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |     -31 755 |     -29 272 |     -29 304 |
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| Exchange rate differences          |      -1 593 |        -335 |        -834 |
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| Depreciation for the               |             |             |             |
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| financial period                   |        -728 |        -811 |      -1 617 |
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| Accumulated depreciation and       |             |             |             |
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| amortization at the end            |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |     -34 076 |     -30 419 |     -31 755 |
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| Book value of property, plant      |             |             |             |
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| and equipment, at the beginning    |             |             |             |
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| of the period                      |      10 267 |      11 175 |      11 175 |
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| Book value of property, plant      |             |             |             |
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| and equipment, at the end of       |             |             |             |
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| the period                         |       9 301 |      10 480 |      10 267 |
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10. Non-current assets held for sale                                            
Property, plant and equipment classified as assets held for sale have been      
measured at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less selling costs. 
The premises of the unit operating in Canada have been classified as assets held
for sale. The sale of the premises is estimated to be finalized within 9 months.
The assets in Jyväskylä have been classified as assets held for sale at March   
31, 2010. The assets have been sold in April. The value of the assets held for  
sale is EUR 1 038 thousand at the end of the reporting period.                  

11. Related party transactions                                                  
Raute Group's related parties consist of Board members, President and CEO,      
Presidents of the subsidiaries and Raute Corporation's Sickness Fund. Based on  
the authorization given by the Annual General Meeting the Board of Directors of 
Raute Corporation has granted stock options to the management. The main items of
the terms and conditions of the stock option system and its effect on the profit
or loss for the period have been presented in Note 16. Group management's other 
employee benefits are presented in the annual financial statement.              

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| 12. Interest-bearing liabilities   |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Long-term interest-bearing         |             |             |             |
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| liabilities recognized at          |             |             |             |
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| amortized cost                     |      12 253 |       7 231 |      14 318 |
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| Short-term interest-bearing        |             |             |             |
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| liabilities                        |       4 215 |       2 100 |       4 215 |
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| TOTAL                              |      16 469 |       9 331 |      18 533 |
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| 13. Other leases and operating     |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| lease liabilities                  |             |             |             |
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| Group as lessee                    |             |             |             |
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| Minimum rents paid on the basis of |             |             |             |
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| other non-cancellable leases:      |             |             |             |
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| - Within one year                  |         543 |         274 |         551 |
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| - After the period of more than    |             |             |             |
| one                                |             |             |             |
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| and less than five years           |       1 016 |         465 |       1 013 |
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| - More than five years             |         778 |           0 |         782 |
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| TOTAL                              |       2 337 |         739 |       2 346 |
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The Group has rented in a part of                                               
office and production premises.                                                 
The rental agreements are made for                                              
the time being or for the fixed-term.                                           
The agreements made for the fixed-term                                          
include an option to extend the rental                                          
period after the date of initial expiration.                                    

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| Minimum direct leasing rents       |             |             |             |
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| paid on the basis of               |             |             |             |
| non-cancellable                    |             |             |             |
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| direct leasing contracts:          |             |             |             |
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| - Within one year                  |          25 |          12 |          25 |
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| - After the period of more than    |             |             |             |
| one                                |             |             |             |
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| and less than five years           |          55 |           2 |          67 |
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| TOTAL                              |          81 |          14 |          92 |
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14. Pledged assets and contingent liabilities                                   
Raute Group has non-current credit regulation agreements worth EUR 10 million   
(MEUR 17), of which EUR 7 million (MEUR 14) were unused on June 30, 2010.       

Raute Corporation has a EUR 10 million (MEUR 10) domestic commercial paper      
program, which allows it to issue commercial papers maturing in less than one   
year. The program is arranged by Nordea Bank Finland Plc.                       

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| Pledged assets                     |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Debts and other contingent         |             |             |             |
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| liabilities have been secured by   |             |             |             |
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| mortgages and contingencies        |             |             |             |
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| Bank credit limits,                |      10 000 |      17 000 |      10 000 |
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| of which used                      |       2 700 |       3 000 |       2 400 |
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| - Business mortgages (1)           |       7 300 |      14 000 |       5 300 |
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| Pension loans (TyEL)               |      16 000 |       9 000 |      18 000 |
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| - Bank guarantees as collateral    |             |             |             |
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|   given for the TyEL loan          |      10 400 |       3 000 |      12 400 |
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|     Business mortgages (1)         |       4 700 |       4 700 |       4 700 |
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|     Deposits of money (2)          |       2 000 |           0 |       3 000 |
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| - Credit insurance agreements as   |             |             |             |
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|   collateral for the TyEL loan     |       4 900 |       7 000 |       5 600 |
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|    Right of recourse of the party  |             |             |             |
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|     providing collateral           |       4 900 |       7 000 |       5 600 |
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| Financial liability/Raute's        |             |             |             |
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| Sickness Fund                      |         100 |         100 |         100 |
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| - Real estate mortgages (1)        |         134 |         134 |         134 |
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| Commercial bank guarantees         |             |             |             |
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| on behalf of the Parent            |             |             |             |
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| company and subsidiaries           |      28 235 |       5 149 |       7 125 |
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| - Counter guarantees (3)           |      28 235 |       5 149 |       7 125 |
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| Mortgage agreements on behalf      |             |             |             |
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| of subsidiaries                    |             |             |             |
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| - Counter guarantees (3)           |         216 |           0 |         200 |
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| Mortgages and contingencies total  |             |             |             |
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| - Secured by mortgages total (1)   |      12 134 |      18 834 |      10 134 |
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| - Secured by deposits of           |             |             |             |
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|   money (2)                        |       2 000 |           0 |       3 000 |
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| - Counter guarantees total (3)     |      28 451 |       5 149 |       7 325 |
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| Other own liabilities              |             |             |             |
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| Leasing and rent liabilities       |             |             |             |
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| - For the current accounting       |             |             |             |
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| period                             |         284 |         143 |         576 |
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| - For subsequent accounting        |             |             |             |
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| periods                            |       1 849 |         467 |       1 862 |
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Loans and guarantees on behalf of the related party                             
No pledges or other commitments have been given on behalf of the company's      
management and shareholders. No loans are granted to the company's management   
and shareholders.                                                               

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| 15. Currency derivatives and       |             |             |             |
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| hedging instruments                |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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Currency derivatives are used for                                               
hedging purposes. During the reporting                                          
period, Raute Corporation adopted hedge                                         
accounting as defined in the IAS 39                                             
standard. The effective portion of                                              
changes in the fair value determined                                            
as cash flow hedging has been recognized                                        
in  the items of the comprehensive                                              
income and presented in the equity hedge                                        
reserve, which is included in the item                                          
Other funds in the equity. Related to                                           
hedge accounting, an amount of EUR 6                                            
thousand has been recognized in the                                             
comprehensive income statement during                                           
the period. During the reporting period,                                        
no ineffective portion has been connected                                       
to these items. The hedged items mature                                         
in less than 12 months.                                                         

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| Nominal values of forward          |             |             |             |
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| contracts in foreign currency      |             |             |             |
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| Economic hedging                   |             |             |             |
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| - Related to financing             |       2 172 |       3 819 |         661 |
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| - Related to hedging of net sales  |         542 |           0 |       1 615 |
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| Hedge accounting                   |             |             |             |
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| - Related to the hedging of        |             |             |             |
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| net sales                          |       1 465 |           0 |           0 |
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| Fair values of forward contracts   |             |             |             |
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| in foreign currency                |             |             |             |
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| Economic hedging                   |             |             |             |
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| - Related to financing             |          26 |          66 |         -35 |
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| - Related to the hedging           |             |             |             |
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| of net sales                       |         -11 |           0 |          98 |
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| Hedge accounting                   |             |             |             |
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| - Related to the hedging of        |             |             |             |
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| net sales                          |           7 |           0 |           0 |
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16. Share-based payments                                                        
The Annual General Meeting resolved on March 31, 2010 to issue a maximum of     
240,000 stock options. Based on the authorization given by the Annual General   
Meeting the Board of Directors of Raute Corporation has granted 80,000 stock    
options marked with the symbol 2010 A to the Group's key persons. The granted   
options have been valued at fair value upon the grant May 5, 2010. The fair     
value of the stock option is recognized as an expense in the comprehensive      
income statement during the earning period. During the reporting period an      
amount of EUR 11 thousand has been recognized as an expense in the comprehensive
income statement related to stock options.                                      

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| The conditions of the option system   |                   |       |          |
| are:                                  |                   |       |          |
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| Arrangement                           | Stock option      |       |          |
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| Grant date                            | May 5, 2010       |       |          |
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| Options granted                       | 80,000 pcs        |       |          |
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| Subscription price                    | EUR 7.64          |       |          |
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| Share price at the date of grant      | EUR 7.90          |       |          |
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| Exercise period                       | 3 years           |       |          |
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| Subscription period                   | March 1, 2013 to March 31, 2016      |
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| Settlement                            | Shares            |       |          |
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| GROUP KEY RATIOS                   | 1.1.-30.6. |  1.1.-30.6. |  1.1.-31.12. |
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|                                    |       2010 |        2009 |         2009 |
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| Return on investment (ROI), %      |       -3,6 |       -18,8 |        -21,6 |
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| Return on equity (ROE), %          |       -9,5 |       -22,1 |        -28,4 |
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| Gearing, %                         |      -74,6 |       -25,1 |        -40,6 |
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| Equity ratio, %                    |       44,6 |        59,1 |         46,0 |
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| Order book, EUR million            |         28 |          14 |           22 |
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| Order intake, EUR million          |         34 |          11 |           35 |
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| Exported portion of net sales, %   |       95,3 |        71,0 |         83,2 |
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| Change in net sales, %             |       43,2 |       -61,7 |        -62,8 |
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| Gross capital expenditure,         |            |             |              |
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| EUR million                        |        1,7 |         0,3 |          1,1 |
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| % of net sales                     |        5,6 |         1,3 |          3,0 |
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| Research and development           |            |             |              |
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| costs, EUR million                 |        0,8 |         1,4 |          2,5 |
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| % of net sales                     |        2,6 |         6,5 |          6,7 |
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| Earnings per share (EPS), EUR      |            |             |              |
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| - undiluted                        |      -0,27 |       -0,86 |        -2,03 |
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| - diluted                          |      -0,27 |       -0,86 |        -2,03 |
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| Equity to share, EUR               |       5,48 |        6,96 |         5,76 |
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| Dividend per share                 |            |             |              |
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| series K shares, EUR               |            |             |         0,00 |
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| Dividend per share                 |            |             |              |
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| series A shares, EUR               |            |             |         0,00 |
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| Dividend per profit, %             |            |             |          0,0 |
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| Effective dividend return, %       |            |             |          0,0 |
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| Share price at the end of          |            |             |              |
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| the period, EUR                    |       7,37 |        6,99 |         7,47 |
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| Number of shares                   |            |             |              |
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| - weighted average, 1 000 pcs      |      4 005 |       4 002 |        4 003 |
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| - diluted, 1 000 pcs               |      4 030 |       4 002 |        4 003 |
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Calculation of key ratios                                                       

Return on investment (ROI), % =                                                 
Profit before tax + financial expenses                                          
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100               
Shareholders' equity + interest-bearing financial liabilities                   
(average of the period)                                                         

Return on equity (ROE), % =                                                     
Profit/loss for the period                                                      
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100               
Shareholders' equity (average of the period)                                    

Interest-bearing net liabilities =                                              
Interest-bearing liabilities ./. (cash and cash equivalents + financial assets  
at fair value through profit or loss)                                           

Equity ratio, % =                                                               
Shareholders' equity                                                            
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100               
Balance Sheet total ./. advances received                                       

Earnings per share, undiluted, euros =                                          
Profit for the period                                                           
-----------------------------------------------------------                     
Equity issue-adjusted average number of shares during the                       
period                                      

Earnings per share, diluted, euros =                                            
Diluted profit for the period                                                   
-----------------------------------------------------------                     
Diluted equity issue-adjusted average number of shares                          

Equity to share, euros =                                                        
Share of shareholders' equity belonging to the owners of                        
the Parent company                                                              
-----------------------------------------------------------                     
Undiluted number of shares at the end of the period                             

Dividend per share, euros =                                                     
Distributed dividend for the financial year                                     
-----------------------------------------------------------                     
Undiluted number of shares at the end of the financial year                     

Dividend per profit, % =                                                        
Dividend per share                                                              
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100               
Earnings per share                                                              

Effective dividend return, % =                                                  
Dividend per share                                                              
----------------------------------------------------------- x 100               
Closing share price at the end of the financial year                            

Price/earnings ratio (P/E ratio) =                                              
Closing share price at the end of the financial year                            
-----------------------------------------------------------                     
Earnings per share                                           

Trend in share turnover, in volume and percentage figures (series A shares) =   
The trend in turnover of shares is given as the number of shares traded during  
the financial year and as the percentage of the average undiluted number of     
traded shares relative to issued share stock during the period.                 

Market value of capital stock =                                                 
Undiluted number of shares at the end of the period (series A + series K shares)
x closing price of the share on the last day of the financial period            

Gearing, % =                                                                    
Interest-bearing net financial liabilities                                      
---------------------------------------------------------- x 100                
Shareholders' equity                                                            


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| DEVELOPMENT OF QUARTERLY RESULTS |         |         |           |           |
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|                |    Q 2 |    Q 1 |     Q 4 |     Q 3 |   Rolling |   Rolling |
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|                |   2010 |   2010 |    2009 |    2009 |  1.7.2009 |  1.7.2008 |
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|                |        |        |         |         |         - |         - |
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|                |        |        |         |         | 30.6.2010 | 30.6.2009 |
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| NET SALES      | 19 546 | 10 435 |   7 650 |   8 057 |    45 690 |    64 776 |
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| Other          |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| operating      |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| income         |    120 |     18 |      23 |     -10 |       152 |       183 |
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| Increase (+)   |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| or             |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| decrease (-)   |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| in             |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| inventories of |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| finished goods |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| and work       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| in progress    |    -87 |   -332 |     300 |     107 |       -12 |       214 |
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| Materials and  |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| services       | 10 612 |  3 671 |   3 267 |   3 444 |    20 994 |    30 936 |
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| Expenses       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| from employee  |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| benefits       |  6 211 |  5 387 |   5 753 |   4 776 |    22 127 |    25 120 |
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| Depreciation   |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| and            |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| amortization   |    459 |    637 |     629 |     701 |     2 426 |     2 730 |
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| Other          |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| operating      |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| expenses       |  2 194 |  1 817 |   1 649 |   1 508 |     7 168 |     8 048 |
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| Total          |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| operating      |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| expenses       | 19 476 | 11 512 |  11 298 |  10 429 |    52 716 |    66 834 |
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| OPERATING      |    103 | -1 391 |  -3 325 |  -2 274 |    -6 886 |    -1 662 |
| PROFIT         |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| % of net sales |      1 |    -13 |     -43 |     -28 |       -15 |        -3 |
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| Financial      |    185 |    376 |      70 |      46 |       676 |       866 |
| income         |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| Financial      |   -256 |   -344 |    -209 |    -101 |      -910 |      -663 |
| expenses       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| PROFIT (LOSS)  |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| BEFORE TAX     |     33 | -1 359 |  -3 464 |  -2 330 |    -7 120 |    -1 459 |
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| % of net sales |      0 |    -13 |     -45 |     -29 |       -16 |        -2 |
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| Income taxes   |   -156 |    409 |     574 |     514 |     1 341 |      -203 |
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| PROFIT (LOSS)  |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| FOR THE PERIOD |   -123 |   -950 |  -2 889 |  -1 816 |    -5 779 |    -1 662 |
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| % of net sales |     -1 |     -9 |     -38 |     -23 |       -13 |        -3 |
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| Attributable   |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| to             |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| Equity holders |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| of the Parent  |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| company        |   -123 |   -950 |  -2 889 |  -1 816 |    -5 779 |    -1 662 |
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| Earnings per   |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| share, EUR     |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| Undiluted      |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| earnings       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| per share      |  -0,03 |  -0,24 |   -0,79 |   -0,45 |           |           |
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| Diluted        |        |        |         |         |           |           |
| earnings       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| per share      |  -0,03 |  -0,24 |   -0,79 |   -0,45 |           |           |
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| Shares,        |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| 1 000 pcs      |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| Adjusted       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| average number |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| of shares      |  4 005 |  4 005 |   4 003 |   4 003 |           |           |
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| Adjusted       |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| average number |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| of shares,     |        |        |         |         |           |           |
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| diluted        |  4 055 |  4 005 |   4 003 |   4 003 |           |           |
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| LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS AT              | Number of  |  Number of |             |
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| 30 JUNE, 2010                        |   series K |   series A |             |
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|                                      |     shares |    shares  |      Total  |
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|                                      | (20 votes  |   (1 vote  |      number |
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|                                      | per share) | per share) |   of shares |
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| 1. Sundholm Göran                    |            |    601 433 |     601 433 |
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| 2. Suominen Jussi Matias             |     48 000 |     74 759 |     122 759 |
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| 3. Mustakallio Kari Pauli            |     60 480 |     60 009 |     120 489 |
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| 4. Suominen Pekka Matias             |     48 000 |     62 429 |     110 429 |
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| 5. Suominen Tiina Sini-Maria         |     48 000 |     62 316 |     110 316 |
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| 6. Siivonen Osku Pekka               |     50 640 |     53 539 |     104 179 |
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| 7. Mandatum Henkivakuutusosakeyhtiö  |            |     96 900 |      96 900 |
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| 8. Kirmo Kaisa Marketta              |     50 280 |     41 826 |      92 106 |
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| 9. Lisboa De Castro Palacios Hietala |            |     85 000 |      85 000 |
| M                                    |            |            |             |
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| 10. Keskiaho Kaija Leena             |     33 600 |     51 116 |      84 716 |
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| 11. Särkijärvi Riitta                |     60 480 |     22 009 |      82 489 |
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| 12. Mustakallio Mika                 |     39 750 |     42 670 |      82 420 |
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| 13. Mustakallio Risto                |     42 240 |     35 862 |      78 102 |
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| 14. Mustakallio Ulla Sinikka         |     47 240 |     30 862 |      78 102 |
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| 15. Mustakallio Marja Helena         |     43 240 |     20 162 |      63 402 |
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| 16. Relander Harald Bertel           |          0 |     60 000 |      60 000 |
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| 17. Kirmo Lasse                      |     30 000 |     26 200 |      56 200 |
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| 18. Särkijärvi Timo                  |     12 000 |     43 256 |      55 256 |
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| 19. Särkijärvi-Martinez Anu Riitta   |     12 000 |     43 256 |      55 256 |
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| 20. Suominen Jukka Matias            |            |     27 964 |      52 924 |
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| TOTAL                                |    650 910 |  1 541 568 |   2 192 478 |
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| Share of total amount of shares, %   |       65,7 |       51,2 |        54,7 |
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| Share of total voting rights, %      |       65,7 |       51,2 |        63,8 |
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| Nominee-registered                   |            |     85 244 |      85 244 |
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| Other shareholders                   |    340 251 |  1 386 785 |   1 727 036 |
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| TOTAL                                |    991 161 |  3 013 597 |   4 004 758 |
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| MANAGEMENT'S SHAREHOLDING            |    134 990 |    146 049 |     281 039 |
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| Share of total amount of shares, %   |       13,6 |        4,8 |         7,0 |
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| Share of total voting rights, %      |       13,6 |        4,8 |        12,5 |
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| SHARE INFORMATION                  |   30.6.2010 |   30.6.2009 |  31.12.2009 |
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| Number of shares                   |             |             |             |
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| - Series K shares, ordinary shares |             |             |             |
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| (20 votes/share)                   |     991 161 |     991 161 |     991 161 |
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| - Series A shares                  |             |             |             |
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| (1 vote/share)                     |   3 013 597 |   3 013 597 |   3 013 597 |
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| Total                              |   4 004 758 |   4 004 758 |   4 004 758 |
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| Trading in the company's shares (series A        |             |             |
| shares)                                          |             |             |
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| Trading of shares, pcs             |     356 761 |     248 400 |     454 798 |
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| Trading of shares, EUR million     |         2,8 |         1,8 |         3,3 |
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| Share price of the series A shares |             |             |             |
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| At the end of reporting period,    |        7,37 |        6,99 |        7,47 |
| EUR                                |             |             |             |
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| Highest price during               |             |             |             |
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| the reporting period, EUR          |        9,34 |        7,73 |        8,90 |
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| Lowest price during                |             |             |             |
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| the reporting period, EUR          |        7,24 |        6,50 |        6,50 |
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| Average price during               |             |             |             |
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| the reporting period, EUR          |        7,88 |        7,05 |        7,29 |
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| Market value of capital stock      |             |             |             |
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| - Series K shares, EUR million*    |         7,3 |         6,9 |         7,4 |
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| - Series A shares, EUR million     |        22,2 |        21,1 |        22,5 |
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| Total, EUR million                 |        29,5 |        28,0 |        29,9 |
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*Series K shares valued at the value of series A shares at the end of reporting 
period.                                                                         


RAUTE CORPORATION                                                               
Board of Directors                                                              

PRESS CONFERENCE ON AUGUST 3, 2010 AT 2 P.M.:                                   
A press conference will be organized for analysts and the media on August 3,    
2010 at 2 p.m. at Scandic Simonkenttä Hotel, Roba cabinet, Simonkatu 9,         
Helsinki. The interim report will be presented by Mr. Tapani Kiiski, President  
and CEO, and Mrs. Arja Hakala, CFO.                                             

NEXT INTERIM REPORT:                                                            
Raute Corporation's interim report for the period January 1 - September 30, 2010
will be published on October 28, 2010.                                          

FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Mr. Tapani Kiiski, President and CEO, Raute Corporation, tel. +358 3 829 3560,  
mobile +358 400 814 148                                                         
Mrs. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, tel. +358 3 829 3293, mobile +358 400 
710 387                                                                         

DISTRIBUTION:                                 
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com                              

RAUTE IN BRIEF:                                                                 
Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide. Its 
most important customers are the plywood and LVL industries. Raute is one of the
world's leading suppliers of mill-scale projects to these customer industries.  
The total service concept also includes technology services, with which Raute   
supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their investments.   
Raute's head office is located in Nastola, Finland. Its other production plants 
are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in the Shanghai area of China, and in      
Kajaani, Finland. Raute's net sales declined significantly due to the difficult 
market situation in 2009 and equaled EUR 36.6 million. The number of personnel  
at the end of 2009 was 524. More information on the company can be found at:    
www.raute.com.

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