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Nurminen Logistics Oyj - Financial Statement Release

NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT RELEASE 2008


Nurminen Logistics Plc      Stock Exchange Release 25 February 2009 9.00 am 


NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC'S FINANCIAL STATEMENT RELEASE 2008                       
- Growth of net sales and profit met the company objectives during the review   
period despite the weakening of the market situation in the end of the year     


REVIEW PERIOD IN BRIEF                                                          

Nurminen Care business unit is included in the figures until end of October.    

Review period 1 January - 31 December 2008                                      

- Net sales were EUR 89.4 million (EUR 81.7 million).                           
- Reported operating profit was EUR 5.5 million (EUR 4.5 million).              
- Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 5.2 million (EUR 4.5   
million).                                                                       
- EBT was EUR 3.6 million (EUR 2.1 million)                                     
- Net profit was EUR 2.9 million (EUR 1.7 million).                             
- Earnings per share: 0.17 Euros.                                               

Continuing operations 1 January - 31 December 2008                              

- Net sales were EUR 81.8 million (EUR 75.0 million).                           
- Reported operating profit was EUR 4.6 million (EUR 3.7 million).              
- Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 4.3 million (EUR 3.7   
million).                                                                       
- EBT was EUR 2.9 million (EUR 1.4 million)                                     
- Net profit was EUR 2.3 million (EUR 1.2 million).                             
- Earnings per share: 0.13 Euros.                                               

Fourth quarter 1 October- 31 December 2008                                      

- Net sales were EUR 21.7 million (EUR 20.2 million).                           
- Reported operating profit was EUR 0.9 million (EUR 1.4 million)               
- Operating profit excluding non-recurring items was EUR 0.7 million (EUR 1.4   
million).                                                                       
- EBT was EUR 0.1 million (EUR 0.3 million)                                     
- Net profit was EUR 0.2 million (EUR 0.2 million).                             
- Earnings per share: 0.01 Euros.                                               

Continuing operations fourth quarter 1 October - 31 December 2008               

- Net sales were EUR 20.9 million (EUR 18.1 million).                           
- Reported operating profit was EUR 0.7 million (EUR 1.2 million).              
- EBT was EUR 0.0 million (EUR 0.1 million)                                     
- Net profit was EUR 0.2 million (EUR 0.1 million).                             
- Earnings per share: 0.01 Euros.                                               

The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of EUR 0.06 per share shall be  
distributed for the financial year 2008, which meets the company's dividend     
policy.                                                                         

Until 31 December 2007, Nurminen Logistics Plc was called Kasola Plc. The       
company sold its old operations (the "Kasola operations") in a transaction      
executed on 23 November 2007. Correspondingly, the company received its current 
operations (the "Nurminen Logistics operations") on 1 January 2008. These       
arrangements were described in more detail in earlier stock exchange releases   
and the registration document and securities note published by Kasola Plc on 7  
December 2007.                                                                  

The comparative figures presented in the first section of this interim report   
are 2007 carve-out financial information of Nurminen Logistics operations       
demerged from John Nurminen LLC. Whenever comparative carve-out figures are not 
available they are not presented.                                               

Nurminen Logistics Plc and the minority shareholders signed on 10 October 2008  
an agreement to divest the Nurminen Care business unit to a fund managed by     
private equity investor Sentica Partners Oy. The transaction was completed on 27
October and Nurminen Care is included in the group's financial information until
end of October. Nurminen Logistics Plc divested its ambulance operator services 
in order to be able to focus on logistics and closely related operations as     
stated in its published strategy. Therefore, the review period figures have been
divided to continuing and discontinued operations.                              

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT                                                            

Nurminen Logistics strengthened its market share over the past year. The        
company's market share in railway export to Russia and other CIS countries is   
significant. The company maintained its strong position in the special and heavy
transport market. The company achieved the financial objectives set for net     
sales and profitability.                                                        

The market situation for Nurminen Cargo business unit was mainly positive during
the year. Overall the first half of the year went according to expectations, and
the demand situation remained excellent in third quarter. However, during fourth
quarter the global economic crisis had a clear effect on demand. The fourth     
quarter volumes were lower than anticipated as companies attempted to reduce    
their inventory levels, and the normal year-end volume decline was unusually    
strong.                                                                         

Due to the changes in wood markets Nurminen Logistics drove down its wood       
operations as stated in its strategy. Operations in wood terminals in Russia    
ceased during the review period. A significant portion of the company's         
stanchion wagons have been modified or are in the process of being modified into
flat wagons.                                                                    

The volumes of the Nurminen Heavy business unit vary with the rhythm of the     
deliveries of mechanical engineering industry. The decline of the demand        
situation caused a drop in Nurminen Heavy's volumes in fourth quarter.          

Economic uncertainty is at an exceptionally high level, and it is not possible  
to estimate the scale and duration of the current financial crisis. The decline 
in the volume of economy and foreign trade will also affect the outlook for     
Nurminen Logistics.                                                             

Russian economy is forecasted to have no growth or to slightly decline during   
2009. These forecasts are very sensitive to oil price development. Russian      
government's own forecast for the economic growth is -2.2%. Russian imports have
grown very strongly in recent years. This growth will end and may even turn into
decline. On the other hand, weakening of rouble will improve the competitiveness
of Russian export industries, which will create opportunities for logistics     
service providers like Nurminen Logistics.                                      

TURNOVER AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE JANUARY-DECEMBER 2008                        

The net sales for the review period amounted to EUR 89.4 (2007: 81.7) million.  
Compared to the corresponding period last year the increase of the net sales was
9.4%. Reported operating profit was EUR 5,542 (4,527) thousand. The increase was
22.4%. Operating profit includes non-recurring profits of EUR 403 thousand (0)  
and non-recurring costs of EUR 81 (0) thousand. Therefore comparative operating 
profit was EUR 5,220 thousand and increased 15.3% compared to the corresponding 
period last year.                                                               

The net sales of the continuing operations amounted to EUR 81.8 (2007: 75.0)    
million. Compared to the corresponding period last year the increase of the net 
sales was 9.1%. Operating profit of the continuing operations was EUR 4,638     
(3,746) thousand. The increase was 23.8%. Operating profit includes             
non-recurring profits of EUR 403 thousand (0) and non-recurring costs of EUR 81 
(0) thousand. Therefore comparative operating profit was EUR 4,316 thousand and 
increased 15.2% compared to the corresponding period last year.                 

Non-recurring asset sale profits resulted in fourth quarter (EUR 217 thousand)  
when company divested its Nurminen Care segment and in first quarter (EUR 186   
thousand) from other shareholders redeeming Nurminen Logistics Plc's shares in  
Turku Stevedoring Oy. Non-recurring costs were related to the winding-up of     
Moscow air cargo business during the first quarter. The winding-up was published
in stock exchange release by Kasola Plc on 28 December 2007. The two            
last-mentioned non-recurring items are included in continuing operations.       

Nurminen Cargo's net sales for the review period amounted to EUR 71.2 (65.6)    
million.                                                                        
The strong demand situation of third quarter continued until beginning of       
November. After that the slowing down of world economy and Russian foreign trade
weakened Nurminen Cargo's volumes significantly. As a whole net sales developed 
as expected during the review period. Operating profit developed as expected and
amounted to EUR 4,263 (2,819) thousand.               

Nurminen Heavy's net sales for the review period increased to EUR 10.7 (9.5)    
million. After strong second and third quarter the growth rate of net sales     
weakened during the fourth quarter as expected. Operating profit was EUR 1,139  
(927) thousand. Both net sales and operating profit developed as expected during
the review period.                                                              

Nurminen Care segment divestiture was completed on 27 October 2008 and it is    
part of the group's financial information until 31 October 2008. Net sales for  
the review period amounted to EUR 7.6 (6.7; comparative figure 12 months)       
million. Its net sales increased as a result of the acquisitions and successful 
tenders in 2007 and in 2008. The growth was slightly weaker than expected due to
lower than expected order volumes. Nurminen Care's operating profit was EUR 140 
(781) thousand. Operating profit was weaker than anticipated due to clearly     
higher than average fleet repair costs and start-up costs related to new        
business locations.                                                             

TURNOVER AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 1 OCTOBER - 31 DECEMBER 2008                 


The 2008 fourth quarter net sales amounted to EUR 21.7 (2007: 20.2) million. The
net sales increased by 7.4%. Reported operating profit, which included          
non-recurring profit of EUR 217 thousand, was EUR 896 thousand (1,445 thousand, 
does not include non-recurring items). Therefore operating profit declined 38.0%
and comparative operating profit declined 53.0%.                                

The 2008 fourth quarter net sales of the continuing operations amounted to EUR  
20.9 (2007: 18.1) million. The net sales increased by 15.3%. Operating profit   
(which does not include non-recurring items) was EUR 656 (1,214) thousand. The  
decrease was 46.0%.                                                             

The development of Nurminen Cargo's net sales was positive until the beginning  
of November. In addition to the market situation the growth was assisted by the 
extensions of Niirala and Luumäki terminals and the addition of new railway     
wagons. After the second half of November the development of net sales turned   
negative. The company opened new logistics centre in Vuosaari harbour in end of 
November.                                                                       

Profitability weakened during the fourth quarter of the review period due to    
growth investments and rapidly changed market situation. Operating profit was   
burdened by the start-up costs of Vuosaari logistics centre (EUR 0.2 million).  


DIVESTMENTS IN 2008                                                             

Nurminen Logistics Plc and the minority shareholders signed on 10 October 2008  
an agreement to divest the Nurminen Care business unit to a fund managed  
by private equity investor Sentica Partners Oy. Nurminen Logistics Plc divested 
its ambulance operator services in order to be able to focus on logistics and   
closely related operations as stated in its published strategy. The transaction 
was published in stock exchange release on 10 October 2008 and completed on 27  
October 2008.                                                                   

OUTLOOK                                                                         

Due to the recession in global economy the economic outlook and market situation
are very uncertain. Therefore, the company will not give a net sales or         
operating profit level forecast for year 2009. On the long-term the company's   
goal is to increase its net sales annually by approximately 20% on average,     
including acquisitions, and to reach an operating profit level of over 7%. The  
situation of the financial markets may delay achieving of the growth objectives 
in a short term.                                                                

There was a sudden change for the worse in Finnish economy during November and  
December. Export volumes declined in all sectors and also import volumes        
declined strongly in the end of the year. Also investments are expected to      
decline during 2009.                                                            

Despite the quite satisfactory outcome of the financial year 2008 the company   
must be prepared for a possible decline in net sales by adapting its operations 
and cost structure to the general volume of economy.                            


There is an exceptional amount of uncertainty also in the development of Russian
economy. That as well as the rouble exchange rate is connected to the world     
market price of oil.  Devaluation of rouble hinders the outlook of Russian      
imports but on the other hand it improves the possibilities of Russian exports  
as well as foreign companies' investment opportunities in Russia. As trade      
becomes more versatile and foreign investments grow, there will be new          
opportunities for logistics service providers like Nurminen Logistics.          

Extensions of Niirala and Luumäki terminals and the opening of logistics centre 
in Vuosaari harbour on 28 November 2008 have positive effects on the outlook of 
Nurminen Cargo. The extension of Niirala terminal increased terminal space by   
4,000 square meters to a total 18,000 square meters. The extension of Luumäki   
terminal increased terminal space 3,400 square meters to a total 11,700 square  
meters. The logistics centre in Vuosaari has in the first phase 38,000 square   
meters. As a result of these investments, investments in railway wagons, and due
to the rationalization of its operations, the company has a strong competitive  
position when economy starts to grow. On the other hand the costs of these      
investments hamper the company's profitability in the current economic          
situation.                                                                      

The outlook of Nurminen Heavy is mostly affected by the volumes of mechanical   
engineering industry and its project cargos. The outlook for mechanical         
engineering industry has weakened recently and it remains to be seen how its    
backlog will develop. The market situation of mechanical engineering industry   
will after some delay also affect Nurminen Heavy's operations.                  
SHORT-TERM RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES                                              

The most significant business risks are associated with the uncertainty of the  
global economy and the international financial markets and local banks ability  
to act. It remains to be seen how pertinent the stimulus packages of different  
states are and what their effects are.                                          

The scale and duration of the effects of the financial crisis in Western        
countries and Russia are difficult to estimate. The impact of economic          
uncertainty on company's business environment is difficult to forecast. In the  
coming months even large variations in the volumes of different product         
categories are possible.                                                        

FINANCIAL POSITION AND BALANCE SHEET                                            

Company's financial position has remained stable after the transaction which was
closed on 1 January 2008.                                                       

Company's cash flow from operations was EUR -752 thousand. It was burdened by   
EUR 2.7 million increase in Russian VAT receivables, which are related to wagon 
investments. Cash flow from investments was EUR 2,162 thousand. The positive    
cash flow from investments is caused by reverse takeover. Cash flow from        
financing activities amounted to EUR -169 thousand. At the end of the period,   
cash and cash equivalents amounted to EUR 4,204 thousand. Liquidity was good    
throughout the review period.                                                   

Group's interest bearing debt was EUR 33.9 million and correspondingly the net  
interest bearing dept was EUR 29.7 million. Of this interest bearing debt EUR   
11.3 million was rouble based. The divestment of Nurminen Care decreased group's
net interest-bearing debt approximately by EUR 8.0 million.                     

Balance sheet totalled EUR 79.0 million and equity rate 44.2 %.                 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE                                                             

The group's gross capital expenditure for review period amounted to EUR 11.1    
(20.6) million, accounting for 12.4% of net sales. Depreciation totaled EUR 4.9 
(4.4) million, or 5.5% of net sales. Investments were mainly made in terminals  
and railway wagons.                                                             

GROUP STRUCTURE                                                                 

The group comprises the parent company, Nurminen Logistics Plc, as well as the  
following subsidiaries and associated companies, owned directly or indirectly by
the parent (ownership, %): RW Logistics Oy (100 %), JN Ferrovia Oy (100 %),     
Nurminen Heavy Oü (100 %), OOO John Nurminen, Pietari (100 %), OOO John         
Nurminen, Moskova (100 %), Nurminen Maritime Latvia SIA (51 %), Pelkolan        
Terminaali Oy (20 %), ZAO Irtrans (100 %), OOO Huolintakeskus (88 %), OOO John  
Nurminen Terminal (100 %), ZAO Terminal Rubezh (100 %), UAB Nurminen Maritime   
(51 %), Nurminen Maritime Eesti AS (51 %), CMA CGM Latvia SIA (23 %), CMA CGM   
Estonia Oü (23 %), Team Lines Latvia SIA (23 %) and Team Lines Estonia Oü (20,3 
%).                                                                             


PERSONNEL                                                                       

At the end of the review period the Group staff was 352 (578 on 31 December     
2007). The number of personnel working abroad was 57. The reduction of personnel
was mainly due to the divestment of Nurminen Care segment. Nurminen Cargo had   
292 employees and Nurminen Heavy 27. Management and administrative staff        
numbered to 34.                                                                 

Employee benefit expenses in 2008 totaled EUR 20.3 million (2007 EUR 18.1       
million).                                                                       


SHARE-BASED INCENTIVE PLAN FOR THE GROUP PERSONNEL                              

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


SHARES AND SHAREHOLDERS                                                         

Nurminen Logistics Plc's share has been quoted on the main list of NASDAQ OMX   
Helsinki Ltd with the current company name since 1 January 2008. The total      
number of Nurminen Logistics Plc's registered shares is 12,719,119 and          
registered share capital is EUR 4,214,521. The company has one share class and  
all the shares carry equal rights in the company. The company name was until 31 
December 2007 Kasola Plc. The company was listed on Helsinki Stock Exchange in  
1987.                                                                           
For the financial year 2007 the company distributed a dividend of EUR 0.12 per  
share to a total of 1,526,209.68 EUR.                                           

The trading volume of Nurminen Logistics Plc's shares was 82,946 in 1 January - 
31 December 2008. This represented 0.65% of the total number of shares. The     
value of the turnover was EUR 392,292. The lowest price for the period was EUR  
2.90 per share and the highest EUR 5.70 per share. The closing price for the    
period was EUR 3.00 per share and the market value of the entire share capital  
EUR 38,157,357.                                                                 

At the end of the financial year Nurminen Logistics Plc had 354 shareholders.   

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

Nurminen Logistics Plc has a liquidity providing (LP) agreement with Evli Bank  
Plc. In accordance with the agreement, Evli Bank Plc undertakes to submit bids  
and offers for Nurminen Logistics Plc's share so that the maximum spread of the 
bid and offer prices is four percent calculated from the bid. The bids and      
offers submitted by the liquidity provider must be for a number of shares worth 
at least 4,000 euros. Evli Bank Plc undertakes to submit bids and offers for    
Nurminen Logistics Plc's share in the trading system of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy  
on the stock exchange list on each trading day for at least 85 percent of the   
time of Continuous Trading I period and also in the auction procedures applied  
to Nurminen Logistics Plc's share during a trading day.                         

FLAGGING NOTICES                                                                

During the financial year Nurminen Logistics Plc published three notifications  
of changes in shareholdings in compliance with Chapter 2, Section 9 of the      
Securities Markets Act. The stock exchange releases published on 2 January 2008,
7 January 2008 and 11 January 2008 can be found on company's website            
www.nurminenlogistics.com.                                                      
CHANGE IN EXECUTIVE BOARD                                                       
Member of Nurminen Logistics Plc's Executive Board Petteri Pelkonen's service   
agreement with Nurminen Logistics Plc ended on 31 December 2008.                
 DECISIONS OF THE GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING                                        

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on 11 April 2008 made the       
following decisions:                                                            

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders confirmed the company's financial    
statements and the group's financial statements for the financial period 1      
January - 31 December 2007 and released the Board of Directors and the Managing 
Director from liability.                                                        

Amendment of Articles of Association                                            

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders decided in accordance with the       
proposal made by the Board of Directors that a provision shall be added to      
Section 4 of the company's Articles of Association according to which three (3) 
deputy members, at the most, may be elected to the company's Board of Directors.
It was further decided to amend Section 7 of the Articles of Association so that
the company shall have one (1) auditor, which is required to be an Authorized   
Public Accountant -audit firm, and that no deputy auditor shall be elected.     
Changes reflecting the aforesaid amendments were made to Section 10 of the      
Articles of Association with respect to matters to be submitted to the Annual   
General Meeting of Shareholders.                                                

Composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors                          

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders resolved that the Board of Directors 
shall consist of five (5) ordinary members and one (1) deputy member. The Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders re-elected the following ordinary members to the
Board of Directors: Olli Pohjanvirta, Juha Nurminen, Matti Lainema, Matti       
Packalén and Rolf Saxberg. Jukka Nurminen was elected deputy member of the Board
of Directors. In its first meeting immediately following the Annual General     
Meeting of Shareholders, the Board of Directors elected Juha Nurminen as the    
Chairman of the Board.                                                          

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders decided to pay annual remuneration of
EUR 30,000 to the Chairman of the Board, EUR 20,000 to the deputy Chairman of   
the Board, and EUR 15,000 to the other members of the Board and in addition a   
fee of EUR 700 per meeting to each member of the Board. It was decided to       
compensate the travel and other expenses of the members of the Board in         
accordance with customary practice. It was furthermore decided to pay to the    
members of the Board a merit pay, which shall be tied to the profit of the      
company's share during the term of the Board of Directors. The profit of the    
company's share shall be calculated from the change in the share's average price
of the month preceding the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (i.e. March   
2008) and the average price of March 2009, taking into account the dividends.   
For each percent the profit has accrued the Chairman of the Board shall be paid 
a remuneration of EUR 2,000 and other members of the Board EUR 1,000. If the    
yearly profit exceeds 25 percent, the remuneration shall be paid according to 25
percent. The decision means that the final remuneration of the members of the   
Board of Directors shall be subject to the total return of the company's share. 

Dividend                                                                        

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders approved the Board's proposal that a 
per share dividend of EUR 0.12 shall be paid for the financial year 2007. The   
dividend was paid to shareholders entered in the company's shareholder register 
on the record date of 16 April 2008. The dividend payment date was 25 April     
2008.                                                                           

Auditor                                                                         

KPMG Oy Ab, Authorised Public Accountant audit-firm, was re-elected as Nurminen 
Logistics Plc's auditor. Mr. Lasse Holopainen acts as the responsible auditor.  

DIVIDEND POLICY                                                                 

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

AUTHORIZATIONS GIVEN TO THE BOARD                                               

The authorization given by the extraordinary general meeting on 8 October 2007  
to the board to decide on the issue of shares and special rights, for a maximum 
of 20,000,000 new shares, is valid until 8 April 2009.                          

DECISIONS OF THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING                           

The extraordinary general meeting of Nurminen Logistics Plc, held on 14 January 
2008, made the following decisions:                                             

Number and selection of board members; remuneration                             

The general meeting resolved that the board of directors shall consist of five  
(5) members. Juha Nurminen, Matti Lainema, Matti Packalén, Olii Pohjanvirta and 
Rolf Saxberg were elected as new members. In its first meeting immediately      
following the general meeting, the board of directors elected Juha Nurminen as  
the chairman of the board and Matti Lainema as the vice chairman of the board.  

The general meeting resolved that remuneration to the board members shall be    
paid out as follows: The chairman of the board shall receive a monthly          
remuneration of EUR 2,500, vice chairman of the board EUR 1,650 and other       
members EUR 1,250. In addition, the board members shall be paid EUR 700 as a fee
for attendance at each board meeting. Travel and other expenses of the board    
members shall be paid in accordance with customary practice.                    

 Amendment of articles of association                                           

The general meeting resolved to amend the Company's articles of association,    
with respect to the Company's business area (2 §), as follows:                  "2 § The company's business area is to produce and provide logistics and        
forwarding services, engage in transport activities such as ambulance operator  
services, provide care services and engage in financing activities and other    
activities related to the above in Finland and abroad. With respect to the      
forwarding business the company may grant guarantees to parties levying customs 
duties, taxes and other public fees. To conduct its activities, the company may 
own and possess properties, hold shares in companies that support and complement
its activities and engage in leasing of office and warehouse premises. In       
addition, the company may acquire, own and sell securities".                    

EVENTS AFTER THE REVIEW PERIOD                                                  

Nurminen Logistics and Russian rail transportation company Transgarant signed a 
co-operation agreement in January 2009. Transgarant is the second largest       
privately owned rail transportation company in Russia. The company operates more
than 17,000 railway wagons. According to the agreement Nurminen Logistics acts  
as a representative of Transgarant in Finland. The agreement also stipulates    
joint use of wagons, which guarantees Nurminen Logistics' clients good supply of
versatile wagons.                                                               

BOARD OF DIRECTORS' PROPOSAL FOR PROFIT DISTRIBUTION                            

Based to the Financial Statements as at 31 December 2008, the parent company's  
distributable equity is EUR 19 948 583.23. The Board of Directors proposes that 
a dividend of EUR 0.06 per share is distributed from unrestricted equity        
reserve, i.e. a total of EUR 763 104.84. After this, the parent company will    
have EUR 19 185 436.09 of retained earnings. The record date for the payment of 
the proposed dividend is 9 April 2009. The dividend payment date is 21 April    
2009. All shares outstanding on the dividend payment record date, excluding     
treasury shares in the parent company's possession, are entitled to dividends   
for the year 2008.                                                              

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2009                                                     

The Annual General Meeting of Nurminen Logistics Plc will take place on Monday, 
6 April 2009 starting at 10.00 am in address Pasilankatu 2, 00240 Helsinki,     
Finland.                                                                        

Disclaimer                                                                      

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

NURMINEN LOGISTICS PLC                                                          
Board of Directors                                                              

For more information, please contact Lasse Paitsola, President and CEO (tel.    
+358 400 405 801)                                                               

DISTRIBUTION                                                                    

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki                                                             
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www.nurminenlogistics.com                                                       

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

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

TABLES                                                            

Accounting policies                                                             
Until 31 December 2007, Nurminen Logistics Plc was called Kasola Plc. The       
company sold its old operations (the "Kasola operations") in a transaction      
executed on 23 November 2007. Correspondingly, the company received its current 
operations (the "Nurminen Logistics operations") on 1 January 2008, when the old
John Nurminen LLC was demerged. These arrangements were described in more detail
in earlier stock exchange releases and the registration document and securities 
note published by Kasola Plc on 7 December 2007. Carve-out financials presented 
have been carved out from income statement and balance sheet information of old 
John Nurminen LLC.                                                              

The below presented pro forma balance sheet has been prepared for illustrative  
purposes to describe what company's Balance Sheet would have been in case the   
Nurminen Logistics operations had been acquired at the date of the balance      
sheet. Pro forma balance sheet is formed by combining the balance sheet of      
company's annual report per 31 December 2007 and the carve-out balance sheet    
information of Nurminen Logistics business as per 31 December 2007.             

In the pro forma balance sheet the acquisition of Nurminen Logistics operations 
has been treated as a reverse acquisition on the basis of IFRS 3 Business       
Combinations. This means that in the pro forma balance the acquirer is Nurminen 
Logistics operations and the acquisition target is the company. The pro forma   
balance sheet presumes that the acquisition date is the date of the pro forma   
balance sheet.                                                                  

Intra-group rouble loan given by Nurminen Logistics to OOO Huolintakeskus has   
been treated as an investment in subsidiary company on the basis of IFRS 32     
standard.                                                                       

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with     
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) complying with the standards 
and interpretations effective on 31 December 2008. International Financial      
Reporting Standards are standards and interpretations adopted in accordance with
the procedure laid down in regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European         
Parliament and Council.                                                         

All figures in this financial statement report have been rounded and            
consequently the sum of individual figures can deviate from the presented sum   
figure. The financial statement report's financials are audited                 

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| INCOME      | 1-12/20 | 1-12/2008 | 1-12/2 | 1-12/200 | 1-12/2007  | 1-12/20 |
| STATEMENT   |   08    |           |  008   |    7     |            |   07    |
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| EUR 1,000   | Continu | Discontin | Total  | Continui | Discontinu |  Carve  |
|             |   ing   |    ued    |        |    ng    |     ed     |   out   |
|             | operati | operation |        | operatio | operations |  Total  |
|             |   ons   |     s     |        |    ns    |            |         |
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| NET SALES   |  81 846 |     7 559 | 89 405 |   75 015 |      6 678 |  81 693 |
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| Other       |   1 272 |       259 |  1 531 |    1 874 |         11 |   1 885 |
| operating   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| income      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Materials   | -42 582 |       -34 |    -42 |  -41 272 |       -199 | -41 471 |
| and         |         |           |    616 |          |            |         |
| services    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Employee    | -15 626 |    -4 718 |    -20 |  -14 165 |     -3 955 | -18 120 |
| benefits    |         |           |    344 |          |            |         |
| expenses    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
|             |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Depreciatio |  -4 339 |      -603 | -4 942 |   -4 109 |       -339 |  -4 448 |
| n           |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Other       | -15 933 |    -1 559 |    -17 |  -13 597 |     -1 415 | -15 012 |
| operating   |         |           |    492 |          |            |         |
| costs       |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| OPERATING   |   4 638 |       904 |  5 542 |    3 746 |        781 |   4 527 |
| PROFIT      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Financial   |     661 |         9 |    670 |        5 |         11 |      16 |
| income      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Financial   |  -2 699 |      -212 | -2 911 |   -2 340 |       -167 |  -2 507 |
| expenses    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Share of    |     334 |           |    334 |       29 |          0 |      29 |
| profit in   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| associates  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| PROFIT      |   2 934 |       701 |  3 635 |    1 440 |        625 |   2 065 |
| BEFORE TAX  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Income      |    -586 |      -192 |   -778 |     -221 |       -163 |    -384 |
| taxes       |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| PROFIT FOR  |   2 348 |       509 |  2 857 |    1 219 |        462 |   1 681 |
| THE PERIOD  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Net profit  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| attributabl |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| e           |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| To equity   |   1 672 |       509 |  2 181 |      911 |        462 |   1 373 |
| holders of  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| the parent  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| To minority |     676 |         0 |    676 |      308 |          0 |     308 |
| interest    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| EPS         |    0,13 |      0,04 |   0,17 |          |            |         |
| undiluted   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| EPS diluted |    0,13 |      0,04 |   0,17 |          |            |         |
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| INCOME      | 10-12/2 | 10-12/200 | 10-12/ | 10-12/20 | 10-12/2007 | 10-12/2 |
| STATEMENT   |   008   |     8     |  2008  |    07    |            |   007   |
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| EUR 1,000   | Continu | Discontin | Total  | Continui | Discontinu |  Carve  |
|             |   ing   |    ued    |        |    ng    |     ed     |   out   |
|             | operati | operation |        | operatio | operations |  Total  |
|             |   ons   |     s     |        |    ns    |            |         |
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| NET SALES   |  20 904 |       787 | 21 691 |   18 133 |      2 068 |  20 201 |
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| Other       |     207 |       223 |    430 |      637 |         -3 |     634 |
| operating   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| income      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Materials   | -10 571 |         2 |    -10 |   -9 524 |       -174 |  -9 698 |
| and         |         |           |    569 |          |            |         |
| services    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Employee    |  -3 746 |      -489 | -4 235 |   -3 001 |     -1 663 |  -4 664 |
| benefits    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| expenses    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
|             |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Depreciatio |  -1 159 |      -132 | -1 291 |     -591 |         97 |    -494 |
| n           |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Other       |  -4 979 |      -151 | -5 130 |   -4 440 |        -94 |  -4 534 |
| operating   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| costs       |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| OPERATING   |     656 |       240 |    896 |    1 214 |        231 |   1 445 |
| PROFIT      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Financial   |     197 |      -130 |     67 |        0 |          6 |       6 |
| income      |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Financial   |    -982 |       -32 | -1 014 |   -1 069 |        -41 |  -1 110 |
| expenses    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Share of    |     133 |         0 |    133 |      -10 |          0 |     -10 |
| profit in   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| associates  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| PROFIT      |       4 |        78 |     82 |      135 |        196 |     331 |
| BEFORE TAX  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Income      |     156 |       -30 |    126 |      -54 |        -50 |    -104 |
| taxes       |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| PROFIT FOR  |     160 |        48 |    208 |       81 |        146 |     227 |
| THE PERIOD  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| Net profit  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| attributabl |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| e           |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| To equity   |      71 |        48 |    119 |          |            |         |
| holders of  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
| the parent  |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| To minority |      89 |         0 |     89 |          |            |         |
| interest    |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| EPS         |    0,01 |      0,00 |   0,01 |          |            |         |
| undiluted   |         |           |        |          |            |         |
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| EPS diluted |    0,01 |      0,00 |   0,01 |          |            |         |
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| BALANCE SHEET          |     31.12.2008 |       31.12.2007 |      31.12.2007 |
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| EUR 1,000              |                |    Carve out     |    Proforma     |
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| ASSETS                 |                |                  |                 |
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| Non-current assets     |                |                  |                 |
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| Property, plan,        |         48 542 |           48 041 |          48 041 |
| equipment              |                |                  |                 |
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| Goodwill               |          9 130 |           10 725 |          15 489 |
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| Intangible assets      |          1 558 |            2 317 |           2 317 |
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| Investments in         |            591 |              210 |             210 |
| associates             |                |                  |                 |
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| Other long-term        |            718 |              262 |             262 |
| investments            |                |                  |                 |
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| Deferred tax asset     |            421 |              337 |             337 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS     |         60 960 |           61 892 |          66 656 |
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| Current assets         |                |                  |                 |
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| Trade receivables and  |         13 843 |           15 103 |          17 783 |
| other receivables      |                |                  |                 |
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| Cash and bank          |          4 204 |            3 085 |          10 156 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS         |         18 047 |           18 188 |          27 939 |
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|  ASSETS TOTAL          |         79 007 |           80 080 |          94 595 |
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|                        |                |                  |                 |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES |                |                  |                 |
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| Share capital          |          4 215 |            4 215 |                 |
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| Other reserves         |         19 019 |            8 592 |                 |
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| Retained earnings      |         10 675 |           10 309 |                 |
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| Minority interest      |            975 |              391 |                 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY   |         34 884 |           23 507 |          36 566 |
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| Long-term liabilities  |                |                  |                 |
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| Deferred tax liability |            258 |              760 |             760 |
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| Non-current            |            779 |            1 480 |           1 480 |
| interest-free          |                |                  |                 |
| liabilities            |                |                  |                 |
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| Long-term liabilities, |         22 232 |           35 726 |          35 726 |
| interest-bearing       |                |                  |                 |
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| NON-CURRENT            |         23 269 |           37 966 |          37 966 |
| LIABILITIES            |                |                  |                 |
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| Current liabilities    |                |                  |                 |
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| Trade Payables and     |          9 185 |           15 754 |          17 210 |
| Other Liabilities      |                |                  |                 |
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| Short-term             |         11 669 |            2 853 |           2 853 |
| interest-bearing       |                |                  |                 |
| liabilities            |                |                  |                 |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES    |         20 854 |           18 607 |          20 063 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES      |         44 123 |           56 573 |          58 029 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND       |         79 007 |           80 080 |          94 595 |
| LIABILITIES            |                |                  |                 |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT       |    1-12/2008    |     1-2/2007      |
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| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    |                 |     Carve out     |
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| Profit for the period                  |           2 857 |             1 681 |
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| Adjustments to reconcile profit        |          -3 173 |                 0 |
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| Depreciation and amortisation          |           4 942 |             4 579 |
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| Unrealised foreign exchange wins and   |             224 |               399 |
| losses                                 |                 |                   |
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| Other adjustments                      |           2 993 |             2 754 |
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| Paid and received interest             |          -2 068 |            -2 257 |
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| Taxes paid                             |          -1 325 |               -77 |
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| Changes in working capital             |          -5 202 |             5 297 |
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| Cash flow from operating activities    |            -752 |            12 375 |
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| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    |                 |                   |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of    |           6 240 |            -1 337 |
| cash acquired                          |                 |                   |
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| Disposal of subsidiaries/associated    |           3 970 |                 0 |
| companies                              |                 |                   |
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| Proceeds from sales of fixed assets    |             966 |               112 |
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| Investments in tangible and intangible |         -11 110 |           -20 637 |
|  assets                                |                 |                   |
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| Proceeds from repayments of loans      |           2 096 |                 0 |
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| Cash flow from investing activities    |           2 162 |           -21 862 |
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| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES    |                 |                   |
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| Changes in liabilities                 |           1 503 |           -12 626 |
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| Dividends paid                         |          -1 672 |                 0 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities    |            -169 |           -12 626 |
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| CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS    |           1 241 |           -22 112 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning |           2 963 |                   |
| of period                              |                 |                   |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at end of    |           4 204 |                   |
| period                                 |                 |                   |
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A= Share capital                                                                
B= Share premium account                                                        
C= Reserve fund                                                                 
D= Fair Value reserve                                                           
E= Unrestricted equity reserve                                                  
F= Translation differences                                                      
G= Retained earnings                                                            
H= Minority interest                                                            
I= Total                                                                        

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| STATEMENT  |  A   |  B  |  C   |  D  |   E    |  F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |
| OF CHANGES |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| IN EQUITY  |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| 1-12/07    |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
|  Carve out |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| EUR 1000   |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
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| Shareholde | 4215 |  86 | 2374 |   0 |      0 |    0 |  7061 |    83 | 13819 |
| rs' equity |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| at         |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| beginning  |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
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| Recognised |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |   6132 |    0 |  1875 |     0 |  8007 |
| in share   |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| holder'    |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| equity     |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
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| Profit for |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |      0 |    0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |
| the period |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
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| Dividens   |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |      0 |    0 |  1373 |   308 |  1681 |
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| Shareholde | 4215 |  86 | 2374 |   0 |   6132 |    0 | 10309 |   391 | 23507 |
| rs' equity |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
| 31.12.2007 |      |     |      |     |        |      |       |       |       |
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| STATEMENT  |  A   |  B  |  C   |  D  |   E   |   F   |   G   |   H   |   I   |
| OF CHANGES |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| IN EQUITY  |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| 1-12/08    |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
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| Shareholde | 4215 |  86 | 2374 |   0 |  6132 |     0 | 10309 |   391 | 23507 |
| rs' equity |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| at         |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| beginning  |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
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| Recognised |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 | 13868 | -3441 |  -289 |    61 | 10199 |
| in share   |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| holder'    |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| equity     |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
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| Profit for |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |     0 |  2181 |   676 |  2857 |
| the period |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
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| Dividens   |    0 |   0 |    0 |   0 |     0 |     0 | -1526 |  -153 | -1679 |
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| Shareholde | 4215 |  86 | 2374 |   0 | 20000 | -3441 | 10675 |   975 | 34884 |
| rs' equity |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
| 31.12.2008 |      |     |      |     |       |       |       |       |       |
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Changes in the Group structure                                                  

During the review period two companies were acquired to Nurminen Care segment,  
Luumäen Ensihoito Oy (81%) and A. Järvenpää Oy (81%). Luumäen Ensihoito Oy has  
been consolidated to group accounts as of 1 July 2008 and A. Järvenpää Oy as of 
1 August 2008. The profits of these companies would not have had a significant  
effect on Group profit even if they had been acquired in the beginning of 2008. 
Nurminen Logistics Plc and the minority shareholders signed on 10 October 2008  
an agreement to divest the Nurminen Care business unit to a fund managed by     
private equity investor Sentica Partners Oy. The transaction was completed on 27
October 2008.                                                                   

SEGMENT INFORMATION                                                             

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| Net sales by segment                   |    1-12/2008    |     1-12/2007     |
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| EUR 1,000                              |                 |     Carve out     |
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| Cargo                                  |          71 188 |            65 560 |
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| Heavy                                  |          10 658 |             9 455 |
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| Care                                   |           7 559 |             6 678 |
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| Eliminations                           |                 |                   |
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| Total                                  |          89 405 |            81 693 |
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| Operating profit by segment            |    1-12/2008    |     1-12/2007     |
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| EUR 1,000                              |                 |     Carve out     |
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| Cargo                                  |           4 263 |             2 819 |
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| Heavy                                  |           1 139 |               927 |
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| Care                                   |             140 |               781 |
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| Eliminations                           |                 |                   |
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| Total                                  |           5 542 |             4 527 |
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During the review period dividends of EUR 1,672 thousand were paid.             

Related party transactions                                                      

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

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| Related party transactions                           |                       |
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| EUR 1,000                                            |       1-12/2008       |
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| Sales                                                |                   838 |
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| Expenses                                             |                   470 |
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| Financial expenses                                   |                   179 |
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| Trade receivables and other recivables               |                    65 |
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| Trade Payables and Other Liabilities                 |                 2 543 |
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| Long-term liabilities                                |                 7 628 |
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KEY FIGURES (comparative figures of 2007 are from Kasola Plc)                   

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| KEY FIGURES                            |    1-12/2008    |     1-12/2007     |
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| Gross capital expenditure, 1000 eur    |          11 941 |               286 |
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| Personnel                              |             516 |                80 |
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| Contingent liabilities, 1000 eur       |                 |                   |
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| Mortgages given                        |           6 223 |                 0 |
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| Other contingent liabilities           |           7 038 |                 0 |
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| SHARE PRICE DEVELOPMENT                |                 |                   |
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| Share price at beginning of period     |            5,10 |              4,00 |
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| Share price at end of period           |            3,00 |              5,10 |
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| Highest for the period                 |            5,70 |              5,75 |
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| Lowest for the period                  |            2,97 |              3,43 |
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|                                        |                 |                   |
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| EQUITY/SHARE EUR                       |            2,74 |              3,67 |
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| EARNINGS/SHARE (EPS)                   |            0,17 |              0,01 |
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| Equity ration %                        |           44,15 |             91,01 |
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SECTION II: THE FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE REVIEW PERIOD COMPARED TO THE      
REPORTED FIGURES OF KASOLA PLC                                                  

In the 2007 official annual report of Kasola Plc the profit and loss statement  
is divided to continued and discontinued operations. In the table below, the    
profit and loss statement comparison for the full year 2007 includes both       
continued and discontinued operations.                                          

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| INCOME       | 1-12/20 | 1-12/2008 | 1-12/2 | 1-12/20 | 1-12/2007  | 1-12/20 |
| STATEMENT    |   08    |           |  008   |   07    |            |   07    |
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| EUR 1,000    | Continu | Discontin | Total  | Continu | Discontinu |  Total  |
|              |   ing   |    ued    |        |   ing   |     ed     |         |
|              | operati | operation |        | operati | operations |         |
|              |   ons   |     s     |        |   ons   |            |         |
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| NET SALES    |  81 846 |     7 559 | 89 405 |       0 |     10 298 |  10 298 |
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| Other        |   1 272 |       259 |  1 531 |     190 |      1 604 |   1 794 |
| operating    |         |           |        |         |            |         |
| income       |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Materials    | -42 582 |       -34 |    -42 |       0 |     -3 956 |  -3 956 |
| and services |         |           |    616 |         |            |         |
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| Employee     | -15 626 |    -4 718 |    -20 |    -123 |     -4 078 |  -4 201 |
| benefits     |         |           |    344 |         |            |         |
| expenses     |         |           |        |         |            |         |
|              |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Depreciation |  -4 339 |      -603 | -4 942 |         |       -644 |    -644 |
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| Other        | -15 933 |    -1 559 |    -17 |  -1 443 |     -1 720 |  -3 163 |
| operating    |         |           |    492 |         |            |         |
| costs        |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| OPERATING    |   4 638 |       904 |  5 542 |  -1 376 |      1 504 |     128 |
| PROFIT       |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Financial    |     661 |         9 |    670 |     115 |          0 |     115 |
| income       |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Financial    |  -2 699 |      -212 | -2 911 |     -79 |       -127 |    -206 |
| expenses     |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Share of     |     334 |           |    334 |       0 |          0 |       0 |
| profit in    |         |           |        |         |            |         |
| associates   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| PROFIT       |   2 934 |       701 |  3 635 |  -1 340 |      1 377 |      37 |
| BEFORE TAX   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Income taxes |    -586 |      -192 |   -778 |     360 |       -386 |     -26 |
|              |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| PROFIT FOR   |   2 348 |       509 |  2 857 |    -980 |        991 |      11 |
| THE PERIOD   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| Net profit   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
| attributable |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| To equity    |   1 672 |       509 |  2 181 |    -980 |        991 |      11 |
| holders of   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
| the parent   |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| To minority  |     676 |         0 |    676 |       0 |          0 |       0 |
| interest     |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| EPS          |    0,13 |      0,04 |   0,17 |   -0,04 |       0,04 |    0,00 |
| undiluted    |         |           |        |         |            |         |
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| EPS diluted  |    0,13 |      0,04 |   0,17 |   -0,04 |       0,04 |    0,00 |
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| BALANCE SHEET                   |          31.12.2008 |           31.12.2007 |
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| EUR 1,000                       |                     |      Carve out       |
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| ASSETS                          |                     |                      |
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| Non-current assets              |                     |                      |
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| Property, plan, equipment       |              48 542 |                    0 |
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| Goodwill                        |               9 130 |                    0 |
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| Intangible assets               |               1 558 |                    0 |
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| Investments in associates       |                 591 |                    0 |
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| Other long-term investments     |                 718 |                    0 |
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| Deferred tax asset              |                 421 |                    0 |
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| NON-CURRENT ASSETS              |              60 960 |                    0 |
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| Current assets                  |                     |                      |
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| Trade receivables and other     |              13 843 |                2 931 |
| receivables                     |                     |                      |
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| Cash and bank                   |               4 204 |                7 071 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS                  |              18 047 |               10 002 |
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|  ASSETS TOTAL                   |              79 007 |               10 002 |
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|                                 |                     |                      |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES          |                     |                      |
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| Share capital                   |               4 215 |                4 215 |
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| Other reserves                  |              19 019 |                2 460 |
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| Retained earnings               |              10 675 |                2 429 |
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| Minority interest               |                 975 |                      |
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| SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY            |              34 884 |                9 104 |
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| Long-term liabilities           |                     |                      |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Deferred tax liability          |                 258 |                    0 |
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| Non-current interest-free       |                 779 |                    0 |
| liabilities                     |                     |                      |
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| Long-term liabilities,          |              22 232 |                    0 |
| interest-bearing                |                     |                      |
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| NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES         |              23 269 |                    0 |
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| Current liabilities             |                     |                      |
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| Trade Payables and Other        |               9 185 |                  898 |
| Liabilities                     |                     |                      |
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| Short-term interest-bearing     |              11 669 |                      |
| liabilities                     |                     |                      |
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| CURRENT LIABILITIES             |              20 854 |                  898 |
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| TOTAL LIABILITIES               |              44 123 |                  898 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES    |              79 007 |               10 002 |
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| CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT     |    1-12/2008     |     1- 12/2007     |
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| CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES  |                  |                    |
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| Profit for the period                |            2 857 |                129 |
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| Adjustments to reconcile profit      |           -3 173 |             -1 604 |
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| Depreciation and amortisation        |            4 942 |                644 |
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| Unrealised foreign exchange wins and |              224 |                  0 |
| losses                               |                  |                    |
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| Other adjustments                    |            2 993 |                    |
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| Paid and received interest           |           -2 068 |                 76 |
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| Taxes paid                           |           -1 325 |               -230 |
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| Changes in working capital           |           -5 202 |               -800 |
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| Cash flow from operating activities  |             -752 |             -1 785 |
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| CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES  |                  |                    |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of  |            6 240 |                  0 |
| cash acquired                        |                  |                    |
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| Disposal of subsidiaries/associated  |            3 970 |              4 930 |
| companies                            |                  |                    |
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| Proceeds from sales of fixed assets  |              966 |              3 204 |
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| Investments in tangible and          |          -11 110 |               -286 |
| intangible  assets                   |                  |                    |
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| Proceeds from repayments of loans    |            2 096 |                  0 |
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| Cash flow from investing activities  |            2 162 |              7 848 |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES  |                0 |                    |
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| Changes in liabilities               |            1 503 |             -1 672 |
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| Dividends paid                       |           -1 672 |               -297 |
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| Cash flow from financing activities  |             -169 |             -1 969 |
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| CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS  |            1 241 |              4 094 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at         |            2 963 |              2 976 |
| beginning of period                  |                  |                    |
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| Cash and cash equivalents at end of  |            4 204 |              7 070 |
| period                               |                  |                    |
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Calculation of Key Figures                                                      

Equity ratio (%) =                                                              

  Total equity                                                                  
______________________________________ x 100                                    

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

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





Equity per share (EUR) =                                                        

  Equity                                                                        
________________________________________ x 100                                  

  Number of shares at the end of the period