Vaisala - Company Announcement

Vaisala reorganizes its operations in Vancouver, Canada

Vaisala Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   October 3, 2012 at 7:30 p.m.


To finalize the integration of the acquired Life Science business to Vaisala and
to increase scalability, efficiency and flexibility of global operations,
Vaisala is moving the board assembly, final assembly, testing, new product
calibration and the related activities from Canada to Malaysia and Finland.

As a result of the change, the work of 10 persons in Vancouver will end by June
30, 2013. One-off charges of approximately EUR 400 thousand relating to
restructuring activities are expected to be booked by the end of 2012. The
estimated annual cost reduction is half a million euros which will be fully
realized from 2014 onwards and about half during 2013.

Further information
Kaarina Muurinen, CFO
Tel +358 40 577 5066

Vesa Pylvänäinen, EVP Operations
Tel. +358 40 1807 002

Vaisala is a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement. Building
on 75 years of experience, Vaisala contributes to a better quality of life by
providing a comprehensive range of innovative observation and measurement
products and services for chosen weather-related and industrial markets.
Headquartered in Finland, Vaisala employs approximately 1400 professionals
worldwide and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange.
www.vaisala.com   www.twitter.com/VaisalaGroup

Distribution
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki
Main media
www.vaisala.com

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