Finnlines - Notice to general meeting

NOTICE OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

Finnlines Plc	Stock Exchange Release, 26 February, 2007                         


NOTICE OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING                                          

The shareholders of Finnlines Plc are invited to attend the Annual General      
Meeting scheduled at 10 am on Friday, 16 March, 2007.  The meeting will be held 
at SAS Radisson Royal Hotel, Runeberginkatu 2, Helsinki.                        
                                                                                
The matters that are stipulated in the Articles of Association for consideration
at the Annual General Meeting are to be considered at the Annual General        
Meeting.                                                                        

Right to attend the meeting                                                     

Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting must be registed in the list of the  
Company's shareholders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository  
Ltd on 6 March, 2007.                                                           
Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting                       
are kindly requested to notify the Company not later than by 4 p.m. Finnish time
on Tuesday 13 March 2007 either by writing to Finnlines Plc, Share Register,    
P.O. Box 197, 00181 Helsinki, Finland, by telephoning +358 10 343 4402, by      
telefax to  +358 10 343 4425 or by e-mail to IR@finnlines.com. Written
notifications must  arrive before the deadline stated above. Any letters of
authorisation must be 
submitted at the time the shareholders concerned inform the Company of their    
intention to attend.                                                            

Shareholder registered under the nominees                                       

Custodians of nominee accounts accept notifications of attendance from          
shareholders taken from the nominee register as well as the information on the  
parties representing them at the meeting. The custodians will forward the       
information regarding the nominee-registered shareholders to Finnish Central    
Securities Depository Ltd. for inclusion in the list of the company's           
shareholders drawn up for the meeting.                                          

Information                                                                     

Documents relating to the Company's accounts and the proposals made by the Board
of Directors are available for inspection by shareholders a week before the     
meeting at Finnlines Plc's head office, Porkkalankatu 20A, 00180 Helsinki,      
Finland. Copies of these documents will be sent to shareholders at request.     


Proposal for Dividend                                                           

The Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting that a        
dividend of EUR 0.30 per share be paid on the financial year 2006.              

Proposals for the members of the Board of Directors                             

The existing members of the Board of Directors, Peter Fagernäs, Jukka Härmälä,  
Timo Jouhki, Antti Lagerroos and Pertti Laine have informed that they are not   
available for new Board members. The Board of Directors give notice that it has 
been informed that shareholders representing more than 10% of the shares and    
votes will propose that Pentti Yli-Heljo and Klaus Grönbärj should be elected as
independent Board members.                                                      
                                                                                

FINNLINES PLC                                                                   
Board of Directors                                                              



Antti Lagerroos                                                                 
President and CEO                                                               


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