Marimekko - Company Announcement

MARIMEKKO AND DOLCE & GABBANA REACH A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNING UNIKKO TRADEMARK

Marimekko Corporation         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                            
                              14 October 2008 at 1.00 p.m. 

MARIMEKKO AND DOLCE & GABBANA REACH A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT CONCERNING UNIKKO    
TRADEMARK                                                                       

Marimekko Corporation, Dolce & Gabbana S.r.l. and Dolce Gabbana Industria S.p.A 
have today reached a settlement agreement concerning Marimekko's trademark      
Unikko, referred to in Marimekko's stock exchange release dated July 2, 2008.   

The parties have agreed on the handling of already manufactured products and on 
the fee to be paid to Marimekko, and will both withdraw all the legal           
proceedings concerning the Unikko trademark, including the proceedings pending  
in front of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), with    
which the nullification of the Unikko trademark was asked.                      

The settlement does not affect Marimekko's assessment of the outlook for the    
remainder of 2008 published in the Interim Report of August 21, 2008.           

For additional information, contact:                                            
Marja Korkeela, Group Communications, tel. +358 9 758 7238                      
Mika Ihamuotila, President and CEO, tel. +358 9 758 71                          

MARIMEKKO CORPORATION                                                           
Group Communications                                                            

Marja Korkeela                                                                  
Tel. +358 9 758 7238                                                            
Fax  +358 9 759 1676                                                            
Email: marja.korkeela@marimekko.fi                                              

Distribution:                                                                   
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd                                                         
Principal media                                                                 
Marimekko's website www.marimekko.com                                           

Marimekko is a leading Finnish textile and clothing design company that was     
established in 1951. The company designs, manufactures and markets high-quality 
clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags and other accessories under the    
Marimekko brand, both in Finland and abroad. Marimekko products are also        
manufactured under license in various countries. In 2007, the company's net     
sales amounted to EUR 77.3 million. Exports and income from international       
operations accounted for 26.5% of the Group's net sales. The Group employs about
400 people. The company's share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. For   
further information, visit www.marimekko.com

Attachments:

marimekko_unikko_settlement_14102008.pdf