Tekla - Changes in company's own shares

Tekla starts share repurchase

Tekla Corporation    Stock Exchange Release   8.8.2008   at 9:30 a.m.


Tekla starts share repurchase


Tekla's Board of Directors has decided to start purchases of a
maximum of 100,000 Tekla shares. Purchases will start at the earliest
on August 15, 2008 and end at the latest on October 21, 2008. The
shares will be acquired in public trading on the OMX Nordic Exchange
Helsinki.

The decision is based on the authorization given by Tekla Annual
General Meeting on March 19, 2008, authorizing the Board to decide on
the acquisition of a maximum of 500,000 Tekla shares. The shares will
be acquired for the development of the company's capital structure.
Tekla Corporation currently holds 69,600 own shares.


Tekla Corporation

Ari Kohonen, CEO
Tel. +358 50 64124,
ari.kohonen (at) tekla.com


Distribution:     OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki, Main media


Tekla is an international software product company whose model-based
software solutions make customers' core processes more effective in
building and construction, energy distribution, infrastructure
management and water supply. Tekla has customers in more than 80
countries. Tekla Group's net sales for 2007 were nearly 60 million
euros and operating result approximately 20 million euros.
International operations account for more than 80% of net sales.
Tekla Group currently employs nearly 450 people, of whom
approximately 40% work outside Finland. Tekla was established in
1966, making it one of the longest operating software companies in
Finland. www.tekla.com