Elisa - Changes board/management/auditors

KATIYE VUORELA APPOINTED ELISA'S EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS

Ms Katiye Vuorela has been appointed Elisa's Executive Vice
President, Corporate Communications, and member of the Elisa
Executive Board as of 13 October 2008. Her responsibilities will be
Elisa's external and internal communications, as well as marketing
communications. Prior to joining Elisa, she has been responsible for
Paroc Group Holjding Oy's corporate communications and working in
different duties in international marketing communications of Nokia
Telecommunications and IBM's subsidiary Lotus Development Finland Oy.
Ms Katiye Vuorela will report to CEO Veli-Matti Mattila.

ELISA

Vesa Sahivirta
Director, IR and Financial Communication,
tel. +358 05 520 5555

For further information, please contact:

Veli-Matti Mattila
CEO, tel. +358 10 26 22635

Katiye Vuorela tel. +358 40 587 4140

DISTRIBUTION:

Helsinki Exchanges
Major media
www.elisa.com