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RAUTE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL RELEASES IN 2009

RAUTE CORPORATION	  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  28 October 2008 at 09.30 am


RAUTE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL RELEASES IN 2009                                  

Raute Corporation will publish a release of its financial statements for year   
2008 on Wednesday, 11 February 2009. The financial statements for year 2008 and 
the Annual report will be published in week 12.                                 

Raute's interim reports will be released according to the following schedule:   
- January - March on Wednesday, 29 April                                        
- January - June on Tuesday, 4 August                                           
- January - September on Tuesday, 27 October                                    

Raute Corporation's Annual general meeting will be held on Thursday, 2 April    
2009 in Lahti, Finland.                                                         


RAUTE CORPORATION                                                               

Arja Hakala                                                                     
CFO                                                                             


FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, +358 3 829 3293,                       
mobile phone  +358 400 710 387

RAUTE IN BRIEF:                                                                 
Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide. Its 
most important customers are the plywood and LVL industries. The company is one 
of the world's leading suppliers of mill-scale projects to these customer       
industries. The total service concept also includes technology services, with   
which Raute supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their    
investments. Raute's head office and main production plant are in Nastola,      
Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in the
Shanghai area of China, and in Jyväskylä and Kajaani, Finland. Net sales in 2007
were EUR 111 million and the number of personnel 570. More information on the   
company can be found at www.raute.com.                                          

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