Ruukki Group Oyj - Changes board/management/auditors

CHANGE IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE

Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 21 January 2009 at 8:50 a.m.          

CHANGE IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AUDIT COMMITTEE                               

Ruukki Group Plc's Board of Directors has decided that starting from 21 January 
2009 the Audit Committee consists of three members. Thomas Hoyer and Markku     
Kankaala have been appointed as new committee members, and Jelena Manojlovic    
continue in her position in the audit committee.                                

ALWYN SMIT                                                                      
CHAIRMAN AND CEO                                                                

Ruukki Group specialises in industrial refining of certain natural resources.   
The Group has two focus areas: Wood Processing and Minerals. Ruukki Group Plc's 
shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are 
traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector.                       

For additional information, please contact:                                     

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chairman of the Board                                                           
Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Telephone +358 50 442 1663 / +41 7960 19094                                     
www.ruukkigroup.fi                      

This stock exchange release is based on a translation into English of a document
written in Finnish. In case of any discrepancies, inconsistencies or            
inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.