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INVITATION TO RAUTE CORPORATION'S INTERIM REPORT BRIEFING


Nastola, Finland, 2011-10-21 08:30 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- RAUTE CORPORATION
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE OCTOBER 21, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. 


INVITATION TO RAUTE CORPORATION'S INTERIM REPORT BRIEFING

Raute Corporation will publish its Interim Report for January 1 - September 30,
2011 (9 months) on Tuesday, November 1, 2011 at about 9 a.m. Finnish time. A
briefing for analysts, investors and the media will be organized on the same
day, November 1, 2011, at 2:00 - 3:00 p.m., at Scandic Simonkentta Hotel, Roba
cabinet, Simonkatu 9, Helsinki. 

You are welcome to hear about our financial performance for the first nine
months of 2011 as well as about our prospects for the remaining part of 2011.
The presentation will be made by Raute Corporation's President and CEO Tapani
Kiiski and CFO Arja Hakala. 

Please inform of your participation in the briefing at the latest on Thursday,
October 27, 2011 to Raute Corporation, Eija Salminen (eija.salminen@raute.com,
tel. +358 50 380 1517) or Good Marketing Oy, Esa Kyto
(esa.kyto@goodmarketing.fi, tel. +358 40 528 0050). 

The Interim Report will be available at www.raute.com on November 1, 2011 after
the publication at about 9:00 a.m. The presentation material will be available
at www.raute.com/fi/investors/publications on November 1, 2011 at 2 p.m. when
the briefing has started. 


RAUTE CORPORATION
Tapani Kiiski
President and CEO


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

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com

RAUTE IN BRIEF:
Raute is a technology and service company that operates worldwide. Raute's
customers are companies operating in the wood products industry that
manufacture veneer, plywood and LVL (Laminated Veneer Lumber). The technology
offering covers machinery and equipment for the entire production process. As a
supplier of mill-scale projects Raute is a global market leader both in the
plywood and LVL industries. Additionally, Raute's full-service concept includes
services ranging from repairs and spare parts deliveries to regular maintenance
and equipment modernizations. Raute's head office is located in Nastola,
Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in
the Shanghai area of China, and in Kajaani, Finland. Raute's net sales in 2010
were EUR 62.9 million. The Group's headcount at the end of 2010 was 495. 

More information on the company can be found at: www.raute.com