Okmetic Oyj - Annual report/ annual accounts

OKMETIC'S ANNUAL REPORT 2008

OKMETIC OYJ    STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT    18 MARCH 2009     AT 10.30 A.M.   

OKMETIC´S ANNUAL REPORT 2008                                                    

Okmetic's annual report 2008 has been published in full on the company's website
at www.okmetic.com/www/page/investors. The annual report includes the financial 
statements, the board of directors' report and the auditor's report, and it is  
published in Finnish and in English.                                            

Printed annual report will be mailed to registered shareholders on week 14.     
Copies can be ordered by email from communications@okmetic.com.                 

OKMETIC OYJ                                                                     

Esko Sipilä                                                                     
Senior Vice President, Finance                                                  

For further information, please contact:                     

Sanna Nyström, Communications Officer, Okmetic Oyj                              
tel. +358 9 5028 0406, email:sanna.nystrom@okmetic.com                          


Distribution:                                                                   

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki                                                             
Principal media                                                                 
www.okmetic.com                                                                 


OKMETIC IN BRIEF                                                                

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for   
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise.      
Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness  
and profitability.                                                              

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces   
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's      
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for        
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production 
process.                                                                        

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in      
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China.               

Okmetic's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For    
more information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.

Attachments:

okm_vsk_08_eng.pdf