Honkarakenne Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT

HONKARAKENNE OYJ Stock Exchange Release 23 September 2010 at 15:30 hours        
NOTIFICATION OF A CHANGE IN SHAREHOLDING UNDER CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE      
FINNISH SECURITIES MARKET ACT                                                   

Honkarakenne Oyj has received information to the effect that Norvestia Oyj      
(Business ID FI0586253-1) shareholding in Honkarakenne Oyj has increased over 5%
of the company's total share capital on September 22, 2010.                     

1) Target company: Honkarakenne Oyj, Business ID FI0131529-0                    
2) Date of the change in shareholdings: 22 September 2010                       
3) Share of total number of shares and voting rights in the target company:     
Norvestia Oyj holds Honkarakenne Oyj B shares after as follows:                 
Number of shares: 261,585 series B shares                                       
Share of total number of shares: 5.06%                                          
Share of voting rights: 2.41%                                                   
4) Name of person subject to the notification obligation:                       
Norvestia Oyj, Business ID FI0586253-1                                          

Honkarakenne Oyj's share capital comprises a total of 5,168,968 shares, of which
300,096 are A shares and 4,868,872 are B shares. Each B share carries one (1)   
vote and each A share carries twenty (20) votes. Hence, Honkarakenne's shares in
aggregate carry a total of 10,870,792 votes.                                    

HONKARAKENNE OYJ                                                                

Esa Rautalinko                                                                  
President and CEO                                                               

Additional information: President and CEO Esa Rautalinko,                       
tel. +358 (0)400 740 997, esa.rautalinko@honka.com.                             


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