SWECO acquires Danish architectural firm

SWECO acquires Danish architectural firm

SWECO has grown in Denmark through the acquisition of the architectural firm
Birk Nielsen Planlæggere og Landskabsarkitekter with 18 employees.


“This has enabled us to further strengthen our position in the Nordic market,
not least in the interesting Öresund region which offers many exciting
challenges for us,” says Jan Mattsson, President of SWECO FFNS.

SWECO' Danish subsidiary Skaarup & Jespersen is the actual acquirer of Birk
Nielsen.  Skaarup & Jespersen has been part of the SWECO Group since 2001 and
has longstanding experience of assignments in both architecture and urban
planning. Birk Nielsen is specialised in landscape architecture, urban planning
and wind power. Through the acquisition, SWECO will gain an additional office in
Aarhus, Denmark.

The acquisition will increase SWECO's number of employees in Denmark to around
55.

For additional information contact:
Jan Mattsson, President of SWECO FFNS, +46 734-12 92 65, jan.mattsson@sweco.se
Lone Busk, President of Skaarup & Jespersen, +45 39 15 00 60,
lone.busk@sj-arkitekter.dk

SWECO is the Nordic region's leading provider of consulting services with
combined expertise in engineering, environmental technology and architecture.
SWECO has around 5,300 employees in ten countries and recorded annual sales of
around SEK 4.6 billion in 2007. The company has projects currently underway in
some 80 countries worldwide. The SWECO share is quoted on the Stockholm Stock
Exchange. SWECO is a member of OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm.

The information contained herein is subject to the disclosure requirements in
the Swedish Securities Exchange and Clearing Operations Act and/or the Financial
Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted by SWECO for publication
at 10.00 a.m. on 30 April 2008.