PONSSE OYJ PRESS RELEASE 4 OCTOBER 2007 AT 2.00 p.m. Hannu Kivelä appointed Development Director of Ponsse Hannu Kivelä (41), M.Sc. (Forestry), has been appointed as Director at Ponsse Oyj with responsibility for cooperation between Ponsse Group and forestry companies as well as the development of the CTL method in all of the Group's markets. Kivelä is also responsible for the development of the Group's strategy. "Hannu Kivelä's broad experience with the international forest economy and development projects, management tasks in wood procurement and knowledge of forest technology gives him a strong background for his new duties," said Arto Tiitinen, President and CEO of Ponsse Oyj. Hannu Kivelä leaves his position as a counsellor, forestry affairs, at the Embassy of Finland in Moscow to join Ponsse Oyj. In the past, Kivelä has served, for example, as a Leading Consultant at Jaakko Pöyry Consulting specializing in bioenergy and Russia's forest economy and forest industry. Kivelä will assume his new duties on 1 December 2007 and will report directly to the Group's President and CEO. Vieremä, 4 October 2007 PONSSE OYJ Arto Tiitinen President and CEO FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Arto Tiitinen, tel. +358 400 566 875 DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal Media www.ponsse.com