Raute Corporation will publish a release of its financial statements for year 2007 on Tuesday, 12 February 2008. The financial statements for year 2007 and the Annual report will be published in week 12. Raute's interim reports will be released according to the following schedule: - January - March on Tuesday, 29 April - January - June on Tuesday, 5 August - January - September on Tuesday, 28 October Raute Corporation's Annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday, 2 April 2008 in Lahti, Finland. RAUTE CORPORATION Arja Hakala CFO FURTHER INFORMATION: Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, +358 3 829 3293, mobile phone +358 400 710 387 RAUTE IN BRIEF: Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide. Its most important customers are the plywood and LVL industries. The company is the world market leader as a supplier of mill-scale projects to these customer industries. The full-service concept also includes technology services, with which Raute supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their investment. Raute's head office and main production plant are in Nastola, Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in the Shanghai area of China, and in Iyväskylä and Kajaani, Finland. Net sales in 2006 were EUR 106 million and the number of personnel 540. More information on the company can be found at www.raute.com. DISTRIBUTION: Helsinki Exchanges, Main media, www.raute.com