NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2 SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT ON CHANGES OF HOLDINGS IN MARIMEKKO CORPORATION

Pursuant to Chapter 2 Section 10 of the Securities Market Act Marimekko         
Corporation (business identity code 0111316-2) hereby notifies of the receipt of
a notification whereby, following a share transaction concluded earlier today,  
the holding of Workidea Oy (business identity code 0790728-9), a company        
controlled by Mrs. Kirsti Paakkanen, has decreased below 1/5 of the share       
capital and voting rights of Marimekko Corporation, i.e. from 20% to 10%.       

Furthermore, Workidea Oy has notified that it has today granted Muotitila Ltd a 
right to acquire the remaining shares in Marimekko Corporation held by Workidea 
Oy (totalling 804,000 shares) at any time prior to the end of the year 2008. If 
Muotitila Ltd uses its right to acquire, Workidea Oy's holding of the shares and
voting rights will decrease to 0.                                               

Workidea Oy has further notified that, in connection with the above agreement,  
Workidea Oy has as of today authorised Muotitila Ltd to use the voting rights   
attached to the shares covered by the agreement in ordinary matters handled by  
general meetings of shareholders. Based on this authorisation, Workidea Oy's    
holding of the votes of Marimekko Corporation has today decreased below 1/20.   
The authorisation will be automatically cancelled if Muotitila Ltd has not used 
its right to acquire the shares by the end of the year 2008.                    

Pursuant to the notification the holding of Workidea Oy of the share capital and
voting rights of Marimekko Corporation following the share transactions and     
agreement is as follows:                                                        

     Number      Holding             Holding         Holding                    
                 of shares           of share        of votes                   
                                     capital         (taking into               
                                                     account the                
                                                     voting                     
                                                     authorisation)             

Workidea Oy      804,000 shares      10.0%           0%.                        

Kirsti Paakkanen does not own any other shares in Marimekko Corporation (either 
directly or indirectly).                                                        

The registered share capital of Marimekko Corporation is EUR 8,040,000          
consisting of 8,040,000 shares, each with one (1) vote.                         

MARIMEKKO CORPORATION                                                           
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Marja Korkeela                                                                  
Tel. +358 9 758 7238                                                            
Fax +358 9 759 1676                                                             
E-mail: marja.korkeela@marimekko.fi                                             

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