Fingrid Oyj's Annual General Meeting on 18 March 2008

Arto Lepistö is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fingrid Oyj in 2008       

Fingrid Oyj's Annual General Meeting was held on 18 March 2008 in Helsinki. The 
Annual General Meeting accepted the financial statements for 2007, confirmed the
income statement and the balance sheet, and discharged the members of the Board 
of Directors and the President from liability.                                  
The Annual General Meeting                                                      
elected the Chairman of the Board, Deputy Chairmen and other members of the     
Board of Directors as well as their personal deputy members for Fingrid Oyj for 
2008.                                                                           
Members                                                                         
                                                                                
Arto Lepistö, Industrial Councellor, (Chairman) , Ministry of Employment and the
Economy                                                                         
Timo Rajala, President & CEO (1st Deputy Chairman), Pohjolan Voima Oy           
Timo Karttinen, Senior Vice President (2nd Deputy Chairman), Fortum Oyj         

Ari Koponen, Managing Director, Fortum Sähkönsiirto Oy                          
Ritva Nirkkonen, Managing Director, Jyväskylä Regional Development Company Jykes
Ltd                                                                             
Anja Silvennoinen, Vice President, Energy, UPM-Kymmene Oyj                      
Jorma Tammenaho, Portfolio Manager, Mutual Pension Insurance Company Ilmarinen  
Personal deputy members                                                         
Timo Ritonummi, Senior Engineer, Ministry of                                    
Employment and the Economy                                                      
Jussi Hintikka, Executive Vice President, Pohjolan Voima Oy                     
Juha Laaksonen, Chief Financial Officer, Fortum Oyj                             

Kari Koivuranta, Senior Adviser, Fortum Sähkönsiirto Oy                         
Pekka Kettunen, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Employment and the Economy       
Jukka Mikkonen, Director, Energy Finland, Stora Enso Oyj                        
Risto Autio, Director, Alternatives, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company     

The Annual General Meeting decided to pay a dividend of EUR 2,156.17 per share  
as proposed by the Board of Directors, i.e. a total of EUR 7,169,262.65.        
The                                                                             
Responsible Auditor elected is Juha Tuomala, Authorised Public Accountant (KHT),
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy.                                                      

Further information:                                                            
Jukka Ruusunen, President and CEO, +358(0)30 395 5140 or                        
+358(0)40 593 8428                                                              
Tom Pippingsköld, CFO, +358 30 395 5157 or +358 40 519 5041