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ETTEPLAN OYJ INTERIM REPORT Q1: POSITIVE OPERATING PROFIT IN A CHALLENGING MARKET SITUATION

Stock exchange release – Published: 29.04.2009 9:30:00

ETTEPLAN Q1: Positive operating profit in a challenging market situation        

Interim report for January-March 2009                                           

- The Group's revenue was EUR 33.7 million (1-3/2008: EUR 40.7 million).        
- The Group's operating profit was EUR 0.2 million (EUR 3.7 million).           
- The profit for the period was EUR 0.09 million (EUR 2.6 million).             
- Earnings per share were EUR 0.00 (EUR 0.13).                                  
- The number of personnel was adjusted to correspond to the demand. The number  
  of personnel at the end of the period was 2,107 (2,239).                      

Key figures (EUR 1 000)                                                         

                            1-3/2009    1-3/2008    1-12/2008                   

Revenue                       33,734      40,675      161,614                   
Operating profit                 225       3,727       12,349                   
Operating profit, %              0.7         9.2          7.6                   
Profit for the period             87       2,605        8,155                   
Profit for the period, %         0.3         6.4          5.0                   
Equity ratio, %                 32.1        32.8         34.2                   
Net gearing, %                  84.1        59.7         54.6                   
Total assets                  79,588      85,318       78,880                   


Matti Hyytiäinen, President and CEO of Etteplan Oyj, comments on the interim    
report:                                                                         

“During the period under review, the technical design market was extremely      
challenging. Demand for our services was on a significantly lower level than    
usually due to delays in our customers' investment projects and exceptionally   
low demand in some customer industries. With fast actions we reduced design     
personnel with temporary lay-offs in Finland and permanent lay-offs in Sweden as
well as cut down other operation costs. Due to these actions we achieved a      
positive operating profit.”                                                     

Accounting principles                                                           

The interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 (Interim         
Financial Reporting) and the preparation and accounting policies presented in   
the 2008 annual financial statements, but not all requirements of the IAS 34    
standard for interim financial reporting have been followed in the accounting.  

Business review January-March 2009                                              

In January-March, Etteplan's design assignments continued to be influenced by   
the decline in customers' order books. The total volume of assignments declined 
during the review period.                                                       

Demand for technical design and product information services remained on a      
satisfactory level in energy and power transmission sector and in the aerospace 
and defence equipment industries. Demand for design services of material        
handling equipment remained good. During the review period, demand for plant    
engineering design services continued to decline, but decline ceased towards the
end of the review period. Demand for design services among equipment            
manufacturers in the forest industry and in automotive industry remained on low 
level during the whole period under review. The Group's design capacity was     
underutilized during the review period.                                         

Etteplan continued the operation adjustments and saving measures that were      
started during the last quarter of 2008 and during the review period, to respond
to the market situation. On top of the implemented and ongoing personnel 
reductions, the adjustments included cutting down external services and         
operation costs in the whole Group during the review period.                    

During the period under review, actions to reduce personnel continued in Sweden.
Most of the reductions were due to the decreased number of assignments in       
automotive industry. During the last quarter of year 2008, a decision was taken 
to reduce the number of personnel by 100 employees. These reductions will take  
place during the first half of year 2009.                                       

In January-March, personnel negotiations to reduce the personnel continued in   
Finland. During the last quarter of year 2008, the decision was taken to reduce 
the number of personnel by 90 employees. During the period under review, new    
decisions have been taken to reduce further 90 employees in Finland. The new    
personnel reductions have mostly been in form of temporary lay-offs and will    
take place during the first half of year 2009.                                  

Revenue                                                                         

Etteplan's revenue in the first quarter of the year amounted to EUR 33.7 million
(1-3/2008: EUR 40.7 million). Decline in revenue was attributable to the        
decrease in our customers' order books and to the weakened Swedish krona. At    
comparable exchange rates the revenue for January-March 2009 period was EUR 36.5
million.                                                                        

Result                                                                          

The operating profit was EUR 0.2 million (1-3/2008: EUR 3.7 million), or 0.7%   
(9.2%) of the revenue. The decline was due to weakened demand of design         
services.                                                                       

Profit for the period before taxes was EUR 0.04 million (1-3/2008: EUR 3.6      
million). Taxes amounted to EUR -0.05 million (EUR 1.0 million). Taxes have been
periodized in line with the result for the review period.                       

Profit for the period was EUR 0.09 million (1-3/2008: EUR 2.6 million). Earnings
per share were EUR 0.00 (EUR 0.13). Equity per share was EUR 1.29 (EUR 1.39).   
The return on investment was 2.6% (33.0%).                                      

Financial position and cash flow                                                

Total assets on March 31, 2009, were EUR 79.6 million (December 31, 2008: EUR   
78.9 million). Goodwill on the balance sheet was EUR 33.1 million (December 31, 
2008: EUR 33.2 million). The Group's cash and cash equivalents stood at EUR 2.3 
million (December 31, 2008: EUR 1.9 million). The Group's interest-bearing      
liabilities amounted to EUR 23.7 million (December 31, 2008: EUR 16.6 million)  
at period end. The equity ratio was 32.1% (December 31, 2008: 34.2%). The cash  
flow after investments totalled EUR -6.6 million (1-3/2008: EUR -8.2 million).  

Capital expenditures                                                            

The Group's gross investments came to EUR 0.2 million (1-3/2008: EUR 8.1        
million). During the comparison period in year 2008 the investments consisted   
mainly of company acquisitions.                                                 

Personnel                                                                       

The number of the Group's personnel averaged 2,144 (1-3/2008: 2,220) during the 
review period and was 2,107 (March 31, 2008: 2,239) at period end. The number of
personnel at the end of the period includes temporarily laid-off employees and  
permanently laid-off employees whose obligation to work continues. The number of
employees decreased mainly due to personnel reductions in Sweden. Outside       
Finland, the Group employed 1,051 people (March 31, 2008: 1,170) at the end of  
the period.                                                                     

Major events after the review period                                            

After the period under review, Etteplan has commenced reorganising its business 
in Sweden. The aim of the reorganisation is to capitalize on the growth         
opportunities in the market by setting up new business units to serve Etteplan's
customers globally. A new Transportation business unit focuses on energy        
efficiency, emission control and advanced material solutions for aerospace      
industry, train, vehicle and material handling sectors. Typical applications are
aeroengines, hybrid and electric cars, on- and off-road vehicles and trains.    

As a part of reorganisation Etteplan established a new business unit which      
strengthens its design offering for nuclear power plants and nuclear power plant
equipment manufacturers. Etteplan has a long experience in serving nuclear power
plant customers in plant engineering.                                           

Incentive plan for key personnel                                                

The Etteplan Oyj Board of Directors decided on a share-based incentive plan for 
key personnel in March 2008. The plan includes three earnings periods: calendar 
years 2008, 2009 and 2010. The plan had a target group of 37 people in 2008. The
remuneration paid from the plan corresponds to the value of about 720,000       
Etteplan Oyj shares at maximum. The remuneration earned in 2008 will be paid on 
April 30, 2009.                                                                 

Estimate of operating risks and uncertainty factors                             

Etteplan's financial results are exposed to number of strategic, operational and
financial risks. A detailed risk analysis can be found in Etteplan's annual     
report 2008.                                                                    
                                                                                
External risks                                                                  
                                                                                
During the period under review, economic development on the whole and           
unpredictable changes in customers' order books continued to be a significant   
risk. The customer related risks will continue to pose an increased risk for    
Etteplan's operations.                                                          
                                                                                
Internal risks                                                                  
                                                                                
Internally Etteplan does not foresee changes in its risk position compared to   
previously stated.                                                              
                                                                                
The official impairment testing is done on yearly basis in the last quarter of  
the year. Etteplan Group´s most significant goodwill are related to the Swedish 
operations. Due to the reorganization in Sweden, the current impairment test    
shows no reason for goodwill write-down.                                        

Annual General Meeting                                                          

The Etteplan Oyj Annual General Meeting was held in Lahti on March 26, 2009.    
The Board of Directors was confirmed to have six members. Tapio Hakakari,       
Heikki Hornborg, Tapani Mönkkönen, Pertti Nupponen, and Matti Virtaala were     
re-elected as members of the Board and Robert Ingman was elected as a new member
of the Board. At its organizational meeting of March 26, 2009, the Board elected
Heikki Hornborg as chairman and Tapani Mönkkönen as vice-chairman.              

The Annual General Meeting resolved the remuneration for the members of the     
Board of Directors to be EUR 600 per meeting and the Chairman of the Board of   
Directors EUR 1,200 per meeting as well as the monthly remuneration to be EUR   
1,300 for the members of the Board and EUR 2,600 for the Chairman of the Board. 

The Annual General Meeting approved the Financial Statements for the financial  
year 2008 and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from 
liability.                                                                      

The auditor elected was PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, a firm of authorized public  
accountants, with Mika Kaarisalo APA as the auditor in charge. The fees for the 
auditor are paid according to invoice.                                          

The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to acquire         
company's own shares in one or more lots using the company's unrestricted       
equity. A maximum of 2,000,000 of the company's own shares can be acquired. The 
Board of Directors shall have the right to decide who the shares are acquired   
from or, the Board of Directors has the right to decide on a directed           
acquisition of own shares.                                                      

The authorization is valid for 18 months from the date of the decision of the   
Annual General Meeting starting on 26 March 2009 and ending on 26 September     
2010. The authorization shall replace the previous authorization.               

Dividend                                                                        

The Annual General Meeting passed a resolution in accordance with the proposal  
of the Board of Directors to pay a dividend for the 2008 financial year of EUR  
0.08 per share, or a total of EUR 1,573,586.30. The remaining profit was        
retained in non-restricted equity. The record date of the payment of            
dividend was March 31, 2009. The dividend was paid on April 7, 2009.            

The Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide within   
their discretion on the payment of a possible additional dividend of EUR 0.07   
per share, or a total maximum of EUR 1,376,888.00, should the economic situation
of the company allow it. The authorization is valid until December 31, 2009. The
possible additional dividend based on the decision of the Board of Directors    
will be paid to the shareholder, who is registered in the shareholders' registry
maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the record date of dividend payment. The
Board of Directors will decide on the record date of the dividend payment as    
well as the payment day of the dividend.                                        

Shares                                                                          

The Etteplan Oyj share (ETT1V) is quoted in the Nordic NASDAQ OMX's Small Cap   
market capitalization group in the “Industrials” sector.                        

The company's share capital on March 31, 2009, was EUR 5,000,000.00, and the    
number of shares outstanding was 20,179,414. The company has one series of      
shares. All shares confer an equal right to a dividend and the company's funds. 

The company held 509,585 of its own shares on March 31, 2009. During the period 
under review, the company acquired 10,409 of its own shares and did not dispose 
any company-held shares.                                                        

Outlook                                                                         

Based on the development of January-March 2009, Etteplan Oyj expects its        
full-year revenue to be under EUR 130 million. The operating profit for year    
2009 is expected to decline substantially but to be positive. Potential         
acquisitions in 2009 are not included in the estimate.                          

The weak market situation is still apparent among the forest industry equipment 
manufacturers and in the car industry where the number of assignments is on low 
level. Our customers' investment projects continue to be delayed in plant       
engineering sector. In the energy and power transmission sector and aerospace   
and defence equipment industry the demand for technical design and product      
information is estimated to continue at a satisfactory level.                   


Hollola, on April 29, 2009                                                      

Etteplan Oyj                                                                    

Board of Directors                                                              


Additional information:                                                         
Matti Hyytiäinen, President and CEO, tel. +358 400 710 968                      


The information presented herein has not been audited.                          


APPENDIX:                                                                       
Financial Statement Summary and Notes                                           
  Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income                                
  Consolidated Statement of Financial Position                                  
  Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows                                          
  Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity                                   
  Key Figures                                                                   
  Notes to the Financial Statement Summary                                      


Releases and other corporate information are available on Etteplan's Web site at
www.etteplan.com.                                                               


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www.etteplan.com                                                                


This interim report includes forward-looking estimates and assumptions.         
Accordingly, outcomes may deviate from these estimates, which are based on the  
management's current best knowledge.                                            



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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME                               |
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| (EUR 1 000)                          |       1-3/ |       1-3/ |       1-12/ |
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|                                      |       2009 |       2008 |        2008 |
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| Continuing operations                                                        |
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| Revenue                              |     33 734 |     40 675 |     161 614 |
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| Other operating income               |         54 |         50 |         263 |
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| Materials and services               |     -2 054 |     -2 508 |     -12 391 |
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| Staff costs                          |    -25 632 |    -28 002 |    -110 384 |
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| Other operating expenses             |     -5 432 |     -6 035 |     -24 862 |
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| Depreciation and amortisation        |       -445 |       -453 |      -1 892 |
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| Operating profit                     |        225 |      3 727 |      12 349 |
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| Financial income                     |        229 |         30 |         228 |
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| Financial expenses                   |       -263 |       -185 |      -1 293 |
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| Share of the result of associates    |       -149 |          0 |           0 |
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| Profit before taxes                  |         42 |      3 572 |      11 285 |
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| Income taxes                         |         45 |       -967 |      -3 130 |
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| Profit for the financial year        |         87 |      2 605 |       8 155 |
| Continuing operations                |            |            |             |
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| Discontinuing operations                                                     |
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| Profit/loss for the financial year,  |          0 |          0 |        -140 |
| discontinuing operations             |            |            |             |
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| Result for the financial year        |         87 |      2 605 |       8 015 |
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| Other comprehensive income:          |            |            |             |
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| Currency translation differences     |        -55 |        151 |      -4 365 |
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| Share of other comprehensive income  |          0 |          0 |           0 |
| of associates                        |            |            |             |
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| Income tax relating to components of |          0 |          0 |           0 |
| other comprehensive income           |            |            |             |
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| Other comprehensive income for the   |        -55 |        151 |      -4 365 |
| year, net of tax                     |            |            |             |
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| Total comprehensive income for the   |         32 |      2 756 |       3 650 |
| year                                 |            |            |             |
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| Profit attributable to                                                       |
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| Equity holders of the company        |         81 |      2 605 |       7 997 |
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| Minority interest                    |          6 |          0 |          18 |
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|                                      |         87 |      2 605 |       8 015 |
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| Total comprehensive income           |            |            |             |
| attributable to:                     |            |            |             |
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| Equity holders of the company        |         26 |      2 756 |       3 632 |
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| Minority interest                    |          6 |          0 |          18 |
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|                                      |         32 |      2 756 |       3 650 |
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| Earnings per share calculated from   |            |            |             |
| the result of parent company         |            |            |             |
| shareholders                         |            |            |             |
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| Continuing operations                                                        |
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| Basic earnings per share, EUR        |       0,00 |       0,13 |        0,41 |
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| Diluted earnings per share, EUR      |       0,00 |       0,13 |        0,41 |
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| Discontinuing operations                                                     |
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| Basic earnings per share, EUR        |       0,00 |       0,00 |       -0,01 |
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| Diluted earnings per share, EUR      |       0,00 |       0,00 |       -0,01 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION                  |              |
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| (EUR 1 000)                        |  31.3.2009 |   31.3.2008 |   31.12.2008 |
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| ASSETS                                                        |              |
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| Non-current assets                 |                          |              |
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| Tangible assets                    |      2 311 |       2 358 |        2 478 |
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| Goodwill                           |     33 055 |      35 039 |       33 207 |
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| Other intangible assets            |      1 425 |       1 538 |        1 566 |
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| Shares in associated companies     |        286 |           0 |           17 |
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| Investments available for sales    |        411 |         463 |          411 |
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| Other long-term receivables        |        548 |         820 |          551 |
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| Deferred tax assets                |        460 |          47 |          191 |
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| Non-current assets, total          |     38 497 |      40 265 |       38 421 |
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| Current assets                                                |              |
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| Trade and other receivables        |     36 752 |      42 181 |       37 242 |
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| Current tax assets                 |      2 088 |         281 |        1 338 |
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| Cash and cash equivalents          |      2 251 |       2 591 |        1 879 |
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| Current assets, total              |     41 091 |      45 054 |       40 459 |
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| TOTAL ASSETS                       |     79 588 |      85 318 |       78 880 |
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| EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                        |              |
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| Capital attributable to equity     |                          |              |
| holders                            |                          |              |
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| Share capital                      |      5 000 |       5 000 |        5 000 |
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| Share premium account              |      6 701 |       6 701 |        6 701 |
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| Unrestricted equity fund           |      2 474 |       2 474 |        2 474 |
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| Own shares                         |     -2 019 |        -284 |       -2 025 |
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| Cumulative translation adjustment  |     -5 243 |        -672 |       -5 188 |
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| Retained earnings                  |     18 385 |      11 962 |       11 962 |
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| Profit for the financial year      |         81 |       2 605 |        7 997 |
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| Capital attributable to equity     |     25 379 |      27 786 |       26 921 |
| holders, total                     |            |             |              |
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| Minority interest                  |         85 |           0 |           79 |
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| Equity, total                      |     25 464 |      27 786 |       27 000 |
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| Non-current liabilities                                       |              |
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| Deferred tax liability             |      1 440 |       1 612 |        1 537 |
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| Non-current interest-bearing       |     11 869 |       9 663 |        9 981 |
| liabilities                        |            |             |              |
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| Non-current liabilities, total     |     13 309 |      11 275 |       11 517 |
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| Current liabilities                                           |              |
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| Current interest-bearing           |     11 801 |       9 513 |        6 635 |
| liabilities                        |            |             |              |
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| Trade and other payables           |     28 103 |      35 552 |       33 425 |
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| Current income tax liabilities     |        910 |       1 193 |          303 |
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| Current liabilities, total         |     40 815 |      46 257 |       40 363 |
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| Liabilities, total                 |     54 123 |      57 532 |       51 880 |
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| TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES       |     79 588 |      85 318 |       78 880 |
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| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS                                         |
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| (EUR 1 000)                                |    1-3/ |     1-3/ |      1-12/ |
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|                                            |    2009 |     2008 |       2008 |
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| Operating cash flow                                                          |
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| Cash receipts from customers               |  34 625 |   34 205 |    158 729 |
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| Cash receipts from other operating income  |      42 |       50 |        245 |
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| Operating expenses paid                    |  40 899 |   35 047 |    143 861 |
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| Operating cash flow before financial items |  -6 232 |     -792 |     15 113 |
| and taxes                                  |         |          |            |
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| Interest and payment paid for financial    |     167 |      177 |      1 131 |
| expenses                                   |         |          |            |
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| Interest received                          |      56 |       30 |        228 |
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| Income taxes paid                          |     292 |    1 289 |      5 055 |
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| Operating cash flow ( A )                  |  -6 635 |   -2 228 |      9 155 |
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| Investing cash flow                                                          |
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| Purchase of tangible and intangible assets |      24 |      589 |      1 774 |
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| Acquisition of subsidiaries                |       0 |    5 482 |      7 582 |
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| Proceeds from sale of tangible and         |      31 |       22 |         60 |
| intangible assets                          |         |          |            |
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| Proceeds from sale of investments          |       0 |        0 |         47 |
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| Investing cash flow ( B )                  |       7 |   -6 049 |     -9 249 |
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| Cash flow after investments (A+B)          |  -6 628 |   -8 277 |        -94 |
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| Financing cash flow                                                          |
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| Purchase of own shares                     |      44 |      723 |      2 523 |
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| Short-term loans, increase                 |   5 168 |    7 026 |      3 437 |
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| Long-term loans, increase                  |   2 506 |        9 |      2 544 |
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| Long-term loans, decrease                  |     622 |    2 703 |      4 007 |
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| Dividend paid and other profit             |       0 |        0 |      4 225 |
| distribution                               |         |          |            |
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| Financing cash flow ( C )                  |   7 009 |    3 609 |     -4 774 |
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| Variation in cash (A + B + C)              |                    |            |
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| increase ( + ) / decrease ( - )            |     380 |   -4 668 |     -4 868 |
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| Assets in the beginning of the period      |   1 879 |    7 243 |      7 243 |
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| Exchange gains or losses on cash and bank  |      -9 |       17 |       -496 |
| equivalents                                |         |          |            |
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| Assets at the end of the period            |   2 251 |    2 591 |      1 879 |
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY                                     
(EUR 1 000)                                                                     

Legends for table columns                                                       

A) Share Capital                                                                
B) Share Premium Account                                                        
C) Unrestricted Equity Fund                                                     
D) Own shares                                                                   
E) Cumulative Translation Adjustment                                            
F) Retained Earnings                                                            
G) Total                                                                        
H) Minority Interest                                                            
I) Equity total                                                                 

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|            |   A    |   B    |   C    |   D    |    E    |    F    |    G    |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 601 |   -962 |    -823 |  16 187 |  28 704 |
| 1.1.2008   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  |        |        |        |        |         |  -4 225 |  -4 225 |
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| Purchase   |        |        |        | -2 523 |         |         |  -2 523 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |        |        |   -127 |  1 401 |         |         |   1 274 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Shares to  |        |        |        |     59 |         |         |      59 |
| be issued  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |        |        |        |        |         |         |       0 |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |        |        |        |        |  -4 365 |   7 997 |   3 632 |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| year       |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 474 | -2 025 |  -5 188 |  19 959 |  26 921 |
| 31.12.2008 |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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|            |   G    |   H    |   I    |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 28 704 |    597 | 29 301 |        |         |         |         |
| 1.1.2008   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  | -4 225 |        | -4 225 |        |         |         |         |
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| Purchase   | -2 523 |        | -2 523 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |  1 274 |        |  1 274 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Shares to  |     59 |        |     59 |        |         |         |         |
| be issued  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |      0 |   -536 |   -536 |        |         |         |         |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |  3 632 |     18 |  3 650 |        |         |         |         |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| year       |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 26 921 |     79 | 27 000 |        |         |         |         |
| 31.12.2008 |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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|            |   A    |   B    |   C    |   D    |    E    |    F    |    G    |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 474 | -2 025 |  -5 188 |  19 959 |  26 921 |
| 1.1.2009   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  |        |        |        |        |         |  -1 574 |  -1 574 |
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| Purchase   |        |        |        |    -44 |         |         |     -44 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |        |        |        |        |         |         |       0 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Shares to  |        |        |        |     50 |         |         |      50 |
| be issued  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |        |        |        |        |         |         |       0 |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |        |        |        |        |     -55 |      81 |      26 |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| period     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 474 | -2 019 |  -5 243 |  18 466 |  25 379 |
| 31.3.2009  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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|            |   G    |   H    |   I    |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 26 921 |     79 | 27 000 |        |         |         |         |
| 1.1.2009   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  | -1 574 |        | -1 574 |        |         |         |         |
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| Purchase   |    -44 |        |    -44 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |      0 |        |      0 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Shares to  |     50 |        |     50 |        |         |         |         |
| be issued  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |      0 |        |      0 |        |         |         |         |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |     26 |      6 |     32 |        |         |         |         |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| period     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 25 379 |     85 | 25 464 |        |         |         |         |
| 31.3.2009  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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|            |   A    |   B    |   C    |   D    |    E    |    F    |    G    |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 601 |   -962 |    -823 |  16 187 |  28 704 |
| 1.1.2008   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  |        |        |        |        |         |  -4 225 |  -4 225 |
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| Purchase   |        |        |        |   -723 |         |         |    -723 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |        |        |   -127 |  1 401 |         |         |   1 274 |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |        |        |        |        |         |         |       0 |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |        |        |        |        |     151 |   2 605 |   2 756 |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| period     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     |  5 000 |  6 701 |  2 474 |   -284 |    -672 |  14 567 |  27 786 |
| 31.3.2008  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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|            |   G    |   H    |   I    |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 28 704 |    597 | 29 301 |        |         |         |         |
| 1.1.2008   |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Dividends  | -4 225 |        | -4 225 |        |         |         |         |
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| Purchase   |   -723 |        |   -723 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Disposal   |  1 274 |        |  1 274 |        |         |         |         |
| of own     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| shares     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Changes in |        |   -597 |   -597 |        |         |         |         |
| ownership  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Comprehens |  2 756 |      0 |  2 756 |        |         |         |         |
| ive income |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| for the    |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| financial  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
| period     |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| Equity     | 27 786 |      0 | 27 786 |        |         |         |         |
| 31.3.2008  |        |        |        |        |         |         |         |
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| KEY FIGURES                 |     1-3/ |      1-3/ |     1-12/ |   Change to |
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| (EUR 1 000)                 |     2009 |      2008 |      2008 |   prev.year |
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| Revenue                     |   33 734 |    40 675 |   161 614 |     -17,1 % |
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| Operating profit            |      225 |     3 727 |    12 349 |     -94,0 % |
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| Operating profit, %         |      0,7 |       9,2 |       7,6 |             |
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| Profit before taxes         |       42 |     3 572 |    11 285 |     -98,8 % |
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| Profit before taxes, %      |      0,1 |       8,8 |       7,0 |             |
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| Return on equity, %         |      1,3 |      36,5 |      29,0 |             |
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| Return on investment, % *)  |      2,6 |      33,0 |      28,7 |             |
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| Equity ratio %              |     32,1 |      32,8 |      34,2 |             |
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| Gross interest-bearing debt |   23 670 |    19 176 |    16 615 |      23,4 % |
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| Net gearing, %              |     84,1 |      59,7 |      54,6 |             |
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| Balance sheet, total        |   79 588 |    85 318 |    78 880 |      -6,7 % |
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| Gross investments           |      168 |     8 109 |    12 082 |     -97,9 % |
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| Earnings per share, EUR     |     0,00 |      0,13 |      0,41 |     -96,8 % |
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| Diluted earnings per share, |     0,00 |      0,13 |      0,41 |     -96,8 % |
| EUR                         |          |           |           |             |
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| Equity per share, EUR       |     1,29 |      1,39 |      1,37 |      -6,9 % |
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| Personnel, average          |    2 144 |     2 220 |     2 188 |      -3,4 % |
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| Personnel at end of the     |    2 107 |     2 239 |     2 142 |      -5,9 % |
| period                      |          |           |           |             |
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| *) Return on investment has been calculated from result before taxes         |
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT SUMMARY                                        

General                                                                         

The parent company of Etteplan Group is Etteplan Oyj (“the Company”), a Finnish 
public limited company established under Finnish law. The Company is domiciled  
in Hollola. The Company's shares are quoted on the exchange of NASDAQ OMX       
Helsinki Ltd.                                                                   

Etteplan Oyj and its subsidiaries provide high-quality industrial technology    
design services. The Group's main market area is Europe. For our core customers,
Etteplan's services extend worldwide.                                           

The Etteplan Oyj Board of Directors approved the interim report for publication 
at its meeting of April 28, 2009.                                               

Basis for preparation                                                           

The interim report has been prepared in accordance with IAS 34 (Interim         
Financial Reporting) and the preparation and accounting policies presented in   
the 2008 annual financial statements, but not all requirements of the IAS 34    
standard for interim financial reporting have been followed in the accounting.  

Monetary figures in the interim report are presented in thousands of euros. All 
figures in the tables have been rounded up or down, due to which the sums of    
figures may deviate from the sum totals presented.                              

In interim report the accounting principles used were the same as for the 2008  
annual financial statements. The annual financial statements are available at   
http://etteplan.smartpage.fi/en/annualreport08/, and the accounting policy is   
detailed on pages 28-33 of the annual report 2008.                              

Income taxes                                                                    

The taxes listed in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income have been
calculated with the tax rate appropriate for the projected full-year result. The
estimated average effective tax rate for the year has been set separately for   
each relevant country.                                                          

Risks                                                                           

Etteplan´s financial results are exposed to number of strategic, operational and
financial risks.                                                                

The official impairment testing is done on yearly basis in the last quarter of  
the year. Etteplan Group´s most significant goodwill are related to the Swedish 
operations. Due to the reorganization in Sweden, the current impairment test    
shows no reason for goodwill write-down.                                        

A detailed risk analysis can be found in Etteplan´s annual report 2008.