SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC


Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Announcement February 22,2007 2.30 pm           

SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS; NOKIAN TYRES PLC                          

After January 12, 2006 registered increase in share capital a total of 38,400   
Nokian Tyres plc’s shares have been subscribed with the 2001A option rights,    
72,300 with the 2001B option rights, 91,600 with the 2001C option rights and    
7,630 with the 2004A option rights. These option rights are attached to the     
Nokian Tyres plc’s Option Programs of 2001 and 2004.                            

An increase in share capital totalling 41,266 euros was entered into the Trade  
Register on February 22nd, 2007.                                                

The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Exchanges together with the old shares
as of February 23, 2007.                                                        

Identifiers of Nokian Tyres plc’s share after the increase in share capital:    

Trading code: NRE1V                                                             
ISIN code: FI0009005318                                                         
Number of shares: 122,652,940                                                   

After the increase, Nokian Tyres plc’s share capital is 24,530,588.00           
euros.                                                                          

Nokian Tyres plc                                                                

Raila Hietala-Hellman                                                           
Vice President, Corporate Communications