RAUTE'S ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR 2006 PUBLISHED


Raute's Annual report 2006 and the Complete consolidated financial statements   
for 2006 have been published in PDF format in Finnish and English on the        
company's website at www.raute.com.                                             

The printed Annual report and printouts of the Financial statements can be      
ordered from ir@raute.com.                                                      


RAUTE CORPORATION                                                               

Arja Hakala                                                                     
Chief Financial Officer                                                         


FURTHER INFORMATION:                                                            
Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, tel. +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 and in 
Jyväskylä and Kajaani, Finland. Net sales in 2006 were EUR 106 million and the  
number of personnel 540. More information about the company can be found at     
www.raute.com.                                                                  

DISTRIBUTION :                                                                  
Helsinki Exchanges, Main media, www.raute.com

Attachments

raute fs2006_en.pdf raute ar2006_en.pdf