Tapio Kuula is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fingrid Oyj in 2007


Stock Exchange Release March 22, 2007  

Tapio Kuula is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fingrid Oyj in 2007


Fingrid Oyj's Annual General Meeting was held on 22 March 2007 in Helsinki. The
Annual General Meeting accepted the financial statements for 2006, 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 2007. 

Members Tapio Kuula, President (Chairman), Fortum Power and Heat Oy Arto
Lepistö, Industrial Councellor, (1st Deputy Chairman), Ministry of Trade and
Industry Timo Rajala, President & CEO (2nd Deputy Chairman), Pohjolan Voima Oy
Timo Karttinen, Senior Vice President, Fortum Oyj Ritva Nirkkonen, Managing
Director, Jyväskylä Regional Development Company Jykes Ltd Anja Silvennoinen,
Vice President, Energy, UPM-Kymmene Oyj Jorma Tammenaho, Portfolio Manager,
Appointed by investor shareholders. 

Personal deputy members 

Juha Laaksonen, Chief Financial Officer, Fortum Oyj Timo Ritonummi, Senior
Engineer, Ministry of Trade and Industry Jussi Hintikka, Executive Vice
President, Pohjolan Voima Oy Ari Koponen, Vice President, Region Finland,
Fortum Power and Heat Oy Pekka Kettunen, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Trade
and Industry Timo Koivuniemi, Vice President, Energy, Stora Enso Oyj Risto
Autio, Director, Alternatives , Appointed by investor shareholders. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to pay a dividend of EUR 2 082,17 per share,
i.e. a total of EUR 6,923,203.71. 

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