ELCOTEQ RECEIVED APPROVAL FROM THE COMPETITION AUTHORITIES FOR THE SALE OF ITS GERMAN SUBSIDIARY


Elcoteq SE                     Stock Exchange Release                January
14, 2008 at 5.15 pm (EET) 

The German competition authorities have approved sale of Elcoteq's German
subsidiary Elcoteq Communications Technology GmbH to BAVARIA Industriekapital
AG. The closing of the deal has taken place today. 

Elcoteq announced in December 2007 that it will rationalize its production
capacity and divest its subsidiary in Germany, Offenburg, as part of its global
action plan. The sale was subject to the German competition authorities'
approval, which has now been received. 

ELCOTEQ SE

Tuula Hatakka
Senior Vice President, Treasury and Investor Relations

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About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company with
original design manufacturing (ODM) capabilities in the communications
technology field. Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of
product development, NPI, manufacturing, supply chain management, and
after-sales services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. These
products include terminal products such as mobile phones and set-top boxes as
well as communications network equipment such as base-stations, tower-top
amplifiers, and microwave systems. The company operates in 16 countries on four
continents and employs some 25,000 people. Elcoteq's consolidated net sales for
2006 totaled 4.3 billion euros. Elcoteq SE is listed on the Helsinki Stock
Exchange.  For more information visit the Elcoteq website at www.elcoteq.com.