The meeting of Tampere City Council on January 23, 2008 approved the land acquisition proposed by Technopolis, a provider of operating environments for high tech companies. In the transaction, Technopolis acquired a plot of land, 3,950 square meters in size, located at the corner of the Kalevantie and Kanslerinrinne streets adjacent to the University of Tampere. The transaction price was EUR 480 per square meter of building rights area, which amounted to a total of approx. EUR 5.6 million. Technopolis aims at commencing the technology center project in downtown Tampere during 2008. Oulu, January 24, 2008 TECHNOPOLIS PLC Pertti Huuskonen President and CEO Further information: Pertti Huuskonen, tel. +358 400 680 816 or +358 8 551 3213 Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main news media www.technopolis.fi