SHARE REPURCHASE 12.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       12.8.2008

In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              12.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  150.000               shares

Total cost              2.179.611,80          EUR

Average price/ share    14,5308               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,69                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     14,40                 EUR





Elisa now holds a total of 8.138.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 12.8.2008.









On behalf of Elisa



NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC



Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen