SHARE REPURCHASE 19.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       19.8.2008



In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              19.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  150.000               shares

Total cost              2.174.107,91          EUR

Average price/ share    14,4941               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,62                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     14,28                 EUR



Elisa now holds a total of 8.888.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 19.8.2008.



On behalf of Elisa

NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC

Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen