SHARE REPURCHASE 21.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       21.8.2008



In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              21.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  150.000               shares

Total cost              2.110.570,60          EUR

Average price/ share    14,0705               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,33                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     13,96                 EUR





Elisa now holds a total of 9.188.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 21.8.2008.









On behalf of Elisa



NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC



Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen