SHARE REPURCHASE 25.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       25.8.2008



In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              25.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  50.000                shares

Total cost              707.655,82            EUR

Average price/ share    14,1531               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,25                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     14,09                 EUR





Elisa now holds a total of 9.343.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 25.8.2008.









On behalf of Elisa



NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC



Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen