SHARE REPURCHASE 27.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       27.8.2008



In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              27.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  80.000                shares

Total cost              1.154.153,34          EUR

Average price/ share    14,4269               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,60                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     14,28                 EUR





Elisa now holds a total of 9.468.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 27.8.2008.









On behalf of Elisa



NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC



Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen