FINNAIR OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20 NOVEMBER 2008 AT 14:00 FINNAIR PLC SHAREHOLDERS' NOMINATION COMMITTEE Finnair's Annual General Meeting held on 27 March 2008 appointed a Shareholders' Nomination Committee to prepare proposals for the 2009 Annual General Meeting on the composition of the Board and on the remuneration of the Board members. According to the Annual General Meeting's decision, the Shareholders' Nomination Committee shall consist of the representatives of the three largest shareholders of Finnair as of 3 November 2008. The members of the Shareholders' Nomination Committee of Finnair are Jarmo Väisänen, Senior Financial Counsellor, Prime Minister's Office (State of Finland), Harri Sailas, Chief Executive Officer (Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company) and Michael Gobitschek (Skagen Global Verdipapirfond). The Chairman of Finnair's Board, Mr. Christoffer Taxell serves as an expert member of the Committee. In its first meeting held yesterday, the Committee elected Mr. Jarmo Väisänen as Chairman. The Shareholders' Nomination Committee shall submit its proposals to Finnair's Board by 2 February 2009. Finnair Plc Communications November 20, 2008