ELCOTEQ CONCLUDES PERSONNEL NEGOTIATIONS IN SALO


Elcoteq SE		Stock Exchange Release	November 25, 2008 at 3 pm (EET)

The personnel negotiations in Elcoteq SE's unit in Salo have been concluded. As
a result of these negotiations the company has decided to close the entire
production in the unit working for Elcoteq´s Personal Communications Business
Area. This decision affects all the people working in the unit. Altogether 36
people will be made redundant on financial and production grounds. 

The production in the Salo unit will cease by the end of March 2009. The
termination of the employments will happen gradually according to closing
timetable of production starting on Wednesday November 26, 2008. 

Personnel of the PDS (Product Development Services) in Salo was not affected. 

The closure of the Salo unit is connected to the changes in the product
portfolio of Elcoteq's Personal Communications Business Area. After the
closure, Elcoteq has approximately 200 employees in Finland. The number of
personnel worldwide is roughly 21,400. 

 
ELCOTEQ SE 

Minna Aila
Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Responsibility

Further information:

Markus Kivimäki, SVP, Legal Affairs, tel. +358 10 413 1248
Minna Aila, Director, Investor Relations and Corporate Responsibility, 
tel. +358 10 413 1908

About Elcoteq
Elcoteq SE is a leading electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company in the
communications technology field. Elcoteq's global service offering covers the
entire lifecycle of products, from product development to after market
services. By further combining mechanics expertise into its service offering,
Elcoteq's vision is to be a leading integrated electronics manufacturing
services (IEMS) company. 
Elcoteq provides global end-to-end solutions consisting of product development
services, supply chain management, NPI, manufacturing, and after market
services for the whole lifecycle of its customers' products. These products
include Personal Communications products such as mobile phones and their parts,
Home Communications products such as set-top boxes and electronics for flat
panel TVs as well as Communications Networks products such as base-stations,
tower-top amplifiers, and microwave systems. 

Elcoteq operates in 15 countries on four continents and employs some 21,000
people. The Group's consolidated net sales for 2007 totaled 4.0 billion euros.
Elcoteq SE is listed on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Ltd. For more information visit
the Elcoteq website at www.elcoteq.com.