MARTELA OYJ STARTS NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENTS


MARTELA OYJ                    STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE            
                               Tuesday, February 3, 2009 at 10 am


MARTELA OYJ STARTS NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING PERSONNEL ADJUSTMENTS

Due to changes in the market situation Martela starts personnel          
negotiations regarding personnel adjustments in the parent company,      
Martela Oyj. Adjustments have been planned to be executed through        
temporary lay-offs of all personnel and personnel reductions. The company
has estimated the number of personnel to be reduced by approximately 30. 
The primary reason for the rearrangements is the increased weakening of  
the market situation.                                                    

At the end of December 2008 Martela Oyj had 373 employees of which 209
were white collar and 164 were blue collar. Martela Group has 670     
employees in total.                                                   

Martela Corporation's financial statements for 2008 will be published on
Thursday, February 12, 2008.   
                                         

Martela Oyj

Heikki Martela          
Managing Director       
tel: +358 (0)10 345 5202

Distribution     
NASDAQ OMX Nordic
Main news media  
www.martela.com

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