Proposals by Huhtamäki Oyj's Board of Directors and Audit Committee to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of Huhtamäki Oyj
will be held on Friday April 3, 2009 at 15.00 in the Finlandia Hall,
Mannerheimintie 13 e, Helsinki.


Proposal for Dividend Distribution

The Board of Directors proposes, based on the balance sheet to be
adopted for the financial period ended on December 31, 2008, a
dividend of EUR 0.34 per share to be paid. The dividend is proposed
to be paid on April 17, 2009 to a shareholder who on the record date
April 8, 2009 is registered as a shareholder in the Company's
shareholder register.


Proposal for Election and Remuneration of Auditor

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes that
Authorized Public Accountant firm KPMG Oy Ab shall be elected as
Auditor for the financial year January 1 - December 31, 2009. KPMG Oy
Ab has announced Ms. Solveig Törnroos-Huhtamäki, APA, to be the
Auditor with principal responsibility.

The Audit Committee proposes that the Auditor's remuneration shall be
paid against an approved invoice.


Proposal of the Board of Directors to authorize the Board of
Directors to resolve on conveyance of the Company's own shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM would resolve on
authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on conveyance of the
Company's own shares either against payment or without payment on the
following terms and conditions:

Shareholder's pre-emption right and directed conveyance of shares

The Board of Directors has the right to decide to whom and which
order the Company's own shares are conveyed.

The shares may be conveyed:
- to the Company's shareholders in proportion to their current
shareholdings in the Company; or
- waiving the shareholder's pre-emption right, through a directed
conveyance of shares if the Company has a weighty financial reason to
do so, such as using the shares as consideration in possible mergers
and acquisitions and other business arrangements, to finance
investments or as a part of the Company's incentive program. The
directed conveyance of shares may be carried out without payment only
if there is, taking into account the interests of the Company and all
the shareholders, an especially weighty financial reason for the
Company to do so.

Maximum number of shares

A maximum of 5,061,089 Company's own shares that are in the Company's
possession may be conveyed.

Recognition of the subscription price

The Board of Directors has the right to decide that the amount
payable for Company's own shares conveyed shall be either entirely or
partially entered into the share capital or the fund for invested
non-restricted equity.

Other terms and period of validity

The Board of Directors shall decide on other terms of the conveyance
of Company's own shares.

The authorization is valid until April 30, 2012 and it shall
supersede the authorization to decide on conveyance of the Company's
own shares granted by the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held
on April 12, 2007.


The notice to convene the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will
be published in the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper on March 5, 2009.

Enquiries:
Mr. Juha Salonen, Senior Vice President, Administration and General
Counsel, Tel. +358 (0)10 686 7851


HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Group Communications


Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty
packaging with 2008 net sales totaling EUR 2.3 billion. Consumer
goods and foodservice markets are served by some 14,600 people in 65
manufacturing units and several sales offices in 35 countries. The
parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has its head office in Espoo, Finland
and is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. Additional information
is available at www.huhtamaki.com.