PUBLICATION OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S 2008 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REVIEW


Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 24 February 2009 at 3:30 p.m.         

PUBLICATION OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S 2008 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS REVIEW              
                                                                                
Ruukki Group Plc‘s Financial Statements Review for 1 January - 31 December 2008 
will be published on Thursday 26 February 2009. The Financial Statements Review 
will be available on the company website at www.ruukkigroup.fi after publishing.

Related to the Financial Statements Review, a conference call for analysts and  
investors, conducted in English, will be held on Friday 27 February 2009        
starting at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time.                                             

Those wishing to participate, please register by 27 February at 9:00 a.m. at the
latest via email to marjo.lonka@ruukkigroup.fi. Further instructions to attend  
the conference call will be given after registration.                           

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chairman of the Board                                                           

Ruukki Group specialises in industrial refining of certain natural resources.   
The Group has two focus areas: Wood Processing and Minerals. Ruukki Group Plc's 
shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX Helsinki in which the shares of the Company are 
traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector.                       

For additional information, please contact:                                     

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chairman of the Board and CEO                                                   
Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Telephone +358 50 442 1663 / +41 7960 19094                                     
www.ruukkigroup.fi                                                              

This stock exchange release is based on a translation into English of a document
written in Finnish. In case of any discrepancies, inconsistencies or            
inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall prevail.