NOKIAN TYRES´ FIRST QUARTER TO BE THE WEAKEST QUARTER OF THE YEAR; OUTLOOK FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR 2009 MORE FAVOURABLE

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Nokian Tyres plc  Stock Exchange Release April 2, 2009 3.15 pm. 

NOKIAN TYRES´ FIRST QUARTER TO BE THE WEAKEST QUARTER OF THE YEAR; OUTLOOK FOR
THE REST OF THE YEAR 2009 MORE FAVOURABLE 

Mr. Kim Gran, President and CEO of Nokian Tyres will today announce in his
review to the Annual General Meeting that Nokian Tyres' first quarter 2009 net
sales will be clearly lower than in the corresponding period a year earlier and
the profit before tax to be negative. 

He estimates that the first quarter will remain clearly the weakest quarter of
the year. Nokian Tyres' sales will increase clearly during the other quarters
compared to the first quarter, but the full year net sales in 2009 will be
weaker than in 2008. 

Nokian Tyres plc

Raila Hietala-Hellman
Vice President, Communications

Further information: Mr. Kim Gran, President and CEO, 
tel. +358 10 401 7336.

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, media and www.nokiantyres.com