PUBLICATION OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S INTERIM REPORT


Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 5 May 2009 at 11:15 a.m.              

PUBLICATION OF RUUKKI GROUP PLC'S INTERIM REPORT                                
                                                                                
Ruukki Group Plc‘s Interim Report for 1 January - 31 March 2009 will be         
published on Thursday 7 May 2009. The Interim Report will be available on the   
company website at www.ruukkigroup.fi after publishing.                         

Related to the Interim Report, a conference call for analysts and investors,    
conducted in English, will be held on 7 May 2009 starting at 2:00 p.m. Finnish  
time.                                                                           

Those wishing to participate, please register by 7 May 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 and CEO                                                   

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.