RAUTE CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT 27 OCTOBER 2010 at 4:30 p.m. RAUTE CORPORATION'S FINANCIAL RELEASES IN 2011 Raute Corporation will publish a release of its financial statements for 2010 on Tuesday February 15, 2011. Raute's interim reports will be published as follows: - January - March on Wednesday May 4, 2011 - January - June on Tuesday August 9, 2011 - January - September on Tuesday November 1, 2011. Raute Corporation's Annual general meeting is scheduled to be held in Lahti on Wednesday April 13, 2011. RAUTE CORPORATION Arja Hakala Chief Financial Officer FURTHER INFORMATION: Ms. Arja Hakala, CFO, Raute Corporation, +358 3 829 3293, mobile phone +358 400 710 387 DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd, main media, www.raute.com RAUTE IN BRIEF: Raute is a technology company serving the wood products industry worldwide. Its most important customers are the plywood and LVL industries. Raute is one of the world's leading suppliers of mill-scale projects to these customer industries. The total service concept also includes technology services, with which Raute supports its customers throughout the entire life cycle of their investments. Raute's head office is located in Nastola, Finland. Its other production plants are in the Vancouver area of Canada, in the Shanghai area of China, and in Kajaani, Finland. Raute's net sales declined significantly due to the difficult market situation in 2009 and equaled EUR 36.6 million. The number of personnel at the end of 2009 was 524. More information on the company can be found at: www.raute.com.