Nokian Tyres plc Stock Exchange Release 9 October 2014, 2.30 p.m. Statutory negotiations at Nokian Tyres’ Finnish factory ended The statutory negotiations at Nokian Tyres’ Finnish factory concerning workers and staff in car tyre production, maintenance and quality departments ended on 9 October 2014. Adjustments to production capacity utilization as well as cost savings will be achieved mainly with temporary lay-offs and transfers to new positions. In addition, a pension plan for two employees comes into effect. The car tyre production will be cut through temporary lay-offs by not more than 21 production days during 2014, and by a maximum of 38 production days in 2015, subject to the market situation. The Nokian Tyres’ Finnish factory has approximately 570 workers and staff in the car tyre production. Nokian Tyres plc Antti-Jussi Tähtinen Vice President, Marketing and Communications Further information: Mr. Esa Eronen, VP Production Technology, tel: +358 10 401 7281 Distribution: NASDAQ Helsinki, media, www.nokiantyres.com Nokian Tyres is the only tyre manufacturer in the world that focuses on customer needs in northern conditions. The company supplies innovative tyres for cars, trucks and special heavy machinery mainly in areas with special challenges on tyre performance: snow, forests and harsh driving conditions in different seasons. Nokian Tyres’ product development is consistently aiming for sustainable solutions for safety and the environment, taking into account the whole life cycle of the tyre. A part of the Nokian Tyres group, the tyre chain Vianor has 1,260 outlets in 27 countries. In 2013 Nokian Tyres had over 4,000 employees and net sales of 1,5 billion euros. Nokian Tyres’ share is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Further information: www.nokiantyres.com