Fitch Ratings has upgraded Fingrid Oyj's rating to ‘A+’; outlook stable


Helsinki, Finland, 2016-11-21 18:30 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fingrid Oyj

Stock Exchange Release 21 November 2016 at 19.30 EET

International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings ("Fitch") has upgraded Fingrid Oyj's Long-Term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to 'A+' and senior unsecured rating to ‘AA-‘. Fitch has affirmed the Short-Term IDR at ‘F1’. The outlook on the IDRs is stable. The ratings do not incorporate any uplift from state majority ownership.

For more information:
Chief Financial Officer Jan Montell, +358 30 395 5213

www.fingrid.fi/en