Fortum Corporation Stock Exchange Release 2 April 2009 at 11.35 EET Fortum's Chairman of the Board of Directors will change Peter Fagernäs has informed that he will cancel his consent to continue as the Chairman of Fortum's Board of Directors after the Annual General Meeting of shareholders (AGM) on 7 April 2009. ”In my position as the Chairman of Fortum's Board of Directors, I have tried to follow also the decisions and agreements that have been made prior to my chairmanship. Since this is not enough, I regard myself freed from my previous consent to continue as the Chairman after the Annual General Meeting on 7 April 2009,” says Fagernäs in his letter to Pekka Timonen, Chairman of the Shareholders' Nomination Committee. Chairman of Fortum's Shareholders' Nomination Committee Pekka Timonen has informed that the Committee shall convene as soon as possible and will make a new proposal for Fortum's AGM concerning the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Fortum Corporation Maria Romantschuk SVP, Corporate Communications Further information: Pekka Timonen, Chairman of the Shareholders' Nomination Committee, +358 9 1602 3000 Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Key media www.fortum.com