Lemminkäinen wins contract for Nokian Tyres Plc´s plant expansion in St. Petersburg

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION	                                                      
PRESS RELEASE 7.4.2008 at 14.15 

LEMMINKÄINEN WINS CONTRACT FOR NOKIAN TYRES PLC'S PLANT EXPANSION IN ST.        
PETERSBURG                                                                      

Lemminkäinen Group's Lemcon Ltd has signed an agreement concerning the technical
building works for Nokian Tyres Plc's plant expansion in Vsevolozhsk. The total 
floor area of the plant expansion is 29,000 m².                                 

The agreement further extends the collaboration between Lemcon and Nokian Tyres 
that has been on-going since 2004.                                              

Construction work at the Vsevolozhsk plant will begin immediately and the plant 
expansion will be completed in spring 2009.                                     


LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION                                                        
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:                                                         
Senior Vice President Juha Höyhtyä, Lemcon Ltd                                  
Tel. +358 40 537 5032                                                           
juha.hoyhtya@lemcon.fi                                                          


Lemcon Ltd is a subsidiary of Lemminkäinen Talo Oy and an international project 
contractor that derives more than half of its business from projects abroad. In 
Finland the company focuses on project management contracting and project       
development. Lemcon Ltd's net sales in 2007 were approx. EUR 150 million, and   
the company employed almost 250 people in Finland and abroad.                   

Lemminkäinen Group operates in all areas of the construction sector. Its main   
business sectors are building construction, infrastructure construction,        
technical building services, and building products. Net sales in 2007 were      
approx. EUR 2.2 billion, of which international operations accounted for over a 
quarter. The Group employs about 9,200 people. Lemminkäinen's share is quoted on
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki.