ELISA STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 25 MARCH 2011 AT 4.30pm

In accordance with the
proposal of the Board of Directors, Elisa's Annual
General Meeting decided to
pay a dividend of EUR 0.90 per share based on the
adopted financial statements
2010. The dividend will be paid to shareholders
listed in the company's share
register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on
30 March 2011. The payment will
be paid on 7 April 2011.

The Annual General Meeting adopted the financial
statements for 2010. The
members of the Board of Directors and the CEO were
discharged from liability for
2010.

The number of the members of the Board of
Directors was confirmed at five (5).
Ari Lehtoranta, Raimo Lind, Leena
Niemistö, Eira Palin-Lehtinen, Risto Siilasmaa
were re-elected as members of
the Board of Directors.

KPMG Oy Ab, authorised public accountants, was
appointed the company's auditor.
APA Esa Kailiala is the responsible
auditor.

The Annual General Meeting accepted the proposal the Board of
Directors to
resolve to distribute funds from the unrestricted equity to the
maximum amount
of EUR 70 million. The authorization is effective until the
beginning of the
following Annual General Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting
decided on the authorization to repurchase or accept
as pledge the company's
own shares. The repurchase may be directed. The amount
of shares under this
authorization is 5 million shares at maximum. The
authorization is effective
until 30 June 2012.

The dividend will on the record date affect the Elisa 2007
stock options by
reducing the strike price of the series 2007A stock options to
EUR 15.72, series
2007B stock options to EUR 8.57 and series 2007C stock
options to EUR 11.67.

ELISA


Vesa Sahivirta
Director, IR and Financial
Communication
tel. +358 10 262 3036

Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki
Principal media
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