ANNOUNCEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10

We hereby announce that Vaahto Group Plc Oyj has been notified, in accordance with Chapter 2, Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Market Act, of a change in the company’s ownership:

The shareholding of Vaahto Group Plc Oyj held by Mikko Laakkonen has exceeded ten percent (10%) as a result of transactions on 17 May 2006.

The shareholding held by Mikko Laakkonen before the transactions on 17 May 2006:

Vaahto Group A 144,500 shares

Vaahto Group K 46,400 shares

The shareholding total 6.65% of all shares and the share of voting rights total 3.59% of all votes.

The shareholding held by Mikko Laakkonen after the transactions on 17 May 2006:

Vaahto Group A 265,100 shares

Vaahto Group K 47,900 shares

The shareholding total 10.9% of all shares and the share of voting rights total 4.1% of all votes.

Vaahto Group Plc Oyj has 1,452,751 A-shares and 1,419,551 K-shares, a total of 2,872,302 shares. Each A-share has one (1) vote, and each K-share has twenty (20) votes, total 29,843,771 votes.

Lahti, 18 May 2006

VAAHTO GROUP PLC OYJ

Antti Vaahto

CEO

Distribution:

Helsinki Stock Exchange

Financial Supervision Authority