ANNOUNCEMENT PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 2, SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES MARKET ACT

Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 25 March 2008 at 4:50 pm.             
  
Ruukki Group Plc has today received an announcement pursuant to Securities      
Market Act regarding a change in shareholding:                                  

According to the announcement of Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori         
(business ID 1078693-2) its ownership has reached over one twentieth (1/20) of  
the share capital and voting rights of Ruukki Group Plc based on share          
transaction carried out on 20 March 2008. Furthermore, Danske Bank A/S Helsingin
Sivukonttori has entered into derivative contracts, which according to current  
information will expire in May 2008 and in June 2008. In case these derivative  
agreements are exercised, Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori's ownership in 
Ruukki Group Plc will fall below one twentieth (1/20) by the earliest at the    
value date 19 June 2008.                                                        

Danske Bank A/S Helsingin Sivukonttori owns altogether 20,994,000 Ruukki Group  
Plc's shares, which corresponds to about 7.24 % of the share capital and voting 
rights of Ruukki Group Plc.                                                     

Ruukki Group Plc's registered number of shares is 290,034,022 and share capital 
is EUR 23,642,049.60.                                                           

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                
                                                                                
MATTI VIKKULA                                                                   
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER                                                         

Ruukki Group's strategic aim is to concentrate on wood processing within the    
Northern coniferous wood zone. Group business operations will be focused on     
mechanical wood processing, and furthermore on pulp business. Ruukki Group Plc's
share is listed on OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki in which the shares of the      
Company are traded in the mid cap sector, in the industrials segment.           
                                                                                
                                                                                
This stock exchange release is based on translation into English of a document  
written in Finnish. In case there would be any potential discrepancies,         
inconsistencies or inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the release shall       
prevail.