SHARE REPURCHASE 15.8.2008



ELISA         STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT       15.8.2008

In the Helsinki Stock Exchange



Trade date              15.8.2008

Bourse trade            BUY

Share                   ELI1V

Amount                  150.000               shares

Total cost              2.215.449,41          EUR

Average price/ share    14,7697               EUR

Highest price/ share    14,98                 EUR

Lowest price/ share     14,50                 EUR



Elisa now holds a total of 8.588.629 shares

including the shares repurchased on 15.8.2008.





On behalf of Elisa

NORDEA BANK FINLAND PLC

Petri Simberg       Jarkko Järvinen