OKMETIC OYJ       STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE     27 MAY 2010       AT 1.30 P.M.

JUHA JAATINEN APPOINTED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, FINANCE OF OKMETIC

Mr. Juha Jaatinen, M.Sc. (Econ.), has been appointed Senior Vice President,
Finance, and a member of Okmetic´s Executive Management Group as of 16 August
2010.

Juha Jaatinen, 44, has served Nokia Oyj since 1997.

Esko Sipilä, Senior Vice President, Finance and a member of Okmetic´s Executive
Management Group, will leave Okmetic and retire after 15 years of service in
Senior Vice President, Finance position.


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For further information, please contact:

President Kai Seikku, Okmetic Oyj,
tel. +358 9 5028 0232, email: kai.seikku@okmetic.com

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.okmetic.com <http://www.okmetic.com/>

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Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise to the
solar cell industry. Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost
their competitiveness and profitability.

Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production
process.

Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China. Okmetic's
shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more
information on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.




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