RUUKKI GROUP ENTERED INTO A STANDBY LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH KERMAS


Ruukki Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 3 June 2010 at 4:15 p.m.             

RUUKKI GROUP ENTERED INTO A STANDBY LOAN FACILITY AGREEMENT WITH KERMAS         
                                                                                
Kermas Ltd has today, 3 June 2010, extended a standby loan facility of 55       
million US dollars to Ruukki Group Plc. The loan facility is available on 14    
days notice and for 24 months. The loan term is ten years from the first        
draw-down.                                                                      

Ruukki Group Plc enters into the agreement in order to provide support,         
strengthen and secure the general working capital available to Ruukki Group Plc,
if and when required. In addition, the loan facility terms are more favourable  
than available to Ruukki Group Plc from external financial institutions. The    
facility is currently not utilised.                                             

RUUKKI GROUP PLC                                                                

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chief Executive Officer                                                         

Ruukki Group is an industrial group focusing on minerals and wood processing    
businesses. Ruukki Group Plc's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki and     
traded in the mid cap segment, in the industrials sector.                       

For additional information, please contact:                                     

Alwyn Smit                                                                      
Chief Executive Officer                                                         
Ruukki Group Plc                                                                
Telephone +41 7960 19094                                                        
www.ruukkigroup.fi                                                              

This stock exchange release is released in Finnish and in English. In case of   
any discrepancies, inconsistencies or inaccuracies, the Finnish version of the  
release shall prevail.