Sampo Pank                    NEWS RELEASE                      09/20/2004



CHANGE IN SAMPO PANK'S SUPERVISORY BOARD



On 16 September, at the meeting of AS Sampo Pank's

Supervisory Board, Georg Schubiger (a former member

of the Supervisory Board) was elected as the new chairman

of the Bank's Supervisory Board. Risto Tornivaara who was

the former chairman of the Bank's Supervisory Board will 

continue as a member of the Supervisory Board.





Anneli Rõuk

Communication Manager

+372 630 2103