EVOX RIFA GROUP OYJ PRESS RELEASE January 30, 2001

EVOX RIFA STARTS MARKETING MICRO ANALOG SYSTEMS PRODUCTS IN NORTH AMERICA

An agreement was signed between Evox Rifa Inc. and Micro Analog Systems Oy (MAS) of Espoo, Finland to market the products of MAS in North America.

MAS, a former subsidiary of Nokia, manufactures advanced application-specific ICs mainly for wireless and datacom applications. MAS has also developed a process for manufacturing miniature networks of passive components (resistors, capacitors, inductors) which greatly reduces their physical size. Such technologies are in increasing demand in the rapidly growing wireless markets where sophisticated features are being offered in products small enough to hold in the hand. The MAS technology for manufacturing these "integrated passive devices" is quite advanced and shows great promise in meeting the needs of high volume wireless device manufacturers.

Evox Rifa Group is a globally operating partner for electronics industry. The company designs, manufactures and markets capacitors for several industrial sectors. The plants are located in Finland, Sweden and Indonesia. The company has nearly 1400 employees. With turnover of approximately FIM 500 million Evox Rifa Group is the biggest manufacturer of capacitors in the Nordic countries and the sixth biggest in Europe. Evox Rifa’s main market areas are North America, Europe and Asia. Evox Rifa’s shares are traded in the Helsinki Exchange (HEX) .

For further information please contact Evox Rifa Group Oyj in Finland: Harri Launonen , CEO tel. +358-09-5406 5001 or R & D Director Kimmo Saarinen, tel +358 9 5406 5006, or in the U.S: Dale Price, President, Evox Rifa Inc., tel. +1 847 948 9511.