EVENTS IN 2011

1 February

Kesko was included for the seventh time on
THE GLOBAL 100 MOST SUSTAINABLE CORPORATIONS list.

In the SAM (Sustainable Asset Management) assessment, Kesko's responsibility work qualified in the silver class in the food & drug retailers sector.
In September, Kesko was included in the Dow Jones sustainability indexes DJSI World and DJSI Europe for the ninth time. Kesko was given the highest scores in the sector for Customer Relationship Management and for Codes of Conduct/Compliance/Corruption&Bribery, for example.

31 March

K-food stores'
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IMPROVED.

Market share data for 2010 was released and K-food stores' market share growth was greater than in the previous year.

4 April

Kesko's Annual General Meeting was held. In his review, President and CEO Matti Halmesmäki said that Kesko will vigorously expand its
OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA.

8 May

Kesko celebrated Mother's Day at the 'Expectation' sculpture in Kaivopuisto Park in Helsinki. At the event, mothers and grandmothers were given
10,000 PIRKKA FAIRTRADE ROSES.

16 May

Kesko's Board of Directors granted
SCHOLARSHIPS TO TALENTED YOUNG
athletes and art students. Scholarships were awarded to 24 promising young athletes and 16 art students across Finland. The total amount of scholarships was €40,000.

25 May

THE TERM OF PRESIDENT AND CEO WAS EXTENDED.
The term of Matti Halmesmäki was extended until the end of May 2015, when he will be 63. According to the previous agreement, Halmesmäki's term would have expired in May 2012.

27 May to 6 June

Kesko was the main partner in the 2011
THE 'YOUR MOVE' sports EVENT.
The extensive six-day event, organised by the Young Finland Association and targeted at 13–19-year olds, attracted more than 42,000 participants.

24 August

Kesko's acquisition of
INTERSPORT OPERATIONS IN RUSSIA
was concluded. At the end of 2011, there were 36 Intersport stores in Russia. The aim is to double the store network by the end of 2015.

31 August

ANTTILA'S NEW LOGISTICS CENTRE
in Kerava was inaugurated. The logistics centre improves the efficiency of operations significantly while taking the environment into account. The new logistics centre handles deliveries to all Anttila and Kodin Ykkönen department stores and to NetAnttila customers.

1 September

The Pirkka product range
celebrated its 25th anniversary. The year culminated in the campaign titled 'Let's eat together', in which Pirkka invited all Finns to set the world record in eating together in Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, in Vantaa. The sales of Pirkka products increased by 32% in 2011.

14 October

K-CITYMARKET 40 YEARS
The 40th anniversary of K-citymarket was celebrated visibly in stores and on K-citymarket's Facebook site, which soon attracted tens of thousands of fans after having been published.

26 October

Kesko's
CORPORATE MANAGEMENT BOARD WAS RESTRUCTURED.
Arja Talma was appointed President of Rautakesko Ltd and Kesko's Corporate Management Board member responsible for the building and home improvement trade. Minna Kurunsaari was appointed Corporate Management Board member and Senior Vice President responsible for the home and speciality goods trade and electronic marketing and services projects. Jukka Erlund was appointed Kesko Corporation's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Corporate Management Board member. Merja Haverinen was appointed Kesko's Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Responsibility, and Corporate Management Board member with effect from 1 April 2011.

3 November

The largest shopping centre in the Lahti region,
KARISMA, WAS OPENED.
There are nearly 80 stores in the shopping centre, of which K-citymarket, Intersport and Kookenkä represent the K-Group chains. The shopping centre is one of Kesko's largest retail projects of all time. In 2011, Kesko's capital expenditure totalled €425 million, of which store sites accounted for €362 million.

10 November

Kesko's 2010 Corporate Responsibility Report was chosen as
FINLAND'S BEST CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY REPORT.
According to the jury, Kesko's reporting is comprehensive, impartial and reader-friendly. Kesko has ranked among the best on 12 occasions in the responsibility reporting competition, which has been organised since 1996.

23 November

The topping out ceremony of the
VETURI SHOPPING CENTRE
took place in Tervaskangas, Kouvola. The shopping centre will be opened in autumn 2012.

9 December

In Russia, Rautakesko opened its 14th and, at the same time, Russia's largest
K-RAUTA IN MOSCOW.
It is the first K-rauta in the city. The second department store for building and home improvement will be opened in Moscow in spring 2012.

31 December

VOLKSWAGEN WAS NUMBER ONE
in the registration statistics of passenger cars and vans in Finland in 2011. VV-Auto's market share exceeded 20% for the first time.