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First Nordic Strengthens Management and Board TORONTO ,

Management Changes

First Nordic Strengthens Management and

Board

TORONTO

,

Jan. 17, 2025

/CNW/ -

First Nordic Metals Corp.

(the "

Company

" or "

FNM

") (TSXV:

FNM) (OTCQB: FNMCF) (Germany: HEG0) is pleased to announce the promotion of Mr.

Adam

Cegielski

to President of the Company and his concurrent appointment to its board of directors (the

"Board"). Additionally, FNM is pleased to announce the addition of Mr.

John Eren

as Vice President

of Corporate Development of the Company.

Taj Singh

, CEO of FNM comments:

"2025 is set to be a transformational year for FNM. I am

pleased to promote Adam from his role as Chief Development Officer to the role of President.

Working alongside me, he was instrumental in the launching of FNM in 2024 and its advancement

through the year. Moving to the President role was the natural progression for Adam and is both a

reflection of the rapid growth of the Company as well as Adam's critical role in FNM's future."

"I am very excited to be bringing

John Eren

onto the FNM team as well. With over two decades of

experience in the junior resource space, he has worked together with many of our current team

members, across several companies, and has had great success with them, and I know he will be

an important contributor along our journey. John's significant experience in raising capital and in

investor relations will be key assets for FNM moving forward."

Adam Cegielski

– Professional Biography

Adam Cegielski

has over 25 years of experience, primarily as an entrepreneur across various

sectors, with a focus on mineral exploration and development. He has successfully built world class

teams across several continents and raised over

C$100 million

in equity financings on the TSX

Venture exchange. In 2019 he founded FNM predecessor company Gold Line Resources Ltd. and

acted as CEO from its inception through to 2023, including putting the Gold Line Belt package

together, establishing field operations, and overseeing the discovery of the Aida gold target at the

Paubäcken project. Mr. Cegielski was also a founding director of Cayden Resources, which was

acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. for

C$205 million

in 2014. Adam holds a Bachelor of Science

degree in Applied Biochemistry from the University of Guelph.

John Eren

– Professional Biography

From 2020 to 2023,

John Eren

served as Vice President of Corporate Development at FNM

predecessor company Gold Line Resources Ltd. From 2016 to 2019, Eren served as a corporate

development executive for Crystal Exploration Inc., the shell company that subsequently became

Thesis Gold Inc. From 2004 to 2016, Eren served as: Head of Business Development, Eurasia, for

Auryn Resources ("Auryn", now Fury Gold Mines Ltd.); Vice President of Investor Relations at

Keegan Resources Inc. / Asanko Gold Inc. (now Galiano Gold Inc.); Investor Relations Manager at

Cayden Resources (acquired by Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.); and Stratton Resources Inc. (now Torq

Resources Inc.). John holds a Bachelor of Economics degree (HBA) from

Laurentian University

.

Additional Board Update

FNM also announces that Mr.

Ross Wilmot

has resigned from the Board. The Company wishes to

thank him for his years of service on the Board. Mr. Wilmot will continue to act as CFO of the

Company.

ABOUT FIRST NORDIC METALS

First Nordic Metals Corp. (FNM) is a Canadian-based gold exploration company, consolidating

assets in

Sweden

and

Finland

to create

Europe's

next gold camp. The Company's flagship asset in

northern

Sweden

is the Barsele Gold Project, a joint venture project with senior gold producer

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited. Immediately surrounding the Barsele project, FNM is 100%-owner of a

district-scale license position comprised of three additional projects (Paubäcken, Storjuktan,

Klippen), which combined with the Barsele Project, total 104,000 hectares on the Gold Line Belt.

Additionally, in northern

Finland

, FNM is the 100%-owner of a district-scale position covering the

entire Oijärvi Greenstone Belt, including the Kylmäkangas Au-Ag deposit, the largest known gold

occurrence in the underexplored Oijärvi Greenstone Belt.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Taj Singh

, M.Eng, P.Eng, CPA

CEO & Director

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Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in

policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this

release.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:

This news release may include forward-looking statements that are subject to inherent risks and

uncertainties. All statements within this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are to

be considered forward looking. Although First Nordic believes the expectations expressed in such

forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, such statements are not

guarantees of future performance and actual results or developments may differ materially from

those described in forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ

materially from those described in forward-looking statements include fluctuations in market prices,

including metal prices, continued availability of capital and financing, and general economic, market

or business conditions. There can be no assurances that such statements will prove accurate and,

therefore, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of such uncertainties.

SOURCE

First Nordic Metals Corp.

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For further information:

For further information contact: Alicia Ford, Director of Corporate

Development, Phone: 604-687-8566, Email: [email protected]

CO: First Nordic Metals Corp.

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