AVU:CC - Avrupa Minerals Expands Landholdings in Vihanti-Pyhasalmi VMS District, Finland

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Vancouver, British Columbia –October 8, 2025 – TheNewswire - AvrupaMinerals Ltd. (TSX-V: AVU) is pleased to reportthat it has acquired more exploration ground in the prolificVihanti-Pyhäsalmi VMS District of Central Finland through itsFinland-domiciled partnership, Akkerman Finland Oy (AFOy).  AFOyexpanded its holdings in the District with a new exploration areareservation, KKS (VA2025-0043), that totals 18.6 km 2 in area,covering three historic VMS prospects:  Kurpas, Kaskela and Sirviö. AFOy now holds seven copper-zinc exploration permits in theDistrict, in various stages of granting by the Finnish government, andone gold exploration permit in the Oijärvi Greenstone Belt.

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Figure 1. Location of the KKS reservation area(orange), 15-20 kms NNW of the Pyhäsalmi Mine.  Gray areas areprospective volcano-sedimentary sequence units.

The Geological Survey of Finland (GTK) reviewed thearea intermittently from 1970 to 2001.  Outokumpu discovered shallowcopper-zinc mineralization in 1986 at Kaskela and in 1989 at Kurpas involcanogenic massive sulfide layers extending over several 100’s ofmeters at the prospects.  Best results from limited, shallow drillingreturned the following narrow intercepts:

Table 1. Drilling information collected from public (translated toEnglish) Mineral Deposit Reports prepared by the Geological Survey ofFinland:  542—Kaskela and 543—Kurpas.

Follow-up exploration by Outokumpu Oy and BelvedereResources Ltd., aimed at potential extensions of the mineralization,did not yield hoped-for results.  Both companies discontinuedexploration work in the area by 2005, and as a result, no further workhas been attempted over the past 20 years.

Importantly, as in much of the Vihanti-PyhäsalmiDistrict, there has been no exploration at all in the deeper parts(> 200 meters) of the prospective volcano-sedimentary sequencearound KKS, except for the deep success at Pyhäsalmi, itself.  AFOyplans to screen the depth potential with geophysical tools includingairborne deep-EM and detailed magnetics.

Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals,said, “We have acquiredanother area of massive sulfide mineralization close to the PyhäsalmiMine.  Our VMS portfolio in the District now includes seven licensescovering prospective target areas, including two permits locatedimmediately adjacent to the Pyhäsalmi Mine, less than 2 km from theheadframe.

We are presently reaching out tonumerous companies actively involved in base metals’ exploration toattract a joint venture partner for the VMS program in the District. As part of this campaign, management from Avrupa and from AkkermanExploration, the AFOy partners, will be attending the upcoming FEM2025Conference in Levi, Finland from the 28 th through the 30 th of October.  We welcome inquiriesconcerning the program, and will be open for meetings concerningpotential partnerships.”

For further information and/or arrangement of a meetingat FEM2025, please contact:

Mr. Kuhn at paulk@avrupaminerals.com , or

Drs. Jan Akkerman at j.akkerman@akkermanexploration.com .

Avrupa Minerals Ltd. is a growth-oriented junior exploration and developmentcompany directed to discovery of mineral deposits, using a hybridproject generator business model.  The Company holds one 100%-ownedlicense in Portugal, the Alvalade VMS Project, and has submitted anapplication for a mining license covering the Sesmarias massivesulfide showing within the Project area.  The Company holds one49%-owned exploration license covering the Slivova Gold Project inKosovo, optioned to Western Tethyan Resources, and is activelyadvancing seven copper-zinc prospects and one gold prospect in centralFinland through its partnership with Akkerman Exploration bv in theFinnish exploration company, Akkerman Finland Oy.  Avrupa focuses itsproject generation work in politically stable and prospective regionsof Europe, presently including Portugal, Finland, and Kosovo.  TheCompany continues to seek and develop other opportunities aroundEurope, and is actively looking for new JV partnerships in Finland andPortugal.

For additional information, contact Avrupa Minerals Ltd. at1-604-687-3520 or visit our website at www.avrupaminerals.com .

On behalf of the Board,

“Paul W. Kuhn”

Paul W. Kuhn, President & Director

This news release was prepared byCompany management, who take full responsibility for its content. Paul W. Kuhn, President and CEO of Avrupa Minerals, a LicensedProfessional Geologist and a Registered Member of the Society ofMining Engineers, is a Qualified Person as defined by NationalInstrument 43-101 of the Canadian Securities Administrators.  He hasreviewed the technical disclosure in this release.  Mr. Kuhn, the QP,has not only reviewed, but prepared and supervised the preparation orapproval of the scientific and technical content in the newsrelease.

Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor itsRegulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policiesof the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacyor accuracy of this release.

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