YIT will start the construction of three apartment buildings for LocalTapiola’s fund

YIT will start the construction of three apartment buildings for LocalTapiola’s fund

YIT has signed agreements on the construction of three apartment buildings for LocalTapiola Asuntosijoitus Suomi Ky housing fund. The total value of the projects that will be recorded in the first quarter’s order backlog is over EUR 30 million, and they will be completed by summer 2016. A total of 130 apartments will be constructed in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

The projects are part of the frame agreement signed in March 2015 between YIT and LocalTapiola Asuntosijoitus Suomi Ky housing fund on the construction of over 550 non-subsidised rental apartments in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Turku and Tampere. The project specific agreements will be signed prior to each project start-up. The overall value of the frame agreement is over EUR 100 million.

For further information, please contact:

Sanna Kaje, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 50 390 6750, sanna.kaje@yit.fi
Harri Isoviita, Senior Vice President, Residential Construction, YIT Construction Ltd, tel. +358 40 553 3833, harri.isoviita@yit.fi

YIT CORPORATION

Sanna Kaje
Vice President, Investor Relations

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