CHANGES IN YIT GROUP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS

 CHANGES IN YIT GROUP MANAGEMENT POSITIONS                                       

Virva Salmivaara appointed as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications   

Ms. Virva Salmivaara (31), M.Sc. (Pol. Sc.), M.Sc. (Econ.) has been appointed as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications of YIT Corporation as of July 1, 2009 as the current SVP, Corporate Communications, Veikko Myllyperkiö, retires.  Virva Salmivaara will report to YIT Corporation's President and CEO Juhani       Pitkäkoski.                                                                     

Virva Salmivaara has been Deputy to Senior Vice President, Corporate             Communications since 2007. She has been in YIT's employ since 2003 and currently she is responsible for the operative communications tasks on Group-level. Prior  to joining in YIT, Salmivaara has worked with communications tasks in the        University of Helsinki and in the Ministry of Finance in Finland.               

Christel Berghäll , Senior Vice President, Human Resources leaves YIT- Antero    Saarilahti assumes responsibility for the Corporate Human Resources function    

Christel Berghäll, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and YIT Group          Management Board member has decided to focus on her own coaching and consultancy business and leaves YIT as of 30th of April.                                    

As Christel Berghällin leaves YIT, the Corporate Human Resources                 responsibilities will as of May 1, 2009 become part of Antero Saarilahti's (61), Senior Vice President, Administration responsibilities. Antero Saarilahti has    joined the group in 1971 and he has among other things acted as the group's      Senior Vice President, Human Resources during the years1989-2003. Antero         Saarilahti reports to YIT Corporation's President and CEO Juhani Pitkäkoski.    

In conjunction with the change, the human resources activities will be shifted   more towards YIT's business segments.                                           

 For additional information, contact:                                             Antero Saarilahti, Senior Vice President, Administration, +358 20 433 2280,      antero.saarilahti@yit.fi                                                        

Attachment: Picture of Virva Salmivaara, jpg                                    

 YIT CORPORATION                                                                 

 Veikko Myllyperkiö                                                               Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications                                 

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