HSE: YIT CORPORATION: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS

YIT CORPORATION: SHARES SUBSCRIBED WITH OPTION RIGHTS 

A total of 410 480 YIT Corporation's shares have been  subscribed with the YIT Corporation's 2002 C, D and 2004 E  option rights. The shares will be traded on the Helsinki Stock  Exchange as old shares as of 2 May 2006.

Identifiers of YIT Corporation's share:

 Trading code:                        YTY1V ISIN code:                           FI0009800643 Orderbook:                           24397  Number of shares:                    125 205 184

 HELSINKI STOCK EXCHANGE Janne Seppänen Vice President Surveillance Finland