REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF YIT CORPORATION

REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT AND CEO AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF YIT CORPORATION

YIT Corporation is holding its Annual General Meeting today, March 13, 2012; at 10:00 a.m. President and CEO Juhani Pitkäkoski will present a review of recent events at YIT, including YIT’s Financial Statements for 2011, the major development areas of the Group as well as the future focus areas. No essential new information will be published in the review.

The complete agenda of the Annual General Meeting was published on February 2, 2012. The Annual General Meeting agenda and the materials of the review of President and CEO Juhani Pitkäkoski are available on the YIT website at www.yitgroup.com.

YIT CORPORATION

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
Vice President, Investor Relations

Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yitgroup.com

YIT celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2012. The company was established in the Grand Duchy of Finland in 1912. Today, YIT is a leading European service company in building systems, construction services and services for industry. Our 26,000 professionals serve customers in 14 countries in the Nordic and Baltic countries, Russia and Central Europe. We have grown together with our customers and developed our services in line with the changes taking place in different societies. We intend to continue on that track. Our vision is to lead the way in creating and maintaining good living environments. In 2011, YIT’s revenue was approximately EUR 4.4 billion. YIT’s shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com