YIT SECURES A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR RING ROAD 1 WORTH EUR 88 MILLION IN FINLAND

 YIT SECURES A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR RING ROAD 1 WORTH EUR 88 MILLION IN      FINLAND                                                                         

YIT Construction Ltd, the City of Espoo and the Uusimaa Road Region of the       Finnish Road Administration signed a contract on 11 February 2008 for the        construction of a tunnel and two multi-level junctions in Espoo. The value of    the agreement is EUR 87.6 million.                                              

The work will commence immediately and the project will be completed in 2012.    The aim of the project is to improve traffic control on Ring Road 1 at           Leppävaara in Espoo, Finland.                                                   

For further information, please contact:                                         Ilpo Jalasjoki, President, YIT Construction Ltd, +358 (0)20 433 2692,            ilpo.jalasjoki@yit.fi                                                            Petra Thorén, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations,                         YIT Corporation, +358 (0)40 764 5462, petra.thoren@yit.fi                       

 YIT CORPORATION                                                                 

Juha Kostiainen                                                                  Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications and Business Development        



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