2007-09-28 13:45:00 CEST

2007-09-28 13:45:00 CEST


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NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN PORTION OF HOLDINGS PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES MARKETS ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9


YIT CORPORATION	   		September 28, 2007   at 2:45 p.m.
CORPORATE RELEASE		         LARGEST SHAREHOLDERS ANNOUNCEMENT	   	

NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE IN PORTION OF HOLDINGS PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES
MARKETS ACT, CHAPTER 2, SECTION 9 

On September 28, 2007, YIT Corporation received the following notification,
pursuant to the Securities Markets Act, concerning a change in a shareholding
in the company: 
 
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company's portion of holdings of YIT
Corporation's total number of shares and votes fell below one twentieth (1/20). 
 
Under the Securities Markets Act, Chapter 2, Section 9, we report the following
information to the Financial Supervision Authority and YIT Corporation: 

1. The target company's name and business ID: YIT Corporation, business ID
0112650-2 

2. Basis of flagging notification: A sale of shares which was made yesterday,
September 27, 2007. 

3. Time when the portion of holdings changed: September 27, 2007 

4. Portion of the target company's share capital and number of votes 
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company now owns YIT Corporation shares as
follows: 

No. of shares	Portion of total shares	Portion of votes 
6,115,208	         4.82%                       4.82% 

The total number of YIT Corporation's shares is 126,906,258 shares, which
confer a total of 126,906,258 votes. 

5. Shareholder's name and business ID: 
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company, business ID 0533297-9 

Helsinki, September 28, 2007 

VARMA MUTUAL PENSION INSURANCE COMPANY

Risto Murto     	 Mervi Salonen

YIT CORPORATION 
 
Veikko Myllyperkiö 
Vice President, Corporate Communications 

For additional information, contact: Marja Salo, Director of Administration,
tel. +358 20 433 2470, marja.salo@yit.fi 

Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, principal media, www.yit.fi