KONE Oyj - Financial Calendar

KONE publishes January-September 2008 Interim Report on October 21, 2008 at 12:30 p.m.

KONE Corporation, stock exchange announcement, October 6, 2008

Interim Report

KONE Corporation will publish its Interim Report for the period
January 1-September 30, 2008 on Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 12:30
p.m. Finnish time. The report will be available on the company
website at www.kone.com after publishing.

Press meeting and telephone conference

A meeting for the press, conducted in Finnish, will be held on
Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. Finnish time.

A telephone conference and a meeting for analysts, conducted in
English, will begin at 3:30 p.m. Finnish time. The telephone
conference will also be available as a webcast on www.kone.com.

Both meetings will take place in the KONE Building, located at
Keilasatama 3, Espoo, Finland.

Telephone conference numbers:

US callers: +1 334 323 6201
Non-US callers: +44 (0)20 7162 0025
Participant code: KONE

An on demand version of the telephone conference will be available at
www.kone.com later the same day.

About KONE

KONE's objective is to offer the best people flow experience by
developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an
increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides its customers with
industry-leading elevators, escalators and innovative solutions for
modernization and maintenance, and is one of the global leaders in
its industry. In 2007, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.1 billion
and over 32,500 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the OMX
Nordic Exchange Helsinki in Finland.

www.kone.com

For further information, please contact:
Sophie Jolly, Vice President, IR, tel.+358 204 75 4534

Sender:
KONE Corporation

Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President,
Marketing & Communications