KONE Oyj - Annual Financial Report

KONE's financial statements for 2008 published

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 23, 2009                      

KONE Corporation's financial statements for 2008 have been published today. The 
report, including the parent company financial statements and the consolidated  
financial statements, is available in PDF format at www.kone.com.               

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 2008, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.6 billion  
and over 34,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX     
Helsinki Ltd in Finland.                                                        

www.kone.com                                                                    

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

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KONE Corporation                                                                
Aimo Rajahalme 	 	                                                              
Executive Vice President,      	                                                
Finance 			      

Anne Korkiakoski                                                                
Executive Vice President,                                                       
Marketing & Communications

Attachments:

kone_financials_2008.pdf