Orion - Company Announcement

Orion invites analysts and media to Q2 news conference on Friday 7 August 2009

ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  10 JUNE 2009  at 11.30 a.m.

Orion invites analysts and media to Q2 news conference on Friday 7
August 2009
Orion will publish Interim Report January-June 2009 on Friday, 7
August 2009 at 12:00 Finnish time (EET). The release and related
presentation material in Finnish and in English will be available on
the Group's homepage at www.orion.fi/english promptly after the
publishing.

News conference for analysts and the media on Friday 7 August 2009 at
14:30 EET
A news conference for analysts and the media on the Q2 result will be
held on Friday 7 August 2009 at 14:30 EET at Hotel Kämp, address
Pohjoisesplanadi 29, Helsinki. CEO Timo Lappalainen will give a brief
presentation in English concerning the Group's result.

Coffee will be served starting at 14:00 EET as well as after the
event.

We kindly ask you to notify your participation in advance by email to
corpcom@orion.fi

Live webcast and conference call
The event can be followed live as a webcast accessible via Orion's
homepage at www.orion.fi/english. Questions can be asked also through
conference call lines both in Finnish and in English after the brief
result presentation.

The phone numbers to the conference call are:
when calling from the United States  +1 334 323 6201
when calling from other countries    +44 (0)20 7162 0025


The on-demand recording of the event will be available later the same
day using the link on the homepages.

Silent period
Orion will start the silent period preceding the Q2 report on Monday
20 July 2009 and it continues until the disclosure.


Orion Corporation

Timo Lappalainen      Jari Karlson
CEO                        CFO



For further information, kindly contact:
Susanna Siira, Investor Relations Manager, tel +358 10 426 2782


Publisher:
Orion Corporation
www.orion.fi