YIT - Company Announcement

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN YIT'S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY IN ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Helsinki, 2011-06-01 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YIT CORPORATION            
 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                   JUNE 1, 2011 AT 2:00 P.M. 



INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN YIT'S CAPITAL MARKETS DAY IN ST. PETERSBURG,
RUSSIA, ON SEPTEMBER 22, 2011 

YIT, which has operated in Russia for 50 years, will arrange a Capital Markets
Day for investors and analysts in St. Petersburg on Thursday, September 22,
2011. 

The aim of the event is to tell about YIT's strategy and operations. The day's
programme will consist of management presentations (given by the President and
CEO, Chief Financial Officer, heads of business segments and local management,
among others) and a site visit. The preliminary programme of the Capital
Markets Day is available on YIT's website at www.yitgroup.com/investors. 

The programme of the day will start at 9:00 a.m. local time (MSD), i.e., at
8:00 a.m. Finnish time (EEST). The presentations will end at approximately 3:30
p.m. (MSD), after which YIT will arrange the participants a visit to one of its
residential sites. The presentation given by Juhani Pitkäkoski, YIT's president
and CEO, can also be followed through a live webcast at
www.yitgroup.com/webcast starting on 9:00 a.m. (MSD). For the duration of the
presentation, it is also possible to participate in the event through a
conference call. 

To register for YIT's Capital Markets Day, participants are kindly asked to
contact Päivi Mirfakhraei by e-mail, address paivi.mirfakhraei@yit.fi, or by
telephone at +358 20 433 2257. The registration should be done by August 26,
2011 in order to allow enough time for acquiring visas. 



For further information, please contact:

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation,
+358 40 826 2172, hanna-maria.heikkinen@yit.fi 



YIT Corporation

Hanna-Maria Heikkinen
Vice President, Investor Relations


Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yitgroup.com


YIT is a leading European service company in building systems, construction
services, and services for industry. We build, develop, and maintain quality
living environments in the Nordic countries, Central Europe, Russia, and the
Baltic countries. In 2010, YIT's turnover was approximately EUR 3.8 billion.
The Group has nearly 26,000 employees. YIT's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki. www.yitgroup.com