YIT - Changes in company's own shares

CHANGE IN THE HOLDING OF YIT'S OWN SHARES

Helsinki, 2011-10-03 08:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YIT CORPORATION            
 STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                   OCTOBER 3, 2011 AT 9:00 A.M. 


CHANGE IN THE HOLDING OF YIT'S OWN SHARES

YIT Corporation has received a return of 1,778 shares free of consideration
accordingly to the terms and conditions of YIT's share-based incentive scheme.
Originally the shares were conveyed to YIT's key persons in connection with the
reward payment from the 2010 earning period under the share-based incentive
scheme for 2010-2016. 

After the return of the shares YIT hold a total of 1,951,392 of its own shares
at the end of September 2011. 


For additional information, please contact:

Marja Salo, Manager, Administration, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 20 433 2470,
marja.salo@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 EUR 3.8 billion. The Group has
approximately 26,000 employees. YIT's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki.
www.yitgroup.com.