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Lemminkäinen holds a Capital Markets Day in Helsinki today: Biggest growth opportunities outside Finland

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION     STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  3 OCTOBER 2012 AT 9.00 A.M.

Lemminkäinen holds a Capital Markets Day in Helsinki today
BIGGEST GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES OUTSIDE FINLAND


Lemminkäinen arranges a Capital Markets Day for investors and analyst today, 3
October 2012. The programme goes through the realisation of Lemminkäinen's
2009-2013 strategy. The focus is especially on the Nordic infrastructure
construction, of which Lemminkäinen seeks growth. "Lemminkäinen's home market comprises the Baltic Sea region. In 2013-2014, the
construction industry is estimated to grow in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the
Baltic countries and Russia while, in practical terms, zero growth is assumed
in Finland next year", says Timo Kohtamäki, Lemminkäinen's President and CEO."Growth in Finland is slowed down by the bleak outlook in the export industry,
general economic uncertainty and the tax proposals in the 2013 budget
discussions, which serve to weaken consumers' confidence in their personal
finances."

Attainment of strategic goals

According to Mr Kohtamäki, Lemminkäinen's 2009-2013 strategy has progressed as
planned. "Our structure is now simpler and more organised. We have divested
activities outside our core businesses and unified our corporate structure,
operating models and management practices. The outlook for the Nordic
infrastructure construction is good, and we have well positioned ourselves for
growth in Russia," says Mr Kohtamäki. "Profitability is improving in all
segments of our business."

Mr Kohtamäki also notes that the Group's solvency has increased noticeably from
the beginning of the strategic period. "We estimate that our equity ratio will
exceed our target of 35 per cent at year-end."

In conclusion, Mr Kohtamäki states that Lemminkäinen has built a solid platform
for profitable growth in the future. 

Efficiency programme and profit guidance

Robert Öhman, Lemminkäinen's Chief Financial Officer, will deliver a more
detailed review of the Group's measures to improve its financial position and
solvency. "A year ago we initiated an efficiency programme to boost our
profitability. Our goal is annual savings of EUR 50 million, starting from
2014. We will achieve savings of some EUR 20 million during 2012," Mr Öhman
estimates. 

Jouni Pekonen, Lemminkäinen'' Executive Vice President, Procurement, will
explain how procurement is aligned with the efficiency programme. 

Lemminkäinen will keep its profit guidance for 2012 intact. Lemminkäinen
estimates that its 2012 net sales will remain at the same level as in 2011, and
that its pre-tax profit will improve on 2011. The estimate is based on good
performance during the first half of the year, as well as a stronger order book
and improved order book margin from 2011. 

Stable outlook for Nordic infrastructure construction"Lemminkäinen's biggest growth opportunities lie outside Finland. During the
strategic period, our international operations have clearly outgrown our
Finnish operations, and this growth has been profitable. Our goal is to
increase net sales in the Nordic infrastructure construction by EUR 100 million
in 2012-13," says Henrik Eklund, Executive Vice President, International
Operations. "In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, the governments are implementing
long-term transport infrastructure development plans. These three countries are
also investing heavily in the development of energy production. For us, these
plans create new growth opportunities."

According to Mr Eklund, Lemminkäinen's strengths include strong core
competences and a good market position. "We will also seek growth through
complementary acquisitions."

The final keynote speech will be delivered by Lars-Eric Aaro, President and CEO
of LKAB, a Swedish mining corporation. LKAB is Lemminkäinen's significant
client. 

Capital Markets Day's presentation material

Capital Markets Day's presentation materials in English are available at
www.lemminkainen.com/investors. There will be no webcast available. 

LEMMINKÄINEN CORPORATION
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Robert Öhman, CFO
Lemminkäinen Corporation
Tel. +358 40 540 0741
robert.ohman@lemminkainen.com

Katri Sundström, Vice President, Investor Relations
Lemminkäinen Corporation
Tel. +358 400 976 333
katri.sundstrom@lemminkainen.com

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Lemminkäinen Group operates in all areas of the construction sector. The
Group's operations are organised into four business segments: building
construction, infrastructure construction, technical building services and
international operations. Net sales in 2011 were about EUR 2.3 billion, of
which international operations accounted for roughly a third. The Group employs
8,000 people on average. Lemminkäinen Corporation's share is quoted on NASDAQ
OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki. www.lemminkainen.com