YIT CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS' ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING

YIT CORPORATION   CORPORATE RELEASE   14 March, 2008 at 09:30                   


YIT CORPORATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS' ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING                    

YIT Corporation's Board of Directors held its organizational meeting on March   
13, 2008. From among its number, the Board elected Eino Halonen as chairman and 
Teuvo Salminen and Reino Hanhinen as members of the Audit Committee. It is the  
task of the Audit Committee to assist the Board of Directors in the supervision 
of the YIT Group's reporting and accounting processes.                          

For additional information, contact:                                            
President and CEO Hannu Leinonen, tel. +358 20 433 3301, hannu.leinonen@yit.fi 


YIT CORPORATION                                                                 


Juha Kostiainen                                                                 
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Business Development               


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