INCREASE IN YIT'S SHARE CAPITAL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SHARE

YIT CORPORATION         STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE          APRIL 29, 2008 at 11:00 


INCREASE IN YIT'S SHARE CAPITAL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH    
SHARE OPTIONS                                                                   

From April 1 to April 18, 2008 a total of 1,000 YIT shares were subscribed for  
on the basis of the Series K share options, a total of 2,100 YIT shares on the  
basis of the Series L share options and a total of 2,450 YIT shares on the basis
of the Series M share options. The subscription price is used in full to        
increase the share capital. The increase in the share capital as a consequence  
of these share subscriptions, EUR 111,981.50, was entered in the Trade Register 
on April 29, 2008. Following the increase, YIT's share capital is EUR           
149,216,748.22 and the number of shares outstanding is 127,223,422.             

The new shares confer all shareholder rights as from the date of registration,  
April 29, 2008, and they will be accepted for public trading on OMX Nordic      
Exchange in Helsinki together with the existing shares. The objective is that   
trading in the shares will commence on April 30, 2008.                          

In 2008 YIT Corporation shares can be subscribed for on the basis of Series K, L
and M share options issued in 2006. Max. 236,600 shares can still be subscribed 
for with Series K share options, max. 590,000 shares with Series L share options
and max. 731,790 shares with Series M share options.                            

Each Series K, L and M share option entitles its bearer to subscribe for one YIT
Corporation share. The subscription price with the Series K and L options is EUR
20.53 per share and with the Series M options EUR 19.73 per share.              

The terms and conditions of the share option programmes as a whole are presented
on the company's internet site www.yitgroup.com.                                

For additional information, contact:                                            
Marja Salo, Director of Administration, tel. +358 20 433 2470, marja.salo@yit.fi
Jaakko Mäkynen, Vice President, Finance, tel. +358 20 433 2307,                 
jaakko.makynen@yit.fi                                                           

YIT CORPORATION                                                                 


Juha Kostiainen                                                                 
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Business Development               

Distribution: OMX Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, principal media, www.yitgroup.com
INCREASE IN YIT'S SHARE CAPITAL AS A CONSEQUENCE OF SHARE SUBSCRIPTIONS WITH SHARE OPTIONS
