KONE publishes January 1-December 31, 2008 Financial Statement Bulletin on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 12:30 p.m.

KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 13, 2009

Financial Statement Bulletin and Financial Statements

KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for
the January 1-December 31, 2008 accounting period on Friday, January
23, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. Finnish time. The bulletin will be available
on www.kone.com after publishing.

The Financial Statements for 2008 will be published in a PDF format
on www.kone.com following the announcement of the result.

Press and analyst meetings

A meeting for the press, conducted in English, will begin at 1:45
p.m. Finnish time. The meeting will be available as a live webcast on
www.kone.com. Participants can also join a telephone conference that
will be arranged in conjunction with the meeting. The telephone
conference details can be found below.

A meeting for analysts, conducted in English, will begin at 3:00 p.m.
Finnish time. The meeting will be available as a live webcast on
www.kone.com. The meeting participants can also join a telephone
conference that will be arranged in conjunction with the meeting. The
telephone conference details can be found below.

Both meetings will take place in the KONE Building, located at
Keilasatama 3, Espoo, Finland.

Telephone conference numbers:

US callers: +1 334 323 6201
Non-US callers: +44 (0)20 7162 0025
Participant code: KONE

On demand versions of the webcasts will be available on www.kone.com
later the same day.

2008 publications and releases

A printed report on KONE's financials in 2008 will be available
during week 7. A separate review of KONE's operations in 2008 will be
published later in March. The reports will be mailed to all
shareholders and to all individuals registered in the company's
mailing list. The reports can also be ordered on www.kone.com.

All 2008 stock exchange and press releases can be found on
www.kone.com.

About KONE

KONE's objective is to offer the best people flow experience by
developing and delivering solutions that enable people to move
smoothly, safely, comfortably and without waiting in buildings in an
increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE provides its customers with
industry-leading elevators, escalators and innovative solutions for
modernization and maintenance, and is one of the global leaders in
its industry. In 2007, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.1 billion
and over 32,500 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com

For further information, please contact:
Sophie Jolly, Vice President, IR, tel.+358 204 75 4534

Sender:
KONE Corporation

Aimo Rajahalme
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President,
Marketing & Communications