YIT CORPORATION INVESTOR NEWS December 10, 2009 at 08:30 PERSONNEL CHANGE IN YIT INVESTOR RELATIONS Petra Thorén, Senior Vice President, Investor Relations has been appointed as CEO of the Finnish Family Firms Association and she will resign from her position in YIT as of the beginning of 2010. CFO Timo Lehtinen is responsible for YIT's Investor Relations. Lehtinen has worked at YIT since 2006 as Senior Vice President, Finance, with the responsibility for financial administration of both the Construction Services Finland and International Construction Services segments. As of August 2009 he has been the Chief Financial Officer of YIT Group and member of the Group's Management Board. For more information, please contact Timo Lehtinen, Chief Financial Officer, +358 20 433 2258, timo.lehtinen@yit.fi YIT CORPORATION Virva Salmivaara Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications Distribution: NASDAQ OMX, principal media, www.yitgroup.com