Helsinki, Finland, 21 January 2009 -- Metso Corporation's Financial Statements 2008 will be published on 04 February 2009 in Helsinki, after which news conferences will be held in Finnish and then English.

The press conference for media in Finnish will be held at 1:30 p.m. Finnish time, the news conference for investors and analysts in English will be arranged at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time, 8: 00 a.m. Eastern Time.

The news conference can be followed through a live webcast at www.metso.com or through a simultaneously arranged conference call. Conference call participants should dial +1 334 323 6201 (USA) or +44 20 7162 0025 or +44 20 7162 0077
 a few minutes before the start of the teleconference. 

A replay will be available from 04-11 February 2009, by dialing +1 954 334 0342 (USA) or +44 20 7031 4064; access code: 823 480. After the news conference, an audio file (mp3) will be available for downloading and a transcript of the event will be posted the following day at www.metso.com/Investors.

The presentation material will be available after the publishing of the Financial Statements at www.metso.com/Investors.