METSO CONFERENCE CALL / WEB CONFERENCE


Metso Corporation will announce January-September 2000 results on October 31, 2000 and will hold a teleconference and simultaneously a web conference (please see separate instructions below) on

Tuesday, October 31, 2000
- 9:00 a.m. (US Eastern time)
- 2:00 p.m. (UK time)
- 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time).

The operations and results will be described and discussed by Mr. Heikki Hakala, President and CEO and Mr. Sakari Tamminen, Executive Vice President and CFO of Metso Corporation.

Participants are requested to call in a few minutes prior to the start of the teleconference in
- UK: 020 8781 0576
- other countries: +44 20 8781 0576

Should you be unable to attend, a replay is available for 24 hours after the conference at
- 020 8288 4459 in UK, (access code 608 752)
- +44 20 8288 4459 in other countries, (access code 608 752)

You are most welcome to participate in the Metso conference call.


HOW TO ATTEND A WEB CONFERENCE

Please note: you need to participate in the Metso Conference Call to hear the actual presentation, web conference is only used for slide presenting.

Topic: Metso Q3
Time: Tuesday, 31 October, 2000
9:00 a.m. (US Eastern time)
2:00 p.m. (UK time)
4:00 p.m. (Finnish time)

Meeting URL: http://www.placeware.com/cc/hugin/attend?key=3Dmetso%20q3:a:

TO ATTEND THE MEETING
1. Click the Meeting URL listed above.
2. Enter your name, and then click Attend on the page that appears.
3. Access audio for the meeting using the audio information in this invitation.

If you can't click the above URL, complete the following steps to attend:
1. Go to http://www.placeware.com/cc/hugin/attend
2. Enter the following information, and then click Attend.
Your Name: _________________
Meeting ID: Metso Q3
Meeting Key: NO MEETING KEY
3. Access audio for the meeting using the audio information in this invitation.

Tip: If you want to make sure ahead of time that your computer is ready for the meeting, complete either of the previous instructions before the scheduled meeting time. A message appears telling you that your meeting is not ready to start. However, it also tells you about any actions that you need to take to prepare your computer.