METSO CONFERENCE CALL / WEB CONFERENCE


Metso will announce 2000 January-March results on May 3, 2000 and will hold a teleconference and simultaneously a web conference (please see instructions below).

Wednesday, May 3, 2000 at
 10:00 a.m.(US eastern time)
 3:00 p.m. (UK time)
 5:00 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
 Europe +44 (208) 401 1043
 North America (303) 224 6998

Should you be unable to attend, a replay is available for 24 hours after the conference at
 +44 (208) 288 4459 in Europe, Access code 680242
 (303) 804 1855 in North America, Access code 712508.

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


Yours sincerely,

Anna-Mari Tiilikainen
Manager, Investor Relations