Metso's Financial Information in 2006


HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 26, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- In 2006 Metso Corporation will publish its Financial Statements and three Interim Reviews as follows:



 February 8, 2006       2005 Financial Statements
 April 28, 2006         Interim Review for January - March 2006
 July 27, 2006          Interim Review for January - June 2006
 October 25, 2006       Interim Review for January - September 2006.

The printed Annual Report for 2005 will be published during the week starting on March 13, 2005.

Metso Corporation's Annual General Meeting is planned to be held on April 4, 2006. Metso's Board of Directors will summon the Meeting at a later date.

Metso is a global technology corporation serving customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. In 2004, the net sales of Metso Corporation were approx. EUR 4 billion, and it has some 22,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Metso's shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.

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