KONE publishes January 1-December 31, 2009 Financial Statement Bulletin and Financial Statements 2009 on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.


KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 15, 2010 at 9.30 a.m. EET



Financial Statement Bulletin and Financial Statements

KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for the January
1-December 31, 2009 accounting period on Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 12:30 p.m.
EET. The bulletin will be available on www.kone.com after publishing.

The Financial Statements for 2009 will be published in a PDF format attached to
the Financial Statement Bulletin and on www.kone.com following the announcement
of the result.


Press and analyst meetings

A meeting for the press, conducted in Finnish, will be held on Tuesday, January
26, 2010 at 2:15 p.m. EET.

A meeting for analysts, conducted in English, will begin at 3:45 p.m. EET. The
meeting will be available as a live webcast on www.kone.com. The meeting
participants can also join a telephone conference that will be arranged in
conjunction with the meeting. The telephone conference details can be found
below.

Both meetings will take place in the KONE Building, located at Keilasatama 3,
Espoo, Finland.

Telephone conference numbers:

US callers: +1 866 458 4087
Non-US callers: +44 203 043 2436
Participant code: KONE

On demand versions of the webcasts will be available on www.kone.com later the
same day.


2009 publications and releases

A printed report on KONE's Financial Statements 2009 will be available during
week 7.



A separate Corporate Responsibility Report of KONE's operations in 2009 will be
published in the second quarter of 2010. The reports will be mailed to all
shareholders and to all individuals registered in the company's mailing list.
The reports can also be ordered on www.kone.com.



All 2009 stock exchange and press releases can be found on www.kone.com.



About KONE

KONE's objective is to offer the best people flow experience by developing and
delivering solutions that enable people to move smoothly, safely, comfortably
and without waiting in buildings in an increasingly urbanizing environment. KONE
provides its customers with industry-leading elevators, escalators and
innovative solutions for modernization and maintenance, and is one of the global
leaders in its industry. In 2008, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.6 billion
and over 34,800 employees. KONE class B shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd in Finland.

www.kone.com

For further information, please contact:
Sophie Jolly, Vice President, Investor Relations, tel.+358 204 75 4534

Sender:

KONE Corporation

Henrik Ehrnrooth
Executive Vice President,
Finance

Anne Korkiakoski
Executive Vice President,
Marketing & Communications


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