Outokumpu Oyj (HEL:OUT1V) STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT October 15, 2008 at 11.15 am

The Outokumpu Group will publish the third-quarter 2008 financial results on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at 1.00 pm Finnish time.

A combined news conference, conference call and live webcast concerning the third-quarter 2008 financial results will be held on October 23, 2008 at 3.00 pm Finnish time (8.00 am US EST, 1.00 pm UK time, 2.00 pm CET) at Hotel Kämp, conference room Mirror Room, Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.

To participate via a conference call, please dial in 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the event:

UK +44 207 162 0025 US & Canada +1 334 323 6201 Password Outokumpu

The news conference can be viewed live via Internet at www.outokumpu.com. Stock exchange release and presentation material will be available before the news conference at www.outokumpu.com -> Investors -> Downloads

An on-demand webcast of the news conference will be available at www.outokumpu.com as of October 23, 2008 at around 6.00 pm Finnish time.

An instant replay service of the conference call will be available until Tuesday October 28, 2008 on the following numbers:

UK replay number +44 207 031 4064, access code: 812738 US & Canada replay number +1 954 334 0342, access code: 812738

OUTOKUMPU OYJ Corporate Management

Ingela Ulfves Vice President - Investor Relations & Financial Communications tel. + 358 9 421 2438, mobile +358 40 515 1531 e-mail: ingela.ulfves@outokumpu.com www.outokumpu.com

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Outokumpu Oyj

http://www.outokumpu.com

ISIN: FI0009002422

Stock Identifier: XHEL.OUT1V