KONE Oyj (HEL:KNEBV) KONE Publishes January 1-December 31, 2008 Financial Statement Bulletin On Friday, January 23, 2009 At 12:30 P.m.

KONE Oyj (HEL:KNEBV) KONE Corporation, stock exchange release, January 13, 2009

Financial Statement Bulletin and Financial Statements

KONE Corporation will publish its Financial Statement Bulletin for the January 1-December 31, 2008 accounting period on Friday, January 23, 2009 at 12:30 p.m. Finnish time. The bulletin will be available on www.kone.com after publishing.

The Financial Statements for 2008 will be published in a PDF format on www.kone.com following the announcement of the result.

Press and analyst meetings

A meeting for the press, conducted in English, will begin at 1:45 p.m. Finnish time. The meeting will be available as a live webcast on www.kone.com. Participants can also join a telephone conference that will be arranged in conjunction with the meeting. The telephone conference details can be found below.

A meeting for analysts, conducted in English, will begin at 3:00 p.m. Finnish time. 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: +1 334 323 6201 Non-US callers: +44 (0)20 7162 0025 Participant code: KONE

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

2008 publications and releases

A printed report on KONE's financials in 2008 will be available during week 7. A separate review of KONE's operations in 2008 will be published later in March. 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 2008 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 2007, KONE had annual net sales of EUR 4.1 billion and over 32,500 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, IR, tel.+358 204 75 4534

Sender: KONE Corporation

Aimo Rajahalme Executive Vice President, Finance

Anne Korkiakoski Executive Vice President, Marketing & Communications

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KONE Oyj

http://www.kone.com

ISIN: FI0009013403

Stock Identifier: XHEL.KNEBV