Outokumpu - Publishing of the 2005 financial results

The Outokumpu Group will publish the 2005 Financial Statements Bulletin on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 1.00 pm Finnish time.

A combined news conference, conference call and live webcast concerning the 2005 financial results will be held on February 2, 2006 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 0125
US & Canada +1 334 323 6203
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 February 2, 2006 at 5.00 pm.

An instant reply service of the conference call will be available until Monday, February 6, 2006 on the following numbers:

UK replay number +44 20 7031 4064, access code: 691364
US & Canada replay number + 1 954 334 0342, access code: 691364



OUTOKUMPU OYJ
Corporate Management

Ingela Ulfves
Vice President - Investor Relations
tel. + 358 9 421 2438, mobile +358 40 515 1531, fax +358 9 421 2125
e-mail: ingela.ulfves@outokumpu.com
www.outokumpu.com