OUTOKUMPU ? PUBLISHING OF THE THIRD-QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS

OUTOKUMPU OYJ  STOCK EXCHANGE ANNOUNCEMENT  OCTOBER 18, 2005 AT 10.00 AM

OUTOKUMPU – PUBLISHING OF THE THIRD-QUARTER 2005 FINANCIAL RESULTS

The Outokumpu Group will publish the third-quarter 2005 financial
results on Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at 1.00 pm Finnish time.

A combined news conference, conference call and live webcast
concerning the third-quarter interim report will be held on October
25, 2005 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 Akseli Gallen-Kallela,
Pohjoisesplanadi 29, 00100 Helsinki, Finland.

The news conference can be viewed live via Internet at
www.outokumpu.com.

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

UK                  +44 20 7162 0125
US & Canada         +1 866 779 1135
Password            Outokumpu

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 25, 2005 at approximately 5.00 pm
Finnish time.

An instant reply service of the conference call will be available
until Friday, October 28, 2005 in the following numbers:

UK replay number              +44 20 7031 4064, access code: 679899
US & Canada replay number      +1 888 365 0240, access code: 679899


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