Publishing of the first-quarter 2006 financial results

The Outokumpu Group will publish the first-quarter 2006 financial results on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 1.00 pm Finnish time.

A combined news conference, conference call and live webcast concerning the first-quarter interim report will be held on April 25, 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 20 7162 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
April 25, 2006 at 6.00 pm.

An instant reply service of the conference call will be available until Friday, April 28, 2006 in the following numbers:

UK replay number +44 20 7031 4064, access code: 701159
US & Canada replay number +1 954 334 0342, access code: 701159


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