Metso Corporation's press release on September 24, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. local time

Metso's management will host a pre-silent Q&A session prior to stepping into silent period. The purpose of these sessions is to serve all financial community parties equally and increase understanding of the earlier stated information. No new information will be disclosed but the aim is to clarify information on our operations and operating environment. Therefore, we don't intend to publish separate releases in connection with these events.

Pre-silent Q&A session before publication of the interim review for January- September 2012
will be held on Tuesday, October 2, 2012at
3.00 p.m. EEST (Helsinki),
1:00 p.m. GMT (London),
2:00 p.m. CEST (Paris),
8:00 a.m. EDT (New York).

Metso's CFO Harri Nikunen will be answering the questions.

The Q&A session can be participated through conference call (please see the details below). Questions can be presented during the call or by sending questions in advance via email to ir.metso@metso.com by Monday, October 1 by 12:00 p.m. EEST (Helsinki).

Conference call participants are requested to dial in five minutes prior to the start of the teleconference
• US: +1 888 222 0364
• Other countries: +44 20 7162 0177
• Access code: 922 795

A replay of the conference call will be available for 7 days until October 9, 2012 at:
• +44 20 7031 4064
• Access code: 922 795

A transcript of the event will be available on our website, www.metso.com/investorwebcasts, on Wednesday, October 3, 2012.

Welcome to our pre-silent Q&A session!

Metso Corporation

Juha Rouhiainen
VP, Investor Relations

Metso is a global supplier of technology and services to customers in the process industries, including mining, construction, pulp and paper, power, and oil and gas. Our 30,000 professionals based in over 50 countries deliver sustainability and profitability to customers worldwide. Expect results.
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For further information, please contact:
Tanja Mäkinen, Investor Relations Coordinator, Metso Corporation, tel. +358 20 484 3117