Wärtsilä Corporation: Invitation To Press Conference On 3 July 2008 at 11:30 CET

Wärtsilä Oyj Abp Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 3 July 2008 at 9:35 am EET

We are pleased to invite you to Wärtsilä's and Vik-Sandvik's Press Conference which will be held today on Thursday, July 3rd 2008 at 11:30 CET (12:30 EET) at Vik-Sandvik's office in Fitjar, Norway, address Vik * Sandvik AS, N-5419 Fitjar, Norway.

Today Wärtsilä announced that it has acquired the global ship design group Vik-Sandvik, a leading independent group providing design and engineering services to ship owners and the ship building industry worldwide.

See related press release at www.wartsila.com/press.

The press conference can be participated via webcast at:

http://wip.goodmood.tv:80/wip//directlink.do?newbrowser=1&pid=2354721 http://194.100.179.139:80/wip//directlink.do?newbrowser=1&pid=2354721

Today's press conference can also be accessed by teleconference. To participate in the teleconference, please call: +44 (0) 2071620025 and enter the Conference ID: 801873. If you want to ask questions during the teleconference, press the 1-key and you will hear the voice of the conference operator. The operator will then ask you to repeat the Conference ID, following which the line will be opened to allow you to ask questions. If you wish to speak to the operator during the conference, press the 0-key and the conference secretary will answer.

An on-demand version of the conference will be available on the company website, www.wartsila.com, later the same day.

For further information, please contact:

Ms Tuula Franck Press Manager Wärtsilä Corporation Tel: +358-400267555 Email: Tuula.franck@wartsila.com

For technical issues, please contact:

Ms Tuija Lindroos Publication Manager Wärtsilä Corporation Tel. +358-405690825 Email: Tuija.lindroos@wartsila.com

Wärtsilä in brief Wärtsilä enhances the business of its customers by providing them with complete lifecycle power solutions. When creating better and environmentally compatible technologies, Wärtsilä focuses on the marine and energy markets with products and solutions as well as services. Through innovative products and services, Wärtsilä sets out to be the most valued business partner of all its customers. This is achieved by the dedication of more than 17,000 professionals manning 160 Wärtsilä locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed on The Nordic Exchange in Helsinki, Finland. www.wartsila.com

Wärtsilä Oyj Abp

http://www.wartsila.com

ISIN: FI0009003727

Stock Identifier: XHEL.WRT