Wärtsilä Corporation: Invitation to Press Con...

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: [phone]
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: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]

For technical issues, please contact:

Ms Tuija Lindroos
Publication Manager
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. [phone]
Email: [e-mail]


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