Wärtsilä to donate EUR 1.5 million to univers...

Wärtsilä Corporation, Press release, 11 May 2010 at 8.30 am local time

Wärtsilä has decided to donate a total of EUR 1.5 million to support science,
research and teaching in Finnish universities. The support will be distributed
as follows: EUR 1 million to Aalto University, EUR 300,000 to Hanken School of
Economics and EUR 200,000 to Ã…bo Akademi University.

"Universities are important partners to Wärtsilä in research and product
development. With this donation we want to support the continued success and
high quality of Finnish higher education also in the future. At the same time,
it is an investment in terms of our recruitment," says Ole Johansson, CEO.

Further information:

Atte Palomäki
Group Vice President, Communications & Branding
Wärtsilä Corporation
Tel. [phone]
[e-mail] <mailto:[e-mail]>

Wärtsilä in brief

Wärtsilä is a global leader in complete lifecycle power solutions for the marine
and energy markets. By emphasising technological innovation and total
efficiency, Wärtsilä maximises the environmental and economic performance of the
vessels and power plants of its customers. In 2009, Wärtsilä's net sales
totalled EUR 5.3 billion with more than 18,000 employees. The company has
operations in 160 locations in 70 countries around the world. Wärtsilä is listed
on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland.


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