YIT and Autodesk pull out of Russia

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Finnish construction group YIT has announced that it is pulling out of Russia, while Autodesk, a producer of software for the construction and engineering industries, is also withdrawing from the country.
The Russian military attack has led to great human distress and suffering in Ukraine and our sympathy is with the Ukrainian people. We are deeply shocked by these recent events. The situation in Ukraine has sped up the review of our Russian operations, which we initiated last November.Markku Moilanen, the president and CEO of YIT YIT’s Russian residential division generated EUR 204 mln in revenue in 2021, representing 7 pct of the group’s total income for the year. The company had been
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schedule 02 March 2022

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