Method for calibrating a metal profile blank (1; 101; 201) which has at least one solid wall (2; 102; 202), having the following method steps: a) providing a metal profile blank (1; 101; 201) which has at least one element (3; 103; 203) with a longitudinal extent, a transverse extent and a vertical extent, b) inserting at least one end region of the element of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) into a cavity (4; 104; 204) of an open pressing tool (5; 105; 205), c) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) in such a way that surfaces (6, 7; 106, 107; 206, 207) of the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) are displaced in a main closing direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) until they come to lie against a pair of surfaces (8, 9; 108, 109; 208, 209), which are situated opposite one another at a distance, of the at least one end region of the element (3; 103; 203) of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) to be calibrated, d) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) further in the main direction, e) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) in a secondary direction perpendicular to the main direction and to the longitudinal extent of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) until surfaces (10, 11; 110, 111; 210, 211) of the pressing tool come to lie against surfaces (12, 13; 112, 113; 212, 213) of the at least one end region of the element (3; 103; 203) of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) to be calibrated, f) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) further in the secondary direction, g) opening the pressing tool (5; 105; 205), h) removing the profile blank (1; 101; 201) which has now been calibrated to the final profile, characterized in that, in step d), as a result of compression, deformation takes place in the at least one end region of the element (3; 103; 203) of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) and bending of the element of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) takes place in the secondary direction perpendicular to the main direction and to the longitudinal extent of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) and, in step f), plastic deformation, generated by compression, of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) takes place in the main direction or secondary direction so as to reduce or eliminate the bending generated in step d). a) providing a metal profile blank (1; 101; 201) which has at least one element (3; 103; 203) with a longitudinal extent, a transverse extent and a vertical extent, b) inserting at least one end region of the element of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) into a cavity (4; 104; 204) of an open pressing tool (5; 105; 205), c) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) in such a way that surfaces (6, 7; 106, 107; 206, 207) of the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) are displaced in a main closing direction perpendicular to the longitudinal extent of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) until they come to lie against a pair of surfaces (8, 9; 108, 109; 208, 209), which are situated opposite one another at a distance, of the at least one end region of the element (3; 103; 203) of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) to be calibrated, d) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) further in the main direction, e) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) in a secondary direction perpendicular to the main direction and to the longitudinal extent of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) until surfaces (10, 11; 110, 111; 210, 211) of the pressing tool come to lie against surfaces (12, 13; 112, 113; 212, 213) of the at least one end region of the element (3; 103; 203) of the profile blank (1; 101; 201) to be calibrated, f) closing the pressing tool (5; 105; 205) further in the secondary direction, g) opening the pressing tool (5; 105; 205), h) removing the profile blank (1; 101; 201) which has now been calibrated to the final profile,