[en] Local structures around Y and Zr solutes in bcc-Fe are studied for the melt-quenched ribbons by X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS). The melt-quenched ribbons of Fe₉₉Y₁ and Fe₉₉Zr₁ are confirmed as a super-saturated solid solution by X-ray diffraction and DSC. XAFS results indicate that the local structures around Y and Zr for the melt-quenched Fe₉₉Y₁ and Fe₉₉Zr₁ are similar to those for the Fe-rich intermetallic compounds; Fe₁₇Y₂ for Fe₉₉Y₁ and Fe₂Zr for Fe₉₉Zr₁. Prior to the apparent precipitation of the intermetallic compounds by annealing, the precursor of intermetallic compounds, about 1 nm in a diameter, are formed in the melt-quenched Fe₉₉Y₁ and Fe₉₉Zr₁. The large size mismatch of the atom between solutes (Y and Zr) and host (Fe) is responsible for it. This result shows a sharp contrast to that for the case of Cu and Ga in bcc-Fe, in which Cu and Ga occupy a substitutional site of bcc-Fe