Metso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: A change in shareholding

Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: A
change in shareholding

 Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on June 16, 2015 at 1:50 p.m. local
time

Metso Corporation has received a disclosure, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of
the Finnish Securities Markets Act, about a change in the holding of the mutual
funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. of the total amount of shares of Metso
Corporation.

On June 11, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. holdings in shares of Metso Corporation fell
below the 5 percent threshold, after being, on the basis of their previous
announcement, 7,524,029 shares, which corresponded to 5 percent of the total
amount of Metso Corporation's shares and votes on March 23, 2015.


Metso is the world's leading industrial company in the mining and aggregates
industries and in the flow control business. Our knowledge, people and solutions
help drive sustainable improvements in performance and profitability in our
customers' businesses.


Metso has an uncompromising attitude towards safety. Our products range from
mining and construction equipment and systems to industrial valves and controls.
Our solutions are delivered and supported by decades of process knowledge and a
broad scope of services backed by a global footprint of over 90 service centers,
thousands of service employees, and an extensive logistics network.

Metso is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, Metso's net sales
totaled EUR 3.7 billion. Metso employs approximately 14,000 industry experts in
more than 50 countries. Expect results.

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Further information for investors, please contact:

Juha Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel +358 20 484 3253



Metso Corporation



Harri Nikunen

CFO



Juha Rouhiainen

VP, Investor Relations



Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd

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