Metsä Board Oyj - Company Announcement

Change in Metsä Board’s Corporate Management Team

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release 12 September 2012 at 9.30 EET

Mika Paljakka (43), who has held the Corporate Management Team position of SVP,
Human Resources of Metsä Board Corporation, part of Metsä Group, has been
appointed Sales Director, Cartonboards, USA. Paljakka will be located in the
Metsä Board's US sales office and he will report to Jorma Sahlstedt, SVP,
Paperboard sales, USA. 

Susanna Tainio, VP, Human Resources, (37) is responsible for Metsä Board's
human resources related matters as of today. 

From now on Metsä Board's Corporate Management Team is the following:

- Mikko Helander, CEO

- Matti Mörsky, CFO

- Pasi Piiparinen, SVP, Head of Paperboard business area

- Seppo Puotinen, SVP, Head of Paper and Pulp business area

- Sari Pajari, SVP, Supply Chain and Business Development

- Jani Suomalainen, SVP, Purchasing

METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION

For further information, please contact:
Matti Mörsky, CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4913
Juha Laine, Vice President, Investor Relations and Communications, tel. +358 10
465 4335