Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso: Announcement with reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2012-05-23 15:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 23 May 2012 at 16.00 EET 

Stora Enso was informed on 23 May 2012 that the number of shares in the Company
held by Norges Bank (The Central Bank of Norway) has decreased below 5% of the
paid-up share capital and the number of shares in Stora Enso Oyj following a
share lending transaction on 22 May 2012 in which Norges Bank is the lender. 

With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 22 May 2012 the shareholding of
Norges Bank is as follows: 

Norges Bank  Number of R shares  Number of votes  % of shares  % of votes
                     34 994 023        3 499 402         4.43        1.47

The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 22 May 2012. 

For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242

www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors

Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood product and
packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer
our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso
employs some 30 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2011 amounted to EUR
11.0 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV,
STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the
USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market. 

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