Metsäliitto Osuuskunta - Company Announcement

Martti Asunta elected to continue as Chairman for Metsäliitto Group Board

Metsäliitto Group Stock Exchange release 13 January 2010 at 2.20 p.m.

Martti Asunta elected to continue as Chairman for Metsäliitto Group Board
In its subsequent constituent meeting, Metsäliitto Group Board of Directors
electedMartti Asunta M.Sc. (Forestry) to continue as the Chairman of the Board
of Directors. He has been a member of the Board of Directors since 2005 and the
Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2008.

Metsäliitto Group President and CEO Kari Jordan was elected to continue as
Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors.

Arto Hiltunen, Martti Asunta and Eino Halonen were selected for the Audit
Committee. Martti Asunta, Eino Halonen and Runar Lillandt were selected for the
Compensation Committee.

Further information:
Esa Kaikkonen, General Counsel, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 10 465 4749
Anne-Mari Achrén, Group CCO, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 10 465 4541


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