Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom's financial statements bulletin 2009 to be published on February 3, 2010

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 27.01.2010 at 09.45


Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its financial statements bulletin 2009 on
Wednesday, February 3, 2010 approximately at 12 a.m. Finnish time.

Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång and CFO Seppo Parvi will present the
financial results 2009 in Finnish at a press and analyst conference in Helsinki
on February 3, at 2:00 p.m. Finnish time. The conference will take place at
Event Arena Bank, address Unioninkatu 20, 2(nd) floor. The name of the meeting
room will be displayed on the display board in the lobby.

In addition, a conference call for analysts and investors will be held in
English on February 3, 2010, at 4:00 p.m. Finnish time. Mr Lång and Mr Parvi
will present the financial results 2009. To participate in the teleconference,
please dial +358 (0)800 914 672 in Finland or +44 (0)203 003 2666 in UK a few
minutes before the conference begins (access code not needed).

The event can also be viewed as a live audio webcast at www.ahlstrom.com.
Registration is required. It is possible to participate in the Q & A session via
teleconference or online.

An on-demand audio webcast of the conference will be available on Ahlstrom's
website for twelve months after the call.

The presentation material will be available at www.ahlstrom.com > Investors > IR
presentations on February 3, 2010, after the financial statements bulletin has
been published.


Ahlstrom Corporation
Niina Suhonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications

For further information, please contact:
Heli-Kirsti Airisniemi
Financial Communications Manager, tel. +358 10 888 4731


Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Main media
www.ahlstrom.com <http://www.ahlstrom.com_/>


Ahlstrom in brief

Ahlstrom is a global leader in the development, manufacture and marketing of
high performance nonwovens and specialty papers. Ahlstrom´s products are used in
a large variety of everyday applications, such as filters, wipes, flooring,
labels, and tapes. Based upon its unique fiber expertise and innovative
approach, the company has a strong market position in several business areas in
which it operates. Ahlstrom's 6,000 employees serve customers via sales offices
and production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents. In 2008,
Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.8 billion. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The company website is at www.ahlstrom.com.




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