Ahlstrom - Company Announcement

Ahlstrom to publish financial statements bulletin 2010 on February 1, 2011

Ahlstrom Corporation STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 20.1.2011 at 10.15

Ahlstrom Corporation will publish its financial statements bulletin 2010 on
Tuesday, February 1, 2011 approximately at 12 a.m. Finnish time (CET +1).

Ahlstrom's President & CEO Jan Lång and CFO Seppo Parvi will present the 2010
results in Finnish at a press and analyst conference in Helsinki on February 1
at 2.30 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 the same day at 5 p.m. Finnish time. To participate in the
teleconference, please dial +358 (0)9 2319 4349 in Finland or +44 (0)20
7806 1950 outside Finland a few minutes before the conference begins. The
confirmation code is 4185374.

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 >
Reports and presentations > 2010 after the interim report has been published.

Ahlstrom Corporation
Corporate Communications

Distribution:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Main media
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 5,800 employees serve customers via sales offices
and production facilities in more than 20 countries on six continents. In 2009,
Ahlstrom's net sales amounted to EUR 1.6 billion. Ahlstrom's share is quoted on
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. The company website is at www.ahlstrom.com.


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