Metsäliitto Osuuskunta - Company Announcement

Mikael Aminoff elected to Metsäliitto Group's Board of Directors

Mr Mikael Aminoff, M.Sc. (Forestry), from Tammisaari, Finland, has
been elected by Metsäliitto Cooperative's Supervisory Board to become
new member of the Group's Board of Directors from 1 January 2008. Mr
Arimo Uusitalo, M.Sc. (Agriculture and Forestry), who has been a
member of Metsäliitto's Board since 1993, resigned from the Board of
Directors in accordance with the Rules stipulating the maximum age of
65 years for Board Members.

In addition, the Supervisory Board re-elected the outgoing members Ms
Saini Jääskeläinen, Farmer, and Mr Martti Asunta, M.Sc. (Forestry),
to the Board.

The new Board of Directors will elect a new Chairperson from among
its members in its Statutory Meeting in January 2008 to replace Arimo
Uusitalo who has been Chairman since 1994.

For more information:
Lauri Peltola, Group CCO, tel. +358 50 570 5606