Metsä Board Oyj - Company Announcement

Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services upgraded Metsä Board's credit rating by two notches

Metsä Board Corporation Stock Exchange Release 19 February 2015 at 9.00 am EET

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has upgraded Metsä Board Corporation's
rating by two notches from B+ to BB. The outlook of the rating is stable. 

Upgrade does not have an impact on Metsä Board's current annual financing costs.


METSÄ BOARD CORPORATION

Further information:
Markus Holm, CFO, tel. +358 10 465 4913
Juha Laine, VP, Investor Relations and Communications, tel. +358 10 465 4335