Stora Enso Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Stora Enso: Announcement with reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Helsinki, Finland, 2011-05-06 15:15 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 6 May 2011 at 16.15 EET 

Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 6 May 2011 that after a recall of shares lent
out by Norges Bank, the number of shares in the Company held by Norges Bank
(The Central Bank of Norway) has exceeded 5% of the paid-up share capital and
the number of shares in Stora Enso Oyj on 5 May 2011. 

With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets
Act, Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 5 May 2011 the shareholding of
Norges Bank is as follows: 



Norges Bank  Number of R shares  Number of votes  % of shares  % of votes
                     40 754 633        4 075 463         5.16        1.71



The holding of Norges Bank has been calculated according to the share capital
registered on 5 May 2011. 


For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242


www.storaenso.com
www.storaenso.com/investors


Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the packaging, paper and wood products
industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our
customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employs
some 26 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2010 amounted to EUR 10.3
billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and
Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs
(SEOAY) in the International OTCQX over-the-counter market. 

STORA ENSO OYJ