Metsäliitto Group STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30.1.2007 METSÄLIITTO BUYS 9% OF METSÄ-BOTNIA'S SHARES FOR EUR 240 MILLION Metsäliitto Group's parent company, Metsäliitto Cooperative, has today acquired 9% of Metsä-Botnia's shares from M-real Corporation. The transaction is a part of a restructuring programme announced by M-real on 18.10.2006. Both M-real and Metsä-Botnia are subsidiaries of Metsäliitto Group. In this internal transaction within the Group, Metsäliitto is paying M-real EUR 240 million for the Metsä-Botnia shares. More information: Lauri Peltola, Group CCO, Metsäliitto Group, tel. +358 50 570 5606