Stora Enso's Board of Directors has today appointed Hannu Ryöppönen as Deputy CEO. He will undertake the duties of Deputy CEO in addition to his current role as CFO. In addition, certain Group-wide functional responsibilities will be added to his responsibilities in the future. Divisions continue to report to the CEO, Jouko Karvinen. For further information, please contact: Jouko Karvinen, CEO, tel. +358 2046 21404 www.storaenso.com www.storaenso.com/investors STORA ENSO OYJ p.p. Jussi Siitonen Jukka Marttila