STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 16 January 2009 at 07.00 GMT Stora Enso has appointed Lauri Peltola (45) as the new Head of Corporate Communications. He succeeds Kari Vainio, who retired at the end of 2008. Lauri Peltola is currently Head of Group Identity and Communications of Nordea, the largest financial institution in the Nordic countries. He has previously worked as Communications Director for Metsäliitto Group and Global Media Relations Director for Nokia. Lauri Peltola will join Stora Enso during the second quarter of 2009. He will be based in Helsinki and report to CEO Jouko Karvinen. For further information, please contact: Jouko Karvinen, CEO, tel. +358 2046 21410 www.storaenso.com www.storaenso.com/investors