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

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 2 April 2009 at 08.45 GMT                 

Stora Enso Oyj was informed on 1 April 2009 that the number of shares in the    
Company held by the funds managed by Orbis Investment Management Limited, Orbis 
Asset Management Limited and Orbis Portfolio Management (Europe) LLP has        
increased above 5% of the of the paid-up share capital and the number of shares 
in Stora Enso Oyj on 31 March 2009.                                             

With reference to Chapter 2, paragraph 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act,
Stora Enso Oyj is reporting that as of 31 March 2009 the shareholding of funds  
managed by Orbis Investment Management Limited, Orbis Asset Management Limited  
and Orbis Portfolio Management (Europe) LLP is as follows:                      

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| Orbis Investment Management    | Number of | Number of |     % of |     % of |
| Limited,                       |    shares |     votes |  shares  |    votes |
| Orbis Asset Management         |           |           |          |          |
| Limited,                       |           |           |          |          |
| Orbis Portfolio Management     |           |           |          |          |
| (Europe) LLP                   |           |           |          |          |
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| R shares                       |    40 594 | 4 059 404 |     5.14 |     1.70 |
|                                |       041 |           |          |          |
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The holding of funds managed by Orbis Investment Management Limited, Orbis Asset
Management Limited and Orbis Portfolio Management (Europe) LLP has been         
calculated according to the share capital registered on 31 March 2009.          

For further information, please contact:                                        
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, VP, Investor Relations and Financial Communications, tel. 
+358 2046 21242                                                                 
Keith B. Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +44 7775 788659                 

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


Stora Enso is a global paper, packaging and forest products company producing   
newsprint and book paper, magazine paper, fine paper, consumer board, industrial
packaging and wood products. The Group has 32 000 employees and 85 production   
facilities in more than 35 countries worldwide, and is a publicly traded company
listed in Helsinki and Stockholm. Our annual production capacity is 12.7 million
tonnes of paper and board, 1.5 billion square metres of corrugated packaging and
6.9 million cubic metres of sawn wood products, including 3.2 million cubic     
metres of value-added products. Our sales in 2008 were EUR 11.0 billion.        

STORA ENSO OYJ                                                                  



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