Invitation to Stora Enso webcast and conference call on 22 April 2010


On Thursday 22 April 2010 Stora Enso will announce its first quarter 2010       
financial results and CEO message as two separate releases around 09:00 Finnish 
time (08:00 CET). The following event will take place later that day:           

Webcast and conference call for analysts and investors                          

Topic: Q1 2010 Financial Results                                                
Date: Thursday 22 April 2010                                                    
Time: 16:00 Finnish Time (15:00 CET, 14:00 BST, 09:00 EDT)                      

Webcast is hosted by Jouko Karvinen, CEO & Markus Rauramo, CFO and may be viewed
on the Stora Enso website: www.storaenso.com/investors                          

Conference call dial-in details:                                                

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| Live Event:           |                                                      |
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| UK & International    | +44 (0)20 7138 0825                                  |
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| Finland               | (09) 2319 4344                                       |
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| Sweden                | (08) 5352 6439                                       |
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| US                    | +1 212 444 0481                                      |
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| Confirmation Code:    | 2879284                                              |
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| Replay:               |                                                      |
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| UK & International    | +44 (0)20 7111 1244                                  |
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| Finland               | (09) 2310 1650                                       |
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| Sweden                | (08) 5051 3897                                       |
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| US                    | +1 347 366 9565                                      |
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| Access Code:          | 2879284#                                             |
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The conference call replay will be available until 14:00 BST, Thursday 29 April 
2010.                                                                           
The webcast will be archived on www.storaenso.com/investors                     

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 world leader in forest industry sustainability. We offer our  
customers solutions based on renewable raw materials. Our products provide a    
climate-friendly alternative to many non-renewable materials, and have a smaller
carbon footprint. Stora Enso is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
the FTSE4Good Index. Stora Enso employs some 27 000 people worldwide, and our   
sales in 2009 amounted to EUR 8.9 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.