STORA ENSO OYJ PRESS RELEASE 20 May 2009 at 11.30 GMT Stora Enso has appointed Ulla Paajanen-Sainio (46), Master of Arts and Master of Business Administration, as the new Head of Investor Relations effective immediately. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio is currently VP, Investor Relations and Financial Communications, at Stora Enso. She has been with the company for nearly seven years, being mainly responsible for investor relations activities in the Nordic Region and also managing Stora Enso's Financial Communications. Before joining Stora Enso, she worked in leading investor relations and communications positions in the IT and electronics sectors. To improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness, the investor relations function is now based in Helsinki. Until today, the activities were split between the Helsinki and London offices. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio succeeds Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, who has been heading the function from the Group's London office and who will leave Stora Enso at the end of May 2009 to pursue other opportunities. Ulla Paajanen-Sainio reports to CFO Markus Rauramo. For further information, please contact: Markus Rauramo, CFO, tel. +358 2046 21452 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 included in the Global 100 list of the world's most sustainable companies. Stora Enso is also listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, the FTSE4Good Index, and the Climate Disclosure Leadership Index. Stora Enso employs 29 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2008 amounted to EUR 11.0 billion.