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15 January 2009

Stora Enso shares converted 

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 January 2009 at 07.00 GMT

During the 1-31 December 2008 conversion period there was one conversion and a
total of 50 A shares were converted into R shares. The shares were recorded in
the Finnish trade register today, 15 January 2009, and trading in the new
R shares will start on 16 January 2009.

Breakdown of shares after conversion:
A shares 177 152 431
R shares 612 386 068
Total 789 538 499

Each A share and each ten R shares carry one vote. The total amount of votes
after conversion is 238 391 038.


For further information, please contact:
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Vice President, Investor Relations and Financial
Communications, tel. +358 2046 21242

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


STORA ENSO OYJ




pp. Jukka Marttila Leena Bergqvist