Stora Enso Oyj — Capital/Financing Update 2009

Jul 24, 2009

Disclosure 271656

Stora Enso Oyj - Company Announcement

Stora Enso transfers EUR 2 billion to its invested non-restricted equity fund

STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 July 2009 at 11.30 GMT The Finnish National Board of Patents and Registration today gave its consent for Stora Enso Oyj to decrease its share premium fund by EUR 1 688 145 310.08 and its reserve fund by EUR 353 946 990.12. The funds will be decreased by transferring these respective amounts to the invested non-restricted equity fund. The transfers were approved by Stora Enso's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 1 April 2009. For further information, please contact: Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 40 763 8767 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. STORA ENSO OYJ Jari Suvanto Ulla Paajanen-Sainio