Stora Enso has sold its shareholding in Finnlines Plc

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Stora Enso has sold its shareholding in Finnlines PlcStora Enso Oyj Stock Exchange Release 30 November 2006 at 7.00 GMTStora Enso Oyj has sold all its 2 209 340 shares in Finnlines Plc for EUR 35 million. The shares represent 5.43% of the total number of outstanding shares in Finnlines. Stora Enso will record a capital gain of EUR 33 million as a non-recurring financial item in its fourth quarter 2006 results. The shareholding in Finnlines Plc has been a non-core financial investment. The sale is consistent with Stora Enso's objective of concentrating its capital resources on its core businesses. For further information, please contact:Hannu Ryöppönen, CFO, tel. +44 20 7016 3114Kari Vainio, EVP, Corporate Communications, tel. +44 7799 348 197Keith B Russell, SVP, Investor Relations, tel. +44 7775 788 659 www.storaenso.comwww.storaenso.com/investors Text version / Internet version / Print / Close

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