Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2015 published

STORA ENSO OYJ ANNUAL REPORT/ANNUAL ACCOUNTS 17 February 2016 at 9.00 EET

Stora Enso’s Annual Report 2015 is published today as PDF documents. Stora Enso’s Annual Report is comprised of four separate publications: the Progress Book 2015, the Sustainability Report 2015, the Financial Report 2015, and the Corporate Governance Report 2015.

The Progress Book explains Stora Enso’s strategy, how we create value, and how our transformation is progressing. The publication is available in English, Finnish and Swedish. The Sustainability Report covers Stora Enso’s sustainability performance, following the Global Reporting Initiative G4 framework. The report is available in English.

The Financial Report consists of Stora Enso in capital markets, a summary of our sustainability performance, and the audited Report of the Board of Directors and financial statements. The Corporate Governance Report covers Stora Enso’s corporate governance policy, practices, and actions in 2015. The Financial Report and the Corporate Governance Report are available in English.

Printed publications will be published during the week commencing Monday 7 March 2016. The Progress Book 2015 will be distributed to shareholders registered with Euroclear Finland and Euroclear Sweden who have requested a copy. Printed copies of the Progress Book 2015 and the Financial Report 2015 can be ordered at storaenso.com/order or by sending an e-mail to group.communications@storaenso.com. The Sustainability Report 2015 and the Corporate Governance Report 2015 are available as a PDF.

Stora Enso has today also published the following separate PDF documents:

- The official Financial Statements in Finnish
- English translation of the Parent Company Financial Statements for 2015
- Finnish translation of the Corporate Governance Report 2015

All of these publications and documents can be downloaded at the group’s website at storaenso.com/annualreport.

For further information, please contact:
Ulrika Lilja, EVP, Communications, tel. +46 72 221 9228
Hanne Karrinaho, Head of Financial Communication, tel. +358 2046 21446

Stora Enso is a leading provider of renewable solutions in packaging, biomaterials, wood and paper on global markets. Our aim is to replace non-renewable materials by innovating and developing new products and services based on wood and other renewable materials. We employ some 26 000 people in more than 35 countries, and our sales in 2015 were EUR 10.0 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Nasdaq Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition, the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) on the International OTCQX over-the-counter market. storaenso.com

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For further information, please contact:
Ulrika Lilja
EVP, Communications
tel. +46 72 221 9228

Hanne Karrinaho
Head of Financial Communication
tel. +358 2046 21446