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Stora Enso signs EUR 65 million loan agreement

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STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 10 February 2010 at 07.00 GMT             

Stora Enso has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a
EUR 65 million loan to be used for the Ostroleka power plant construction       
project in Poland. The loan agreement is part of the commitment by EIB to lend  
altogether EUR 230 million to Stora Enso for research and development and the   
Ostroleka power plant project.                                                  

“We have a long and good relationship with EIB and we are delighted that through
this agreement EIB is supporting our power plant project to improve Ostroleka   
Mill's energy self-sufficiency and energy efficiency. Along with the            
Langerbrugge and Maxau energy investments, the Ostroleka power plant is one of  
our biggest cost improvement investments this year at our existing mills in     
Europe. The terms of the loan are very competitive,” says Stora Enso CFO Markus 
Rauramo.                                                                        

The Ostroleka power plant to be completed in the third quarter of 2010 will     
further improve the cost competitiveness of Stora Enso's operations in Poland.  
As announced on 3 November 2008, the total investment in the Ostroleka power    
plant is estimated at EUR 137 million.                                          


For further information, please contact:                                        
Jyrki Tammivuori, SVP, Group Treasurer, tel. +358 2046 21043                    
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of 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 listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and
the FTSE4Good Index. Stora Enso employs some 27 000 people worldwide, and our   
sales in 2009 amounted to EUR 8.9 billion. Stora Enso shares are listed on      
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki (STEAV, STERV) and Stockholm (STE A, STE R). In addition,   
the shares are traded in the USA as ADRs (SEOAY) in the International OTCQX     
over-the-counter market.                                                        



STORA ENSO OYJ                                                                  




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