Stora Enso's Annual Report 2012 Published

HELSINKI, Finland, Feb. 18, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 18 February 2013 at 9.00 EET

Stora Enso's Annual Report 2012 is published today as PDF documents. Stora Enso's Annual Report is comprised of four separate publications: Stora Enso Rethink 2012, Financial Report 2012, Corporate Governance Report 2012 and Global Responsibility Report 2012. Stora Enso Rethink 2012 is available in English, Finnish and Swedish. Financial Report 2012, Corporate Governance Report 2012 and Global Responsibility Report 2012 are available in English.  Printed publications will be published during the week commencing Monday 4 March 2013. Stora Enso Rethink 2012, including Stora Enso Facts & Figures 2012 insert, will be distributed to shareholders registered with Euroclear Finland and Euroclear Sweden who have requested a copy. Printed copies of Stora Enso Rethink 2012, Financial Report 2012 and Global Responsibility Report 2012 can be ordered at www.storaenso.com/order or by sending an e-mail to [e-mail]. Corporate Governance Report 2012 will be available only 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 2012
• Finnish translation of the Corporate Governance Report 2012

All of these publications and documents can be downloaded at the Group's website at www.storaenso.com/annualreport . For further information, please contact:

Sanna Lahti, SVP, Global Communications, tel. [phone] www.storaenso.com

www.storaenso.com/investors Stora Enso is the global rethinker of the paper, biomaterials, wood products and packaging industry. We always rethink the old and expand to the new to offer our customers innovative solutions based on renewable materials. Stora Enso employs some 28 000 people worldwide, and our sales in 2012 amounted to EUR 10.8 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