Stora Enso expects to begin temporarily shutting down its Finnish mills in the  near future due to the strike by the stevedores at Finnish ports.
The impact of the strike on Stora Enso's financial results is estimated to be  approximately EUR 2.5 million per day. "
The impact of the strike will be wide and indefinite. The strike will severely tarnish the reputation of the Finnish forest products industry and its whole  value chain," says Juha Vanhainen, Stora Enso Country
Manager Finland.
For further information, please contact:
Juha Vanhainen, Country Manager Finland, tel. +358 2046 21343
Ulla Paajanen-Sainio, Head of Investor Relations, tel. +358 2046 21242
Lauri Peltola, Head of Communications, tel. +358 2046 21380
Päivi Kauhanen, Director, Communications Finland, tel. +358 2046 21292

Stora Enso Oyj - Company Announcement - FINLANDIA - 4 marzo 2010

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