Stora Enso has signed an agreement to sell its head office building in Helsinki
to Deka Immobilien GmbH of Germany for approximately EUR 30 million. Stora     
Enso's head office is located at Kanavaranta 1 in the Katajanokka district of  
Helsinki. A capital gain of approximately EUR 2 million will be recorded as a  
non-recurring item under Other operations in the segmental reporting of Stora  
Enso's second quarter results.                                                 

Stora Enso will rent the building from WestInvest InterSelect, one of the Deka 
Group's funds. Stora Enso will later relocate its head office to rented premises
in the Helsinki metropolitan area that will better meet its future needs.