Helsinki, Finland, 2016-01-05 14:20 CET -- STORA ENSO OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 5 January 2016 at 15.20 EET Stora Enso Oyj has on 5 January 2016 received an announcement under Chapter 9, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act, according to which BlackRock Inc.'s indirect holding in Stora Enso shares has increased over the threshold of 5% on 4 January 2016. The shareholding of BlackRock, Inc. in Stora Enso has increased to 34,907,080 shares, corresponding to 4.36% of Stora Enso's shares.