METSÄ TISSUE'S FINANCIAL REPORTING IN 2003

Metsä Tissue Corporation will report its financial results as follows
during 2003:

Financial statement bulletin for 2002 6 February 2003
Interim Report for January - March 2003 25 April 2003
Interim Report for January - June 2003 25 July 2003
Interim Report for January - September 2003 24 October 2003

Metsä Tissue's Annual Report for 2002 will be published during the week
beginning 3 March 2003. The company's Annual General Meeting will be
held on Tuesday, 18 March 2003.

METSÄ TISSUE CORPORATION

Timo Suuriniemi
Chief Financial Officer

For more information:
Timo Suuriniemi, Chief Financial Officer, tel. +358 1046 94580, gsm +358
50 560 8271

Distribution:
HEX/Helsinki Exchanges
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