Notification according to chapter 9, section 5 of the Securities Market Act: A change in shareholding

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on March 12, 2015 at 3:50 p.m. local
time

Metso Corporation has on March 12, 2015, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of the
Finnish Securities Markets Act, received a disclosure about a change in the
holding of the mutual funds managed by BlackRock, Inc. of the total amount of
shares of Metso Corporation.

On March 11, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. holdings in shares of Metso Corporation fell
below the 5 percent threshold, after being, on the basis of their previous
announcement, 7,528,875 shares, which corresponded to 5 percent of the total
amount of Metso Corporation's shares and votes on March 10, 2015.

Metso is a leading process performance provider, with customers in the mining,
oil and gas, and aggregates industries. Metso's cutting-edge services and
solutions improve availability and reliability in minerals processing and flow
control, providing sustainable process and profit improvements. Metso is listed
on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Finland. In 2014, Metso's net sales totaled EUR 3.7
billion. Metso employs approximately 16,000 industry experts in more than 50
countries. Expect results.
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Further information, please contact:

Juha Rouhiainen, VP, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation, tel +358 20 484 3253



Metso Corporation



Harri Nikunen

CFO



Juha Rouhiainen

VP, Investor Relations



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