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

Metso Corporation's stock exchange release on March 27, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. local
time

Metso Corporation has received a disclosure, pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 5 of
the Finnish Securities Markets Act, 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 23, 2015, BlackRock, Inc. holdings in shares of Metso Corporation
exceeded the 5 percent threshold. The holding amounted to 7,524,029 shares,
which corresponds to 5.0 percent of the total amount of shares and votes in
Metso Corporation.

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



Distribution:

NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd

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