Here are Viljakainen’s pre-game thoughts, as Stora Enso reports its results tomorrow. 
We expect the company’s operational result to have remained at a modest level, even though a slight upward trend is observable in certain areas. The market situation has remained challenging, especially in industrial businesses, and the ramp-up of the Oulu consumer board machine has likely continued to weigh on the figures. Stora Enso has no valid guidance in place, so the main focus of the report will be on the market outlook, over which the macro reflections of the Middle East crisis are casting dark clouds at the very least.