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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 19, 2010
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM F-6
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
For Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts
___________________
 
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
(Exact name of issuer of deposited securities as specified in its charter)
 
n/a
(Translation of issuer's name into English)
 
Finland
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization of issuer)
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
(Exact name of depositary as specified in its charter)

1 Chase Manhattan Plaza, Floor 58, New York, NY, 10005-1401
Telephone (212) 623-0636
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of depositary's principal executive offices)
____________________
Terry W. McBride
UPM-Kymmene, Inc.
Suite 200
999 Oakmont Plaza Drive
Westmont, IL 60559
Telephone: (630) 850-4991
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copy to:
 
Scott A. Ziegler, Esq.
Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP
570 Lexington Avenue, 44th Floor
New York, New York  10022
(212) 319-7600
It is proposed that this filing become effective under Rule 466
 
If a separate registration statement has been filed to register the deposited shares, check the following box. o
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of each class of
Securities to be registered
Amount
to be registered
Proposed maximum aggregate price per unit (1)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
American Depositary Shares evidenced by American Depositary Receipts, each American Depositary Share representing one ordinary share of UPM-Kymmene Corporation
50,000,000
American Depositary Shares
$0.05
$2,500,000
$178.25
(1)
Each unit represents one American Depositary Share.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee.  Pursuant to Rule 457(k), such estimate is computed on the basis of the maximum aggregate fees or charges to be imposed in connection with the issuance of American Depositary Receipts evidencing American Depositary Shares.
 
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
 
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
The Prospectus consists of the proposed form of American Depositary Receipt (“ADR” or “American Depositary Receipt”) included as Exhibit A to the Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement (the "Deposit Agreement") filed as Exhibit (a) to this Registration Statement, which is incorporated herein by reference.
 
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
 
Item 1.  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
 
Item Number and Caption  
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
(1)  Name and address of Depositary  
Introductory paragraph and bottom of face of American Depositary Receipt
       
(2)  Title of American Depositary Receipts and identity of deposited securities  
Face of American Depositary Receipt, top center
       
  Terms of Deposit:    
         
  (i) 
Amount of deposited securities represented by one unit of American Depositary Shares
  
Face of American Depositary Receipt, upper right corner
         
  (ii) 
Procedure for voting, if any, the deposited securities
  
Paragraph (12)
         
  (iii) 
Collection and distribution of dividends
  
Paragraphs (4), (5), (7) and (10)
         
  (iv) 
Transmission of notices, reports and proxy soliciting material
  
Paragraphs (3), (8) and (12)
         
  (v) 
Sale or exercise of rights
  
Paragraphs (4), (5) and (10)
         
  (vi) 
Deposit or sale of securities resulting from dividends, splits or plans of reorganization
  
Paragraphs (4), (5), (10) and (13)
         
  (vii) 
Amendment, extension or termination of the Deposit Agreement
  
Paragraphs (16) and (17)
         
  (viii)  
Rights of holders of ADRs to inspect the transfer books of the Depositary and the list of Holders of ADRs
  
Paragraph (3)
         
  (ix) 
Restrictions upon the right to deposit or withdraw the underlying securities
  
Paragraphs (1), (2), (4), and (5)
         
  (x) 
Limitation upon the liability of the Depositary
  
Paragraph (14)
       
(3)   Fees and Charges  
Paragraph (7)
 
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Item 2.  AVAILABLE INFORMATION
 
Item Number and Caption
 
Location in Form of American Depositary
Receipt Filed Herewith as Prospectus
         
  (a)    
Statement that UPM-Kymmene Corporation  publishes information in English required to maintain the exemption from registration under Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on its Internet Web site (www.upm-kymmene.com) or through an electronic information delivery system generally available to the public in its primary trading market.
  
Paragraph (8)
 
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PART II
 
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
Item 3.  EXHIBITS
 
 
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement. Form of  Second Amended and Restated Deposit Agreement dated as of           , 2010 among UPM-Kymmene Corporation, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary (the "Depositary"), and all holders from time to time of ADRs issued thereunder, including the Form of American Depositary Receipt, is filed herewith as Exhibit (a).
 
 
(b)
Any other agreement to which the Depositary is a party relating to the issuance of the American Depositary Shares registered hereunder or the custody of the deposited securities represented thereby.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(c)
Every material contract relating to the deposited securities between the Depositary and the issuer of the deposited securities in effect at any time within the last three years.  Not Applicable.
 
 
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities being registered.  Filed herewith as Exhibit (d).
 
 
(e)
Certification under Rule 466.  Not applicable.
 
Item 4.  UNDERTAKINGS
 
 
(a)
The Depositary hereby undertakes to make available at the principal office of the Depositary in the United States, for inspection by holders of the American Depositary Receipts, any reports and communications received from the issuer of the deposited securities which are both (1) received by the Depositary as the holder of the deposited securities, and (2) made generally available to the holders of the underlying securities by the issuer.
 
 
(b)
If the amounts of fees charged are not disclosed in the prospectus, the Depositary undertakes to prepare a separate document stating the amount of any fee charged and describing the service for which it is charged and to deliver promptly a copy of such fee schedule without charge to anyone upon request.  The Depositary undertakes to notify each registered holder of an American Depositary Receipt thirty days before any change in the fee schedule.
 
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. on behalf of the legal entity created by the Deposit Agreement, certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, State of New York, on May 19, 2010.
 
 
Legal entity created by the form of Deposit Agreement for the issuance of ADRs evidencing American Depositary Shares
  
       
 
By:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Depositary
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Joseph M. Leinhauser
  
  Name: 
Joseph M. Leinhauser
  
  Title: Vice President  
       
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, UPM-Kymmene Corporation  certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that all the requirements for filing on Form F-6 are met and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form F-6 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on April 9, 2010.
 
 
 
UPM-Kymmene Corporation
  
       
       
 
By:
/s/ Jussi Pesonen
  
  Name: 
Jussi Pesonen
  
  Title: President and CEO  
       
 
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Jussi Pesonen and Jyrki Salo, and each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any and all related registration statements pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Under the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on April 9, 2010, in the capacities indicated.

 
SIGNATURES
 
Signature
  
Title
     
/s/ Björn Wahlroos
  
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Björn Wahlroos
    
     
/s/ Jussi Pesonen
  
President and Chief Executive Officer
Jussi Pesonen
  
Director
     
/s/ Jyrki Salo
  
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Jyrki Salo
  
 
     
/s/ Berndt Brunow
  
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors
Berndt Brunow
    
 
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Director
Robert J. Routs
    
     
/s/ Matti Alahuhta
  
Director
Matti Alahuhta
    
     
   
Director
Karl Grotenfelt
    
     
   
Director
Wendy E. Lane
    
     
/s/ Ursula Ranin
  
Director
Ursula Ranin
    
     
   
Director
Veli-Matti Reinikkala
    
 
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE REGISTRANT
 
Under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of UPM-Kymmene Corporation, has signed this Registration Statement in Westmont, Illinois, on April 9, 2010.
 
       
 
Authorized U.S. Representative
     
 
By:
  
 /s/Terry W. McBride
     
Name: Terry W. McBride
 
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Sequentially
Numbered Page
     
(a)
Form of Deposit Agreement.
  
     
(d)
Opinion of Ziegler, Ziegler & Associates LLP, counsel to the Depositary, as to the legality of the securities to be registered.