SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

[September 16, 2005]

Metso Corporation

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F

		Form 20-F þ		Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

		Yes o		No þ

If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g-32(b):82-___

 

 

SIGNATURES

Date September 16, 2005

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf of the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Name:

Olli Vaartimo		Harri Luoto
Executive Vice President and CFO		Senior Vice President,
Metso Corporation		General Counsel
		Metso Corporation

Fidelity International Limited’s holdings in Metso to 5.00 percent

(Helsinki, Finland, September 16, 2005) – Metso Corporation (NYSE: MX; OMX: MEO)

Metso Corporation has been informed about an increase in the holding of the Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries of the paid up share capital of Metso Corporation. On September 14, 2005, Fidelity International Limited and its subsidiaries owned a total of 7,082,803 Metso shares, which corresponds to 5.00 percent of the paid up share capital and voting rights of Metso Corporation.

According to the announcement of Fidelity International Limited, their holdings on September 14, 2005 were as follows:

FUND NAME		SHARES
FID FDS - EUROPEAN GROWTH POOL		4,166,699
FID FDS - NORDIC POOL		229,900
FID FDS - EURO BLUE CHIP POOL		944,900
EP MM CLAPP		68,500
STC INTL EQUITY FUND - ROW		35,100
SGE MM ROW		21,400
GEC 1972 PLN GLB EQTY FD - ROW		44,400
CHURCH COMM FOR ENGLAND - ROW		25,600
BRITHS ENERGY GEN GRP - ROW		14,300
IBM DENM SELECT - GLOBAL EX-US		10,300
ACCIDENT REHAB & CMP - GLB EX-US		47,500
IBM AUSTRIA GLOBAL EX US		3,900
AFP UNILEVER SCHWEIZ - GBL EX US		5,700
DEUTSCHE ARTZE - ROW		8,900
FMT_GL ROW		42,500
EAST SUSSEX CNTY COUNCIL - ROW		31,500
RAILWAYS PENS EQUITY - EUROPE		288,900
CHEVRON TEXACO UK PNS PL-ROW		19,500
AUSTRALIA - FUNDS SA		57,500
SAINT-GOBAIN UK PENSION SCHEME		39,000
SHELL AUSTRIA PENSIONSKASSE AG		11,300
DBI - FONDS DSPT-A1		35,200
NPC TRUST - ACTIVE 1 - ROW		7,800
BAYVK A1 FIDELITY		82,200
MV4 ACTIONS EURO		64,020
FFII INST EURO BLUE CHIP POOL		3,415
STICHTING BEDRIJF VOOR DE META		184,700
GM INVESTMENT TRUSTEES LTD		32,800
THE PENSIONS TRUST - GC		16,200
FIDELITY EUROPEAN PILOT FUND		916
VICTORIAN FUNDS MGMT CORP		19,000
GIC MM EUROPEAN EQ FUND - GC		20,100
FIDELITY EUROZONE EQ PILOT FD		1,970
A/C 16MSFSLE		74,800
FIDELITY SELECT GLOBAL EQ FUND		6,700
FID INSTL SELECT EUROPE EQ FD		32,200
QIC - SELECT EUROPE		194,500
UNILEVER PEN FD-O/S EQ MANDATE		77,700
COALSUPER PTY LIMITED		11,100
CO-OPERATIVE GRP PENS - RW		21,700
GKN GROUP PENSION SCHEME - ROW		32,300
UNILEVER (SUPERANN) IRELAND-ROW		15,300
IBM IREL SEL GLBL EQUITIES ROW		1,900
IBM AUSTRIA SELECT GLBL EQ ROW		6,700
EUROPEAN EQUITY MKT NEUT LONG		22,383
TOTAL		7,082,803 SHARES

Metso is a global technology corporation serving customers in the pulp and paper industry, rock and minerals processing, the energy industry and selected other industries. In 2004, the net sales of Metso Corporation were approx. EUR 4 billion, and it has some 22,000 employees in more than 50 countries. Metso’s shares are listed on the Helsinki and New York Stock Exchanges.

For further information, please contact:
Johanna Sintonen, Vice President, Investor Relations, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3253
Harri Luoto, Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Metso Corporation,
tel. +358 204 84 3240

or

USA: Mike Phillips, Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, Metso USA, Inc., tel. +1 770 246 7237.