We recently revised our methodology for rating government-related entities (GREs). We are raising our long-term corporate credit rating on Finland-based integrated utility Fortum Oyj to 'A' from 'A-', and removing it from CreditWatch, where it was previously placed with positive implications. The stable outlook reflects our expectation that Fortum's core Nordic power generation business will continue to perform satisfactorily, even if power prices decline over the short term. STOCKHOLM (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 21, 2009--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had raised its long-term corporate credit rating on Finland-based integrated utility Fortum Oyj to 'A' from 'A-', and removed it from CreditWatch, where it was placed on June 30, 2009, with positive implications. At the same time,
