SanomaWSOY - Changes board/management/auditors

Timo Mänty Appointed President of Rautakirja

Sanoma Corp. Stock Exchange Release 19/12/2008 15:00

Sanoma's Board of Directors has today appointed Timo Mänty, M.Sc.
(Econ.), 48, as President of Rautakirja Corporation, Head of the
Sanoma Trade division and a member of Sanoma's Executive Management
Group. Currently, Mänty acts in Sanoma Trade as Senior Vice
President, Movie operations and Managing Director of Finnkino Oy.
Mänty will begin in his new position on 1 January 2009.

In his current position, Mänty has worked since 1996. Previously he
has worked in the company between 1990-1993 as Vice President in
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa (bookstores) and Director in Press
Distribution, among others.

In addition to his career in Sanoma Trade, Mänty has worked in
Hartwall Ltd as Senior Vice President, marketing and Exports as well
as Managing Director of Mallasjuoma Oy and in various marketing
positions in Unilever Finland.

Erkki Järvinen, the current President of Rautakirja will start in his
new position in Tikkurila Oy as previously announced. Tikkurila has
announced to that it will apply for listing in Nasdaq OMX Helsinki
during the first half of 2009.

Sanoma Corporation


Kim Ignatius
Chief Financial Officer

Additional information: President and CEO, Sanoma Corporation, Hannu
Syrjänen, tel +358 105 19 5020
Senior Vice President, Sanoma Trade, Timo Mänty, tel. +358 9 1311
9310

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