Alma Media - Company Announcement

Alma Media, Keskisuomalainen and Ilkka start joint printing material purchases

Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   4 December 2009 at
9:00am

ALMA MEDIA, KESKISUOMALAINEN AND ILKKA START JOINT PRINTING MATERIAL
PURCHASES

Alma Media has made an agreement with Lehtisepät Oy, part of the
Keskisuomalainen Group, and I-Print Oy, part of Ilkka-yhtymä, on
joint purchases of the most important printing materials. At the
moment, the scope of the agreement covers printing papers, printing
ink and printing plates. On average, Alma Media purchases these
materials for 20 million euro annually.

- The importance of cooperation between newspaper publishers is
increasing amidst the revolution of the media business. Joint
purchases are a good form of cooperation. Our goal is to make the
purchase processes more efficient and further raise the quality of
the materials. At best, the cooperation will also give a boost to the
development of materials made in Finland, such as newsprint and
printing inks, says Ms Helvi Liukkaala, Director of Aamulehti's
newspaper printing house and head of Alma Media's printing chain.

On November 4, 2009 Alma Media announced that the Group's printing
and distribution operations will be reorganised by combining them
into a new group-level service unit. The change affects Alma Media's
three newspaper printing houses and the early-morning delivery
company Aamujakelu Oy. The new unit is scheduled to begin operations
on January 1, 2010.

For further information, please contact:

Alma Media, Helvi Liukkaala, tel. +358 40 567 7069


Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitable and internationally expanding company that
invests in the future of newspapers and online media. Its best known
products are the Aamulehti, Iltalehti, Kauppalehti and Etuovi.com.

Net sales in 2008 totalled EUR 341 million and the operating margin
was over 14%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of
the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki. Please visit www.almamedia.com for further
information.