Sanoma Oyj - Company Announcement

Sanoma sells its stake in the Finnish telecommunications group DNA

Stock Exchange Release 23/02/2012  09:30

Sanoma Corporation has signed an agreement with Finda Oy, Oulu ICT Oy, PHP
Liiketoiminta Oyj and Osuuskunta KPY, major shareholders of the Finnish
telecommunications group DNA Ltd, to sell its entire 21.11% shareholding in DNA
Ltd for a EUR 181.5 million cash consideration to be paid at the closing of the
transaction. As a result, Sanoma will book a non-recurring capital loss of some
EUR 17 million at the closing of this transaction, which is expected during
March 2012."This transaction is in line with our strategy to focus on consumer media and
learning. It also strengthens our balance sheet and enables us to further
develop our portfolio," says Harri-Pekka Kaukonen, President and CEO of Sanoma
Corporation.

Sanoma Corporation



Kim Ignatius
Chief Financial Officer

Additional information: Kim Ignatius, CFO, tel. +358 105 19 5120 or
ir@sanoma.com

Sanoma.com

Sanoma inspires, informs and connects. As a diversified media group, we bring
information, experiences, education and entertainment to millions of people
every day. We make sure that quality content and interesting products and
services are easily available and meet the demands of our readers, viewers and
listeners. We offer a challenging and interesting working environment for nearly
15,000 people in over 20 countries. In 2011, the Group's net sales totalled EUR
2.7 billion.


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