Sanoma Oyj - Major shareholder announcements

Flagging notification in accordance with Chapter 2 Section 10 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act

Stock Exchange Release 29/5/2012  11:15

On 29 May 2012, Sanoma Corporation has received flagging notifications pursuant
to Chapter 2 Section 9 of the Finnish Securities Markets Act concerning shares
in Sanoma Corporation.

Aatos Erkko's estate has announced that the ownership to shares in Sanoma
Corporation held by the estate (directly and indirectly via Asipex Oy) on 29 May
2012 will transfer to the Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation after the estate
inventory has been concluded and the testamentary disposition has been executed.
Following this, the shares held by the estate in Sanoma Corporation will
decrease from the current 37,483,619 shares, to zero, i.e. 0.0000 per cent of
all shares and votes in Sanoma Corporation. The holding of Jane and Aatos Erkko
Foundation of the shares and voting rights of Sanoma Corporation will increase
by the corresponding amount, thus exceeding 20 per cent of all shares and votes
in Sanoma Corporation.

Sanoma Corporation has a total of 162,812,093 shares and votes. The Company has
one share series, each share entitling to one vote.

Sanoma Corporation



Kim Ignatius
Chief Financial Officer

Additional information: Nils Ittonen, Chairman of the Board, Asipex Oy, tel.
+358 40 502 3774

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 around
11,000 people in over 20 countries throughout Europe. In 2011, the Group's
restated net sales totalled EUR 2.4 billion.


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