SanomaWSOY - Changes in company's own shares

SanomaWSOY to Continue Purchases of Own Shares

SanomaWSOY Corp. Stock Exchange Release 2 Apr 2008 at 8:30

SanomaWSOY Corporation's Board of Directors has decided to exercise
the authorisation of the Annual General Meeting of 1 April 2008 to
purchase SanomaWSOY's own shares with the Company's unrestricted
equity. A maximum of 8,285,000 shares can be purchased.

The Company's own shares will not be purchased in relation to the
shareholdings of the existing shareholders. They will be purchased at
the market price of the purchasing moment from the OMX Nordic
Exchange Helsinki.

According to the authorisation of the AGM, the shares will be
purchased to develop the Company's capital structure, carry out
potential corporate acquisitions or other business arrangements, or
to be otherwise disposed, retained as treasury shares, or
invalidated.

The purchases will begin on or after 9 April 2008. The authorisation
will be valid until the Annual General Meeting of 2009.

SANOMAWSOY CORPORATION

Matti Salmi
Senior Vice President
Finance and Administration

Additional information: SanomaWSOY's Group Communications, tel +358
105 19 5062 or ir@sanomawsoy.fi

www.sanomawsoy.fi
www.sanomawsoy.fi/Investors

SanomaWSOY provides information, experiences, education and
entertainment to millions of people. Quality content, products and
services that are creative and customer centric, and efficient
distribution ensure satisfaction for our customers in the more than
20 European countries we operate in. In 2007, SanomaWSOY's net sales
totalled EUR 2.9 billion and our EBIT was EUR 344 million. The Group
employs nearly 20,000 people.