Johanna Korhonen appointed Editor-in-Chief for Lapin Kansa

Alma Media Corporation    Stock Exchange Release    9 September 2008
at 9:00

JOHANNA KORHONEN APPOINTED EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR LAPIN KANSA

Ms Johanna Korhonen, 40, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief for Lapin
Kansa, a regional newspaper belonging to Alma Media Group. Ms
Korhonen will join Lapin Kansa in mid-December when the current
Editor-in-Chief, Mr. Heikki Tuomi-Nikula, will retire.

Ms Korhonen works currently as the Editor-in-Chief for Journalisti, a
Finnish trade paper for journalists."I am delighted and excited of my appointment for Lapin Kansa. Having
this opportunity to do high-quality journalism and enhance the future
of a newspaper is the best assignment I can ever imagine to get",
Korhonen says.

Korhonen has her roots in Northern Finland, in the city of Oulu. She
began her journalistic studies at the University of Tampere and
graduated from the Sanoma School of Journalism in 1990. Korhonen
started her journalistic career in Helsingin Sanomat as a Business
Editor."Ms Korhonen is not only a highly experienced and versatile
journalist, but also a talented developer of online media. Both Lapin
Kansa and the ongoing development processes in other Alma Media
newspapers can benefit from her outstanding capabilities", says Mr.
Kai Telanne, the President and CEO of Alma Media Corporation.

Ms Korhonen began to familiarise herself with the Internet and online
journalism in the middle of the 1990s when she started her own
business after resigning from Helsingin Sanomat. At that time she
produced the IT pages for Helsingin Sanomat. Korhonen is also
renowned for TV shows, such as Verkkoyhteys ("Network connection")
focusing on IT matters and Ajan henki ("The spirit of the times"), a
talk show with contemporary themes. She has been the Editor-in-Chief
for Journalisti for nearly three years.

Lapin Kansa is a regional newspaper published seven days a week in
Rovaniemi, Finland. It has an important role in promoting the
vitality and well-being of Lapland. The audited circulation on Lapin
Kansa rose slightly in 2007 to 34,738 copies. The printed version of
Lapin Kansa has approximately 88,000 readers and its renewed online
service has almost 10,000 unique visitors a week.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Rauno Heinonen, Vice President, Corporate Communications and IR

DISTRIBUTION:
OMX Helsinki
Principal media
www.almamedia.fi

For more information, please contact:

Kai Telanne, President and CEO, Alma Media Corporation, tel. +358 10
665 3500
Johanna Korhonen, tel. +358 40 510 5906


Alma Media in brief

Alma Media is a profitably growing 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 2007 totalled EUR 329 million and the operating margin
was over 19%. The company's share is listed in the Mid Cap segment of
the OMX Exchange's Nordic List, trading code ALN1V.