Antti Kokkonen appointed as new Editor-in-Chief for Lapin Kansa newspaper

Alma Media Corporation   Stock Exchange Release   Oct 29, 2008 at
10.20

ANTTI KOKKONEN APPOINTED AS NEW EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR LAPIN KANSA
NEWSPAPER

M.Sc. (Pol) Antti Kokkonen, 46, has been appointed as the new
Editor-in-Chief for Lapin Kansa daily newspaper, part of Alma Media
Group. Kokkonen has since 2004 been working for Helsingin Sanomat as
the head of its Political News department. He will start at Lapin
Kansa in the beginning of 2009. The current Editor-in-Chief Heikki
Tuomi-Nikula will retire in the beginning of December 2008.

Antti Kokkonen is an experienced journalist who before his tasks in
Sanoma Corporation has served Kaleva newspaper in various positions
for over ten years. He was born in northern Finland.

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 about 89,000 readers and its renewed online service
has about 10,000 unique visitors a week.

ALMA MEDIA CORPORATION
Rauno Heinonen
Vice President, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations

DISTRIBUTION:
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www.almamedia.fi

For more information, please contact:
Antti Kokkonen, tel 050 3430 379
Kai Telanne, President & CEO, Alma Media, puhelin 010 665 3500

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 Nasdaq OMX Helsinki.