Sanoma
media group in the Nordic countries
Sanoma Corporation (Finnish: Sanoma Oyj, Swedish: Sanoma Abp, formerly SanomaWSOY) is Finland's largest media group and a European education publisher. The company has media business in Finland and an education business in twelve European countries, including Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway, Italy and Spain. Sanoma Corporation is headquartered in Helsinki. At the end of 2023, Sanoma net sales totalled €1.393 billion and the company had approximately 5,000 employees.
The story of Sanoma began in 1889 with the establishment of the newspaper Päivälehti in Finland. SanomaWSOY was formed in 1999 with the merger of Sanoma Corporation, WSOY (Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö; Werner Söderström Corporation) and Helsinki Media Company. The group reverted to the name Sanoma Corporation in October 2008.
Sanoma operates in twelve European countries. Sanoma shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.
The company consists of two divisions:
Sanoma Learning: educational publishing and services
Sanoma Media Finland: newspaper and magazine publishing, printing, TV, radio, events, and online gaming services.
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