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Native name | Sanoma Oyj Sanoma Abp |
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Company type | Julkinen osakeyhtiö |
Nasdaq Helsinki: SANOMA | |
Industry | Media |
Founded | 1889; 136 years ago (1889) |
Headquarters | Helsinki,Finland |
Key people | Pekka Ala-Pietilä(Chairman), Rob Kolkman(President andCEO) |
Products | Education materials and services, newspaper and magazine distribution,publishing,television,radio,events,online gaming |
Revenue | €1,289 million(2022) |
€189 million(2022) | |
(not reported) | |
Total assets | €2.048 billion(2020) |
Total equity | €551 million(end 2010) |
Number of employees | 5,017(FTE, end of 2023) |
Divisions | Sanoma Media Finland, Sanoma Learning |
Website | www |
Sanoma Corporation (Finnish:SanomaOyj,Swedish:Sanoma Abp, formerlySanomaWSOY) isFinland's largest media group and a European education publisher. The company has media business in Finland and an education business in twelve European countries, includingBelgium,Netherlands,Poland,Sweden,Norway,Italy andSpain. Sanoma Corporation is headquartered inHelsinki. At the end of 2023, Sanoma net sales totalled €1.393 billion and the company had approximately 5,000 employees.[1]
The story of Sanoma began in 1889 with the establishment of the newspaperPäivälehti 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 onNasdaq Helsinki.
The company consists of two divisions:
In October 2020, Sanoma acquired the Spanish educational publisherGrupo Santillana[2] and in 2022 the Italian and German education businesses fromPearson.[3]