Sanoma Corporation and Helsinki Media will release their operational overviews for January - April 1998 on Friday 26 June 1998 at 10 a.m.

According to the merger plan, Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö - WSOY, Sanoma Osakeyhtiö, Helsinki Media Company Oy and Oy Devarda Ab will merge to form a new company, Sanoma-WSOY Oyj, as of May 1, 1999.

WERNER SÖDERSTRÖM OSAKEYHTIÖ - WSOY

Riitta Numminen Secretary to the Boards of Directors