Sanoma Media Trainee

Sanoma Media Finland is the largest commercial media company in Finland. We provide reliable and interesting journalism, memorable entertainment and influential marketing solutions. 
 
We have large, well-known media brands and a set of the largest digital services in the country. Sanoma's media reaches 96% of Finns every week. 

Sanoma Media Trainee is an 8-month training program for students at the end of their studies or recent graduates interested in developing Finland’s largest digital media products and brands.

The next Sanoma Media Trainee program starts on in May 2026.  The roles for 2026 program are AI developer, customer journey developer, data analyst, digital sales expert & ETL data engineer. More information about the roles and how to apply will be updated to this page soon. Application period for the 2026 program is 26.1.-12.2.2026.

Meaningful work that gets noticed

At Sanoma, work is done with the customer first, based on data, smartly, responsibly and together. We all have space to develop, act and be ourselves. Everyday practices are flexible and constantly developed. We aim high and work hard, but it's also fun at work. 

Technological growth and the rapid development of digital products at Sanoma in areas such as news, entertainment, video, audio and marketing solutions have led to an increasing need for fresh experts in an ever-changing operating environment. Today, Sanoma Media Finland employs more than 150 technology and data experts as well as numerous product experts and designers. 

We have a long history of successful summer job recruits, which have brought many committed digital industry experts into our ranks. That's why we decided to expand our talent acquisition by launching the Sanoma Media Trainee program in 2024. We had the second program during April-November 2025 and are starting our third program in May 2026.

What is Sanoma Media Trainee?

Sanoma Media Trainee is an 8-month training program with a fixed monthly salary. During the program, you will do meaningful and diverse work. Your colleagues include the best people in the industry: creative talents, top experts, praised supervisors and exceptionally nice people.

We expect our trainees to have ambition but we also provide support and experience for the beginning of one's career. We are looking for motivated digital industry workers to develop into experts in the media field at Sanoma with real work projects and products that are important to us. More detailed prerequisites for success can be found from the application form of each role.

The estimated trainee period for 2026 program is from May to December.

What we offer in this program?

We provide our trainees with a customized common study program and a personal development plan. The trainees form their own community and have additional support network from their own teams, program leader and committed management. Each trainee has their own personal mentor and gets weekly training for their role. In these 8 months trainees get to explore our different businesses and teams as well as their own informal get-togethers and events with other employees.

Other benefits include: 

• Our own products and relevance; Seeing your own handprint in day-to-day work
• Office in the biggest media house in Finland, Sanomatalo, in the heart of Helsinki
• Working to support journalism, freedom of speech and democracy
• Largest media brands such as Ilta-Sanomat, Helsingin Sanomat and Nelonen
• Modern working tools
• Personnel benefits: lunch, culture and sports benefit, Sanomain Kerho -hobby club, Sanomatalo gym and Sanoma’s product benefits
•  Best Christmas party in Finland!
   

Sanoma Media Trainee -program provides a solid foundation for a career in digital product development. It is a full-day, fixed-term employment of 8 months. There is a possibility for continuing to working with Sanoma after the program. We are also open to support a thesis during the trainee period. The trainee program has an agreed fixed duration of 8 months (May-December) and a salary of EUR 3000 per month. 

We expect applicants to be ready to commit to our organization as an employee as well as be interested in the media industry and product development. Applicants must be able to take the initiative but have good teamwork skills, as all work happens within a team.

Finnish language is considered an advantage but is not a requirement for all the trainee positions. At Sanoma, we can also support the employee's Finnish language development, and we already offer this opportunity to several of our English-speaking employees. The work will be carried out in hybrid-mode, but the applicant must also commit to working at Sanomatalo in Helsinki on a weekly basis and attending some of the ceremonies on-site. More detailed requirements for each role as well as the working language will be found on the role application forms.