Sanoma will start a new long training programme for journalists. This time the programme is aimed for Finnish-speaking journalists already working in Sanoma. The nine months long programme will start 31 Jan 2011 and end 4 Nov 2011.

The theme of the Media 2020 programme is the future and the opportunities of the media industry. The programme aims at teaching and clarifying the journalistic opportunities that are opening up through the ongoing structural changes in the media industry. The journalistic profession is undergoing great changes, most of which are positive and create plenty of new opportunities for journalistic expression. Media 2020 opens new doors and gives new tools for journalists to better utilise the media metamorphosis.

The 22 participants were selected from a multitude of applicants from Sanoma's different media. Media 2020 participants are:


Haikarainen, Riikka (Helsingin Sanomat)
Hiiro, Jukka (Sanoma kaupunkilehdet)
Jokinen, Riku (Helsingin Sanomat)
Kallioniemi, Eija (Ilta-Sanomat)
Kervinen, Elina (Helsingin Sanomat)
Knuuttila, Mikko (Ilta-Sanomat)
Kopola, Anu (Me Naiset)
Korhonen, Petri (Taloussanomat)
Kärkkäinen, Henrik (Mikrobitti)
Laita, Samuli (Helsingin Sanomat)
Masalin, Satumiia (Kouvolan Sanomat)
Nevaluoma, Kari-Otso (Glorian Koti)
Norokorpi, Kimmo (Nelosen uutiset)
Nummisto, Anna (Cosmopolitan)
Pajari, Katriina (Helsingin Sanomat)
Pajuriutta, Satu (Helsingin Sanomat)
Pantsu, Pekka (Ilta-Sanomat)
Pippuri, Outi (Sanoma Magazines Finland, Yritysjulkaisut)
Rask, Anne (Kymen Sanomat)
Salminen, Vesa (Etelä-Saimaa)
Simola, Sami (Helsingin Sanomat)
Stotesbury, Salla (Ilta-Sanomat)


Further information at Sanoma Academy:
Tapani Pitzen, tapani.pitzen(at)sanoma.com
Tel. +358 50 387 4044