Heikki Nurmela appointed Director, Partnership Publishing at Sanoma Magazines Finland

23.06.2010

Mr. Heikki Nurmela (51, M.Sc. (Econ)) has been appointed Partnership Publishing Director at Finland’s largest magazine publisher, Sanoma Magazines Finland, as of July 1. He will also continue as Managing Director of Suomen Rakennuslehti Oy.

Heikki Nurmela has served in a number of management, marketing, and sales positions at Sanoma Magazines Finland.

“Partnership Publishing is a service business, where we offer our partners full access to the entire palette of our expertise, from content all the way to sales and marketing,” says Nurmela.

 “We have successfully followed this approach at Suomen Rakennuslehti with the leading organisations in the construction field in Finland, and our aim now is to grow this business with new partners.”

Partnership Publishing forms part of Sanoma Magazines Finland’s Publication Services Unit, headed by Strategy Director Petri Karjalainen.

Further information:
Heikki Nurmela, Partnership Publishing Director, tel. +358 (0)9 120 5775
Petri Karjalainen, Strategy Director, tel. +358 (0)9 120 5640

Sanoma Magazines Finland is Finland’s leading magazine publisher and the market leader in women’s and family magazines, children’s and juvenile publications, and consumer IT titles. Over 3 million Finns read the company’s more than 40 magazines. Sanoma Magazines Finland also produces a number of custom publications and has a strong online presence. Net sales in 2009 totalled €198.8 million.

Sanoma Magazines is part of the Sanoma Group, a strong European media group operating in diverse fields of media in over 20 countries.