Ms. Raija Leppänen appointed as Editor-in-Chief for Rannikkoseutu

Alma Media Corporation        Press release                      2 July 2010   at 09.00 (EEST)

MS. RAIJA LEPPÄNEN APPOINTED AS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FOR RANNIKKOSEUTU

Local newspaper Rannikkoseutu in South-Western Finland will have a new Editor-in-Chief. The new Editor-in-Chief is Ms. Raija Leppänen who has been acting in the role since autumn 2009 during Editor-in-Chief Juha Haapakoski‘s a leave of absence. Haapakoski will return to manage his family business.

Raija Leppänen has been working in Rannikkoseutu as an editor since 1989.

Rannikkoseutu is published by Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy, a local newspaper subsidiary of Alma Media. The company publishes 17 local subscribed newspapers and 4 city papers across Finland.

For more information, please contact:

Kari Juutilainen, managing director, Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy, tel. +358 50 435 4159.

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