Sanoma Corporation, Press Release, 14 March 2014 at 12:00 CET+1Sanoma Learning, one of Europe’s leading learning companies, announced today that it has acquired the Belgian school- and teacher management software company Pronoia. The acquisition reinforces Sanoma’s position as an integrated learning solutions provider.Pronoia provides online software programmes under the brand Schoolonline for preschool, primary and secondary education and is one of the leading players in the educational software industry in Belgium.The acquisition allows Sanoma to continue selling Schoolonline as an integral part of its overall learning solutions offering.“Our agreement to purchase Pronoia represents a major step forward in our continuing strategy to provide integrated learning solutions to our customers. Schoolonline, when combined with our current set of learning solutions, will strengthen our position in the Belgian learning market,” says John Martin, CEO of Sanoma Learning.Pronoia employs 10 people (7 FTE) and is based in Ghent.Additional informationSanoma’s Communications, Trudy de Jong, + 31 6 5354 9223 or trudy.dejong@sanoma.comSanoma.comGet the world. Sanoma helps people access and understand the world.We believe in a world full of opportunities, feelings, reactions and inspiration. A world that you can reach, influence, explore and share. We want to make it yours.Sanoma is a front running consumer media and learning company in Europe. In Finland and The Netherlands we are the market leading media company with a broad presence across multiple platforms. Our main markets in learning are Belgium, Finland, The Netherlands, Poland and Sweden. In 2013, Sanoma’s net sales totalled EUR 2.2 billion. Sanoma is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange.