Karjalainen (newspaper)
Type | Daily newspaper |
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Owner(s) | Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group |
Founder(s) | Henrik Piipponen |
Editor-in-chief | Pasi Koivumaa |
Founded | 1874 |
Political alignment | Independent |
Language | Finnish |
Headquarters | Joensuu |
Circulation | 41,410 (2013) |
Website | Karjalainen |
Karjalainen is a Finnish language daily newspaper published in North Karelia, Finland. It is the third oldest newspaper in the country.[1]
History and profile[]
The newspaper was first published in 1874 under the name Karjalatar.[1][2] The founder was a teacher, Henrik Piipponen.[3] In 1917, the paper switched its name to Karjalainen.[3]
Karjalainen is part of the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group.[1] Its headquarters is in Joensuu,[3][4] and the paper is distributed in North Karelia, a region in eastern Finland.[2][5]
Karjalainen had close links with the National Coalition party until 1995.[2] The paper has been an independent publication since then.[2] It is a partner of a newspaper association named Väli Suomen Media Oy.[2] Pasi Koivumaa is the editor-in-chief of the daily.[5]
Karjalainen was the first Finnish newspaper to publish the comic strip Phantom, which was published on 1 October 1940 with the title Fantom.[6]
Karjalainen sold 46,000 copies in 2010.[2] The 2011 circulation of the paper was 44,728 copies.[7] The paper had a circulation of 41,410 copies in 2013.[8]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen, Savon Sanomat and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat choose Neo by Anygraaf". Anygraaf Oy. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Karjalainen". Euro Topics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Inka Salovaara-Moring (2004). Media Geographies. Regional newspaper discourses in Finland in the 1990s (PDF). Helsinki: Viestinnän julkaisuja. ISBN 952-10-1619-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 1652. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ a b "Itella takes over newspaper distribution business in Eastern Finland". Post and Parcel. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Nordic newspapers put the spotlight on The Phantom". Chronicle Chamber. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
External links[]
- 1874 establishments in Finland
- Daily newspapers published in Finland
- Finnish-language newspapers
- Mass media in Joensuu
- Publications established in 1874