Saima (newspaper)

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Saima
TypeWeekly newspaper
EditorJohan Vilhelm Snellman (1844–1846)
Founded1844
LanguageSwedish
Ceased publication1846
HeadquartersTurku

Saima was a Swedish language weekly newspaper which was published in Turku, Finland.[1] It was one of the first Swedish language newspapers in Finland. The paper adopted the libertarian theory of the press[2] which would lead to its closure in 1846 soon after its start in 1844.

History and profile[]

Saima was founded by Johan Vilhelm Snellman, a Swedish-origin Finnish politician, in 1844.[1] He was also the editor-in-chief of the paper which targeted educated people and was one of the earliest examples of the active and critical publications.[3][4] Snellman published articles in the paper which appeared on a weekly basis[5] and expressed his views on nationality, language and literature.[6] He argued in an article in the second issue of Saima dated January 1844 that Finland did not have a national literature.[6] The paper ceased publication in 1846 when it was banned by the authorities due to its liberal political and cultural stance which were considered to be a threat to the rule of Grand Duke of Finland, Nicholas I.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Jani Marjanen; et al. (2019). "A National Public Sphere? Analyzing the Language, Location, and Form of Newspapers in Finland, 1771–1917". Journal of European Periodical Studies. 4 (1): 61. doi:10.21825/jeps.v4i1.10483.
  2. ^ Jukka Kortti (2018). "Religion and the cultural public sphere: The case of the Finnish liberal intelligentsia during the turmoil of the early twentieth century". History of European Ideas. 44 (1): 101. doi:10.1080/01916599.2017.1402800.
  3. ^ Jyrki Loima (2014). "A Case Study of Education and Nationalism: The Multicultural Fight for "Souls and Minds" in Finland, 1891–1921". The Historian. 76 (4): 752. doi:10.1111/hisn.12052.
  4. ^ a b Ilkka Mäkinen (Winter 2015). "From Literacy to Love of Reading: The Fennomanian Ideology of Reading in the 19th-century Finland". Journal of Social History. 49 (2): 294. doi:10.1093/jsh/shv039.
  5. ^ Kaarle Nordenstreng (2017). "Freedom of Speech in Finland 1766-2016. A Byproduct of Political Struggles". In Ulla Carlsson; David Goldberg (eds.). The Legacy of Peter Forsskål. 250 Years of Freedom of Expression. Nordicom. p. 78. ISBN 978-91-87957-63-5.
  6. ^ a b Ilkka Mäkinen (2016). "Found in Translations: J.V. Snellman's (1806–1881) Thoughts on Translations as a way to Strengthen the Finnish National Literature". Knygotyra. 66: 52. doi:10.15388/kn.v66i0.10017.
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