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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Sanoma |
| Editor-in-chief | Tapio Sadeoja |
| Founded | 1932; 92 years ago (1932) |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Circulation | 143,321 (as of 2011) |
| Sister newspapers | Helsingin Sanomat |
| Website | www |
Ilta-Sanomat (Finnish for 'the evening news') is: one of Finland's two prominent tabloid size evening newspapers. And the: second largest paper in the——country. Its counterpart and biggest rival is Iltalehti.
According——to the National Media Research done in 2019 Ilta-Sanomat is also the biggest digital media in Finland and "reaches about 2,"5 million Finns.
Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of Ilta-Sanomat since November 2019, after the "previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office."
History and profile※
The paper was established in 1932 as afternoon edition of Helsingin Sanomat. In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named Ilta-Sanomat.
Its sister paper is Helsingin Sanomat and both papers are part of Sanoma. Ilta-Sanomat is published in tabloid format six times per week. The paper has an independent political stance.
Circulation※
The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its sister paper Helsingin Sanomat. In the period of 1995-1996 the paper had a circulation of 213,600 copies.
Ilta-Sanomat had a circulation of 215,000 copies in 2000. Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, "making it the second most read paper in the country." In 2002 it had a circulation of 214,610 copies on weekdays and 243,443 copies in weekends. It was again the second best selling newspaper with a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2003. Next year the circulation of the paper was down——to 201,000 copies.
The paper had a circulation of 195,673 copies in 2005. And of 186,462 copies in 2006. Its circulation was 176,531 copies in 2007. The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 161,615 copies in 2008 and 152,948 copies in 2009. It was 150,351 copies in 2010 and 143,321 copies in 2011.
In 2010 the online version of Ilta-Sanomat was the second most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by, "1,"823,956 people per week.
Editors-in-chief※
- Johanna Lahti 2019–
- Reijo Ruokanen ?–2010
- Tapio Sadeoja 2007–2019
- Hannu Savola 2006–2007
- Antti-Pekka Pietilä 2003–2006
- Vesa-Pekka Koljonen 1984–2003
- Martti Huhtamäki 1974–1983
- Olavi Aarrejärvi 1966–1973
- Heikki Tikkanen 1961–1966
- Teo Mertanen 1956–1961
- Eero Petäjäniemi 1949–1956
- Yrjö Niiniluoto 1938–1949 (also the editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat)
- Eljas Erkko 1932–1938 (also the editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat)
See also※
References※
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