Åbo Underrättelser Explained

Åbo Underrättelser
Type:Newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Owners:ÅU Media Ab
Founder:Christian Ludvig Hjelt
Political:Neutral
Language:Swedish
Headquarters:Gezeliusgatan 2, Åbo, Finland
Publishing Country:Finland
Circulation:4768 (2023)[1]
Website:abounderrattelser.fi
Chiefeditor:Susanna Landor

Åbo Underrättelser is a Swedish language newspaper published in Turku (Swedish: Åbo), Finland. Åbo Underrättelser, or ÅU in short, is the oldest newspaper still published in Finland.

History and profile

Åbo Underrättelser is the oldest newspaper still in print in Finland, founded by Christian Ludvig Hjelt in 1823.[2] The first edition of the paper was published on 3 January 1824.[3]

Åbo Underrättelser is published five times per week,[3] from Tuesday to Saturday, and has its headquarters in Turku (Åbo in Swedish).[4]

The newspaper's primary readership consists of Swedish-speakers in Turku and Åboland. The circulation of the paper was 4800 copies in 2023.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 7 June 2024 . Media Audit Finland . Vuositilasto 2023 .
  2. Book: Jan Hecker-Stampeh. Vom alten Norden zum neuen Europa: politische Kultur im Ostseeraum: Festschrift für Bernd Henningsen. 2010. BWV Verlag. German. 978-3-8305-2552-3. 307.
  3. Web site: Jyrki Jyrkiäinen. Media Landscapes. Finland. 24 February 2015.
  4. Book: Vuosi-kirja. 2004. Tilastokeskus. 978-952-467-350-1. Finnish.
  5. Web site: 2024-06-07 . Vuositilasto 2023 . fi.