Kainuun Sanomat Explained
Kainuun Sanomat is a Finnish morning newspaper published in Kainuu, also in some parts in the eastern part of former Oulu (province).
History and profile
Kainuun Sanomat was established in 1917.[1] The paper was originally distributed about three times per week until 1945 when it changed to six days a week. The owner of the paper has been Alma Media since the period of 1998-1999.[2] [3] It is one of the local newspapers which founded Lännen Media, a news network, in October 2014.[4]
The paper was published in broadsheet format until 2011 when it changed it to tabloid format.[5]
Kainuun Sanomat was the organ of the Centre Party until 1994 when it became an independent paper.[2] [6] Reijo Korhonen served as the editor-in-chief of the paper between 1989 and 1994.[2]
Kainuun Sanomat had a circulation of 22,152 copies in 2008. Its 2009 circulation was 22,000 copies.[2] The circulation of the paper was 17,056 copies in 2013.[7]
Editors in-chief
The following is a list of the Editors in-chief of Kainuun Sanomat
- Jussi Kukkonen (1918-1954)
- Otso Kukkonen (1955-1989)
- Keijo Korhonen (1989-1994)
- Matti Piirainen (1995-2013)
- Markus Pirttijoki (2013-2019)
- Sanna Keskinen (2019-2020)
Notes and References
- Web site: History. Alma Media. 4 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20140610032310/http://www.almamedia.com/about-us/history/. 10 June 2014. dead.
- Web site: Kainuun Sanomat. Euro Topics. 12 December 2014.
- Web site: The distribution of Alma Media's Kainuu newspapers transferred to a new company. Alma Media. Press release. 7 March 2014.
- News: Trude Pettersen. Finnish newspapers join forces. 12 December 2014. Barents Observer. 28 October 2014.
- News: Readers embrace smaller format newspapers. 12 December 2014. Alma Media. 2011.
- Web site: Raimo Salokangas . From Political to National, Regional and Local . Cirebon . 14 December 2014 . Book chapter . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172635/http://web.iaincirebon.ac.id/ebook/moon/LocalMatters/31_salokangas.pdf . 14 December 2014 .
- Web site: Circulation Statistics 2013. Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 12 February 2015. 23 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319214200/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Circulations2013.pdf. 19 March 2015. dead.