Karjalainen (newspaper) explained

Karjalainen
Type:Daily newspaper
Owners:-->
Owners:Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group
Founder:Henrik Piipponen
Language:Finnish
Headquarters:Joensuu
Publishing Country:Finland
Website:Karjalainen

Karjalainen is a daily newspaper published in North Karelia, Finland. Being founded in 1874 it is the third oldest newspaper in the country.

History and profile

The newspaper was first published in 1874 under the name Karjalatar.[1] The founder was a teacher, Henrik Piipponen.[2] In 1917, the paper switched its name to Karjalainen.[2] In the mid-1950s it was published six times per week.[3]

As of 2014 Karjalainen was part of the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group.[1] The paper was previously part of the Väli-Suomen Media group which also owned another newspaper, Ilkka. Its headquarters is in Joensuu,[2] [4] and the paper is distributed in North Karelia, a region in eastern Finland.[5] The circulation area of the paper is under the influence of the Eastern Orthodox Church.[6]

Karjalainen had close links with the National Coalition party until 1995.[7] The paper has been an independent publication since then.[7] It is a partner of a newspaper association named Väli Suomen Media Oy.[7] As of 2014 Pasi Koivumaa was 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.[8]

Karjalainen had a circulation of 30,687 copies in 1957.[3] It sold 46,000 copies in 2010.[7] The 2011 circulation of the paper was 44,728 copies.[9] The paper had a circulation of 41,410 copies in 2013.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen, Savon Sanomat and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat choose Neo by Anygraaf. Anygraaf Oy. 13 December 2014.
  2. Inka Salovaara-Moring. Media Geographies. Regional newspaper discourses in Finland in the 1990s. 2004. University of Helsinki. 952-10-1619-1. PhD. 10138/23455.
  3. A. Gayle Waldrop. The Daily Newspaper Press in Finland. Journalism Quarterly. June 1957. 34. 2. 231. 10.1177/107769905703400208. 145729491.
  4. Book: Europa World Year. 2004. 1652. Europa Publications. 978-1-85743-254-1. 45th. 1. London; New York.
  5. News: Itella takes over newspaper distribution business in Eastern Finland. 13 December 2014. Post and Parcel. 11 September 2014.
  6. Johanna Sumiala. et. al.. Politics of Space in News Media: Mapping Religion in Four Finnish Newspapers (2007–2011). Journal of Religion in Europe. 2017. 10. 10.1163/18748929-01004007. 4. 419. free.
  7. Web site: Karjalainen. Euro Topics. 13 December 2014.
  8. News: Nordic newspapers put the spotlight on The Phantom. 13 December 2014. Chronicle Chamber. dead. 22 June 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20141215100033/http://chroniclechamber.com/CC2015/2012/06/nordic-newspapers-put-the-spotlight-on-the-phantom/. 15 December 2014.
  9. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2011. Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 13 December 2014.
  10. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2013. 12 February 2015. Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319214200/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Circulations2013.pdf. 19 March 2015.

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