Iltalehti Explained

Iltalehti
Type:Newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Circulation:78,617 (2013)
Owners:Alma Media
Political:Neutral[1]
Headquarters:Helsinki
Editor-In-Chief:Erja Yläjärvi
Sister Newspapers:Aamulehti
Kauppalehti

Iltalehti (literally "Evening newspaper")[2] is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.

History and profile

Iltalehti was established in 1980[3] as afternoon edition of newspaper Uusi Suomi. Alma Media is the owner of Iltalehti[3] which is based in Helsinki.[4] Its sister newspapers are Aamulehti and Kauppalehti. Iltalehti is published in tabloid format[5] six times per week.[6]

Petri Hakala served as the editor-in-chief of Iltalehti.[4] On 1 September 2010 Panu Pokkinen was appointed to the post.[7] His term ended in December 2013 when Petri Hakala was reappointed to the post.[8]

Circulation

The circulation of Iltalehti was 105,059 copies in 1993.[9] The 2001 circulation of the paper was 134,777 copies, making it the fourth most read newspaper in Finland.[10] In 2002 Iltalehti had a circulation of 132,836 copies on weekdays.[4] The circulation of the paper was 126,000 copies in 2003, making it the fourth best selling newspaper in the country.[11] [12] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 130,000 copies.[13]

The paper had a circulation of 130,290 copies in 2005[5] [14] and of 133,007 copies in 2006.[15] Its circulation was 131,150 copies in 2007.[5] In 2008 Iltalehti was the third largest newspaper in Finland.[16] Of tabloid newspapers, the paper had a market share of 40% and its biggest (and only) rival Ilta-Sanomat had a market share of 60% in 2008.[16] Its circulation was 122,548 copies in 2008 and it dropped to 112,778 copies in 2009.[17] It was 107,052 copies in 2010[17] and 102,124 copies in 2011.[6] It fell to 91,219 copies in 2012[14] and to 78,617 copies in 2013.[18]

In 2010 the online version of Iltalehti was the most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,937,156 people per week.[19]

In May 2015 it was the 6th the most popular website in the country according to Alexa.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iltalehden linja | Iltalehti. iltalehti.fi.
  2. Web site: iltalehti suomi-englanti :: Kaannos.com. kaannos.com.
  3. Book: Georgios Terzis. European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. 19 November 2014. 2007. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-192-5. 98.
  4. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003. 20 November 2014. 10 July 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-227-5. 1613.
  5. Kaarina Nikunen. Losing my profession: Age, experience and expertise in the changing newsrooms. Journalism. 15. 7. 868–888. 2013. 10 February 2015. Sage Publications. 10.1177/1464884913508610. 144286660 .
  6. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2011. Media Audit Finland. 13 December 2014. 25 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725045140/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Circulations2011.pdf. dead.
  7. News: Panu Pokkinen appointed editor-in-chief. 20 November 2014. Alma Media. 29 July 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20141111185230/http://www.almamedia.com/press_room/releases/2010/#panu-pokkinen-appointed-editor-in-chief-news-at-iltalehti. 11 November 2014. dead.
  8. News: Olli-Pekka Behm appointed Executive Editor-in-Chief of Satakunnan Kansa. 19 December 2014. Globe Newswire. 11 October 2013.
  9. Book: Bernard A. Cook. Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. 20 November 2014. 2001. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-8153-4057-7. 384.
  10. Book: Mary Kelly. Gianpietro Mazzoleni. Denis McQuail. The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. 13 December 2014. 31 January 2004. SAGE Publications. 978-0-7619-4132-3. 62.
  11. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 8 February 2015. Paris. 2004.
  12. Mervi Pantti. Masculine tears, feminine tears – and crocodile tears. Journalism. 2005. 6. 3. 357–377. 10.1177/1464884905054065. 10138/230083. 145487550 .
  13. Web site: Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union. Commission of the European Communities. 27 March 2015. Brussels. 16 January 2007.
  14. Web site: Sampsa Saikkonen. Paula Häkämies. Mapping Digital Media:Finland. Open Society Foundations. 23 April 2015. Report. 5 January 2014.
  15. Web site: Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006. Nordicom. 8 March 2015.
  16. Web site: Circulations 2008. Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 30 June 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720190715/http://www.levikintarkastus.fi/levikintarkastus/tilastot/Circulations2008.pdf. 20 July 2011. dmy-all.
  17. Web site: National newspapers total circulation. International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. 5 December 2014.
  18. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2013. Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 12 February 2015. 23 June 2014. 19 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150319214200/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Circulations2013.pdf. dead.
  19. Web site: Kari Karppinen. Hannu Nieminen. Anna-Laura Markkanen. High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market. Blogipalvelut. 29 December 2014. 2014.
  20. Web site: Alexa siteinfo. Alexa. 1 December 2014. 13 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150213183507/http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/iltalehti.fi. dead.

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