Pohjolan Sanomat Explained

Pohjolan Sanomat
Foundation:1915
Ceased Publication:2017
Publisher:Kaleva 2018
Owners:Alma Media
Editor:Maria Jauho
Circulation:16,442 (2013)
Website:Official site

Pohjolan Sanomat was a broadsheet newspaper published in Kemi, Finland.

History and profile

Pohjolan Sanomat was established in 1915.[1] [2] The owner of the paper is Alma Media[3] and the paper is based in Kemi.[4] In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper Lapin Kansa.[3] .Pohjolan Sanomat ceased publication in 2017.

Pohjolan Sanomat has a formal affiliation with the Centre Party.[5]

Maria Jauho was appointed senior editor-in-chief of the daily on 1 July 2014, replacing Heikki Lääkkölä in the post which he had held since 1996.[6]

In January 2011 Pohjolan Sanomat changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid.[7] The paper was published for seven days per week, but it became a five-day newspaper in 2014.[8] However, its online edition is updated daily.[8]

In 2002 the circulation of the paper was 23,483 copies.[1] As of 2008 it had a circulation of 21,746 copies. The circulation of the paper was 16,442 copies in 2013.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003. 20 November 2014. 10 July 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-227-5. 1613.
  2. Web site: History. Alma Media. 4 March 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119010423/http://www.almamedia.com/about-us/history/. 19 November 2015. dead.
  3. News: Alma Media's regional newspapers in Northern Finland to be printed at Kaleva printing house. 20 November 2014. Global Newswire. 14 June 2013.
  4. Book: Armas K. E. Holmio. History of the Finns in Michigan. 19 June 2001. Wayne State University Press. 978-0-8143-4000-4. 373.
  5. 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. dmy-all.
  6. News: Maria Jauho appointed Senior Editor-in-Chief of Pohjolan Sanomat. 20 November 2014. Alma Media. 20 December 2013.
  7. News: Annual review 2011. Readers embrace smaller format newspapers. 20 November 2014. Alma Media. 2011.
  8. News: Pohjolan Sanomat to shift its print edition. 20 November 2014. FE Investegate. 28 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2013. Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 12 February 2015. 23 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329225311/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Circulations2013.pdf. 29 March 2017. dead.