Tyrvään Sanomat Explained

Type:Regional newspaper
Owner:Alma Media Group
Publisher:Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy
Language:Finnish
Headquarters:Sastamala
Website:Tyrvään Sanomat

Tyrvään Sanomat is a Finnish language newspaper published in Sastamala, Finland. It is the oldest local newspaper in the country.[1]

History and profile

Tyrvään Sanomat was established by a primary school teacher in Tyrvää, Turku and Pori Province in 1894.[2] The paper is based in Vammala, Sastamala[3] and is distributed in the regions of Sastamala and Kiikoinen.[3] The owner is the Alma Media Group[4] which also owns many other newspapers, including Aamulehti and Iltalehti.[1] The publisher of Tyrvään Sanomat was Tyrvään Sanomat Oy until 16 April 2010[5] [6] when Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy, a subsidiary of Alma Media Group, became its publisher.[3]

Tyrvään Sanomat became the first European newspaper which employed the VDT-based editorial system in 1974.[7] As of 1998 the paper was published three times per week.[2] Then its frequency became twice-weekly.[3] [8] Minna Ala-Heikkilä served as its editor-in-chief[1] who was appointed to the post in 2008.[9]

In 2013 the Finnish Newspapers Association awarded Tyrvään Sanomat in the category of the Good News story.[4]

The 1997 circulation of Tyrvään Sanomat was 8,700 copies.[2] In 2011 the paper sold 9,063 copies.[10] Its circulation was 8,539 copies in 2012[11] and 8,032 copies in 2013.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Products. Alma Media Group. 19 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Raimo Salokangas. From Political to National, Regional and Local. Cirebon. 14 December 2014. Book chapter. dead. 14 December 2014. dmy-all. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172635/http://web.iaincirebon.ac.id/ebook/moon/LocalMatters/31_salokangas.pdf.
  3. News: Tyrvään Sanomat purchase confirmed. 19 December 2014. FE Investegate. 25 March 2010.
  4. Web site: Awards and recognition in 2013. Alma Media. 19 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Company Overview of Tyrvään Sanomat Oy. Businessweek. 19 December 2014. https://archive.today/20141219181434/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=104716517. dead. 19 December 2014.
  6. Web site: Annual report 2010. Alma Media. 23 April 2015.
  7. Book: Nils Enlund. Hans E. Andersin. History of Nordic Computing 2. 2009. Springer. Berlin, Heidelberg. 238–249. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-03757-3_25. The Early Days of Computer Aided Newspaper Production Systems. 10.1007/978-3-642-03757-3_25. 978-3-642-03757-3.
  8. News: Tyrvään Sanomat purchase confirmed. 25 March 2010. 23 April 2015. Money. Helsinki.
  9. News: Minna Ala-Heikkilä takes over as Editor-in-Chief for Nokian Uutiset and Tyrvään Sanomat. https://web.archive.org/web/20141219205457/http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/04/29/idUS58630+29-Apr-2011+HUG20110429. dead. 19 December 2014. 19 December 2014. Reuters. 29 April 2011.
  10. Web site: Circulation statistics 2011. Media Audit Finland. 11 January 2015. 26 September 2012.
  11. Web site: Circulation statistics 2012. Media Audit Finland. 11 January 2015. 23 June 2014.
  12. Web site: Circulation statistics 2013. Media Audit Finland. 11 January 2015. 23 June 2014.

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