Uusi Suomi Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Broadsheet
Foundation:1919 (1847 as Suometar)
Ceased Publication:29 November 1991
Political Position:Conservative
Editor:Jarmo Virmavirta (1990–1991)
Headquarters:Helsinki
Issn:0355-5461

Uusi Suomi was a Finnish daily newspaper that was published from 1919 to 1991. The headquarters was in Helsinki, Finland.[1]

History and profile

Uusi Suomi was established in 1919 as a continuation of two earlier newspapers, Suometar (1847–1866) and Uusi Suometar (1869–1919).[2] Suometar had been primarily concerned with pursuing issues relating to the Finnish population; its successor Uusi Suometar had represented closely related Fennoman views.

Two of its contributors, Linda Pylkkänen and Risto Sihtola, visited Italy in the late 1930s as a guest of the Fascist government, and the paper was asked by the Italians to publish articles in favor of the Fascist rule.[3] During the Cold War period Uusi Suomi was among the Finnish newspapers which were accused by the Soviet Union of being the instrument of US propaganda, and the Soviet embassy in Helsinki frequently protested the editors of the paper.[4]

From its foundation in 1919 to 1976 Uusi Suomi was the official newspaper of the conservative Finnish National Coalition Party.[2] [5] It became editorially independent in 1976, keeping a conservative outlook.

In 1958 Uusi Suomi purchased the financial newspaper Kauppalehti.[2]

Towards the end of the 1980s Uusi Suomi was acquired by the newspaper Aamulehti.[2] However, the former was struggling with financial difficulties, ultimately leading to its demise.[2]

Uusi Suomi was published in broadsheet format.[2] The paper was owned by the Alma Media[6] which acquired it in 1991.[7]

The last issue of Uusi Suomi was published on 29 November 1991.[8] The Finnish tabloid Iltalehti, which can be considered Uusi Suomis spiritual successor, began publication in 1980 as the afternoon edition of Uusi Suomi.

On 25 May 2007 it was announced that the Finnish company Nikotiimi had purchased the rights to the title Uusi Suomi from Alma Media. It started an online newspaper bearing that title in the fall of 2007.[9] In 2010, it was the twenty-seventh most visited website in Finland, being visited by 204,722 people per week.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Heikki Hellman. Maarit Jaakkola. Raimo Salokangas. Nete Nørgaard Kristensen. Kristina Riegert. Cultural Journalism in the Nordic Countries. 2017. Nordicom. Stockholm. 978-91-87957-58-1. 51. From Culture Wars to Combat Games.
  2. Antti Ainamo. Between West and East: A Social History of Business Journalism in Cold War Finland. Human Relations. May 2006. 59. 5. 10.1177/0018726706066550. 611–636. 10227/397. free.
  3. Fabio Ferrarini. ‘Mediterraneo baltico’: Italian Fascist propaganda in Finland (1933–9). Modern Italy. 2020. 25. 4. 398 . 10.1017/mit.2020.51.
  4. Esko Salminen. The Struggle Over Freedom of Speech in the North The Finnish Press Gave Obeisance to Moscow, but did not Succumb to the Kremlin's Propaganda Programme during the Cold War Years 1968-1991. Scandinavian Journal of History. 1998. 23. 3-4. 244. 10.1080/03468759850115972.
  5. Web site: Raimo Salokangas. From Political to National, Regional and Local. Cirebon. 14 December 2014. Book chapter. https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172635/http://web.iaincirebon.ac.id/ebook/moon/LocalMatters/31_salokangas.pdf. 14 December 2014. dead. dmy-all.
  6. Book: Vilma Laoma. etal. Craig Carroll. Corporate Reputation and the News Media: Agenda-setting Within Business News Coverage in Developed, Emerging, and Frontier Markets. 2011. Routledge. 978-1-135-25244-1. Corporate Reputation and the News Media in Finland.
  7. Book: Peter Kjær. Tore Slaatta. Mediating Business: The Expansion of Business Journalism. 2007. Copenhagen Business School Press DK. 978-87-630-0199-1. 57.
  8. Book: Jens Cavallin. Media Concentration and Media Ownership in the Nordic Countries. 1993. Nordic Council of Ministers. 978-92-9120-205-8. 2.
  9. http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/24h/id61015.html Yleisradio: Uusi Suomi herää henkiin internetissä 25 May 2007
  10. Web site: Kari Karppinen. Hannu Nieminen. Anna-Laura Markkanen. High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market. Blogipalvelut. 29 December 2014. 2014.

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