Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner | Jakobstads Tidning Ab |
Editor | Henrik Othman |
Founded | 1898 |
Political alignment | Neutral |
Language | Swedish |
Ceased publication | 2008 |
Headquarters | Jakobstad |
Jakobstads Tidning (abbr. JT) was a Swedish language regional newspaper in Finland 1898-2008. Its headquarters were located in Jakobstad, with local offices located in Kokkola and Nykarleby. In 2008 it merged with Österbottningen to form Österbottens Tidning. At the time of the merge, Jakobstads Tidning was the third largest Swedish-language newspaper in Finland in terms of circulation, behind Hufvudstadsbladet and Vasabladet.
Jakobstads Tidning was founded in 1898, originally as a weekly newspaper. In 2000, JT became a daily newspaper, having previously been published six times a week. As of 2005[update], JT's circulation was 12,130, most of which were sold in Jakobstad and surrounding regions in northern Ostrobothnia.