| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Sanoma Independent Media |
| Founded | 1993 |
| Headquarters | Saint Petersburg |
| Sister newspapers | Moscow Times |
| Official website | sptimes.ru |
The St. Petersburg Times is a weekly, English-language newspaper based in St. Petersburg, Russia.[1] It serves the expatriate community, tourists, and Russians interested in an international perspective on local and world affairs. It has been published since May 1993.
The newspaper, and its sister weekly, the Moscow Times, are published by Independent Media which is owned by the Finland-based Sanoma Corporation, publisher of Helsinki's Helsingin Sanomat.
Notable contributors to the paper include Matthew Reuben Brown who worked there for over 7 years.