Type | Daily newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Editor | Lars Hedman |
Founded | 2008 |
Political alignment | Neutral |
Language | Swedish |
Headquarters | Jakobstad and Kokkola, Finland |
ISSN | 1791-5492 |
Official website | www.ot.fi |
Österbottens Tidning (abbrevated ÖT) is a Swedish language regional daily newspaper, which is mainly distributed in the largely Swedish speaking Ostrobothnia in Finland. It was formed on 23 May 2008, through a merger by Jakobstads Tidning in Jakobstad and Österbottningen in Kokkola (Karleby in Swedish). The newspaper focuses on the Jakobstad and Kokkola region and it is published seven days a week. It reaches about 16,500 households.
The newspaper has two editors (2008), Börje Hästbacka in Kokkola and Henrik Othman in Jakobstad. Lars Hedman is the chief editor.