Etelä-Suomen Sanomat
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Mediatalo ESA |
| Editor | Heikki Hakala |
| Founded | 1914 |
| Language | Finnish |
| Headquarters | Lahti, Finland |
| Circulation | 51,537 (2013) |
| ISSN | 0359-5056 |
| Website | www.ess.fi |
Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (meaning South Finland News in English; nickname Etlari) is a Finnish daily newspaper published in Lahti, Finland. It is the leading paper in its metropolitan area.[1][2]
History and profile
Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began publishing in 1914.[3][4] The paper originated from the prior Lahden Lehti (1900–1909) and Lahden Sanomat (1909–1914) newspapers.[3][5] The paper has a liberal editorial stance.[4]
Heikki Hakala has served as editor-in-chief since 1996.[6]
Circulation
The circulation of Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began to grow during the 1940s.[4] Its circulation was 67,185 copies in 2001.[7] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 62,155 copies.[8] The same year the paper had a readership of 145,000.[8] The paper had a circulation of 60,889 copies.[9] In 2007 the circulation of the paper was 61,003 copies.[10]
In 2009 its circulation was 60,420 copies.[11] Its circulation was 56,616 copies in 2011.[12] The circulation of the paper was 51,537 copies in 2013.[13]
Chief editors
- Oskar Marjanen 1914
- Kaarlo Kytömaa 1914–1915
- Jaakko Tervo 1915–1920
- Jalmari Niemi 1920–1927
- William Ilmoni 1927–1932
- Frans Keränen 1932–1962
- Tauno Lahtinen 1962–1983
- Olli Järvinen 1962–1973
- Eeva Rissanen 1972–1986
- Kauko Mäenpää 1984–1999
- Pentti Vuorio 1986–1995
- Heikki Hakala 1997–
References
- ↑ Etelä-Suomen Sanomat mukaan lehtikoalitioon, Keskisuomalainen (in Finnish), 24 April 2009
- ↑ Europa World Year Book 1 p. 1652 (Europa Publications Ltd 2004) (ISBN 978-1857432541) (listing paper as principal paper in Lahti)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Päijäthämäläisen sanomalehden 110 vuotta, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish), 16 April 2010 (a history of the paper and its predecessors)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Inka Salovaara-Moring (2004). Media Geographies. Helsinki: Viestinnän julkaisuja. ISBN 952-10-1619-1. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Tästä on hyvä jatkaa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish), 16 April 2010 (commentary from the paper's editor, Heikki Hakala)
- ↑ A new perspective for improving Finnish health care - Speakers, Sitra.fi, Retrieved 3 August 2010 (includes brief biographical paragraph on Hakala)
- ↑ "Finland Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Olli Nurmi (11 October 2004). "Colour quality control – The Finnish example". VTT. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006". Nordicom. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ↑ "The Nordic Media Market". Nordicom. 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ↑ Circulation Statistics 2009, Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations, Retrieved 3 August 2010
- ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2011". Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2013". Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.