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Ilta-Sanomat
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Sanoma
Editor-in-chiefTapio Sadeoja
Founded1932; 92 years ago (1932)
HeadquartersHelsinki
Circulation143,321 (as of 2011)
Sister newspapersHelsingin Sanomat
Websitewww.is.fi Edit this at Wikidata

Ilta-Sanomat (Error: {{language with name/for}}: missing language tag or language name (help)) is one of Finland's two prominent tabloid size evening newspaper and the second largest paper in the country. Its counterpart and biggest rival is Iltalehti.

According to the National Media Research done in 2019 Ilta-Sanomat is also the biggest digital media in Finland and reaches about 2,5 million Finns.[1]

Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of Ilta-Sanomat since November 2019, after the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office.[2]

History and profile

The paper was established in 1932 as afternoon edition of Helsingin Sanomat.[3][4][5] In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named Ilta-Sanomat.[5]

Its sister paper is Helsingin Sanomat and both papers are part of Sanoma.[3] Ilta-Sanomat is published in tabloid format six times per week.[6][7] The paper has an independent political stance.[8]

Circulation

The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its sister paper Helsingin Sanomat.[9] In the period of 1995-1996 the paper had a circulation of 213,600 copies.[10]

Ilta-Sanomat had a circulation of 215,000 copies in 2000.[11] Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, making it the second most read paper in the country.[6][12] In 2002 it had a circulation of 214,610 copies on weekdays and 243,443 copies in weekends.[4] It was again the second best selling newspaper with a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2003.[13] Next year the circulation of the paper was down to 201,000 copies.[14]

The paper had a circulation of 195,673 copies in 2005,[12] and of 186,462 copies in 2006.[15] Its circulation was 176,531 copies in 2007.[16] The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 161,615 copies in 2008 and 152,948 copies in 2009.[12][17] It was 150,351 copies in 2010[17] and 143,321 copies in 2011.[7]

In 2010 the online version of Ilta-Sanomat was the second most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,823,956 people per week.[18]

Editors-in-chief

See also

References

  1. ^ "KMT osoittaa: Ilta-Sanomat on Suomen suurin uutismedia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Suomen suurimman uutismedian pomo vaihtuu! IS:n päätoimittaja Tapio Sadeoja eläkkeelle: "Vierastan missiojournalismia"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Georgios Terzis, ed. (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1613. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "SanomaWSOY Corporation - Company Profile". Reference for Business. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Finland Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ^ Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8153-4057-7. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ^ Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce. SAGE Publications. 24 September 1998. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4462-6524-6. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Top 100 dailies 2000". campaign. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Kaarina Nikunen (2013). "Losing my profession: Age, experience and expertise in the changing newsrooms" (PDF). Journalism. 15 (7). Sage Publications: 868–888. doi:10.1177/1464884913508610. S2CID 144286660. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  13. ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006". Nordicom. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  16. ^ "The Nordic Media Market" (PDF). Nordicom. 2009. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  17. ^ a b "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  18. ^ Kari Karppinen; Hannu Nieminen; Anna-Laura Markkanen (2014). "High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market" (PDF). Blogipalvelut. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Suomen suurimman uutismedian pomo vaihtuu! IS:n päätoimittaja Tapio Sadeoja eläkkeelle: "Vierastan missiojournalismia"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  20. ^ "Reijo Ruokanen appointed editor-in-chief". DGAP. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  21. ^ "Suomen suurimman uutismedian pomo vaihtuu! IS:n päätoimittaja Tapio Sadeoja eläkkeelle: "Vierastan missiojournalismia"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
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