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type = Newspaper |
format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] |
format = [[Tabloid (newspaper format)|Tabloid]] |
foundation = 1980 |
foundation = {{start date and age|1980}} |
owners = [[Alma Media]] |
owners = [[Alma Media]] |
political = Neutral |
political = Neutral |
headquarters = Helsinki |
headquarters = [[Helsinki]] |
editor = Petri Hakala |
editor = Petri Hakala |
website = [http://www.iltalehti.fi/ www.iltalehti.fi] |
website = [http://www.iltalehti.fi/ www.iltalehti.fi] |

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Iltalehti
TypeNewspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Alma Media
EditorPetri Hakala
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Political alignmentNeutral
HeadquartersHelsinki
Websitewww.iltalehti.fi

Iltalehti (literally "Evening newspaper")[1] is a tabloid newspaper published in Finland

History and profile

Iltalehti was established in 1980[2] as afternoon edition of newspaper Uusi Suomi.[citation needed] Alma Media is the owner of Iltalehti[2] which is based in Helsinki.[3] The paper is published in tabloid format[4] six times per week.[5][6]

Petri Hakala served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[3] On 1 September 2010 Panu Pokkinen was appointed to the post.[7] His term ended in December 2013 when Petri Hakala was reappointed to the post.[8]

Circulation

The circulation of Iltalehti was 105,059 copies in 1993.[9] The 2001 circulation of the paper was 134,777 copies, making it the fourth most read newspaper in Finland.[5] In 2002 Iltalehti had a circulation of 132,836 copies on weekdays.[3] The circulation of the paper was 126,000 copies in 2003, making it the fourth best selling newspaper in the country.[10] The paper had a circulation of 130,290 copies in 2005 and of 131,150 copies in 2007.[4] In 2008 the paper was the third largest newspaper in Finland.[11]

Of tabloid newspapers, Iltalehti had a market share of 40% and its biggest (and only) rival Ilta-Sanomat had a market share of 60% in 2008.[11] Its circulation was 122,548 copies in 2008 and 112,778 copies in 2009.[12] It was 107,052 copies in 2010[12] and 102,124 copies in 2011.[6] The circulation of the paper was 78,617 copies in 2013.[13]

In 2010 the online version of Iltalehti was the most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,937,156 people per week.[14] As of November 2014 it was the 5th the most popular website in the country according to Alexa.[15]

References

  1. ^ kaannos.com translation)
  2. ^ a b Georgios Terzis (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b c The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1613. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b Kaarina Nikunen (2013). "Losing my profession: Age, experience and expertise in the changing newsrooms" (PDF). Journalism. Sage Publications. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  5. ^ a b Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. ^ a b "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Panu Pokkinen appointed editor-in-chief". Alma Media. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Olli-Pekka Behm appointed Executive Editor-in-Chief of Satakunnan Kansa". Globe Newswire. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  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. ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). Paris: World Association of Newspapers. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  11. ^ a b "Circulations 2008" (PDF). Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  12. ^ a b "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  13. ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  14. ^ Kari Karppinen; Hannu Nieminen; Anna-Laura Markkanen (2014). "High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market" (PDF). Blogipalvelut. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  15. ^ "Alexa siteinfo". Alexa. Retrieved 1 December 2014.

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