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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Ilkka-Yhtymä |
| Publisher | Ilkka-Yhtymä |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Political alignment | Neutral |
| Language | Finnish |
| Ceased publication | 30 January 2020 |
| Headquarters | Vaasa, Finland |
| Circulation | 22,598 (2013) |
| Sister newspapers | Ilkka |
| Website | Pohjalainen |
Pohjalainen was a morning broadsheet newspaper published in Vaasa, Finland. The paper was in circulation from 1903 to 2020.
History and profile
Pohjalainen was established in 1903. It was based in Vaasa and part of the Ilkka-Yhtymä, which also owns the Seinäjoki local and regional paper Ilkka.
As of 2009 Arno Ahosniemi was the editor-in-chief. The paper had a circulation of 26,670 copies in 2009. Pohjalainen sold 22,598 copies in 2013.
In September 2019 it was announced Pohjalainen and Ilkka would be merged into a single newspaper, known as Ilkka-Pohjalainen, starting 30 January 2020.
Editors
- 1903: O. E. Könni
- 1903–1905: Erkki Wallin-Voionmaa
- 1905–1910: H. J. Räisänen
- 1910–1913: Yrjö Kataja
- 1913–1924: V. J. Tuomikoski
- 1924–1941: Jaakko Ikola
- 1941–1950: Heikki Hyppönen
- 1951–1980: Ilmari Laukkonen
- 1981–1984: Jaakko Korjus
- 1985–1991: Erkki Malmivaara
- 1991–1996: Jaakko Elenius
- 1996–2002: Kari Mänty
- 2002–2009: Markku Mantila
- 2009: Arno Ahosniemi
- 2010–2013: Kalle Heiskanen
- 2014–2019: Toni Viljanmaa
References
- Inka Salovaara-Moring (2004). Media Geographies: Regional Newspaper Discourses in Finland in the 1990s (PhD thesis). Helsinki University. ISBN 952-10-1619-1.
- "Finland has to be an active contributor, not a bystander". Foreign Ministry. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- "Ilkka-Yhtymä suunnittelee maakuntalehtibrändien yhdistämistä ja aloittaa yhteistoimintalain mukaiset neuvottelut". Ilkka-Yhtymä. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Ilkka ja Pohjalainen yhdistetään, uusi media on Ilkka-Pohjalainen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 22 November 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- "Vaasa-lehden ja Pohjalaisen päätoimittajat 1903–2003". Pohjalainen. Juhlalehti. 24.2.2003, s. 2.
- "Mantila siirtyy Vaasasta Kalevan ohjaksiin". Pohjalainen, 28.11.2008, s. 1.
- http://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/article594273.ece Arno Ahosniemi Pohjalaisen päätoimittajaksi Yle Uutiset 2009-03-6
External links
- Official site
Media related to Pohjalainen at Wikimedia Commons
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