Satakunnan Kansa

Satakunnan Kansa is a Finnish language regional newspaper published in Pori, Finland.

Satakunnan Kansa
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Alma Media
EditorTomi Lähdeniemi
Founded1873 (1873)
Political alignmentNeutral
LanguageFinnish
HeadquartersPori, Finland
Circulation45,050 (2013)
Websitewww.satakunnankansa.fi

History and profile

The newspaper was established under the name of Satakunta in 1873.[1] In Finland it is the second oldest newspaper which is still in distribution.[1] It was renamed as Satakunnan Kansa in 1917 when the papers Satakunta and Satakunnan Sanomat (1907-1917) were merged.[1]

Satakunnan Kansa is part of Alma Media.[2][3] The headquarters of the paper is in Pori.[4] Outside the Satakunta region it is distributed in Kristinestad, Ikaalinen and Laitila.[1]

Satakunnan Kansa was published in broadsheet format until 17 January 2012 when it began to be published in tabloid format.[2][5] Petri Hakala served as the editor-in-chief of the paper.[2] Tomi Lähdeniemi has been the editor-in-chief since September 2014.

The circulation of Satakunnan Kansa was 56,781 copies in 2001.[6] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 55,904 copies.[7] The same year the paper had a readership of 147,000.[7] As of 2007 it had a circulation of 55,302 copies. In 2013 its circulation was 45,050 copies[8] and its readership was 116,000.[1]

References
  1. Pekko-Joonas Rantamäki (Spring 2014). "The Story of Pitkis-Sport in Satakunnan Kansa" (PDF). University of Jyväskylä. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  2. "Satakunnan Kansa shifts to reader-friendly tabloid format as of tomorrow". Alma Media. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  3. Peter Kjær; Tore Slaatta (2007). Mediating Business: The Expansion of Business Journalism. Copenhagen Business School Press DK. p. 108. ISBN 978-87-630-0199-1. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. Trude Pettersen (28 October 2014). "Finnish newspapers join forces". Barents Observer. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  5. "From Broadsheet to Tabloid" (PDF). University of Tampere. January 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. "Finland Press and Media". Press Reference. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  7. Olli Nurmi (11 October 2004). "Colour quality control – The Finnish example" (PDF). VTT. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  8. "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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