Karjalainen (newspaper)

Karjalainen is a Finnish language daily newspaper published in North Karella, Finland It is the third oldest newspaper in the country.[1]

Karjalainen
TypeDaily newspaper
Owner(s)Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group
Founder(s)Henrik Piipponen
Editor-in-chiefPasi Koivumaa
Founded1874 (1874)
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageFinnish
HeadquartersJoensuu
Circulation41,410 (2013)
WebsiteKarjalainen

History and profile

The newspaper was first published in 1874 under the name Karjalatar.[1][2] The founder was a teacher, Henrik Piipponen.[3] In 1917, the paper switched its name to Karjalainen.[3]

Karjalainen is part of the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group.[1] Its headquarters is in Joensuu[3][4] and the paper is distributed in North Karelia, a region in eastern Finland.[2][5]

Karjalainen had close links with the National Coalition party until 1995.[2][6] The paper has been an independent publication since then.[2] It is a partner of the newspaper association Väli Suomen Media Oy.[2] Pasi Koivumaa is the editor-in-chief of the daily.[5]

Karjalainen was the first Finnish newspaper to publish the comic strip Phantom, which was published on 1 October 1940 with the title Fantom.[7]

Karjalainen had a circulation of 46,000 copies in 2010.[2] The 2011 circulation of the paper was 44,728 copies.[8] The paper had a circulation of 41,410 copies in 2013.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen, Savon Sanomat and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat choose Neo by Anygraaf". Anygraaf Oy. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. "Karjalainen". Euro Topics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. Inka Salovaara-Moring (2004). Media Geographies (PDF). Helsinki: Viestinnän julkaisuja. ISBN 952-10-1619-1. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
  4. Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 1652. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  5. "Itella takes over newspaper distribution business in Eastern Finland". Post and Parcel. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  6. Raimo Salokangas. "From Political to National, Regional and Local" (PDF). Cirebon. Archived from the original (Book chapter) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  7. "Nordic newspapers put the spotlight on The Phantom". Chronicle Chamber. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  9. "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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