Alma Media Oyj is a
Finnish media and digital service business company. Its best known products are ''
Iltalehti
''Iltalehti'' (literally "Evening newspaper") is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.
History and profile
''Iltalehti'' was established in 1980 as afternoon edition of newspaper '' Uusi Suomi''. Alma Media is the owner of ''Ilt ...
'', ''
Kauppalehti'', ''
Talouselämä'', and .
In addition to news services, the company's products provide information related to lifestyle, career and business development. The services of Alma Media have expanded from Finland to the Nordic countries, the Baltics and Central Europe. Alma Media employs approximately 1,800 people. The group's revenue in 2019 totalled approximately EUR 250.2 million.
Business segments
Alma Media's business units are Alma Markets, and Alma Consumer.
Alma Markets
Alma Markets segment includes several online services. The services are related to sectors such as housing (, Vuokraovi.com, NettiKoti, Kivi and Urakkamaailma), recruitment (, Jobs.cz, Prace.cz, CV Online, Profesia.sk, MojPosao.net, and Monster.cz) as well as mobility (Autotalli.com and ).
Alma Talent
publishes trade and financial magazines and newspapers, as well as a variety of books. The business unit will also offer skills development and growth services to professionals and businesses in different fields, from events and training to information services.
Alma Talent media include ''
Kauppalehti'', ''
Talouselämä'', ''
Tekniikka & Talous'', ''
Markkinointi & Mainonta'', ''
Arvopaperi'', ''
Tivi'' and '. In Sweden, publications by Alma Talent include ''
Ny Teknik
''Ny Teknik'' (meaning ''New Technology'' in English) is a weekly Swedish magazine with news, debates and ads in the field of technology and engineering. It is published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
''Ny Teknik'' was launched on 18 O ...
''.
Alma Consumer
Alma Consumer publishes the national news media ''
Iltalehti
''Iltalehti'' (literally "Evening newspaper") is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.
History and profile
''Iltalehti'' was established in 1980 as afternoon edition of newspaper '' Uusi Suomi''. Alma Media is the owner of ''Ilt ...
'', regional newspapers ''
Aamulehti
( Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language daily newspaper published in Tampere, Finland.
History and profile
''Aamulehti'' was founded in 1881 to "improve the position of the Finnish people and the Finnish language" during Rus ...
'', ''
Satakunnan Kansa'', and the local and town papers published in
Pirkanmaa
Pirkanmaa (; sv, Birkaland; la, Birkaria, link=no), also known as ''Tampere Region'' in government documents, is a region of Finland. It borders the regions of Satakunta, South Ostrobothnia, Central Finland, Päijät-Häme, Kanta-Häme and ...
as well in western and central Finland. The offering of the business segment also includes several digital consumer services related to lifestyle, travel, cooking and dating. The printing unit Alma Manu is also part of the business segment.
History in brief
* Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Osakeyhtiö (Finnish Literature Society's Printing Company Ltd) starts operating in 1849 and prints the ''Suometar'' newspaper.
* Alma's biggest newspapers are founded around the century: ''
Satakunnan Kansa'' (1873), ''
Aamulehti
( Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language daily newspaper published in Tampere, Finland.
History and profile
''Aamulehti'' was founded in 1881 to "improve the position of the Finnish people and the Finnish language" during Rus ...
'' (1881), ''
Kauppalehti'' (1898), ''
Pohjolan Sanomat'' (1915), ''
Kainuun Sanomat'' (1917) and ''
Lapin Kansa'' (1928). ''
Iltalehti
''Iltalehti'' (literally "Evening newspaper") is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.
History and profile
''Iltalehti'' was established in 1980 as afternoon edition of newspaper '' Uusi Suomi''. Alma Media is the owner of ''Ilt ...
'' was founded in 1980.
* Tampereen Kirjapaino Oy and Uusi Suomi Oy are merged in 1988 to become one of Finland's largest newspaper publishers. The new company was later named Aamulehti Corporation.
* Over the years, the company expands its business from newspapers to online services, television and radio.
* Alma Media Corporation officially begins operating in 1998.
* A major restructuring took place in Alma Media in 2005. The company divested
its broadcasting business and decided to focus on publishing newspapers, business information and online marketplaces.
* In December 2011 Alma acquired LMC s.r.o. Czech leading provider of Jobs.cz, Prace.cz jobboards and LMC G2 e-recruitment solution.
Alma Media acquires the leading online recruitment company in the Czech Republic
Reuters. 21 December 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
References
External links
* {{Official website
Companies based in Helsinki
Companies listed on Nasdaq Helsinki
Mass media companies of Finland
Mass media in Helsinki
Newspaper companies