''Ilkka'' was a

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morning newspaper published in Seinäjoki,

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

from 1906 to 2020.

History and profile

''Ilkka'' was established in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

in 1906 as an independent newspaper. The name may be a reference to

Jaakko Ilkka Jaakko Pentinpoika Ilkka (1550s, Ilmajoki – late January, 1597, Isokyrö) was a wealthy Ostrobothnians, Ostrobothnian landowner and leader of the Cudgel War, a 16th-century Finnish peasant revolt against Swedish rule. Life Early years Ilkka ...

, a 16th-century rebellion leader in the

Cudgel War The Cudgel War (also Club War, fi, Nuijasota, links=no, sv, Klubbekriget, links=no) was a 1596–1597 peasant uprising in Finland, which was then part of the Kingdom of Sweden. The name of the uprising derives from the fact that the peasants ...

, but this is unconfirmed. The founders of the paper were

Santeri Alkio Santeri Alkio (born Aleksander Filander; 17 June 1862 – 24 July 1930) was a Finnish politician, author and journalist. He is also considered to be the ideological father of Finnish Centre Party. History Alkio was born in Laihia; his parent ...

and his supporters. Later its headquarters in

Vaasa Vaasa (; sv, Vasa, , Sweden ), in the years 1855–1917 as Nikolainkaupunki ( sv, Nikolajstad; literally meaning "city of Nicholas),

was moved to Seinäjoki. ''Ilkka'' was part of the Ilkka Group which also owned '' Pohjalainen''. The publisher was Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj. ''Ilkka'' later became a supporter of the Centre Party and remained as such until 1997 when it declared its independence. The circulation of ''Ilkka'' was 55,395 copies in 2001. The paper sold 49,171 copies in 2013. In September 2019 it was announced ''Ilkka'' and ''Pohjalainen'' would be merged into a single newspaper, known as ''Ilkka-Pohjalainen'', starting from 30 January 2020.

Editors

* 1906–1930:

* 1930–1957:

Artturi Leinonen Artturi Aleksanteri Leinonen (15 December 1888, Ylihärmä – 26 February 1963) was a Finnish schoolteacher, journalist, writer and politician. He was a Member of the Parliament of Finland The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicamera ...

* 1957–1980: Veikko Pirilä * 1980–2007: Kari Hokkanen * 2008–2012: Matti Kalliokoski * 2012–2019: Satu Takala

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ilkka 1906 establishments in Finland 2020 disestablishments in Finland Daily newspapers published in Finland Defunct newspapers published in Finland Finnish-language newspapers Mass media in Vaasa Mass media in Seinäjoki Newspapers established in 1906 Publications disestablished in 2020