''Nya Åland'' is a

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newspaper in

Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smallest region of Finland by area and population, with a size of 1 ...

, an autonomous region in

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. It is the second largest local newspaper on Åland, following

Ålandstidningen ''Ålandstidningen'' or ''Tidningen Åland'' is a Swedish-language newspaper in Åland Åland ( fi, Ahvenanmaa: ; ; ) is an autonomous and demilitarised region of Finland since 1920 by a decision of the League of Nations. It is the smalle ...

History and profile

''Nya Åland'' was founded in 1981 as a cooperative movement. Hasse Svensson was the

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of ''Ålandstidningen'' and left it following an internal dispute to form ''Nya Åland''. The paper is published in

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. At the initial phase, ''Nya Åland'' was published twice per week. Then it began to be published five times a week (Monday through Friday).

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''Nya Åland''
1981 establishments in Finland Mass media in Åland Daily newspapers published in Finland Newspapers established in 1981 Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland {{Aland-stub