''Päivälehti'' was a

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, which was then a

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under the

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. The paper was founded in 1889 as the organ of the

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and was published on six days a week. The founding company of the paper was

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which also started its activities in the same year. The founder of the paper was the

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journalist

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who also served as its

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. Political

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by the Russian authorities, prompted by the paper's strong advocacy of greater Finnish freedoms and even outright independence, forced ''Päivälehti'' to often temporarily suspend publication. In June 1904, a week after

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Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was

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, ''Päivälehti'' published an editorial about how at the time of mid-summer, the light wins against the darkness after all. As a consequence of this, the paper was closed permanently the same year. In its place, the owners founded the newspaper ''

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'', only four days after the last issue of ''Päivälehti''.

References

External links

History of Päivälehti

The National Library of Finland: Digitised issues of ''Päivälehti''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Paivalehti 1889 establishments in Finland 1904 disestablishments in Finland Defunct newspapers published in Finland Finnish-language newspapers Grand Duchy of Finland Daily newspapers published in Finland Newspapers established in 1889 Publications disestablished in 1904