''Pohjalainen'' was a morning broadsheet newspaper published in

Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Vaasa Vaasa (; , ), formerly (1855-1917) known as Nikolaistad (; ),Ilkka-Yhtymä Ilkka-Yhtymä Oyj is a Southern Ostrobothnian publishing house operating in Seinäjoki and Vaasa, Finland. It publishes two of the major regional newspapers ''Pohjalainen'' and '' Ilkka'' and seven local/town newspapers. The parent company Ilkka-Yh ...

, which also owns the

Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (; "Wall River"; , formerly ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of South Ostrobothnia. Seinäjoki is located in the western interior of the country and along the Seinäjoki (river), River Seinäjoki. The population of Sein ...

local and regional paper '' Ilkka''. As of 2009 Arno Ahosniemi was the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

. The paper had a circulation of 26,670 copies in 2009. ''Pohjalainen'' sold 22,598 copies in 2013. In September 2019 it was announced ''Pohjalainen'' and ''Ilkka'' would be merged into a single newspaper, known as ''Ilkka-Pohjalainen'', starting 30 January 2020.

Editors

* 1903: O. E. Könni * 1903–1905: Erkki Wallin-Voionmaa * 1905–1910:

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* 1910–1913: Yrjö Kataja * 1913–1924: V. J. Tuomikoski * 1924–1941: Jaakko Ikola * 1941–1950: Heikki Hyppönen * 1951–1980: Ilmari Laukkonen * 1981–1984: Jaakko Korjus * 1985–1991: Erkki Malmivaara * 1991–1996: Jaakko Elenius * 1996–2002: Kari Mänty * 2002–2009: Markku Mantila * 2009: Arno Ahosniemihttp://yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/article594273.ece Arno Ahosniemi Pohjalaisen päätoimittajaksi ''Yle Uutiset'' 2009-03-6 * 2010–2013: Kalle Heiskanen * 2014–2019: Toni Viljanmaa

References

External links

Official site
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