''Uusi Suomi'' (

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for ''The New Finland'') was a Finnish daily

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that was published from 1919 to 1991. The headquarters was in Helsinki, Finland.

History and profile

''Uusi Suomi'' was established in 1919 as a continuation of two earlier newspapers, ''Suometar'' (1847–1866) and ''Uusi Suometar'' (1869–1919). ''Suometar'' had been primarily concerned with pursuing issues relating to the

population; its successor ''Uusi Suometar'' had represented closely related

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views. Two of its contributors, Linda Pylkkänen and Risto Sihtola, visited Italy in the late 1930s as a guest of the Fascist government, and the paper was asked by the Italians to publish articles in favor of the Fascist rule. During the Cold War period ''Uusi Suomi'' was among the Finnish newspapers which were accused by the

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of being the instrument of US propaganda, and the Soviet Embassy in Helsinki frequently protested the editors of the paper. From its foundation in 1919 to 1976 ''Uusi Suomi'' was the official newspaper of the conservative Finnish

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. It became editorially independent in 1976, but retained a

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outlook. In 1958 ''Uusi Suomi'' purchased the financial newspaper ''

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''. Towards the end of the 1980s ''Uusi Suomi'' was acquired by the newspaper ''

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''. However, the former was struggling with financial difficulties, ultimately leading to its demise. ''Uusi Suomi'' was published in broadsheet format. The paper was owned by the

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which acquired it in 1991. The last issue of ''Uusi Suomi'' was published on 29 November 1991. The Finnish tabloid '' Iltalehti'', which can be considered ''Uusi Suomis spiritual successor, began publication in 1980 as the afternoon edition of ''Uusi Suomi''. On 25 May 2007 it was announced that the Finnish company Nikotiimi had purchased the rights to the title ''Uusi Suomi'' from

. It started an online newspaper bearing that title in the fall of 2007. In 2010 it was the twenty-seventh most visited website in Finland, being visited by 204,722 people per week.

Editors-in-chief

* 1919 – 1921: A. H. Virkkunen * 1921 – 1922: E. Nevanlinna * 1922 – 1932: Kaarlo Koskimies * 1932 – 1940: S. J. Pentti * 1940 – 1956: Lauri Aho * 1956 – 1965:

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* 1965 – 1967: Eero Petäjäniemi and Pentti Poukka * 1967 – 1976: Pentti Poukka * 1976 – 1989: Johannes Koroma * 1989 – 1990: Ari Valjakka * 1990 – 1991: Jarmo Virmavirta

References

External links

''Uusi Suomi'', the online newspaper
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uusi Suomi 1919 establishments in Finland 1991 disestablishments in Finland Daily newspapers published in Finland Defunct newspapers published in Finland Finnish-language newspapers Newspapers published in Helsinki Newspapers established in 1919 Publications disestablished in 1991