''Ilta-Sanomat'' () is one of Finland's two prominent
tabloid
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* Sopwith Tabloid
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size evening newspaper and the second largest paper in the country. Its counterpart and biggest rival is ''
Iltalehti
''Iltalehti'' (literally "Evening newspaper") is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.
History and profile
''Iltalehti'' was established in 1980 as afternoon edition of newspaper '' Uusi Suomi''. Alma Media is the owner of ''Ilta ...
''.
According to the National Media Research done in 2019 ''Ilta-Sanomat'' is also the biggest digital media in Finland and reaches about 2,5 million Finns.
Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' since November 2019, after the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office.
History and profile
The paper was established in 1932 as afternoon edition of ''
Helsingin Sanomat
''Helsingin Sanomat'', abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that o ...
''.
In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named ''Ilta-Sanomat''.
[
Its sister paper is ''Helsingin Sanomat'' and both papers are part of Sanoma.][ ''Ilta-Sanomat'' is published in tabloid format six times per week.]
Circulation
The circulation of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its sister paper ''Helsingin Sanomat''.[ It was again the second best selling newspaper with a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2003. Next year the circulation of the paper was down to 201,000 copies.
The paper had a circulation of 195,673 copies in 2005,][ and of 186,462 copies in 2006. Its circulation was 176,531 copies in 2007. The circulation of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' was 161,615 copies in 2008 and 152,948 copies in 2009.][ and 143,321 copies in 2011.][
In 2010 the online version of ''Ilta-Sanomat'' was the second most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,823,956 people per week.
]
Editors-in-chief
* Johanna Lahti 2019–
*Reijo Ruokanen ?-2010
* Tapio Sadeoja 2007–2019Olavi Aarrejärvi
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*Olavi Ahonen (1923–2000), Finnish film actor
* Olavi Alakulppi (1915–1990), Finnish cross country skier who competed in the 1930s
* Olavi Hä ...
1966–1973
*Heikki Tikkanen
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*Heikki Aho (footballer) (born 1983), Finnish footballer
* Heikki A. Alikoski (1912–1997), F ...
1961–1966
* Teo Mertanen 1956–1961
* Eero Petäjäniemi 1949–1956
*Yrjö Niiniluoto Yrjö, a masculine Finnish given name that is the equivalent of George, may refer to:
* Yrjö von Grönhagen, (1911–2003), Finnish anthropologist
* Yrjö Jylhä, (1903–1956), Finnish poet
* Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959), Finnish co ...
1938–1949 (also the editor-in-chief
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''Helsingin Sanomat
''Helsingin Sanomat'', abbreviated ''HS'' and colloquially known as , is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that o ...
'')
* Eljas Erkko 1932–1938 (also the editor-in-chief ''Helsingin Sanomat'')
See also
* List of newspapers in Finland
References
External links
* {{Official website
1932 establishments in Finland
Publications established in 1932
Daily newspapers published in Finland
Finnish-language newspapers
Newspapers published in Helsinki