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Erkko
{{Unreferenced, date=October 2021 Erkko is a Finnish family known for their ownership of the newspaper ''Helsingin Sanomat'' Family members * J. H. Erkko (1849–1906), Finnish poet and playwright * Eero Erkko (1860–1927), Finnish politician, journalist and the founder of Päivälehti, brother of J. H. Erkko * Eljas Erkko (1895–1965), Finnish politician, journalist and the main owner of Sanoma Sanoma Corporation (, formerly SanomaWSOY) is Finland's largest media group. The company has media business in Finland and a learning business in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway and Spain, among others. The company is headquarte ..., son of Eero Erkko * Aatos Erkko (1932–2012), Finnish journalist and the main owner of Sanoma, son of Eljas Erkko Finnish families ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aatos Erkko
Aatos Juho Michel Erkko (16 September 1932 – 5 May 2012) was a Finnish newspaper editor, newspaper publisher, and the main owner of the Sanoma Corporation and the newspaper ''Helsingin Sanomat'', of which he was also the editor in chief.Eduskunta.fi on Eljas Erkko He was for many years the wealthiest person in FinlandDivision of Erkko's estate could bring a new ruler to Sanoma HS 8.5.2012 and directly or indirectly controlled 23.29% of the Sanoma Corporation's shares, whose value on 29 July 2009 was more than €453 million. |
Eljas Erkko
Juho Eljas Erkko (1 June 1895 in Helsinki – 20 February 1965 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a foreign minister and negotiated with the Soviet Union before the Winter War started. Erkko's father was politician and journalist Eero Erkko and son journalist Aatos Erkko. Eljas Erkko graduated as Abitur in 1914, Vimpeli School of War in 1918 and Master of Laws in 1922. In 1918, he fought for the White Guards in the Finnish Civil War Battle of Ruovesi. He was elected as a Member of Parliament on 1 September 1933 from Uusimaa constituency. Erkko was a President's elector chosen by voters in the presidential election 1931, 1937, 1940 and 1943. Erkko was the Minister of Foreign Affairs between 1938 and 1939, as the Finns negotiated with the Soviet Union. The Soviets demanded exchange of areas with Finland. Erkko did not want to make any concessions. As the Winter War started, Väinö Tanner assigned a new government and decided to appoint himself ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Erkko
Eero Erkko (18 May 1860, Orimattila - 14 October 1927) was a Finnish journalist and politician. He served as minister of social affairs from 27 November 1918 to 17 April 1919, minister of transport and public works from 17 April to 15 August 1919 and Minister of Trade and Industry from 15 August 1919 to 15 March 1920. He was a member of the Diet of Finland from 1894 to 1900 and again from 1905 to 1906 and of the Parliament of Finland from 1907 to 1919, representing the Young Finnish Party until 1918 and the National Progressive Party from 1918 to 1919. Erkko founded '' Päivälehti'' in 1889. He also edited the paper from 1890 to 1899. He was also the editor of ''Helsingin Sanomat'' (from 1908 to 1918 and again from 1920 until his death in 1927). He was the father of Eljas Erkko Juho Eljas Erkko (1 June 1895 in Helsinki – 20 February 1965 in Helsinki) was a Finnish politician and journalist. He was a foreign minister and negotiated with the Soviet Union before the Win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where it is published. It is considered a newspaper of record for Finland. History and profile The paper was founded in 1889 as '' Päivälehti'', when Finland was a Grand Duchy under the Tsar of Russia. Political censorship 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, and finally to close permanently in 1904. Its proprietors re-opened the paper under its current name in 1905. Founded as the organ of the Young Finnish Party, the paper has been politically independent and non-aligned since 1932. During the Cold War period ''Helsingin Sanomat'' was among the Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Päivälehti
''Päivälehti'' was a newspaper in Finland, which was then a Grand Duchy under the Czar of Russia. The paper was founded in 1889 as the organ of the Young Finnish Party and was published on six days a week. The founding company of the paper was Sanoma which also started its activities in the same year. The founder of the paper was the Finnish journalist Eero Erkko who also served as its editor-in-chief. Political censorship 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 Governor-General Nikolai Ivanovich Bobrikov was assassinated by Eugen Schauman, ''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 ''Helsingin Sanomat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sanoma
Sanoma Corporation (, formerly SanomaWSOY) is Finland's largest media group. The company has media business in Finland and a learning business in Belgium, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Norway and Spain, among others. The company is headquartered in Helsinki. At the end of 2020, Sanoma had approximately 4,800 employees. Description SanomaWSOY was formed in 1999 with the merger of Sanoma Corporation, WSOY (''Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö; Werner Söderström Corporation'') and Helsinki Media Company. The group reverted to the name Sanoma Corporation in October 2008. Today Sanoma is a Learning and Media company. Sanoma operates in eleven European countries. In 2019, net sales totalled €900m. Sanoma shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. The company consists of two divisions: * Sanoma Learning: Educational publishing and services * Sanoma Media Finland: newspaper and magazine publishing, printing, TV, radio, events, online gaming services. The newspaper '' Helsingin Sanomat' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
