''Ã…landstidningen'' or ''Tidningen Ã…land'' is a
Swedish-language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the fourth most spoken Germanic language, and the first ...
newspaper in
Ã…land
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...
, an autonomous region in Finland. It is published six times a week with a circulation of 8,392, and is the largest local newspaper on Ã…land, of the two published (the other being ''
Nya Ã…land
''Nya Ã…land'' is a Swedish language newspaper in Ã…land, an autonomous region in Finland. It is the second largest local newspaper on Ã…land, following Ã…landstidningen.
History and profile
''Nya Ã…land'' was founded in 1981 as a cooperative mo ...
''). ''Tidningen Ã…land'' was founded in 1891 by
Julius Sundblom
August Julius Sundblom (22 June 1865 – 23 August 1945) was an editor and politician in Ã…land, Finland.
Sundblom was born in Jomala, Ã…land. He founded '' Tidningen Ã…land'' in 1891, and was its editor-in-chief during 1891–1896 and 1921â ...
, who would later play an instrumental part in the
Ã…land Crisis
Ã…land ( , ; ) is an Federacy, autonomous and Demilitarized zone, demilitarised region of Finland. Receiving its autonomy by a 1920 decision of the League of Nations, it is the smallest region of Finland by both area () and population (30,54 ...
.
The newspaper is a member of MIDAS (
).
References
External links
''Ã…landstidningen''
1891 establishments in Finland
Daily newspapers published in Finland
Mass media in Ã…land
Newspapers established in 1891
Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland
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