Ilta-Sanomat Explained

Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Owners:Sanoma
Headquarters:Helsinki
Chiefeditor:Tapio Sadeoja
Circulation:143,321
Circulation Date:2011
Sister Newspapers:Helsingin Sanomat

fi|'''Ilta-Sanomat'''|the evening news is one of Finland's two prominent tabloid-size evening newspapers and the largest paper in the country. Its counterpart and biggest rival is Iltalehti.

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.[1]

Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of Ilta-Sanomat since November 2019, when the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office.[2]

History and profile

The paper was established in 1932 as the afternoon edition of Helsingin Sanomat.[3] [4] [5] In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named Ilta-Sanomat.[5]

Its sister paper is Helsingin Sanomat and both papers are part of Sanoma.[3] Ilta-Sanomat is published in tabloid format six times per week.[6] The paper has an independent political stance.[7]

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.[8] In the period of 1995-1996 the paper had a circulation of 213,600 copies.[9]

Ilta-Sanomat had a circulation of 215,000 copies in 2000.[10] Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, making it the second most read paper in the country.[11] [12] In 2002 it had a circulation of 214,610 copies on weekdays and 243,443 copies in weekends.[4] It was again the second best selling newspaper with a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2003.[13] Next year the circulation of the paper was down to 201,000 copies.[14]

The paper had a circulation of 195,673 copies in 2005,[12] and of 186,462 copies in 2006.[15] Its circulation was 176,531 copies in 2007.[16] The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 161,615 copies in 2008 and 152,948 copies in 2009.[12] [17] It was 150,351 copies in 2010[17] and 143,321 copies in 2011.[6]

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.[18]

Editors-in-chief

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: KMT osoittaa: Ilta-Sanomat on Suomen suurin uutismedia. 2019-03-01. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 2020-03-06.
  2. Web site: Suomen suurimman uutismedian pomo vaihtuu! IS:n päätoimittaja Tapio Sadeoja eläkkeelle: "Vierastan missiojournalismia". 2019-11-01. Ilta-Sanomat. fi. 2020-03-06.
  3. Book: Georgios Terzis. European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. 19 November 2014. 2007. Intellect Books. 978-1-84150-192-5. 98.
  4. Book: The Europa World Year Book 2003. 20 November 2014. 10 July 2003. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-85743-227-5. 1613.
  5. Web site: SanomaWSOY Corporation - Company Profile. Reference for Business. 9 April 2015.
  6. Web site: Circulation Statistics 2011. Media Audit Finland. 13 December 2014. 25 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190725045140/http://mediaauditfinland.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Circulations2011.pdf. dead.
  7. Web site: Finland Press. Press Reference. 6 April 2015.
  8. Book: Bernard A. Cook. Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. 20 November 2014. 2001. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-8153-4057-7. 384.
  9. Book: Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce. 3 February 2014. 24 September 1998. SAGE Publications. 978-1-4462-6524-6. 10.
  10. News: Top 100 dailies 2000. 2 March 2015. campaign. 16 November 2001.
  11. Book: Mary Kelly. Gianpietro Mazzoleni. Denis McQuail. The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. 13 December 2014. 31 January 2004. SAGE Publications. 978-0-7619-4132-3. 62.
  12. Kaarina Nikunen. Losing my profession: Age, experience and expertise in the changing newsrooms. Journalism. 2013. 15. 7. 868–888. 10 February 2015. Sage Publications. 10.1177/1464884913508610. 144286660.
  13. Web site: World Press Trends. World Association of Newspapers. 8 February 2015. Paris. 2004. 8 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150208082604/http://www.wan-press.org/ecrire/upload/wpt2004.pdf. dead.
  14. Web site: Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union. Commission of the European Communities. 27 March 2015. Brussels. 16 January 2007.
  15. Web site: Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006. Nordicom. 8 March 2015.
  16. Web site: The Nordic Media Market. Nordicom. 7 March 2015. 2009. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304191531/http://www.nordicom.gu.se/sites/default/files/publikationer-hela-pdf/nmt09_001-194.pdf. dead.
  17. Web site: National newspapers total circulation. International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. 5 December 2014. 6 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141206234846/http://www.ifabc.org/site/assets/media/National-Newspapers_total-circulation_IFABC_09-07-12.xls. dead.
  18. Web site: Kari Karppinen. Hannu Nieminen. Anna-Laura Markkanen. High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market. Blogipalvelut. 29 December 2014. 2014.
  19. News: Reijo Ruokanen appointed editor-in-chief. 20 November 2014. DGAP. 1 July 2010.

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