Keskisuomalainen
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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Keskisuomalainen Oyj |
| Publisher | Keskisuomalainen Oyj |
| Editor | Pekka Mervola |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Political alignment | Centrist |
| Language | Finnish |
| Headquarters | Jyväskylä, Finland |
| Circulation | 61,163 (2013) |
| Sister newspapers | Savon Sanomat |
| ISSN | 0356-1402 |
| Website | www.ksml.fi |
Keskisuomalainen is a daily Finnish language newspaper published in Jyväskylä, serving central Finland (Keski-Suomi means Central Finland).
History and profile
Keskisuomalainen was first published on 7 January 1871 with the title Keski-Suomi, and is the oldest Finnish-language newspaper.[1][2] The current name was adopted in 1918.[1] The paper has its headquarters in Jyväskylä.[3] The paper's parent company, Keskisuomalainen Oyj,[2] has a virtual monopoly in newspaper publishing in central Finland.[4] The company is also the publisher of Savon Sanomat.[5]
Keskisuomalainen is published in broadsheet format.[6] The paper was the organ of the Centre Party until 1986 when it declared itself as "a newspaper in the centre".[3]
Circulation
The circulation of Keskisuomalainen was 77,135 copies in 2001.[7][8] In 2003 the paper had a circulation of 76,000 copies.[6] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 76,816 copies and it was the fifth best-selling paper in the country.[9] The same year the paper had a readership of 188,000.[9] The paper had a circulation of 74,840 copies in 2006.[10]
In January 2007 its circulation was 76,000 copies, making it the fifth highest circulation of daily Finnish papers, while the average amount of readers climbed up to 130,000.[4] The circulation of the paper was 74,945 copies in 2007.[11] The paper had a circulation of 73,559 copies in 2008 and 71,777 copies in 2009.[12] Its circulation was 68,880 copies in 2009 and 68,101 copies in 2010.[12] It fell to 65,327 copies in 2012.[13] The circulation of Keskisuomalainen was 61,163 copies in 2013.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hokkanen, Kari. Keskisuomalaisessakin on taisteltu vallasta ja linjasta, Ilkka (in Finnish), 2 December 2007
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