Karjalainen (newspaper)
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Karjalainen is a Finnish language daily newspaper published in North Karelia, Finland. It is the third oldest newspaper in the country.[1]
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1874 under the name Karjalatar.[1][2] The founder was a teacher, Henrik Piipponen.[3] In 1917, the paper switched its name to Karjalainen.[3] In the mid-1950s it was published six times per week.[4]
As of 2014 Karjalainen was part of the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group.
Karjalainen had close links with the
Karjalainen was the first Finnish newspaper to publish the comic strip Phantom, which was published on 1 October 1940 with the title Fantom.[8]
Karjalainen had a circulation of 30,687 copies in 1957.[4] It sold 46,000 copies in 2010.[2] The 2011 circulation of the paper was 44,728 copies.[9] The paper had a circulation of 41,410 copies in 2013.[10]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Karjalainen, Keskisuomalainen, Savon Sanomat and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat choose Neo by Anygraaf". Anygraaf Oy. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f "Karjalainen". Euro Topics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ ISBN 952-10-1619-1.
- ^ S2CID 145729491.
- ^ .
- ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
- ^ a b "Itella takes over newspaper distribution business in Eastern Finland". Post and Parcel. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Nordic newspapers put the spotlight on The Phantom". Chronicle Chamber. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 15 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.