Lapin Kansa
| Type | Circulation 10,000 (2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website | www.lapinkansa.fi |
Lapin Kansa is a morning newspaper published in Lapland, Finland.
Media said in 2024, that it will be published 3 times a week (print edition), and 6 times a week for the digital edition.[1]
History and profile
Lapin Kansa was established in 1928.[2][3] The newspaper is based in Rovaniemi.[4] The owner of the paper is Alma Media.[4][5] In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper Pohjolan Sanomat.[5]
Heikki Tuomi-Nikula is among the former
editors-in-chief of the paper.[4] On 1 October 2008 Johanna Korhonen was appointed the editor-in-chief.[4][6] However, she was fired immediately after her appointment due to the fact that she was a lesbian.[4][7]
Antti Kokkonen replaced her in the post.
In January 2011 the daily changed its format from
In 2013 Lapin Kansa had a circulation of 28,992 copies.[10]
References
- ^ https://yle.fi/a/74-20090503. Retrieved 2024-06-12
- ^ "History". Alma Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ISBN 952-10-1619-1. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Editor Fired – A New Newspaper Scandal". Galdu. 7 October 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ a b "Alma Media's regional newspapers in Northern Finland to be printed at Kaleva printing house". Global Newswire. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Alma Media Corporation sacked gay editor-in-chief". Sepponet. 5 October 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ "No lesbian for "Lapin Kansa"". Finland for Thought. 2 October 2008. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Annual review 2011.Readers embrace smaller format newspapers". Alma Media. 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ISBN 978-1-84769-890-2.
- ^ "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.