Tyrvään Sanomat

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Tyrvään Sanomat
TypeRegional newspaper
Owner(s)
Media of Finland
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    • Tyrvään Sanomat is a Finnish language newspaper published in Sastamala, Finland. It is the oldest local newspaper in the country.[1]

    History and profile

    Tyrvään Sanomat headquarters

    Tyrvään Sanomat was established by a primary school teacher in Tyrvää, Turku and Pori Province in 1894.[2] The paper is based in Vammala, Sastamala[3] and is distributed in the regions of Sastamala and Kiikoinen.[3] The owner is the Alma Media Group[4] which also owns many other newspapers, including Aamulehti and Iltalehti.[1] The publisher of Tyrvään Sanomat was Tyrvään Sanomat Oy until 16 April 2010[5][6] when Suomen Paikallissanomat Oy, a subsidiary of Alma Media Group, became its publisher.[3][7]

    Tyrvään Sanomat became the first European newspaper which employed the

    VDT-based editorial system in 1974.[8] As of 1998 the paper was published three times per week.[2] Then its frequency became twice-weekly.[3][9] Minna Ala-Heikkilä served as its editor-in-chief[1] who was appointed to the post in 2008.[7]

    In 2013 the Finnish Newspapers Association awarded Tyrvään Sanomat in the category of the Good News story.[4]

    The 1997 circulation of Tyrvään Sanomat was 8,700 copies.[2] In 2011 the paper sold 9,063 copies.[10] Its circulation was 8,539 copies in 2012[11] and 8,032 copies in 2013.[12]

    References

    1. ^ a b c "Products". Alma Media Group. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    2. ^ a b c Raimo Salokangas. "From Political to National, Regional and Local" (PDF). Cirebon. Archived from the original (Book chapter) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
    3. ^ a b c d "Tyrvään Sanomat purchase confirmed". FE Investegate. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    4. ^ a b "Awards and recognition in 2013". Alma Media. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    5. ^ "Company Overview of Tyrvään Sanomat Oy". Businessweek. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    6. ^ "Annual report 2010". Alma Media. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
    7. ^ a b "Minna Ala-Heikkilä takes over as Editor-in-Chief for Nokian Uutiset and Tyrvään Sanomat". Reuters. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
    8. ISBN 978-3-642-03757-3
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    9. ^ "Tyrvään Sanomat purchase confirmed". Money. Helsinki. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
    10. ^ "Circulation statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
    11. ^ "Circulation statistics 2012" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
    12. ^ "Circulation statistics 2013" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2015.

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