Ilta-Sanomat

Ilta-Sanomat
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)Sanoma
Editor-in-chiefTapio Sadeoja
Founded1932; 93 years ago (1932)
HeadquartersHelsinki
Circulation55,000 (as of 2024)
Sister newspapersHelsingin Sanomat
Websitewww.is.fi Edit this at Wikidata

Ilta-Sanomat (Finnish for '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][7] The paper has an independent political stance.[8]

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.[9] In the period of 1995-1996 the paper had a circulation of 213,600 copies.[10]

Ilta-Sanomat had a circulation of 215,000 copies in 2000.[11] Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, making it the second most read paper in the country.[6][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.[7]

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

"Ilta-Sanomat" newspaper

See also

References

  1. ^ "KMT osoittaa: Ilta-Sanomat on Suomen suurin uutismedia". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Suomen suurimman uutismedian pomo vaihtuu! IS:n päätoimittaja Tapio Sadeoja eläkkeelle: "Vierastan missiojournalismia"". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 1 November 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b Georgios Terzis, ed. (2007). European Media Governance: National and Regional Dimensions. Intellect Books. p. 98. ISBN 978-1-84150-192-5. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1613. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "SanomaWSOY Corporation - Company Profile". Reference for Business. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. ^ a b "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. ^ "Finland Press". Press Reference. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
  9. ^ Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8153-4057-7. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  10. ^ Media Policy: Convergence, Concentration & Commerce. SAGE Publications. 24 September 1998. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-4462-6524-6. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Top 100 dailies 2000". campaign. 16 November 2001. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  12. ^ a b c Kaarina Nikunen (2013). "Losing my profession: Age, experience and expertise in the changing newsrooms" (PDF). Journalism. 15 (7). Sage Publications: 868–888. doi:10.1177/1464884913508610. S2CID 144286660. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  13. ^ "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  14. ^ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006". Nordicom. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  16. ^ "The Nordic Media Market" (PDF). Nordicom. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  17. ^ a b "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Archived from the original on 6 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
  18. ^ Kari Karppinen; Hannu Nieminen; Anna-Laura Markkanen (2014). "High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market" (PDF). Blogipalvelut. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  19. ^ "Reijo Ruokanen appointed editor-in-chief". DGAP. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 20 November 2014.