Etelä-Suomen Sanomat

History and profile

Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began publishing in 1914. The paper originated from the prior Lahden Lehti (1900–1909) and Lahden Sanomat (1909–1914) newspapers. The paper has a liberal editorial stance.

Heikki Hakala has served as editor-in-chief since 1996.

Circulation

The circulation of Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began to grow during the 1940s. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 62,155 copies. The same year the paper had a readership of 145,000. In 2007 the circulation of the paper was 61,003 copies.

In 2009 its circulation was 60,420 copies. Its circulation was 56,616 copies in 2011. The circulation of the paper was 51,537 copies in 2013.

Chief editors

• Oskar Marjanen 1914
• Kaarlo Kytömaa 1914–1915
• Jaakko Tervo 1915–1920
• Jalmari Niemi 1920–1927
• William Ilmoni 1927–1932
• Frans Keränen 1932–1962
• Tauno Lahtinen 1962–1983
• Olli Järvinen 1962–1973
• Eeva Rissanen 1972–1986
• Kauko Mäenpää 1984–1999
• Pentti Vuorio 1986–1995
• Heikki Hakala 1997–2014
• Perttu Kauppinen 2015–2018
• Markus Pirttijoki 2019–

References

References

1. [http://www.ksml.fi/uutiset/talous/etel%C3%A4-suomen-sanomat-liittyy-mukaan-yhteisty%C3%B6h%C3%B6n/423013 Etelä-Suomen Sanomat mukaan lehtikoalitioon] {{Webarchive. link. (10 October 2009 , ''[[Keskisuomalainen]]'' (in Finnish), 24 April 2009)
2. 978-1857432541) (listing paper as principal paper in Lahti)
3. fi. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish), 16 April 2010 (a history of the paper and its predecessors)
4. Inka Salovaara-Moring. (2004). "Media Geographies". Viestinnän julkaisuja.
5. fi. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat (in Finnish), 16 April 2010 (commentary from the paper's editor, Heikki Hakala)
6. [http://www.sitra.fi/NR/rdonlyres/174EF375-3044-443A-B919-F93A2D8AFDFE/0/Puhujaesittely_EngTEHO.pdf A new perspective for improving Finnish health care - Speakers] {{Webarchive. link. (20 July 2011 , Sitra.fi, Retrieved 3 August 2010 (includes brief biographical paragraph on Hakala))
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8. Olli Nurmi. (11 October 2004). "Colour quality control – The Finnish example". VTT.
9. "Top ten daily newspapers by circulation 2006". Nordicom.
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11. [http://www.levikintarkastus.fi/levikintarkastus/tilastot/Circulations2009.pdf Circulation Statistics 2009] {{Webarchive. link. (5 December 2010 , Levikintarkastus Oy – Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations, Retrieved 3 August 2010)
12. "Circulation Statistics 2011". Levikintarkastus Oy – Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations.
13. (23 June 2014). "Circulation Statistics 2013". Levikintarkastus Oy – Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations.