Uusi Suomi

History and Profile

Uusi Suomi was established in 1919 as a continuation of two earlier newspapers, Suometar (1847–1866) and Uusi Suometar (1869–1919).{{cite journal|author=Antti Ainamo|title=Between West and East: A Social History of Business Journalism in Cold War Finland|journal=Human Relations|date=May 2006|volume=59

Two of its contributors, Linda Pylkkänen and Risto Sihtola, visited Italy in the late 1930s as guests of the Fascist government, and the paper was asked by the Italians to publish articles in favor of the Fascist rule. During the Cold War period Uusi Suomi was among the Finnish newspapers which were accused by the Soviet Union of being the instrument of US propaganda, and the Soviet embassy in Helsinki frequently protested the editors of the paper.{{cite journal|author=Esko Salminen|title=The Struggle Over Freedom of Speech in the North The Finnish Press Gave Obeisance to Moscow, but did not Succumb to the Kremlin's Propaganda Programme during the Cold War Years 1968-1991|journal=Scandinavian Journal of History|year=1998|volume=23|issue=3-4|page=244

From its foundation in 1919 to 1976 Uusi Suomi was the official newspaper of the conservative Finnish National Coalition Party.{{cite web|author=Raimo Salokangas|title=From Political to National, Regional and Local

In 1958 Uusi Suomi purchased the financial newspaper Kauppalehti.

Towards the end of the 1980s Uusi Suomi was acquired by the newspaper Aamulehti. However, the former was struggling with financial difficulties, ultimately leading to its demise.

Uusi Suomi was published in broadsheet format. which acquired it in 1991.

The last issue of Uusi Suomi was published on 29 November 1991. The Finnish tabloid Iltalehti, which can be considered *Uusi Suomi'''s spiritual successor, began publication in 1980 as the afternoon edition of *Uusi Suomi''.

Present Day

On 25 May 2007 it was announced that the Finnish company Nikotiimi had purchased the rights to the title Uusi Suomi from Alma Media. It started an online newspaper bearing that title in the fall of 2007. In 2010, it was the twenty-seventh most visited website in Finland, being visited by 204,722 people per week.

Editors-in-chief

• 1919 – 1921: A. H. Virkkunen
• 1921 – 1922: E. Nevanlinna
• 1922 – 1932: Kaarlo Koskimies
• 1932 – 1940: S. J. Pentti
• 1940 – 1956: Lauri Aho
• 1956 – 1965: Eero Petäjäniemi
• 1965 – 1967: Eero Petäjäniemi and Pentti Poukka
• 1967 – 1976: Pentti Poukka
• 1976 – 1989: Johannes Koroma
• 1989 – 1990: Ari Valjakka
• 1990 – 1991: Jarmo Virmavirta

References

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