Åbo Underrättelser

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Åbo Underrättelser
Type Newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) ÅU Media Ab
Founder(s) Christian Ludvig Hjelt
Editor-in-chief Susanna Landor
Founded1823;202 years ago (1823)
Political alignment Neutral
Language Swedish
HeadquartersGezeliusgatan 2, Åbo, Finland
Country Finland
Circulation 4768 (2023) [1]
Website abounderrattelser.fi

Åbo Underrättelser is a Swedish language newspaper published in Turku (Swedish : Åbo), Finland. Åbo Underrättelser, or ÅU in short, is the oldest newspaper still published in Finland. [2]

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History and profile

Åbo Underrättelser is the oldest newspaper still in print in Finland, founded by Christian Ludvig Hjelt in 1823. [2] The first edition of the paper was published on 3 January 1824. [3]

Åbo Underrättelser is published five times per week, [3] from Tuesday to Saturday, and has its headquarters in Turku (Åbo in Swedish). [4]

The newspaper's primary readership consists of Swedish-speakers in Turku and Åboland. The circulation of the paper was 4800 copies in 2023. [5]

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References

  1. "Vuositilasto 2023" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 Jan Hecker-Stampeh (2010). Vom alten Norden zum neuen Europa: politische Kultur im Ostseeraum: Festschrift für Bernd Henningsen (in German). BWV Verlag. p. 307. ISBN   978-3-8305-2552-3.
  3. 1 2 Jyrki Jyrkiäinen. "Media Landscapes. Finland" . Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. Vuosi-kirja (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 2004. ISBN   978-952-467-350-1.
  5. "Vuositilasto 2023" (PDF) (in Finnish). 7 June 2024.