| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner | Lapin Kansa Oy/Kaleva Oy |
| Publisher | Kaleva |
| Editor | Antti Kokkonen |
| Founded | 1928 |
| Political alignment | Neutral |
| Language | Finnish |
| Headquarters | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Circulation | 10,000 (2024) |
| Website | www.lapinkansa.fi |
Lapin Kansa is a morning newspaper published in Lapland, Finland.
Media said in 2024, that it will be published 3 times a week (print edition), and 6 times a week for the digital edition. [1]
Lapin Kansa was established in 1928. [2] [3] The newspaper is based in Rovaniemi. [4] The owner of the paper is Alma Media. [4] [5] In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper Pohjolan Sanomat . [5]
Heikki Tuomi-Nikula is among the former editors-in-chief of the paper. [4] On 1 October 2008 Johanna Korhonen was appointed the editor-in-chief. [4] [6] However, she was fired immediately after her appointment due to the fact that she was a lesbian. [4] [7] Antti Kokkonen replaced her in the post.
In January 2011 the daily changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. [8] Since 2011 Lapin Kansa has published news and reports in both North Sami language and Finnish. [9]
In 2013 Lapin Kansa had a circulation of 28,992 copies. [10]