Pohjolan Sanomat

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Pohjolan Sanomat
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Type Newspaper
Format Tabloid
Owner(s)Alma Media
PublisherKaleva 2018
EditorMaria Jauho
Founded1915
Language Finnish
Ceased publication2017
Headquarters Kemi, Finland
Circulation 16,442 (2013)
Website Official site

Pohjolan Sanomat was a broadsheet newspaper published in Kemi, Finland.

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History and profile

Pohjolan Sanomat was established in 1915. [1] [2] The owner of the paper is Alma Media [3] and the paper is based in Kemi. [4] In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper Lapin Kansa . [3] .Pohjolan Sanomat ceased publication in 2017.

Pohjolan Sanomat has a formal affiliation with the Centre Party. [5]

Maria Jauho was appointed senior editor-in-chief of the daily on 1 July 2014, replacing Heikki Lääkkölä in the post which he had held since 1996. [6]

In January 2011 Pohjolan Sanomat changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. [7] The paper was published for seven days per week, but it became a five-day newspaper in 2014. [8] However, its online edition is updated daily. [8]

In 2002 the circulation of the paper was 23,483 copies. [1] As of 2008 it had a circulation of 21,746 copies. The circulation of the paper was 16,442 copies in 2013. [9]

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  9. "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2015.