Kainuun Sanomat
| Type | Daily newspaper | 
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid | 
| Owner(s) | Alma Media | 
| Editor | Markus Pirttijoki | 
| Founded | 1917 | 
| Political alignment | Neutral | 
| Language | Finnish | 
| Headquarters | Kajaani, Finland | 
| Circulation | 17,056 (2013) | 
| Website | www.kainuunsanomat.fi | 
Kainuun Sanomat is a Finnish morning newspaper published in Kainuu, as well as in some parts of the eastern former Oulu (province).
History and profile
Kainuun Sanomat was established in 1917.[1] The paper was originally distributed about three times per week until 1945 when it changed to six days a week. The owner of the paper has been Alma Media since 1998–1999.[2][3] It is one of the local newspapers which founded Lännen Media, a news network, in October 2014.[4]
The paper was published in broadsheet format until 2011 when it changed it to tabloid format.[5]
Kainuun Sanomat was the organ of the Centre Party until 1994 when it became an independent paper.[2][6] Reijo Korhonen served as the editor-in-chief of the paper between 1989 and 1994.[2]
Kainuun Sanomat had a circulation of 22,152 copies in 2008. Its 2009 circulation was 22,000 copies.[2] The circulation of the paper was 17,056 copies in 2013.[7]
Editors in-chief
The following is a list of the Editors in-chief of Kainuun Sanomat
- Jussi Kukkonen (1918–1954)
 - Otso Kukkonen (1955–1989)
 - Keijo Korhonen (1989–1994)
 - Matti Piirainen (1995–2013)
 - Markus Pirttijoki (2013–2019)
 - Sanna Keskinen (2019–2020)
 
References
- ^ "History". Alma Media. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
 - ^ a b c d "Kainuun Sanomat". Euro Topics. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
 - ^ "The distribution of Alma Media's Kainuu newspapers transferred to a new company" (Press release). Alma Media. 7 March 2014.
 - ^ Trude Pettersen (28 October 2014). "Finnish newspapers join forces". Barents Observer. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
 - ^ "Readers embrace smaller format newspapers". Alma Media. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2014.
 - ^ Raimo Salokangas. "From Political to National, Regional and Local" (PDF). Cirebon. Archived from the original (Book chapter) on 14 December 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
 - ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy – Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
 
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