Åbo Underrättelser

Åbo Underrättelser
Type Newspaper, published 5 times a week
Format Tabloid
Owner(s) Förlags AB Sydvästkusten
Editor Pär Landor
Founded 1823 (1823)
Political alignment Neutral
Language Swedish
Headquarters Turku / Åbo
Website www.abounderrattelser.fi

Åbo Underrättelser is a Swedish language newspaper published in Turku, Finland.

History and profile

Åbo Underrättelser is the oldest newspaper still in print in Finland, founded by Christian Ludvig Hjelt in 1823.[1] The first edition of the paper was published on 3 January 1824.[2]

Åbo Underrättelser is published five times per week,[2] from Tuesday to Saturday, and has its headquarters in Turku (Åbo in Swedish).[3]

The newspaper's primary readership consists of Swedish-speakers in Turku and Åboland. Its circulation was 7,562 copies in 2009.

See also

References

  1. 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. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 Jyrki Jyrkiäinen. "Media Landscapes. Finland". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. Vuosi-kirja (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 2004. ISBN 978-952-467-350-1. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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