''Õhtuleht'' (''Evening Paper'') is the largest daily newspaper in

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. The newspaper is published in

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History and profile

''Õhtuleht'' was established in 1944. On 3 July 2000 two rival tabloid papers in Estonia, ''Õhtuleht'' and '' Sõnumileht'' (''The Messenger''), merged, becoming ''SL Õhtuleht''. On 6 October 2008 the name was shortened back to ''Õhtuleht''. The paper has a liberal-conservative political stance. It is owned by Eesti Meedia, which also owns ''

Postimees is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 employees. ''P ...

'' and which in turn is owned by

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, a Norwegian media group, and by Ekspress Grupp. ''Õhtuleht'' is available online at Ohtuleht.ee. Initially, at first the online version was just a copy of the paper, but now is turning into an online news stream and an entertainment centre with approximately 150,000 users.

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* Newspapers published in Estonia Estonian-language newspapers Mass media in Tallinn Newspapers established in 1944 1944 establishments in the Soviet Union {{Estonia-newspaper-stub