''Österbottens Tidning'' (abbreviated ÖT) is a
Swedish language
Swedish ( ) is a North Germanic languages, North Germanic language from the Indo-European languages, Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland. It has at least 10 million native speakers, making it the G ...
regional
daily newspaper
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, which is mainly distributed in the largely
Swedish speaking Ostrobothnia in
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
.
History and profile
It was formed on 23 May 2008 through a merger of ''
Jakobstads Tidning
''Jakobstads Tidning'' (abbr. JT) was a Swedish language regional newspaper in Finland published between 1898 and 2008.
History and profile
''Jakobstads Tidning'' was first published on 21 December 1898 originally as a weekly newspaper. In 2000, ...
'' in
Jakobstad
Jakobstad (; , ) is a town in Finland, located on the west coast of the country. Jakobstad is situated in Ostrobothnia (administrative region), Ostrobothnia, along the Gulf of Bothnia. The population of Jakobstad is approximately , while the Jako ...
(''Pietarsaari'' in Finnish) and ''
Österbottningen'' in
Karleby (''Kokkola'' in Finnish). It is published by HSS Media. The newspaper focuses on the Jakobstad and Kokkola region and it is published daily.
The newspaper had two editors in 2008,
Tom Johansson in Karleby and
Henrik Othman in Jakobstad.
Margareta Björklund is the chief editor.
In May 2013, the online news content was locked behind a hard
paywall
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. The circulation of the paper was 13,817 copies in 2013.
[
The newspaper is a member of MIDAS ().]
References
External links
Österbottens Tidning - Newspaper web site
2008 establishments in Finland
Newspapers established in 2008
Daily newspapers published in Finland
Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland
Mass media in Jakobstad
Mass media in Kokkola
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