''Östra Nyland'' (meaning "Eastern Nyland" in English) was a

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published in

Loviisa Loviisa (; ; formerly Degerby) is a town in Finland, located on the southern coast of the country. Loviisa is situated in the eastern part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Loviisa is approximately , while the Loviisa sub-region, sub-regi ...

in Finland.

History and profile

The newspaper was founded in 1881, and it was the world's easternmost Swedish-language newspaper. The paper was owned and published by KSF Media which also publishes ''

Hufvudstadsbladet ''Hufvudstadsbladet'' (abbr. ''HBL'') is the highest-circulation Swedish language, Swedish-language newspaper in Finland. Its headquarters is located in Helsinki, the capital of Finland. The name of the newspaper translates approximately into "Jo ...

'', '' Västra Nyland'', '' Hangötidningen'', '' Borgåbladet'' and '' Loviisan Sanomat''. ''Östra Nyland'' was published three times a week and its headquarters were in

. The last editor of the paper was Camilla Berggren. In 1995 ''Östra Nyland'' had a circulation of 4,377 copies. The circulation of the paper was 3,533 copies in 2012. In January 2015, ''Östra Nyland'' and '' Borgåbladet'' were amalgamated into the new newspaper '' Östnyland''.Östra Nyland (f.d. dagstidning)
at ''Uppslagsverket Finland'' (in Swedish).

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''Östra Nyland''

KSF Media
1881 establishments in Finland Newspapers established in 1881 Swedish-language newspapers published in Finland Mass media in Loviisa Publications disestablished in 2015 Defunct newspapers published in Finland 2015 disestablishments in Finland {{Finland-newspaper-stub