''Pohjolan Sanomat'' was a Finnish-language daily broadsheet newspaper published in Kemi, Finland.

History and profile

''Pohjolan Sanomat'' was established in 1915. The owner of the paper is Alma Media and the paper is based in Kemi. In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaper '' Lapin Kansa''. Pohjolan Sanomat ceased publication in 2017. ''Pohjolan Sanomat'' has a formal affiliation with the an agrarian-centrist Centre Party. Maria Jauho was appointed senior

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of the daily on 1 July 2014, replacing Heikki Lääkkölä in the post which he had held since 1996. In January 2011 ''Pohjolan Sanomat'' changed its format from broadsheet to tabloid. The paper was published for seven days per week, but it became a five-day newspaper in 2014. However, its online edition is updated daily. In 2002 the circulation of the paper was 23,483 copies. As of 2008 it had a circulation of 21,746 copies. The circulation of the paper was 16,442 copies in 2013.

References

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External links

Official site
1915 establishments in Finland Newspapers established in 1915 Daily newspapers published in Finland Defunct Finnish-language newspapers Mass media in Kemi Defunct newspapers published in Finland 2017 disestablishments in Finland Publications disestablished in 2017