Type Daily newspaper Editor-in-chief Pasi Koivumaa | Founder(s) Henrik Piipponen Political alignment Independent | |
Owner(s) Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group Founded 1874; 143 years ago (1874) | ||
Karjalainen is a Finnish language daily newspaper published in eastern Finland. It is the third oldest newspaper in the country.
History and profile
The newspaper was first published in 1874 under the name Karjalatar. The founder was a teacher, Henrik Piipponen. In 1917, the paper switched its name to Karjalainen.
Karjalainen is part of the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group. Its headquarters is in Joensuu and the paper is distributed in North Karelia, a region in eastern Finland.
Karjalainen had close links with the National Coalition party until 1995. The paper has been an independent publication since then. It is a partner of the newspaper association Väli Suomen Media Oy. Pasi Koivumaa is the editor-in-chief of the daily.
Karjalainen was the first Finnish paper to publish the Phantom which was published on 1 October 1940 with the title Fantom.
Karjalainen had a circulation of 46,000 copies in 2010. The 2011 circulation of the paper was 44,728 copies. The paper had a circulation of 41,410 copies in 2013.