Type Newspaper Publisher Viestilehdet Oy Managing editors Jussi Martikainen | Format Broadsheet Editor-in-chief Lauri Kontro | |
Owner(s) Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners | ||
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (MT; meaning the Rural Future in English) is a Finnish language newspaper published three times per week in Helsinki, Finland.
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History and profile
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was first published in 1916. The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners is the owner of the paper. Its publisher is Viestilehdet Oy, which is owned by the Union. The paper has a correspondent in Brussels since 1995 when Finland became a member of the European Union.
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus has no political affiliation. The editor-in-chief is Lauri Kontro. The paper focuses on news concerning agriculture and forestry management, rural businesses and country life. It has its headquarters in Helsinki and is published three times in a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus is published in broadsheet format and consists of 22 pages. The paper has a special issue, Metsänomistaja, which is published four days per year.
Circulation
In 1993 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fifth largest newspaper in Finland with a circulation of 110,951 copies. It was the sixth most read newspaper in the country in 2001 with a circulation of 89,197 copies. The circulation of Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was 84,000 copies in 2003, making it the sixth best selling newspaper in the country. In 2005 the paper had a circulation of 84,200 copies. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 82,000 copies.
Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fifth most read newspaper in the country in 2007. The number of its subscribers was 84,254 in 2008 and its circulation was 84,254 copies the same year. As of 2009 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the third most read paper in the country with a readership of 309,000. The same year the paper had a circulation of 83,044 copies. It was 83,158 copies in 2010.
In 2011 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fourth largest paper in the country in terms of readership and had a circulation of 83,259 copies. In 2012 its circulation fell to 81,774 copies. The circulation of the paper was 80,754 copies in 2013.