Päivän Sanomat (Finnish: Daily News) was a left socialist newspaper published between 1957 and 1972 in Helsinki, Finland. Its subtitle was ammattiyhdistys- ja työläisurheiluväen sanomalehti (Finnish: Newspaper of trade union and workers).[1] It was financed by the Soviet Union during its early years.
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Ladottu Meali Oy |
| Founded | 1957 |
| Political alignment | Left socialism |
| Language | Finnish |
| Ceased publication | 13 October 1972 |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Country | Finland |
History and profile edit
Päivän Sanomat was launched in 1957 by the members of a dissident group, Social Democratic League, who left the Social Democratic Party.[2] Its establishment was funded by the Soviet Union.[2] The paper was first published by the publishing house which also published the communist paper Kansan Uutiset.[2] Later its publisher became Ladottu Meali Oy based in Helsinki.[3] The founding editor-in-chief was Matti Kurjensaari.[4] Emil Skog joined its editorial board in 1959.[4]
Päivän Sanomat had a left socialist leaning[5] and was published daily except Sunday.[3] When Norwegian Army joined a number of manoeuvres with the NATO forces in northern Norway from 1962, the Soviet Union criticized Norway.[5] About this incident Päivän Sanomat adopted a moderate stance arguing that Norway should not damage the Nordic balance.[5] The paper and Kansan Uutiset both condemned the anti-Soviet discourse of the Chinese ruler Mao Zedong.[6]
The paper folded on 13 October 1972 with the publication of the last issue numbered 190.[3]
Circulation edit
Päivän Sanomat sold 60,000 copies in 1958 and 90,000 copies in 1959.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Päivän sanomat". finna.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b c James H. Billington (2015). "Finland". In Cyril E. Black; Thomas P. Thornton (eds.). Communism and Revolution: The Strategic Uses of Political Violence. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. p. 134. ISBN 9781400874729.
- ^ a b c "Päivän sanomat". Library of Congress. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "Kustannusosakeyhtiö Päivän Sanomat". porssitieto.fi (in Finnish).
- ^ a b c Arne Olav Brundtland (1966). "The Nordic Balance: Past and Present". Cooperation and Conflict. 1 (4): 51. doi:10.1177/001083676600100403. S2CID 197669601.
- ^ Esko Salminen (1999). The Silenced Media The Propaganda War between Russia and the West in Northern Europe. London: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 38. doi:10.1057/9780230389922. ISBN 978-0-230-38992-2.