Aamulehti
Sign in to saveAamulehti (Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language daily newspaper published in Tampere, Finland. Established in 1881 by Finnish patriots in Tampere, the newspaper aimed to bolster the Finnish language and people's identity during Russia's reign over Finland. Throughout the Cold War, Aamulehti was accused by the Soviet Union of spreading US propaganda, leading to protests from the Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. In the 1980s, the newspaper's parent company acquired and later closed down Uusi Suomi. In 2014, Aamulehti transitioned from broadsheet to tabloid format.
Key facts
- Newspaper.name
- Aamulehti
- Newspaper.logo
- Aamulehti wordmark.svg
- Newspaper.image
- Aamulehti numero nolla etusivu.png
- Newspaper.caption
- Front page of first edition (3 December 1881)
- Newspaper.type
- Daily newspaper
- Newspaper.format
- Compact
- Newspaper.owners
- Sanoma
- Newspaper.founder
- F. V. Jalander
- Newspaper.political_position
- Neutral
- Newspaper.language
- Finnish
- Newspaper.headquarters
- Nalkala, Tampere
- Newspaper.circulation
- 114,231 (2013)
- Newspaper.ISSN
- 0355-6913
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.aamulehti.fi
- Image
- Aamulehti numero nolla etusivu.png
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- Aamulehti
- title
- Aamulehti
- inception
- 1881-12-03
- quantity
- 106842
- social media followers
- 88784
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Aamulehti (Finnish for "morning newspaper") is a Finnish-language daily newspaper published in Tampere, Finland. Established in 1881 by Finnish patriots in Tampere, the newspaper aimed to bolster the Finnish language and people's identity during Russia's reign over Finland. Throughout the Cold War, Aamulehti was accused by the Soviet Union of spreading US propaganda, leading to protests from the Soviet Embassy in Helsinki. In the 1980s, the newspaper's parent company acquired and later closed down Uusi Suomi. In 2014, Aamulehti transitioned from broadsheet to tabloid format.
Until 1992, the newspaper aligned with the National Coalition Party, but it is no longer politically affiliated. Ownership shifted from Aamulehti Corporation to Alma Media in 2003. In 2020, Sanoma corporation acquired Alma Media, thereby assuming ownership of Aamulehti. Aamulehti's content includes regular features and supplements like "Moro" for Tampere's culture, "Valo" for entertainment, and "Asiat" and "Ihmiset" for Sunday readers. The newspaper also explores journalism innovation regularly.