Borgåbladet

Borgåbladet
TypeNewspaper
Owner(s)Konstsamfundet, Bonnier News
PublisherKSF Media
Editor-in-chiefHelén Kurri (2024-)
Founded1860
LanguageSwedish
HeadquartersPorvoo, Finland
Websitehttps://www.bbl.fi/

Borgåbladet is a Swedish-language newspaper that is published two times a week from the town of Porvoo (Swedish: Borgå) in Finland. It is the third oldest newspaper in Finland. The editor-in-chief has been Helén Kurri since 2024.

History and profile

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Borgåbladet was founded in 1860.[1] The paper, published in Swedish, was owned by a foundation, Konstsamfundet.[2] Its publisher is the KSF Media[3] which also publishes Västra Nyland and Hufvudstadsbladet. KSF Media also published Östra Nyland, Hangötidningen and Loviisan Sanomat.[4] In June 2024 Konstsamfundet announced that it is selling a major part of KSF Media to Swedish Bonnier News. Bonnier News became the majority shareholder of KSF Media with 51% of shares owned.[5]

Borgåbladet was originally published five times per week[6] with its headquarters in Porvoo.[7]

The circulation of Borgåbladet was 9,020 copies in 1996.[6] The paper had a circulation of 7,798 copies in 2010 and 7,523 copies in 2011.[3]

In January 2015, Borgåbladet and Östra Nyland were amalgamated into the new newspaper Östnyland.[8] In April 2024 Östnyland announced that it has changed its name back to Borgåbladet.[9]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Jyrkiäinen, Jyrki. "Media Landscapes: Finland". Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ^ Karppinen, Kari; Nieminen, Hannu; Markkanen, Anna-Laura (2014). "High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market" (PDF). Blogipalvelut. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b Katja Lehtisaari; et al. (2012). "Media Convergence and Business Models: Responses of Finnish Daily Newspapers" (PDF). University of Helsinki. Research Report. Archived from the original (Research Report) on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ Ørhøj, Lars (31 January 2014). "Record Readership for Digital Evening Paper". Visiolink. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  5. ^ "KSF Media och Bonnier News ingår långsiktigt samarbetsavtal - Konstsamfundet" (in Swedish). 1 June 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Swedish in Finland". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. 17 April 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Minority daily press in Finland". GFBV. Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  8. ^ Borgåbladet at Uppslagverket Finland (in Swedish).
  9. ^ "Borgåbladet är tillbaka – firar med ballonger, ämbar och folkfest på lördag". Hufvudstadsbladet (in Swedish). 27 April 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
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