Jakobstads Tidning
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Broadsheet |
| Owner(s) | Jakobstads Tidning Ab |
| Editor | Henrik Othman |
| Founded | 21 December 1898 |
| Political alignment | Neutral |
| Language | Swedish |
| Ceased publication | 2008 |
| Headquarters | Jakobstad |
Jakobstads Tidning (abbr. JT) was a Swedish language regional newspaper in Finland published between 1898 and 2008.
History and profile
Jakobstads Tidning was first published on 21 December 1898[1][2] originally as a weekly newspaper. In 2000, JT became a daily newspaper, having previously been published six times a week.[3]
Its headquarters was located in Jakobstad with local offices located in Kokkola and Nykarleby. In 1996 the paper had a circulation of 11,972 copies.[3] As of 2005 JT's circulation was 12,130 copies, most of which were sold in Jakobstad and surrounding regions in northern Ostrobothnia.
In 2008 it merged with Österbottningen to form Österbottens Tidning.[1][4] At the time of the merge, Jakobstads Tidning was the third largest Swedish-language newspaper in Finland in terms of circulation, behind Hufvudstadsbladet and Vasabladet.
References
- 1 2 "Finland's oldest newspaper archive is in Swedish". Visiolink. 3 March 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "2000 years of Jakobstad". Jakobstad. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- 1 2 "Swedish in Finland". Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. 17 April 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
- ↑ "Österbottens Tidning" (PDF). Midas Press. Retrieved 20 November 2014.