Maaseudun Tulevaisuus

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus
Type Newspaper
Format Broadsheet
Owner(s) Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners
Publisher Viestilehdet Oy
Editor-in-chief Lauri Kontro
Managing editors Jussi Martikainen
Founded 1916 (1916)
Political alignment Independent
Language Finnish
Headquarters Helsinki
Circulation 80,754 (2013)
Website Official website

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus (MT; meaning the Rural Future in English) is a Finnish language newspaper published three times per week in Helsinki, Finland.[1][2]

History and profile

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was first published in 1916.[3][4][5] The Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners is the owner of the paper.[1][3][6] Its publisher is Viestilehdet Oy,[7] which is owned by the Union.[1][8] The paper has a correspondent in Brussels since 1995 when Finland became a member of the European Union.[1]

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus has no political affiliation.[1] The editor-in-chief is Lauri Kontro.[1][5] The paper focuses on news concerning agriculture and forestry management, rural businesses and country life.[3][9] It has its headquarters in Helsinki[10] and is published three times in a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.[3][11]

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus is published in broadsheet format[9][12] and consists of 22 pages.[1] The paper has a special issue, Metsänomistaja, which is published four days per year.[11]

Circulation

In 1993 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fifth largest newspaper in Finland with a circulation of 110,951 copies.[10] It was the sixth most read newspaper in the country in 2001 with a circulation of 89,197 copies.[13] The circulation of Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was 84,000 copies in 2003, making it the sixth best selling newspaper in the country.[12] In 2005 the paper had a circulation of 84,200 copies.[14] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 82,000 copies.[15]

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fifth most read newspaper in the country in 2007.[16] The number of its subscribers was 84,254 in 2008[1] and its circulation was 84,254 copies the same year.[17] As of 2009 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the third most read paper in the country with a readership of 309,000.[3] The same year the paper had a circulation of 83,044 copies.[17] It was 83,158 copies in 2010.[17]

In 2011 Maaseudun Tulevaisuus was the fourth largest paper in the country in terms of readership[18] and had a circulation of 83,259 copies.[17][19] In 2012 its circulation fell to 81,774 copies.[7][11] The circulation of the paper was 80,754 copies in 2013.[20]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Briefly in English". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Jyrki Jyrkiäinen (2009). "Newspaper Chains in Finland 1993–2010". Journal of Media Business Studies. 9 (2). doi:10.1080/16522354.2012.11073541. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus". Euro Topics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ↑ Europa World Year. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 1652. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus and Kantri". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. 31 August 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ↑ Michael Böcher (2008). Environmental and Forest Governance: The Role of Discourses and Expertise; Proceedings of the International Conference, Göttingen 2007. Universitätsverlag Göttingen. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-940344-74-8. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  7. 1 2 Sampsa Saikkonen; Paula Häkämies (5 January 2014). "Mapping Digital Media:Finland" (Report). Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  8. ↑ Tapio Rantala (2011). "Democratic legitimacy of the forest sector and nature conservation decisionmaking in Finnish print media discussion" (PDF). Silva Fennica. 45 (1). Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  9. 1 2 Jari Lyytimäk (2011). "Mainstreaming climate policy: the role of media coverage in Finland". Mitig Adapt Strateg Glob Change. 16: 649–661. doi:10.1007/s11027-011-9286-x. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  10. 1 2 Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Taylor & Francis. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8153-4057-7. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. 1 2 3 "Media card 2014" (PDF). Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail, eds. (31 January 2004). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. SAGE Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus". Studio Kröger. 25 August 2005. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union" (PDF). Commission of the European Communities. Brussels. 16 January 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "Still strong readership figures for Finnish newspapers" (PDF). Nordic Media Policy (1). March 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "National newspapers total circulation". International Federation of Audit Bureaux of Circulations. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  18. ↑ Sanna Koskinen et. al (2014). "Media portrayal of older people as illustrated in Finnish newspapers". International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-Being. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  19. ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  20. ↑ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2015.

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