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Åbo Underrättelser

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Åbo Underrättelser
TypeNewspaper
FormatTabloid
Owner(s)ÅU Media Ab
Founder(s)Christian Ludvig Hjelt
Editor-in-chiefSusanna Landor
Founded1823; 201 years ago (1823)
Political alignmentNeutral
LanguageSwedish
HeadquartersGezeliusgatan 2, Åbo, Finland
CountryFinland
Circulation4768 (2023)[1]
Websiteabounderrattelser.fi

Åbo Underrättelser is a Swedish language newspaper published in Turku (Swedish: Åbo), Finland. Åbo Underrättelser, or ÅU in short, is the oldest newspaper still published in Finland.[2]

History and profile

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Åbo Underrättelser is the oldest newspaper still in print in Finland, founded by Christian Ludvig Hjelt in 1823.[2] The first edition of the paper was published on 3 January 1824.[3]

Åbo Underrättelser is published five times per week,[3] from Tuesday to Saturday, and has its headquarters in Turku (Åbo in Swedish).[4]

The newspaper's primary readership consists of Swedish-speakers in Turku and Åboland. The circulation of the paper was 4800 copies in 2023.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Vuositilasto 2023" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jan Hecker-Stampeh (2010). Vom alten Norden zum neuen Europa: politische Kultur im Ostseeraum: Festschrift für Bernd Henningsen (in German). BWV Verlag. p. 307. ISBN 978-3-8305-2552-3.
  3. ^ a b Jyrki Jyrkiäinen. "Media Landscapes. Finland". Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  4. ^ Vuosi-kirja (in Finnish). Tilastokeskus. 2004. ISBN 978-952-467-350-1.
  5. ^ "Vuositilasto 2023" (PDF) (in Finnish). 7 June 2024.
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