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Maaseudun Tulevaisuus

Maaseudun Tulevaisuus
FormatBroadsheet
Owner(s)Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners
PublisherViestilehdet Oy
Editor-in-chiefJouni Kemppainen
Managing editorJussi Martikainen
Tiina Taipale
Founded1916; 108 years ago (1916)
Political alignmentIndependent
LanguageFinnish
HeadquartersHelsinki
WebsiteOfficial website

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

History and profile

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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] As of 2014 the editor-in-chief was Jouni Kemppainen.[1] 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

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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 selling 89,197 copies.[13] Maaseudun Tulevaisuus sold 84,000 copies in 2003, making it the sixth best selling newspaper in the country.[12] In 2005 its circulation was 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 paper sold 80,754 copies in 2013.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Briefly in English". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  2. ^ Jyrki Jyrkiäinen (2009). "Newspaper Chains in Finland 1993–2010". Journal of Media Business Studies. 9 (2): 7–25. doi:10.1080/16522354.2012.11073541. S2CID 167749530.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus". Euro Topics. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. ^ Europa World Year 2004. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 1652. ISBN 978-1-85743-254-1.
  5. ^ "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus and Kantri". Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. 31 August 2011. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  6. ^ Ayşem Mert (2008). "Partnerships for Sustainable Development: Shifts in Discourses of Environment and Democracy". In Michael Böcher; et al. (eds.). Environmental and Forest Governance: The Role of Discourses and Expertise; Proceedings of the International Conference, Göttingen 2007. Göttingen: Universitätsverlag Göttingen. p. 52. ISBN 978-3-940344-74-8.
  7. ^ a b 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". Silva Fennica. 45 (1). doi:10.14214/sf.35.
  9. ^ a b Jari Lyytimäk (2011). "Mainstreaming climate policy: the role of media coverage in Finland". Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 16 (6): 649–661. doi:10.1007/s11027-011-9286-x. S2CID 153327265.
  10. ^ a b Bernard A. Cook (2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. London; New York: Garland Publishing. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8153-4057-7.
  11. ^ a b c "Media card 2014" (PDF). Maaseudun Tulevaisuus. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  12. ^ a b "World Press Trends" (PDF). World Association of Newspapers. Paris. 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  13. ^ Marina Österlund-Karinkanta (2004). "Finland". In Mary Kelly; Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Denis McQuail (eds.). The Media in Europe: The Euromedia Handbook. London: SAGE Publications. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-7619-4132-3.
  14. ^ "Maaseudun Tulevaisuus". Studio Kröger. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. 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.
  17. ^ a b c d "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: 25304. doi:10.3402/qhw.v9.25304. PMC 4176674. PMID 25261872.
  19. ^ "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  20. ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Levikintarkastus Oy - Finnish Audit Bureau of Circulations. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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