Ilta-Sanomat

Its counterpart and biggest rival is Iltalehti.

Ilta-Sanomat

Type	Daily newspaper
Format	Tabloid
Owner(s)	Sanoma
Editor-in-chief	Tapio Sadeoja
Founded	1932; 92 years ago (1932)
Headquarters	Helsinki
Circulation	143,321 (as of 2011)
Sister newspapers	Helsingin Sanomat
Website	www.is.fi

According to the National Media Research done in 2019 Ilta-Sanomat is also the biggest digital media in Finland and reaches about 2,5 million Finns.

Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of Ilta-Sanomat since November 2019, after the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office.

The paper was established in 1932 as afternoon edition of Helsingin Sanomat. In 1949 it became a separate newspaper and was named Ilta-Sanomat.

Its sister paper is Helsingin Sanomat and both papers are part of Sanoma. Ilta-Sanomat is published in tabloid format six times per week. The paper has an independent political stance.

The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its sister paper Helsingin Sanomat. In the period of 1995-1996 the paper had a circulation of 213,600 copies.

Ilta-Sanomat had a circulation of 215,000 copies in 2000. Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, making it the second most read paper in the country. In 2002 it had a circulation of 214,610 copies on weekdays and 243,443 copies in weekends. It was again the second best selling newspaper with a circulation of 205,000 copies in 2003. Next year the circulation of the paper was down to 201,000 copies.

The paper had a circulation of 195,673 copies in 2005, and of 186,462 copies in 2006. Its circulation was 176,531 copies in 2007. The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 161,615 copies in 2008 and 152,948 copies in 2009. It was 150,351 copies in 2010 and 143,321 copies in 2011.

In 2010 the online version of Ilta-Sanomat was the second most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,823,956 people per week.

 

• Johanna Lahti 2019–
• Reijo Ruokanen ?–2010
• Tapio Sadeoja 2007–2019
• Hannu Savola 2006–2007
• Antti-Pekka Pietilä 2003–2006
• Vesa-Pekka Koljonen 1984–2003
• Martti Huhtamäki 1974–1983
• Olavi Aarrejärvi 1966–1973
• Heikki Tikkanen 1961–1966
• Teo Mertanen 1956–1961
• Eero Petäjäniemi 1949–1956
• Yrjö Niiniluoto 1938–1949 (also the editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat)
• Eljas Erkko 1932–1938 (also the editor-in-chief Helsingin Sanomat)

• List of newspapers in Finland