Borgåbladet
{{Short description|Former newspaper in Finland}}
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| chiefeditor = Helén Kurri (2024-)
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| foundation = 1860
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| language = Swedish
| headquarters = Porvoo, Finland
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{{Lang|sv|Borgåbladet}} is a Swedish-language newspaper that is published two times a week from the town of Porvoo ({{langx|sv|Borgå}}) in Finland. It is the third oldest newspaper in Finland. The editor-in-chief has been Helén Kurri since 2024.
History and profile
{{Lang|sv|Borgåbladet}} was founded in 1860.{{cite web|author=Jyrkiäinen, Jyrki |title=Media Landscapes: Finland|url=http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/finland|accessdate=24 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209203419/http://ejc.net/media_landscapes/finland|archive-date=9 February 2015|url-status=dead}} The paper, published in Swedish, was owned by a foundation, Konstsamfundet.{{cite web|author1=Karppinen, Kari |author2=Nieminen, Hannu |author3=Markkanen, Anna-Laura |title=High Professional Ethos in a Small, Concentrated Media Market|url=http://blogs.helsinki.fi/kekarppi/files/2014/01/05FINLANDkorr1.pdf|publisher=Blogipalvelut|accessdate=29 December 2014|date=2014}} Its publisher is the KSF Media which also publishes Västra Nyland and Hufvudstadsbladet. KSF Media also published Östra Nyland, Hangötidningen and Loviisan Sanomat.{{cite news|author=Ørhøj, Lars |title=Record Readership for Digital Evening Paper|url=http://blog.visiolink.com/record-readership-for-digital-evening-paper|accessdate=7 January 2015|work=Visiolink|date=31 January 2014}} In June 2024 Konstsamfundet announced that it is selling a major part of KSF Media to Swedish Bonnier News. Bonnier News became the majority shareholder of KSF Media with 51% of shares owned.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-01 |title=KSF Media och Bonnier News ingår långsiktigt samarbetsavtal – Konstsamfundet |url=https://konstsamfundet.fi/ksf-media-och-bonnier-news-ingar-langsiktigt-samarbetsavtal/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |language=sv-SE}}
{{Lang|sv|Borgåbladet}} was originally published five times per week{{cite web|title=Swedish in Finland|url=http://www.uoc.edu/euromosaic/web/document/suec/an/e1/e1.html|publisher=Universitat Oberta de Catalunya|accessdate=7 January 2015|date=17 April 1998}} with its headquarters in Porvoo.{{cite web|title=Minority daily press in Finland|url=http://www.gfbv.it/5edicola/edicolmin/finn.html|work=GFBV|accessdate=8 January 2015}}
The circulation of {{Lang|sv|Borgåbladet}} was 9,020 copies in 1996. The paper had a circulation of 7,798 copies in 2010 and 7,523 copies in 2011.{{cite web|author=Katja Lehtisaari|display-authors=etal|title=Media Convergence and Business Models: Responses of Finnish Daily Newspapers|url=http://www.lamk.fi/english/business/Documents/Media_Convergence.pdf|publisher=University of Helsinki|accessdate=24 February 2015|location=Research Report|format=Research Report|date=2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225011357/http://www.lamk.fi/english/business/Documents/Media_Convergence.pdf|archive-date=25 February 2015|url-status=dead}}
In January 2015, {{Lang|sv|Borgåbladet}} and {{Lang|sv|Östra Nyland}} were amalgamated into the new newspaper Östnyland.[https://www.uppslagsverket.fi/sv/sok/view-170045-Borgaabladet Borgåbladet] at Uppslagverket Finland (in Swedish). In April 2024 Östnyland announced that it has changed its name back to Borgåbladet.{{Cite web |date=2024-04-27 |title=Borgåbladet är tillbaka – firar med ballonger, ämbar och folkfest på lördag |url=https://www.hbl.fi/2024-04-27/borgabladet-ar-tillbaka-firar-med-ballonger-ambar-och-folkfest-pa-lordag/ |access-date=2024-09-21 |website=Hufvudstadsbladet |language=sv}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.bbl.fi/ Borgåbladet] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206135944/http://www.bbl.fi/ |date=6 December 2021 }}
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Category:1860 establishments in Finland
Category:Newspapers established in 1860
Category:Daily newspapers published in Finland