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| Type | Newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Alma Media |
| Founded | 1980; 44 years ago (1980) |
| Political alignment | Neutral[1] |
| Headquarters | Helsinki |
| Circulation | 78,617 (2013) |
| Sister newspapers | Aamulehti Kauppalehti |
| Website | iltalehti.fi |
Iltalehti (literally "Evening newspaper")[2] is a tabloid newspaper published in Helsinki, Finland.
Iltalehti was established in 1980[3] as afternoon edition of newspaper Uusi Suomi.[citation needed] Alma Media is the owner of Iltalehti[3] which is based in Helsinki.[4] Its sister newspapers are Aamulehti and Kauppalehti.[5] Iltalehti is published in tabloid format[6] six times per week.[7][8]
Petri Hakala served as the editor-in-chiefofIltalehti.[4] On 1 September 2010 Panu Pokkinen was appointed to the post.[9] His term ended in December 2013 when Petri Hakala was reappointed to the post.[10]
The circulation of Iltalehti was 105,059 copies in 1993.[11] The 2001 circulation of the paper was 134,777 copies, making it the fourth most read newspaper in Finland.[7] In 2002 Iltalehti had a circulation of 132,836 copies on weekdays.[4] The circulation of the paper was 126,000 copies in 2003, making it the fourth best selling newspaper in the country.[5][12] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 130,000 copies.[13]
The paper had a circulation of 130,290 copies in 2005[6][14] and of 133,007 copies in 2006.[15] Its circulation was 131,150 copies in 2007.[6] In 2008 Iltalehti was the third largest newspaper in Finland.[16] Of tabloid newspapers, the paper had a market share of 40% and its biggest (and only) rival Ilta-Sanomat had a market share of 60% in 2008.[16] Its circulation was 122,548 copies in 2008 and it dropped to 112,778 copies in 2009.[17] It was 107,052 copies in 2010[17] and 102,124 copies in 2011.[8] It fell to 91,219 copies in 2012[14] and to 78,617 copies in 2013.[18]
In 2010 the online version of Iltalehti was the most visited website in Finland in 2010 and was visited by 1,937,156 people per week.[19]
In May 2015 it was the 6th the most popular website in the country according to Alexa.[20]
Media related to Iltalehti at Wikimedia Commons
