| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Format | Tabloid |
| Owner(s) | Lapin Kansa Oy/Kaleva Oy |
| Publisher | Kaleva |
| Editor | Antti Kokkonen |
| Founded | 1928; 97 years ago (1928) |
| Political alignment | Neutral |
| Language | Finnish |
| Headquarters | Rovaniemi, Finland |
| Circulation | 10,000 (2024) |
| Website | www.lapinkansa.fi |
Lapin Kansa is a morning newspaper published inLapland, Finland.
Media said in 2024, that it will be published 3 times a week (print edition), and 6 times a week for the digital edition.[1]
Lapin Kansa was established in 1928.[2][3] The newspaper is based inRovaniemi.[4] The owner of the paper isAlma Media.[4][5] In June 2013 Kaleva publishing house began to publish the daily together with the group's other newspaperPohjolan Sanomat.[5]
Heikki Tuomi-Nikula is among the formereditors-in-chief of the paper.[4] On 1 October 2008 Johanna Korhonen was appointed the editor-in-chief.[4][6] However, she was fired immediately after her appointment due to the fact that she was alesbian.[4][7] Antti Kokkonen replaced her in the post.
In January 2011 the daily changed its format frombroadsheet to tabloid.[8] Since 2011Lapin Kansa has published news and reports in bothNorth Sami language andFinnish.[9]
In 2013Lapin Kansa had a circulation of 28,992 copies.[10]