Type | Daily newspaper |
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Publisher | Ladottu Meali Oy |
Founded | 1957 |
Political alignment | Left socialism |
Language | Finnish |
Ceased publication | 13 October 1972 |
Headquarters | Helsinki |
Country | Finland |
Päivän Sanomat ( Finnish: Daily News) was a left socialist newspaper published between 1957 and 1972 in Helsinki, Finland. Its subtitle was ammattiyhdistys- ja työläisurheiluväen sanomalehti ( Finnish: Newspaper of trade union and workers). [1] It was financed by the Soviet Union during its early years.
Päivän Sanomat was launched in 1957 by the members of a dissident group, Social Democratic League, who left the Social Democratic Party. [2] Its establishment was funded by the Soviet Union. [2] The paper was first published by the publishing house which also published the communist paper Kansan Uutiset. [2] Later its publisher became Ladottu Meali Oy based in Helsinki. [3] The founding editor-in-chief was Matti Kurjensaari. [4] Emil Skog joined its editorial board in 1959. [4]
Päivän Sanomat had a left socialist leaning [5] and was published daily except Sunday. [3] When Norwegian Army joined a number of manoeuvres with the NATO forces in northern Norway from 1962, the Soviet Union criticized Norway. [5] About this incident Päivän Sanomat adopted a moderate stance arguing that Norway should not damage the Nordic balance. [5] The paper and Kansan Uutiset both condemned the anti-Soviet discourse of the Chinese ruler Mao Zedong. [6]
The paper folded on 13 October 1972 with the publication of the last issue numbered 190. [3]
Päivän Sanomat sold 60,000 copies in 1958 and 90,000 copies in 1959. [4]