Kansan Uutiset
Encyclopedia
Kansan Uutiset is a Finnish
weekly newspaper. It is the party organ of Left Alliance
.
Kansan Uutiset was founded in 1957 as the joint organ of Communist Party of Finland
(SKP) and Finnish People's Democratic League
(SKDL), both of which, until then, had had their own papers, Työkansan Sanomat (SKP) and Vapaa Sana (SKDL). Kansan Uutiset served the parties until their dissolution in 1990. The paper had close ties to the new Left Alliance, which was founded in 1990, but it did not declare itself the organ until 2000. In the 1990s Kansan Uutiset called itself an "independent left paper".
Until 1990 Kansan Uutiset was owned by the organisations publishing it. SKP and SKDL also directed the paper through its council and board. New arrangements were made after the parties were gone. A joint stock company was founded, and the new owners were, for example, left-wing trade unions, banks and foundations. The Left Alliance did not directly own any stocks. Nowadays, Yrjö Sirola Foundation has majority of the stocks.
KU was published four days a week until September 2009, after which it became a weekly. The KU website, however, is updated every day.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
weekly newspaper. It is the party organ of Left Alliance
Left Alliance (Finland)
The Left Alliance is a left-wing political party in Finland. It was founded on the basis of the Finnish People's Democratic League and the Communist Party of Finland in 1990....
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Kansan Uutiset was founded in 1957 as the joint organ of Communist Party of Finland
Communist Party of Finland
The Communist Party of Finland was a communist political party in Finland. The SKP was a section of Comintern and illegal in Finland until 1944.SKP did not participate in any elections with its own name. Instead, front organisations were used...
(SKP) and Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League
Finnish People's Democratic League was a Finnish political organisation with the aim of uniting those left of the Finnish Social Democratic Party...
(SKDL), both of which, until then, had had their own papers, Työkansan Sanomat (SKP) and Vapaa Sana (SKDL). Kansan Uutiset served the parties until their dissolution in 1990. The paper had close ties to the new Left Alliance, which was founded in 1990, but it did not declare itself the organ until 2000. In the 1990s Kansan Uutiset called itself an "independent left paper".
Until 1990 Kansan Uutiset was owned by the organisations publishing it. SKP and SKDL also directed the paper through its council and board. New arrangements were made after the parties were gone. A joint stock company was founded, and the new owners were, for example, left-wing trade unions, banks and foundations. The Left Alliance did not directly own any stocks. Nowadays, Yrjö Sirola Foundation has majority of the stocks.
KU was published four days a week until September 2009, after which it became a weekly. The KU website, however, is updated every day.
Editors
- Jarno Pennanen (1957)
- Jorma Simpura (1957–1974)
- Erkki Kauppila (1974–1988)
- Yrjö Rautio (1988–2004)
- Janne Mäkinen (2004–2008)
- Jouko Joentausta (2008–)