Canadan Sanomat
Encyclopedia
Canadan Sanomat is a weekly Finnish language
newspaper
in Thunder Bay
, Ontario
, Canada
. It is headquartered in the Finnish Labour Temple
.
The paper is published by Vapaa Sana Press Ltd.
Canadan Sanomat was launched by Aarre Ertolahti, who had been employed at Canadan Uutiset during its final phase as well as briefly in the 1970s. Dating back to 1915, Canadan Uutiset had been published in Thunder Bay. Earlier it had been close to the League of Loyal Finns (a right wing Finnish central organization in Canada, opposed to the Finnish Organization of Canada). However, for decades Canadan Uutiset had been a Finnish community paper in Thunder Bay, without appreciable political color. Nationally, Canadan Uutiset was a competitor to the Toronto based Vapaa Sana. In 1995 Canadan Uutiset was bought by a Florida based Finnish newspaper owner. The entire "Uutiset Group" of newspapers ran into difficulties though and Canadan Uutiset closed down after the Christmas issue came out in December 2000. Canadan Sanomat was founded in April 2001 after an interim period with no Finnish language paper being published in Thunder Bay. In 2004 Vapaa Sana Press Ltd. (the publisher of Vapaa Sana, Toronto) purchased the Canadan Sanomat publication rights. Vapaa Sana Press Ltd. has continued the publication of Canadan Sanomat in its traditional form. In contrast to Vapaa Sana (Toronto), Canadan Sanomat has no English and advertises itself as the "most Finnish newspaper in Canada".
Finnish language
Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland Primarily for use by restaurant menus and by ethnic Finns outside Finland. It is one of the two official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden. In Sweden, both standard Finnish and Meänkieli, a...
newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is headquartered in the Finnish Labour Temple
Finnish Labour Temple
The Finnish Labour Temple is a Finnish-Canadian cultural and community centre and a local landmark located at 314 Bay Street in the Finnish quarter in Thunder Bay, Ontario....
.
The paper is published by Vapaa Sana Press Ltd.
Canadan Sanomat was launched by Aarre Ertolahti, who had been employed at Canadan Uutiset during its final phase as well as briefly in the 1970s. Dating back to 1915, Canadan Uutiset had been published in Thunder Bay. Earlier it had been close to the League of Loyal Finns (a right wing Finnish central organization in Canada, opposed to the Finnish Organization of Canada). However, for decades Canadan Uutiset had been a Finnish community paper in Thunder Bay, without appreciable political color. Nationally, Canadan Uutiset was a competitor to the Toronto based Vapaa Sana. In 1995 Canadan Uutiset was bought by a Florida based Finnish newspaper owner. The entire "Uutiset Group" of newspapers ran into difficulties though and Canadan Uutiset closed down after the Christmas issue came out in December 2000. Canadan Sanomat was founded in April 2001 after an interim period with no Finnish language paper being published in Thunder Bay. In 2004 Vapaa Sana Press Ltd. (the publisher of Vapaa Sana, Toronto) purchased the Canadan Sanomat publication rights. Vapaa Sana Press Ltd. has continued the publication of Canadan Sanomat in its traditional form. In contrast to Vapaa Sana (Toronto), Canadan Sanomat has no English and advertises itself as the "most Finnish newspaper in Canada".