Tiedonantaja
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Tiedonantaja is a Finnish
leftist weekly newspaper
. It is currently the party organ of the new Communist Party of Finland (SKP). Tiedonantaja was founded in 1968 and it served as the paper of the taistoist minority faction of the old SKP
until the opposition was expelled in the mid-1980s. In the late 1980s Tiedonantaja was also the organ of the electoral front Democratic Alternative
. The current editor-in-chief is Erkki Susi who was preceded by Urho Jokinen (1970–1983).
Tiedonantaja was first published irregularly by the Uusimaa
district organisation of the SKP. It became statewide after other taistoist districts joined, and in 1970 the paper became weekly. In 1972 Tiedonantaja was published three times a week and from 1973 onwards, four times a week. The paper reduced back to its weekly format in 1990.
In the 1970s Tiedonantaja had circulation of about 30,000. Over 50,000 people sent May Day
and new year
's greetings which were published in the special editions.
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...
leftist weekly 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...
. It is currently the party organ of the new Communist Party of Finland (SKP). Tiedonantaja was founded in 1968 and it served as the paper of the taistoist minority faction of the old SKP
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...
until the opposition was expelled in the mid-1980s. In the late 1980s Tiedonantaja was also the organ of the electoral front Democratic Alternative
Democratic Alternative (Finland)
Democratic Alternative was a political party in Finland. Deva was formed in 1986 by expelled members of the Communist Party of Finland and its mass front Finnish People's Democratic League...
. The current editor-in-chief is Erkki Susi who was preceded by Urho Jokinen (1970–1983).
Tiedonantaja was first published irregularly by the Uusimaa
Uusimaa
Uusimaa, or Nyland in Swedish, is a region in Finland. It borders the regions Finland Proper, Tavastia Proper, Päijänne Tavastia and Kymenlaakso...
district organisation of the SKP. It became statewide after other taistoist districts joined, and in 1970 the paper became weekly. In 1972 Tiedonantaja was published three times a week and from 1973 onwards, four times a week. The paper reduced back to its weekly format in 1990.
In the 1970s Tiedonantaja had circulation of about 30,000. Over 50,000 people sent May Day
May Day
May Day on May 1 is an ancient northern hemisphere spring festival and usually a public holiday; it is also a traditional spring holiday in many cultures....
and new year
New Year
The New Year is the day that marks the time of the beginning of a new calendar year, and is the day on which the year count of the specific calendar used is incremented. For many cultures, the event is celebrated in some manner....
's greetings which were published in the special editions.