Ylioppilaslehti
Encyclopedia
Ylioppilaslehti is a Finnish
student newspaper
founded in 1913. The paper is published by a private company Ylioppilaslehden kustannus Oy that is owned by the Student Union
of the University of Helsinki
. The paper is the largest student paper in Finland with a circulation of 35,000 copies. In addition to affairs related to university studies, the paper covers areas such as culture
and social issues
.
, Ylioppilaslehti often took a stance against the Swedish language
and communism
. In the post-war period the paper oriented towards supporting western democracy
whilst becoming increasingly left-wing during the Cold War
era.
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...
student newspaper
Student newspaper
A student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
founded in 1913. The paper is published by a private company Ylioppilaslehden kustannus Oy that is owned by the Student Union
Student unionism in Finland
In Finland the higher education system comprises two parallel sectors: universities and universities of applied sciences . Universities are characterised by scientific research and the highest education based thereon...
of the University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
. The paper is the largest student paper in Finland with a circulation of 35,000 copies. In addition to affairs related to university studies, the paper covers areas such as culture
Culture
Culture is a term that has many different inter-related meanings. For example, in 1952, Alfred Kroeber and Clyde Kluckhohn compiled a list of 164 definitions of "culture" in Culture: A Critical Review of Concepts and Definitions...
and social issues
Social issues
Social issues are controversial issues which relate to people's personal lives and interactions. Social issues are distinguished from economic issues...
.
History
In the 1920s and 1930s, during which the student union of the university was in total control of the nationalistic Academic Karelia SocietyAcademic Karelia Society
The Academic Karelia Society was a Finnish elitist nationalist and Finno-Ugric activist organization aiming at the growth and improvement of newly independent Finland, founded by academics and students of the University of Finland in 1922...
, Ylioppilaslehti often took a stance against the Swedish language
Finland's language strife
The language strife was one of the major conflicts of Finland's national history and domestic politics. It revolved around the question of what status Swedish—the language which since the Middle Ages had been the main language of administration and high culture in Finland—and, on the other hand,...
and communism
Anti-communism
Anti-communism is opposition to communism. Organized anti-communism developed in reaction to the rise of communism, especially after the 1917 October Revolution in Russia and the beginning of the Cold War in 1947.-Objections to communist theory:...
. In the post-war period the paper oriented towards supporting western democracy
Western Bloc
The Western Bloc or Capitalist Bloc during the Cold War refers to the powers allied with the United States and NATO against the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact...
whilst becoming increasingly left-wing during the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
era.
Notable editors
- Vilho AnnalaVilho AnnalaVilho Annala was a Finnish civil servant, academic and far right politician.-Early years:...
(1916-1919) - Vilho HelanenVilho HelanenVilho Veikko Päiviö Helanen was a Finnish civil servant and politician....
(1924-1926) - Urho KekkonenUrho KekkonenUrho Kaleva Kekkonen , was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland and later as the eighth President of Finland . Kekkonen continued the “active neutrality” policy of his predecessor President Juho Kusti Paasikivi, a doctrine which came to be known as the “Paasikivi–Kekkonen...
(1927-1928) - Paavo LipponenPaavo LipponenPaavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005...
(1963-1965)