Karjalainen ( Fin. Karjalainen , Karel) is the eleventh largest newspaper in circulation in Finland and the main regional newspaper in the province of North Karelia in Eastern Finland. The editors are located in Joensuu . The number of readers of the printed and electronic version reaches 140 thousand. The newspaper was founded in 1874 under the name "Karelka" ( Fin. Karjalatar ), it is the third oldest newspaper in Finland in Finnish. Karjalainen is published by the Pohjois-Karjalan Kirjapaino Group , which also publishes other regional newspapers: the free Karjalan Haley ( fin. Karjalan Heili ), Lieksan Lehti ( fin. Lieksan Lehti ), Pogostan Sanomat ( fin. Pogostan Sanomat) ) ( Ilomantsi ) and others [2] . The main shareholder of the publishing house is the Laakkonen family .
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| Original title | Karjalainen |
| Type of | Daily Subscription Newspaper |
| Format | tabloid (since 2016) |
| Publisher | Pohjois-karjalan kirjapaino oy |
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| Chief Editor | Pasi Koivumaa (since 2008) |
| Founded | 1874 |
| Political affiliation | independent (until 1994, the "National Coalition") |
| Tongue | Finnish |
| Main office | Kosti Aaltosen tie 9, 80140 Joensuu |
| Circulation | 34 565 (2016) [1] |
| Web site | karjalainen.fi |
Karjalainen is a member of the Väli-Suomen Media Oy consortium, which today consists of four newspapers (Karjalainen, Savon Sanomat ( Fin. Savon Sanomat , Izvestia Savo ), Keskisuomalainen ( Fin. Keskisuomalainen , Central Finn) ) and Etelä-Suomen Sanomat ( Fin. Etelä-Suomen Sanomat , “News of Southern Finland”). The consortium publishes the Sunday app Sunnuntaisuomalainen ( Finn. Sunnuntaisuomalainen ).