Etelä-Suomen Sanomat

Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began publishing in 1914.^[3][4] The paper originated from the prior Lahden Lehti (1900–1909) and Lahden Sanomat (1909–1914) newspapers.^[3][5] The paper has a liberal editorial stance.^[4]

Heikki Hakala has served as editor-in-chief since 1996.^[6]

The circulation of Etelä-Suomen Sanomat began to grow during the 1940s.^[4] Its circulation was 67,185 copies in 2001.^[7] The 2004 circulation of the paper was 62,155 copies.^[8] The same year the paper had a readership of 145,000.^[8] The paper had a circulation of 60,889 copies.^[9] In 2007 the circulation of the paper was 61,003 copies.^[10]

In 2009 its circulation was 60,420 copies.^[11] Its circulation was 56,616 copies in 2011.^[12] The circulation of the paper was 51,537 copies in 2013.^[13]

• Oskar Marjanen 1914
• Kaarlo Kytömaa 1914–1915
• Jaakko Tervo 1915–1920
• Jalmari Niemi 1920–1927
• William Ilmoni 1927–1932
• Frans Keränen 1932–1962
• Tauno Lahtinen 1962–1983
• Olli Järvinen 1962–1973
• Eeva Rissanen 1972–1986
• Kauko Mäenpää 1984–1999
• Pentti Vuorio 1986–1995
• Heikki Hakala 1997–2014
• Perttu Kauppinen 2015–2018
• Markus Pirttijoki 2019–