Jakobstads Tidning

Jakobstads Tidning was first published on 21 December 1898^[1][2] originally as a weekly newspaper. In 2000, JT became a daily newspaper, having previously been published six times a week.^[3]

Its headquarters was located in Jakobstad with local offices located in Kokkola and Nykarleby. In 1996 the paper had a circulation of 11,972 copies.^[3] As of 2005^[update] JT's circulation was 12,130 copies, most of which were sold in Jakobstad and surrounding regions in northern Ostrobothnia.

In 2008 it merged with Österbottningen to form Österbottens Tidning.^[1][4] At the time of the merge, Jakobstads Tidning was the third largest Swedish-language newspaper in Finland in terms of circulation, behind Hufvudstadsbladet and Vasabladet.