Vasabladet

Vasabladet is the second oldest newspaper in Finland which is still in circulation (following Åbo Underrättelser), the first edition having been published on 7 May 1856.^[1] Until 1939, its name was Wasabladet, reflecting the old spelling of the Swedish name for Vaasa. Its headquarters is located in Vaasa^[2] (Vasa in Swedish).

Vasabladet is part of and is published by HSS Media.^[3] The paper is published six times per week. In May 2013, parts of the online news content were locked behind a hard paywall.

In 1989 Vasabladet sold 27,000 copies.^[4] In 2009 its circulation was 22,493 copies, most of which were sold in Vaasa and surrounding areas in Ostrobothnia. The circulation of the paper was 19,325 copies in 2013.^[5]

The newspaper is a member of MIDAS (European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages).^[6]

• Vasabladet website
• Media related to Vasabladet at Wikimedia Commons