Ilta-Sanomat

Ilta-Sanomat is one of Finland's largest tabloid newspapers, published in Finnish from Helsinki. It covers news, sports, and entertainment in a popular format aimed at a broad readership and operates a major digital news platform. It is among the country's most-read news outlets.

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Ilta-Sanomat at a glance

Country: Finland
Region: Northern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Tabloid
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Ilta-Sanomat

Crosswire groups Ilta-Sanomat as Centrist for comparisons within Finland's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate.

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Where Ilta-Sanomat sits in Finland's press

Ilta-Sanomat is one of 6 outlets tracked in Finland, and one of 2 tabloids among them — the other being Iltalehti. By outlets tracked, Finland ranks 12th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Ilta-Sanomat outside Finland, starting with Northern Europe, are Aftonbladet (Sweden), Ekstra Bladet (Denmark), Õhtuleht (Estonia) and BILD (Germany). Opening one of them beside Ilta-Sanomat is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.