Saima (newspaper)

Saima was a Swedish language weekly newspaper which was published in Kuopio, Finland.[1] It was one of the first Swedish language newspapers in Finland. The paper adopted the libertarian theory of the press[2] which would lead to its closure in 1846 soon after its start in 1844.

Saima
TypeWeekly newspaper
Founder(s)Johan Vilhelm Snellman
Founded1844
LanguageSwedish
Ceased publication1846
HeadquartersKuopio
CountryFinland

History and profile

Saima was founded by Johan Vilhelm Snellman, a Swedish-origin Finnish politician, in 1844.[1] He was also the editor-in-chief of the paper which was one of the earliest examples of the active and critical publications.[3][4] The paper was headquartered in Kuopio[5][6] and came out weekly.[7] It addressed the Swedish-speaking upper and middle classes.[8] Soon after its start Saima became one of the leading publications in the country.[8]

Snellman published articles on nationality, language and literature in the paper.[9] He argued in an article in the second issue of Saima dated January 1844 that Finland did not have a national literature.[9] The paper ceased publication in 1846 when it was banned by the Russian Governor General Aleksandr Mensjikov due to its liberal political and cultural stance which were considered to be a threat to the rule of Grand Duke of Finland, Nicholas I.[4][6][8]

References
  1. Jani Marjanen; et al. (2019). "A National Public Sphere? Analyzing the Language, Location, and Form of Newspapers in Finland, 1771–1917". Journal of European Periodical Studies. 4 (1): 61. doi:10.21825/jeps.v4i1.10483. hdl:10138/309943. S2CID 203491119.
  2. Jukka Kortti (2018). "Religion and the cultural public sphere: The case of the Finnish liberal intelligentsia during the turmoil of the early twentieth century". History of European Ideas. 44 (1): 101. doi:10.1080/01916599.2017.1402800. hdl:10138/230911. S2CID 149117943.
  3. Jyrki Loima (2014). "A Case Study of Education and Nationalism: The Multicultural Fight for "Souls and Minds" in Finland, 1891–1921". The Historian. 76 (4): 752. doi:10.1111/hisn.12052. S2CID 142537776.
  4. Ilkka Mäkinen (Winter 2015). "From Literacy to Love of Reading: The Fennomanian Ideology of Reading in the 19th-century Finland". Journal of Social History. 49 (2): 294. doi:10.1093/jsh/shv039.
  5. Torsten Steinby (May 1963). "The Swedish Language Press in Finland". Gazette. 9 (2): 151. doi:10.1177/001654926300900213.
  6. Kaarle Nordenstreng (2017). "Freedom of Speech in Finland 1766-2016: A Byproduct of Political Struggles" (Book chapter). trepo.tuni.fi. hdl:10024/101849. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. Kaarle Nordenstreng (2017). "Freedom of Speech in Finland 1766-2016. A Byproduct of Political Struggles". In Ulla Carlsson; David Goldberg (eds.). The Legacy of Peter Forsskål. 250 Years of Freedom of Expression. Nordicom. p. 78. ISBN 978-91-87957-63-5.
  8. John H. Wuorinen (1965). A History of Finland. Chichester, NY; West Sussex: Columbia University Press. p. 157. doi:10.7312/wuor91426. ISBN 9780231883689.
  9. Ilkka Mäkinen (2016). "Found in Translations: J.V. Snellman's (1806–1881) Thoughts on Translations as a way to Strengthen the Finnish National Literature". Knygotyra. 66: 52. doi:10.15388/kn.v66i0.10017.
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