Kaleva

Kaleva or Kalevi may refer to:

Kaleva (newspaper)

Kaleva is a Finnish subscription newspaper published in Oulu, Finland.

History and profile

Kaleva was founded in 1899 by Juho Raappana. The owner of the paper is Kaleva Kustannus Oy and its publisher is Kaleva publishing house. The paper is based in Oulu and is published in broadsheet format.

Although Kaleva has a neutral stance and no political affiliation, the paper supported the Progress Party until 1953. Since 2009 Markku Mantila has been serving as the editor-in-chief of Kaleva.

In 2011 Kaleva published a report on the sexual abuse of children by the members of the Conservative Laestadianism, leading to public angry and cancellation of subscription by nearly 200 readers.

Circulation

In 1993 Kaleva had a circulation of 95,118 copies. Its circulation was 83,151 copies in 2001. It had a circulation of 82,600 copies in 2003. The 2004 circulation of the paper was 82,566 copies and it was the fourth best-selling paper in the country. The same year the paper had a readership of 221,000.

Kaleva (Tampere)

Kaleva is an eastern part of the city of Tampere, Finland. The population of Kaleva is approximately 10,000 (2005).

The most notable landmark is the Kaleva Church, built between 1959 and 1966.

Kaleva has many educational institutions, the folk high school Sampola and vocational school of economics, two high schools (lukio); Kalevan lukio and Sammon keskuslukio, and two comprehensive schools. It's also the home of the biggest swimming hall in Tampere.

Most locals are students from Tampere University or pensioners. In 2007 Kaleva topped being the most poor part of the town.

Coordinates: 61°29′50″N 23°48′0″E / 61.49722°N 23.80000°E / 61.49722; 23.80000