Etelä-Suomen Media

Etelä-Suomen Media Oy was a Finnish publishing company that operated as part of the Keskisuomalainen Oyj media group. Headquartered in Vantaa, it published 18 local newspapers and online publications across the Uusimaa and Pirkanmaa regions. The company's roots trace back to March 2013, when Suomen Lehtiyhtymä was acquired by Keskisuomalainen. The corporate structure was formally established at the beginning of 2015, when Keskisuomalainen Oyj consolidated its newspaper and city paper publishing companies into three regional entities: Etelä-Suomen Media, Keski-Suomen Media, and Savon Media. At that time, Suomen Lehtiyhtymä was almost entirely merged into Etelä-Suomen Media. As part of the Keskisuomalainen Group's expansion, some of Etelä-Suomen Media's newspapers were transferred to Kaakon Viestintä at the beginning of 2020. During the 2020s, the company underwent several change negotiations due to the challenging financial situation for print newspapers. It reduced publication frequency, discontinued some titles, and invested in online publications, while also reducing staff. The company's operations ended at the beginning of 2026, when it merged with other regional companies of the Keskisuomalainen Group to form Keskisuomalainen Media. Its former headquarters were located in Vantaa's Jokiniemi district, near Tikkurila railway station, at Väritehtaankatu 8, where it leased 1,200 square meters on the fourth floor of a large office building. The company and its approximately one hundred employees moved to the new building from Veromiehen Rälssitie in spring 2020.

Etelä-Suomen Media Oy was a Finnish publishing company that operated as part of the Keskisuomalainen Oyj media group. Its roots extend back to March 2013, when Suomen Lehtiyhtymä was acquired by Keskisuomalainen. The company was formally established at the beginning of 2015, when Keskisuomalainen Oyj streamlined its corporate structure and adopted a regional model. The group's newspaper and city paper publishing companies were consolidated into three entities: Etelä-Suomen Media Oy, Keski-Suomen Media Oy, and Savon Media Oy. In the same restructuring, Suomen Lehtiyhtymä was almost entirely merged into Etelä-Suomen Media. As the Keskisuomalainen Group expanded, some of Etelä-Suomen Media's newspapers were transferred to Kaakon Viestintä at the beginning of 2020. During the 2020s, the company conducted several change negotiations (muutosneuvottelut) due to the financial challenges of publishing print newspapers. In response, Etelä-Suomen Media reduced the publication frequency of its print newspapers, discontinued some titles, and invested in online publications. The company's workforce also decreased. The company's headquarters were located in Vantaa's Jokiniemi district, near Tikkurila railway station, at Väritehtaankatu 8. It leased 1,200 square meters on the fourth floor of a large office building. The company and its approximately one hundred employees moved to the new building from Veromiehen Rälssitie in spring 2020. The premises housed Etelä-Suomen Media's administration, the editorial offices of Helsingin Uutiset and Vantaan Sanomat, as well as employees of Mediatalo Keskisuomalainen's magazine group and the national key account sales unit MEKS. At the end of 2025, Etelä-Suomen Media published 18 local media and online publications in Uusimaa and Pirkanmaa. The company's operations ended at the beginning of 2026, when it merged with other regional companies of the Keskisuomalainen Group—Savo-Karjalan Media, Mediasepät, and Väli-Suomen Media—to form Päijänne Media, which was renamed Keskisuomalainen Media.

• 2026

  Merged with Savo-Karjalan Media, Mediasepät, and Väli-Suomen Media to form Päijänne Media, renamed Keskisuomalainen Media.

• 2020

  Some newspapers transferred to Kaakon Viestintä; headquarters moved to Väritehtaankatu 8 in Vantaa.

• 2015

  Etelä-Suomen Media Oy formally established as part of Keskisuomalainen's regional restructuring.

• 2013

  Suomen Lehtiyhtymä acquired by Keskisuomalainen in March.

Regional local news publisher within the Keskisuomalainen media group.

• Local newspapers in Uusimaa and Pirkanmaa

• Online publications

1. 1Keskisuomalainen Media Oy - Keskisuomalainenkeskisuomalainen.com
2. 2Etelä-Suomen Media - Wikidatawikidata.org
3. 3Etelä-Suomen Media - Wikipedia (Finnish)fi.wikipedia.org