Alma Media - History in Brief

History in Brief

• Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seuran Kirjapainon Osakeyhtiö (Finnish Literature Society's Printing Company Ltd) starts operating in 1849 and prints the Suometar newspaper.
• Alma’s biggest newspapers are founded around the century: Satakunnan Kansa (1873), Aamulehti (1881), Kauppalehti (1898), Pohjolan Sanomat (1915), Kainuun Sanomat (1917) and Lapin Kansa (1928). Iltalehti was founded in1980.
• Tampereen Kirjapaino Oy and Uusi Suomi Oy are merged in 1988 to become one of Finland's largest newspaper publishers. The new company was later named Aamulehti Corporation.
• Over the years, company expands its business from newspapers to online services, television and radio.
• Alma Media Corporation officially begins operating on 1998.
• A major restructuring took place in Alma Media in 2005. The company divested its broadcasting business and decided to focus on publishing newspapers, business information and online marketplaces.
• In December 2011 Alma acquired LMC s.r.o. Czech leading provider of Jobs.cz, Prace.cz, Topjobs.sk jobboards and LMC G2 e-recruitment solution.