Nine journalists working for the news agency will be laid off. An extension is planned for SPT’s language guardians instead.
Finnish Swedish the news agency Svensk Presstjänst (SPT) will close at the end of the year, says Hufvudstadsbladet. The news agency is owned by KSF Media, HSS Media and Åbo Underrättelser.
SPT’s editor-in-chief Henri Forssin According to him, the closure of the news agency will leave a gap in Swedish-language journalism in Finland.
Chairman of the Board of SPT, who heads the news agency Tom Simolan However, the cessation of operations will not significantly affect the quantity or quality of Swedish-language news coverage in Finland.
“Responsibility just shifts [uutistoimiston] owners, ”Simola tells STT.
Nine a journalist who worked for a news agency will be laid off. The journalists worked in Helsinki, Turku and Vaasa.
The news agency has also been staffed by language staff. According to Forssi and Simola, the solution is to find a solution for the continuation of these two language guardians.
“It is an area we want to continue investing in. At the end of the year, it will be clear what kind of solution it will have, ”says Simola.
Simolan according to which the termination decision was taken for financial reasons. A total of 60 percent of the funding came from the state and private parties.
“Funding is uncertain when viewed in the long run. The company’s finances have been a bit challenging every year, not knowing what subsidies will be available next year. In addition, there has been no willingness to increase customer fees. ”
According to Simola, the decision to stop is better made now that the situation is still under control.
“Don’t just continue from year to year and end up in a situation where nothing can be done.”
News agency was built in 2017 by expanding the existing SPT. As a news agency, it served Swedish-speaking Finland, focusing on the Helsinki metropolitan area, the Turku region and Ostrobothnia.
Correction 28.10. at 19.53. Fixed design since starting a news agency. The case alleged that SPT started operations in 2017. At that time, the existing SPT was expanded.
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