Periodical Newspapers Published by a Society in Turku. Tidningar Utgifne af et Sällskap i Åbo
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Title
- Newspapers Published by a Society in Turku.
Other Title
- Tidningar Utgifne af et Sällskap i Åbo
Summary
- Tidningar Utgifne Af et Sällskap i Åbo (Newspapers published by a society in Turku) was the first newspaper published in Finland. It was issued by the Aurora Society, a secret Finnish literary society founded at the Royal Academy of Turku in 1770. Most of Finland was at that time under Swedish rule, and the newspaper was in Swedish. (Åbo is the Swedish name for Turku.) The newspaper appeared between 1771 and 1785. It aimed to cover multiple topics, for example language, geography, history, and science, both for the amusement and education of as large an audience as possible. Presented here is the first issue of the newspaper, dated January 15, 1771. It contains an article pointing out similarities between the Hungarian, Sami, and Finnish languages, and the obvious differences with Swedish.
Names
- Frenckell, Johan Christopher, 1719-1779 Printer.
Created / Published
- Åbo : Aurora Society, Royal Academy of Turku, 1771-01-15.
Headings
- - Finland--Länsi-Suomen lääni--Turku
- - 1771-01-15
- - Finnish newspapers
- - Languages
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 8 pages ; 9 x 16 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: The National Library of Finland.
- - Content in Swedish.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
- - wdlserial complete
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2020741476
Online Format
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