Postimees
Postimees (Estonian for '[The] Postman') is an Estonian daily newspaper established on 5 June 1857, by Johann Voldemar Jannsen. In 1891, it became the first daily newspaper in Estonia. Its current editor-in-chief is Priit Hõbemägi. The paper has approximately 250 employees.
| "Seisame eesti rahvuse, keele ja kultuuri säilimise eest läbi aegade" | |
| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Postimees Group |
| Founder(s) | Johann Voldemar Jannsen |
| Editor-in-chief | Priit Hõbemägi |
| Deputy editor | Kalev Korv Aivar Reinap |
| Opinion editor | Martin Ehala |
| Sports editor | Henry Lääne |
| Photo editor | Erik Prozes |
| Founded | 5 June 1857 |
| Language | Estonian |
| Headquarters | Tartu maantee 80, 10112 Tallinn, Estonia |
| Circulation | 40,100 (April 2019) |
| ISSN | 1406-0981 |
| Website | www |
Postimees is currently published five days a week and has the largest circulation and readership in Estonia with 55,000 copies sold during the workweek and over 72,000 on weekends.
Ninety-seven per cent of the paper's circulation is subscription-based with only three per cent sold individually. The weekend edition of Postimees, published on Saturdays, includes several separate sections: AK (Arvamus ja Kultuur), Arter, and a television-guide.
The paper is owned by namesake media company Postimees Group (formerly known as Eesti Meedia), which a company owned by entrepreneur Margus Linnamäe has a full control since 2015.