Helsingin Sanomat

'Helsingin Sanomat'
TypeDaily newspaper
FormatCompact
Owner(s)Sanoma
EditorErja Yläjärvi
Founded1889 (1889) as Päivälehti
1905 as Helsingin Sanomat
Political alignmentLiberalism
LanguageFinnish
HeadquartersHelsinki, Finland
Circulation339,437 (2019)
Websitewww.hs.fi

Helsingin Sanomat, abbreviated HS and colloquially known as Hesari, is the largest subscription newspaper in Finland and the Nordic countries, owned by Sanoma. Except after certain holidays, it is published daily. Its name derives from that of the Finnish capital, Helsinki, where it is published. It is considered a newspaper of record for Finland.