[1] Johanna Lahti has been the editor-in-chief of Ilta-Sanomat since November 2019, when the previous editor-in-chief Tapio Sadeoja retired after 38 years in office.

[2] The paper was established in 1932 as the afternoon edition of Helsingin Sanomat.

[3] Ilta-Sanomat is published in tabloid format six times per week.

[8] The circulation of Ilta-Sanomat was 212,854 copies in 1993, making it the second largest newspaper in Finland after its sister paper Helsingin Sanomat.

[11] Its circulation was 218,829 copies in 2001, making it the second most read paper in the country.