Iltalehti was established in 1980[3] as the afternoon edition of the newspaper Uusi Suomi.

[citation needed] The Helsinki-based Alma Media is the owner of Iltalehti.

[9] His term ended in December 2013 when Petri Hakala was reappointed to the post.

[11] The 2001 circulation of the paper was 134,777 copies, making it the fourth most read newspaper in Finland.

[4] The circulation of the paper was 126,000 copies in 2003, making it the fourth best selling newspaper in the country.