Det Vita Finland was a political newspaper published by the Whites during the Finnish Civil War. It served as the Swedish- language parallel to the Valkoinen Suomi [fi] newspaper and was published in the city of Vaasa in Pohjanmaa.[1] The Newspaper was to be published every day at 8 am, except Monday. The editors of the newspaper were Richard Malmberg [fi], Johannes Näse and A. J. Dahl.[2]

Det Vita Finland
TypeDaily newspaper
PublisherMannerheim's Advisory Board
Editor-in-chiefRichard Malmberg
EditorJohannes Näse, A. J. Dahl
FoundedMarch 1918
Political alignmentAnti-communist
LanguageSwedish
Ceased publicationApril 1918
HeadquartersVaasanpuistikko 26
CityVaasa
CountryFinland
Circulation22

The newspaper served as a method of publishing the official position on stances of the Vaasa Senate and Mannerheim, along with publishing patriotic texts, news stories about the events in the Civil War and international relations relating to Finland. Eventually the Newspaper was limited and eventually ceased to publish in April, following its limitation by the armed forces and senate.[1][3]

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  1. ^ a b "Lehdet julistivat yhtä totuutta rintaman kahden puolen – Svinhuvfud" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ^ Information listed on the newspaper
  3. ^ "Maaliskuu – Svinhuvfud" (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-10-14.