Press Release: Finnish News Agency STT Goes Live with Superdesk
The Finnish News Agency STT has successfully completed its transition to Superdesk, Sourcefabric’s open-source newsroom content management system, which is now fully operational across the agency’s news production workflows.
The launch marks a major milestone in the long-standing collaboration between STT and Sourcefabric. Built on Superdesk’s new, asynchronous architecture, the implementation supports STT’s high-volume, real-time news production and planning.
“It’s great to see that, based on the collaboration with the Finnish news agency STT, Sourcefabric could strengthen its open source software for the news industry by benefiting from the knowledge and experience STT has, especially in regard to planning news production in a 24/7 news cycle,” said Gideon Lehmann, Chief Product Officer at Sourcefabric.
STT has been working with Sourcefabric since 2018, when it first joined the Newshub family. Since then, the partnership has expanded to include co-develop and implementation of several projects, including a real-time planning tool that gives news agency customers a direct window into STT’s planning schedule, as well as award-winning AI-driven radio news initiatives built on Superdesk.
These earlier collaborations and projects laid the foundation for the full-scale Superdesk deployment now in use.
“Taking on Superdesk was for us an investment in STT’s future. To thrive in the competitive media scene and in the age of AI, we needed a modern system with flexibility and built-in integrations. We hope Superdesk evolves over the years to come with us as we adjust our operations to the changing needs of our clients and their clients”, said Maija Paikkala, Business Developer and Project Lead at STT.
By using Superdesk as its digital newsroom platform, STT strengthens its ability to deliver fast, accurate, and transparent journalism to its clients and audiences across Finland. Superdesk’s flexibility supports all of STT’s current workflows and future ones, particularly through integrations with external tools such as asset management, AI helpers, and other tools yet to come, allowing the newsroom to adapt as the news industry evolves.
About STT
Founded in 1887 and headquartered in Helsinki, STT is one of the world’s oldest news agencies, providing 24/7 news services to media outlets across Finland and beyond, along with communications and visual content services that help organisations reach their audiences.
About Sourcefabric
Sourcefabric is Europe's largest developer of open-source software for the news media industry. Headquartered in Prague, Czech Republic, Sourcefabric operates as a nonprofit organisation developing powerful open-source tools. Sourcefabric’s products include open-source headless CMS Superdesk, used by media organisations all over the world to plan, create, and publish journalism across platforms. Superdesk powers the editorial operations of national news agencies including the Australian Associated Press (AAP), The Canadian Press (CP), Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata (ANSA) and Belga.
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