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| Format | Broadsheet |
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| Publisher | Raivaaja Publishing Company |
| Founded | Jan. 1905 |
| Language | Finnish (Finnish and English in later years.) |
| Ceased publication | 2009 |
| Headquarters | 164 Elm St. Fitchburg, Massachusetts |
| OCLC number | 13677702 |
| Website | raivaaja |
Raivaaja (English: The Pioneer) was a Finnish-language newspaper published from 1905 to 2009 in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, by Raivaaja Publishing Company. For the first three decades of its existence the publication was closely associated with the Socialist Party of America (SPA). In 1936 as part of a large factional split in the SPA, the former Finnish Socialist Federation severed its connection to become the "Finnish American League for Democracy," with Raivaaja remaining the official organ of this remodeled organization.
During its final years the publication included both English language and Finnish language content. It was last edited by Marita Cauthen from 1984 until its termination in 2009. Today the not-for-profit Raivaaja Foundation still runs a website and an online bookstore.