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Sakala

Sakala may refer to:

  • Sagala, a city of ancient India
  • Sakala County, an ancient county in Estonia (nowadays for the most part Viljandi County)
  • Sakala (academic corporation), an Estonian academic corporation
  • Sakala (newspaper), an Estonian newspaper
  • Sakala, Ethiopia, a former district of Ethiopia, known as the source of the Blue Nile
  • Sakala, Nepal, a city in Nepal
  • Jaroslav Sakala, a Czech former ski jumper
  • Aleksandar-Pal Sakala, a Swedish author known for a book series about the Dinosaur Dino and his friends
  • Sakala Appachu Debrass, a former ramp model in India, ex Miss India runner up 1991
  • EML Sakala (M314), a Sandown-class minehunter of the Estonian Navy
Sakala (newspaper)

Sakala is an Estonian language daily newspaper first published in Viljandi on 11 March 1878 by Carl Robert Jakobson, a major figure of the Estonian national awakening period in the 19th century.

Sakala was the first political newspaper in Estonian. It was the most popular newspaper among Estonians in the late 19th century. Today it is the local newspaper of Viljandi County.

The masthead logo of Sakala was designed by Eduard Magnus Jakobson.