Kotiliesi

Kotiliesi
Categories
FrequencyBimonthly
PublisherOtava Media Oy
FounderHedvig Gebhard
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
First issueDecember 1922
CompanyOtava Group
CountryFinland
Based inHelsinki
LanguageFinnish
WebsiteKotiliesi
ISSN0023-4281

Kotiliesi (Finnish: Fireside) is a bimonthly family and women's magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1922, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country and is the first Finnish magazine addressing housewives.

History and profile

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Kotiliesi was first published in December 1922,[1][2] being the first specialized magazine for housewives in the country.[3] The original motto of the magazine was "Home is society's heart."[1] Its founder and one of the editors was Hedvig Gebhard, who was a journalist and the member of the Finnish Party.[4] She served at the Parliament.[1] The founding publishing company was SanomaWSOY, which started its business activities in the magazine publishing sector with the establishment of Kotiliesi.[5] The headquarters of the magazine is in Helsinki.[2]

The magazine is part of the Otava Group[6] and is published bimonthly[7] by Otava Media Oy.[8] Its former publisher was Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy.[9][10]

Alli Viherheimo is the first editor-in-chief of Kotiliesi.[1] Mandi Hannula, a woman member of the Parliament, contributed to the magazine in the 1920s.[1] It originally focused on articles about home economics, kitchen architecture and domestic duties.[11] In 1968 the magazine covered articles on the need for reforms related to schooling, education, social security and employment patterns for women.[12] At the end of the 1990s the magazine changed its focus from social topics and policies to personal well-being, families and babies.[12] Later the magazine expanded its coverage to include articles on food, decoration, family business, health among others.[13]

Circulation

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Kotiliesi had a circulation of 645,000 copies in 2003.[14] The magazine sold 160,700 copies in 2006.[9] Its circulation fell to 152,700 copies in 2007.[10] It was the third best-selling Finnish women's magazine in 2009 with a circulation of 140,000 copies.[15] Its circulation slightly rose to 141,520 copies in 2010.[7][15] It sold 137,772 copies in 2011 and 119,105 copies in 2012.[7] The magazine had a circulation of 137,772 copies in 2013, making it the seventh best-selling magazine in Finland.[8]

See also

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List of magazines in Finland

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Anu Pylkkänen (1999). Ægteskab i Norden fra Saxo til i dag (in Danish). Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 213. ISBN 978-92-893-0339-2.
  2. ^ a b The Europa World Year Book 2003. New York; London: Europa Publications. 2003. p. 1615. ISBN 978-1-85743-227-5.
  3. ^ Kjetil Fallan (2013). Scandinavian Design: Alternative Histories. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 85. ISBN 978-0-85785-218-2.
  4. ^ Aura Korppi-Tommola. "The first women Members of Parliament in Finland, 1907-1908". Helsinki. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "SanomaWSOY Corporation History". Funding Universe. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  6. ^ "About Otavamedia". Otavamedia. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Top 50 Magazines". IFABC. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b "Consumer magazines: Top ten titles by circulation 2013". Nordicom. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  9. ^ a b "Top ten titles by circulation/issue 2006". Nordicom. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  10. ^ a b Eva Harrie (2009). "The Nordic Media Market" (PDF). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. Göteborg. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  11. ^ Elsa Saarela; Ressun Lukio. "Life Undergoing Change in the 20th Century". HYOL. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  12. ^ a b Laura Saarenmaa; Iiris Ruoho (2014). "Women's magazines in the Nordic style: Politics, politicians and the welfare state". European Journal of Communication. 29 (3): 289–303. doi:10.1177/0267323114523887. S2CID 144485316.
  13. ^ "Kotiliesi". Lehti Maailma (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
  14. ^ Kaisa Nykanen; Tarja Suominen; Merja Nikkonen (2011). "Representations of hysterectomy as a transition process in Finnish women's and health magazines". Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences. 25 (3): 608–616. doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00861.x. PMID 21244456.
  15. ^ a b "Magazine Facts 2011" (PDF). Aikakausmedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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