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.
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| Frequency | Bimonthly |
| Publisher | Otava Media Oy |
| Founder | Hedvig Gebhard |
| Founded | 1922 |
| First issue | December 1922 |
| Company | Otava Group |
| Country | Finland |
| Based in | Helsinki |
| Language | Finnish |
| Website | Kotiliesi |
| ISSN | 0023-4281 |
History and profile
editKotiliesi 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
editKotiliesi 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
editReferences
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- ^ a b Eva Harrie (2009). "The Nordic Media Market" (PDF). Nordicom, University of Gothenburg. Göteborg. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ Elsa Saarela; Ressun Lukio. "Life Undergoing Change in the 20th Century". HYOL. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kotiliesi". Lehti Maailma (in Finnish). Retrieved 12 April 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Magazine Facts 2011" (PDF). Aikakausmedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2015.