Pirkka (magazine)

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Pirkka
CategoriesConsumer magazine
FrequencyTen times a year
PublisherDialogi
Year founded1933;89 years ago (1933)
CompanyK-Plus Oy
Country Finland
Based in Helsinki
Language Finnish
Website Pirkka

Pirkka is a Finnish language consumer magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. It has existed since 1933.

Contents

History and profile

Pirkka was established in 1933. [1] The magazine is part of K-Plus Oy, [1] a subsidiary of the K-food stores. The publisher is the Dialogi, a subsidiary of A-Lehdet. [2] It is a free magazine and is delivered to homes. Riitta Korhonen served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, [3] which has its headquarters in Helsinki. [4]

Pirkka is published ten times a year [4] and provides cooking recipes and practical ideas about interior decoration, renovation, building, clothing, beauty care and hobby interests. [1]

Circulation

Pirkka had a circulation of 1,482,000 copies in 2007. [5] In 2010 the magazine had over 2.9 million readers [1] and the same year its circulation was 1,720,000 copies. [6] It was the most read magazine in the country in 2012 with a readership of 2,912,000 people. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Pirkka and Dialogi to continue cooperation". FE Investegate. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Finland. Media Landscape". European Journalism Centre. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Riitta Korhonen appointed Editor-in-Chief of ET-lehti". Sanoma. 14 February 2012. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 The Europa World Year Book 2003. Taylor & Francis. 10 July 2003. p. 1615. ISBN   978-1-85743-227-5.
  5. ↑ Anne Austin; et al. (2008). "Western Europe Market & Media Fact" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Western Europe Media Facts. 2011 Edition" (PDF). ZenithOptimedia. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Magazine Facts 2011" (PDF). Aikakausmedia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

Further reading

Pirkka Nikspack, 2006, ISBN   951-1-20913-2

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