Rautakirja

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Rautakirja Oy was a Finnish company operating subsidiary businesses such as R-kioski. [1]

Rautakirja Oy operates in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Germany and Russia. Rautakirja Oy owns the Estonian company AS Rautakirja Estonia.

On the 25 August 2011, it was announced that Rautakirja will sell the Suomalainen Kirjakauppa segment of its business to Otava for in excess of 27 million euro. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Rautakirja - over 210 million annual sales contacts". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-26. Company information - rautakirja.fi
  2. Major Finnish publishing company Otava to buy Finland’s largest bookstore chain - hs.fi
  3. "Rautakirja - over 210 million annual sales contacts". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-26. Rautakirja announcement - rautakirja.fi