SixDegrees (magazine)

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SixDegrees
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SixDegrees logo
Editor Alexis Kouros [1]
FrequencyMonthly
Format Tabloid
Founded2003
CompanyDream Catcher Ltd. [1]
CountryFinland
Based in Helsinki
Website www.6d.fi

SixDegrees is a monthly published free English language magazine in Finland. [2] It focuses on multicultural events, people, matters, and phenomena.

Contents

The magazine gets its name from the six degrees of separation, which is also what it is based off of. [3]

History

SixDegrees was founded in 2003 by Alexis Kouros, as the first independent English language magazine in Finland. The magazine started with a digital edition, along with a print edition. [4]

SixDegrees continued to be published daily online, as well as monthly in print, until 2016, when the latter of which was discontinued. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 English Language Monthly [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Sampsa Saikkonen; Paula Häkämies (5 January 2014). "Mapping Digital Media:Finland" (Report). Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  3. "What is SixDegrees?". 23 February 2009.
  4. https://www.f6s.com/member/alexiskouros#about
  5. "SixDegrees – Dream Catcher Productions".