Urheilulehti

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Urheilulehti
Urheilulehti logo.jpg
EditorJohanna Lahti
CategoriesSports magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherSanoma Media Finland Oy
FounderIvar Wilskman
First issue1 January 1898;126 years ago (1898-01-01)
Country Finland
Based in Helsinki
Language Finnish
Website Urheilulehti

Urheilulehti is a popular weekly Finnish sports magazine. It is the second oldest sports journal in the World (after Italian La Gazzetta dello Sport ).

Contents

History and profile

Urheilulehti was founded by Ivar Wilskman in January 1898. [1] The magazine is published by A-lehdet Oy weekly on Thursdays. [2] [3] Its headquarters is in Helsinki. [3]

The current editor-in-chief of Urheilulehti is Jukka Rönkä. The Sports Library has all issues of the magazine. [1]

In 2013 Urheilulehti had a circulation of 31,453 copies. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Sports Library of Finland". Sports Library of Finland. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
  2. "Urheilulehti Sports Magazine". Alaicartagena 2013. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 "Rate cards. Urheilulehti". Aikakaus Media. Retrieved 21 November 2014.