Valvoja

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Valvoja
EditorHelmi Krohn
Thiodolf Rein
CategoriesCultural magazine
Founded1880
Final issue1922
Country Finland
Language Finnish

Valvoja (Finnish: Observer) was a Finnish language literary and cultural magazine that existed between 1880 and 1922.

History and profile

Valvoja was launched in 1880 by a group of individuals who would become prominent academics and politicians, [1] [2] including Arvid Järnefelt and Ernst Gustaf Palmen. [3] [4] The magazine was significantly influenced by a Danish magazine, Tilskueren . [3] The founding group adhered to classical liberalism and supported the ideas of John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin. [4] However, the magazine editors did not endorse naturalism. [5]

Helmi Krohn and Thiodolf Rein served as the editors-in-chief of the magazine. [3] [6] Juhani Aho, who was one of the early professional Finnish language authors, contributed to the magazine. [2] Another contributor was a member of Young Finns, Yrjö Koskelainen. [7] Valvoja was instrumental in reintroducing the views of Anders Chydenius who was among the pioneers of liberalism in Sweden and Finland. [4]

The magazine ceased publication in 1922. [8]

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