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Fyren
''Fyren'' ( sv, The Lighthouse) was a satirical magazine focusing on politics which was published in Helsinki, Finland, between 1898 and 1922. It described itself as a social satire publication which supported free visual and written expressions. History and profile ''Fyren'' was started in Helsinki in 1898. Rafael Lindqvist was the editor-in-chief of the magazine which targeted educated classes. The magazine declared that it was not interested in party politics. However, it adopted an anti-Semitic and anti-Bolshevik political stance and supported Swedish nationalism and conservatism. Major contributors of ''Fyren'' included the cartoonists Alex Federley, Emil Cedercreutz, Signe Hammarsten-Jansson and Antti Favén. It was subject to strict censorship by the Russian authorities until the independence of Finland in 1917. In addition, a cartoonist of the magazine, Eric Vasström, was imprisoned for three months due to a caricature depicting a Russian noblewoman dancing with a Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuulispää
''Tuulispää'' was a satirical magazine which existed between 1903 and 1957. It was the media outlet of conservative nationalism in Finland. However, the magazine described itself as a representative of genuine satire and humor without any party affiliation. History and profile ''Tuulispää'' was started in 1903 as a successor of '' Matti Meikäläinen'', another satirical magazine which was closed by Governor General Bobrikov in Summer 1899. Although the magazine claimed that it had a political stance, it also declared that it had no political party affiliation. ''Tuulispää'' was close to the Finnish-speaking Fennoman groups consisting of small landowners and independent farmers. This group was one of the active factions involving in the discussions about the Finnishness, Finnish culture The culture of Finland combines indigenous heritage, as represented for example by the country's national languages Finnish (a Uralic language) and Swedish (a Germanic language), the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |