''Alula'' was an

ornithological Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

magazine published in

Turku Turku ( ; ; sv, Åbo, ) is a city and former capital on the southwest coast of Finland at the mouth of the Aura River, in the region of Finland Proper (''Varsinais-Suomi'') and the former Turku and Pori Province (''Turun ja Porin lääni''; ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. The magazine was published on a quarterly basis. Initially it was published in both

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

and

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, but the final volumes were published in English only. It was aimed primarily at

birders Birdwatching, or birding, is the observing of birds, either as a recreational activity or as a form of citizen science. A birdwatcher may observe by using their naked eye, by using a visual enhancement device like binoculars or a telescope, by ...

with an interest in the birds of the Western Palearctic. The final issue of ''Alula'' was issued in 2008 (volume 14, issue 3) after which printing ceased in 2009 due to financial problems.

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Index of ''Alula'' articles
* 1995 establishments in Finland 2008 disestablishments in Finland Defunct magazines published in Finland English-language magazines Finnish-language magazines Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology Magazines established in 1995 Magazines disestablished in 2008 Mass media in Turku Quarterly magazines published in Finland {{europe-mag-stub