''Hiidenkivi'' was a magazine which featured articles on

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, language and

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. The magazine existed between 1994 and 2012 and was headquartered in

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

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History and profile

''Hiidenkivi'' was founded by Elina Grundström in 1994. The first issue appeared on 28 January that year. Grundström was given the Finnish State Award for Public Information for her founding of the magazine in 1995. ''Hiidenkivi'' was affiliated with the

Institute for the Languages of Finland The Institute for the Languages of Finland,, from which the shortened name ''Kotus'' is derived, smn, Päikkieennâm kielâi tutkâmkuávdáš, se, Ruovttueatnan gielaid guovddáš, sms, Dommjânnmlaž ǩiõli kõõskõs, rom, Finnosko tšimbe ...

. In fact, the institute was its publisher with other organizations. In 2010 the magazine started its

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. From January 2009 to December 2012 the

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of ''Hiidenkivi'' was Outi Lauhakangas. The magazine ceased publication in December 2012.

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