''Pirkka'' is a
Finnish language
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consumer magazine published in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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. It has existed since 1933.
History and profile
''Pirkka'' was established in 1933.
The magazine is part of K-Plus Oy,
[ a subsidiary of the K-food stores. The publisher is the Dialogi, a subsidiary of A-Lehdet. It is a free magazine and is delivered to homes. Riitta Korhonen served as the ]editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
of the magazine, which has its headquarters in Helsinki.[ and provides ]cooking recipe
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His ...
s and practical ideas about interior decoration
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, renovation, building, clothing, beauty care and hobby interests.[
]
Circulation
''Pirkka'' had a circulation of 1,482,000 copies in 2007. In 2010 the magazine had over 2.9 million readers[ and the same year its circulation was 1,720,000 copies. It was the most read magazine in the country in 2012 with a readership of 2,912,000 people.]
See also
* List of magazines in Finland
The first magazine in Finland, a Swedish-language women's magazine named ''Om Konsten at rätt behaga'', was published in 1782. The number of the Finnish magazines was about 1,200 in the 1980s. In the 1990s, the circulation of magazines increased, ...
References
Further reading
Pirkka Nikspack, 2006,
External links
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1933 establishments in Finland
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