''Suomen Luonto'' (meaning ''Nature of Finland'' in English) is Finland's largest
nature
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magazine
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. It is headquartered in
Helsinki
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, Finland.
History and profile
''Suomen Luonto'' was established in 1941.
The magazine is published by Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto (The
Finnish Association for Nature Conservation
The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation (FANC) (in Finnish: ''Suomen luonnonsuojeluliitto (SLL'') is the largest non-governmental organization for environmental protection and nature conservation in Finland with over 34,000 members. It w ...
).
''Suomen Luonto'', based in Helsinki,
[ deals with current topics in nature and environment and delivers both news and in-depth articles about Finnish nature and also international subjects. It contains English language abstracts.][ The magazine is also available in public libraries. The ]editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is Heikki Vasamies. The magazine appears ten times a year.
The circulation of ''Suomen Luonto'' was 25,000 copies in 2012.
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
External links
Official website
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1941 establishments in Finland
Environmental magazines
Finnish-language magazines
Magazines established in 1941
Magazines published in Helsinki
Monthly magazines published in Finland