''Julkku'' is a

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 ...

Walpurgis Night Walpurgis Night (), an abbreviation of Saint Walpurgis Night (from the German ), also known as Saint Walpurga's Eve (alternatively spelled Saint Walburga's Eve), is the eve of the Christian feast day of Saint Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess ...

humour magazine published on even years by the students of

Aalto University Aalto University ( fi, Aalto-yliopisto; sv, Aalto-universitetet) is a public research university located in Espoo, Finland. It was established in 2010 as a merger of three major Finnish universities: the Helsinki University of Technology, the ...

. First Julkku was published in 1978. Julkku features short jokes, satirical writings and humorous ads, pictures and drawings. Humor magazines are an important part of Finnish Walpurgis Night, and students in overalls selling them are a common sight in university cities in

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in late April.

References

External links

Homepage of ''Julkku'' (in finnish)
1978 establishments in Finland Finnish-language magazines Humor magazines Magazines established in 1978 Mass media in Espoo Satirical magazines published in Europe Student magazines Walpurgis Night traditions {{Finland-media-stub