''Bonytt'' is a Norwegian monthly home and

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magazine based in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

, Norway. Founded in 1941, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country as well as the most popular magazine in its category.

History and profile

''Bonytt'' was established by Arne Remlow and Per Tannum in 1941. Ramlow was the owner and long-term

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of the magazine, which has its headquarters in Oslo. In 1947 the magazine become the official media outlet of the Norwegian Applied Art Association. In the 1950s it adopted a

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approach, which was left later. Then it positioned itself as a source for inspiration for the amateur

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. In 1967 the magazine was renamed as ''Nye Bonytt'' to indicate its new approach. The magazine is part of

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/ Orkla ASA. It is published monthly by Egmont Hjemmet Mortensen A/S. In 2010 an

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version of ''Bonytt'' was started. In 1999 ''Bonytt'' sold 711,000 copies, making it the best-selling consumer special interest magazine in Norway. The circulation of the magazine was 68,000 copies in 2003. In 2006 the magazine sold 62,900 copies.

References

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