Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media

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that was founded in

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in 1872 by Karl Jacob Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to

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. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annually, it publishes approximately 200 new titles, which are sold in

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s and book clubs. Gummerus Oy consists of four divisions: * Gummerus Kustannus Oy * Kielikone Oy * Kirjatori Oy * Gummerus Kiinteistöt Oy In December 2009 Gummerus and

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agreed on an arrangement concerning the merger of WS Bookwell and Gummerus Printing. As a result of the arrangement, Gummerus Oy became a shareholder in the new Bookwell Oy with a 20% holding. In May 2001 Gummerus Publishers acquired an independent, smaller publishing firm by the name of Ajatus Kustannusosakeyhtiö, and ''Ajatus Kirjat'' remains an editorially independent non-fiction entity within the main publishing firm. Jaakko Syrjä served as an

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Establishing

Karl Jacob Gummerus, (April 13, 1840

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– March 20, 1898

) begin to publish ''Kyläkirjasto'' reader in 1872. It is estimated that the Gummerus Oy publishing company actually started then in

. Karl and his wife Gustava wanted to bring knowledge and joy to folk. Finally he became a writer.

Works

* ''Ylhäiset ja alhaiset'' (1870)
Pieni Tietosanakirja ''finnish'' - the company's first published book * ''Alkuperäisiä suomalaisia uuteloita'' (1863–73( * ''Haudankaivajan kertomuksia'' and ''Vanhan pastorin muistelmia''.

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