Gummerus Oy is a
Finnish media
group that was founded in
Jyväskylä in 1872 by
Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to
Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annually, it publishes approximately 200 new titles, which are sold in
bookstores,
department stores and
book clubs.
Gummerus Oy consists of four divisions:
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Gummerus Kustannus Oy
Gummerus Oy is a Finnish media group that was founded in Jyväskylä in 1872 by Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus. In 1985, it moved its headquarters from Jyväskylä to Helsinki. In 2008, it had an annual turnover of EUR 26,9 million. Annually, ...
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Kielikone Oy
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Kirjatori Oy
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Gummerus Kiinteistöt Oy
In December 2009 Gummerus and
Sanoma 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
Jaakko Syrjä (7 March 1926 – 22 May 2022) was a Finnish writer. He served as the president of the Union of Finnish Writers from 1975 to 1980.
Biography
Syrjä was born in Pälkäne, the son of Martta née Niemiö and Juho Nestori Syrjä, w ...
served as an
editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...
.
Establishing
Karl Jacob Gummerus, ''Kaarle Jaakko Gummerus, finnish'', (April 13, 1840
Kokkola – March 20, 1898
Helsinki) begin to publish ''Kyläkirjasto'' reader in 1872. It is estimated that the Gummerus Oy publishing company actually started then in
Jyväskylä.
Karl and his wife Gustava wanted to bring knowledge and joy to folk. Finally he became a writer.
Works
''Ylhäiset ja alhaiset'' (1870)
[http://runeberg.org/pieni/1/0586.html Pieni Tietosanakirja ''finnish'']
, companys first published book. ''Alkuperäisiä suomalaisia uuteloita'' (1863–73), ''Haudankaivajan kertomuksia'' and ''Vanhan pastorin muistelmia''.
References
External links
Gummerus
Mass media companies of Finland
Mass media in Jyväskylä
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