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. It is the second oldest sports journal in the World (after Italian ''
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History and profile
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History and profile
''Urheilulehti'' was founded by Ivar Wilskman in January 1898.
The magazine is published by A-lehdet Oy weekly on Thursdays.
Its headquarters is in Helsinki.
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The current ]editor-in-chief
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of ''Urheilulehti'' is Jukka Rönkä. The sports Library has all issues of the magazine.[
In 2013, ''Urheilulehti'' had a circulation of 31,453 copies.][
Currently as of 2024, Urheilulehti is published by Sanoma Media Finland, which bought it in 2017. In 2018, the average weekly reader number of Urheilulehti was 115,000.KMT 2018 LUKIJAMÄÄRÄT JA KOKONAISTAVOITTAVUUDET]
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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. It increased to 4,275 in 1985. In the 1990s, the circu ...
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1898 establishments in Finland
Magazines established in 1898
Magazines published in Helsinki
Sports magazines
Weekly magazines published in Finland
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