Seura

History and profile

The first issue of Seura was published in 1934{{cite book|title=The Europa World Year Book 2003|location=London; New York

The magazine is part of the Otava Group and is published 49 issues per year. The headquarters of the magazine is in Helsinki.

Seura was one of the Finnish magazines which published negative views about the Jews in the pre-World War II period. The magazine mostly covers articles on education, parenting, health issues, food, travelling, and world affairs. It lost its market share to magazines that concentrate on celebrity gossip. Jari Lindholm was appointed as editor-in-chief in September 2004 to regain market share. Lindholm resigned on 14 April 2006 after failing to improve circulation. The current editor-in-chief is Erkki Meriluoto.

On 15 April 2005 Seura printed a story about Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's and Minister of Culture Tanja Karpela's common night in a hotel room. The story was based on an anonymous source and was dismissed as "slimy gossip".

Circulation

Seura had a circulation of 189,600 copies in 2007.{{cite web|author=Eva Harrie|title=The Nordic Media Market

References

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