Kotiliesi

Kotiliesi was established in December 1922,[1][2] being the first specialized magazine for housewives in the country.[3] The original motto of the magazine was "Home is society's heart."[1] Its founder and one of the editors was Hedvig Gebhard, who was a journalist and the member of the Finnish Party.[4] She served at the Parliament.[1] The founding publishing company was SanomaWSOY, which started its business activities in the magazine publishing sector with the establishment of Kotiliesi.[5] The headquarters of the magazine is in Helsinki.[2]

Alli Viherheimo is the first editor-in-chief of Kotiliesi.[1] Mandi Hannula, a woman member of the Parliament, contributed to the magazine in the 1920s.[1] The magazine is part of the Otava Group[6] and is published bimonthly[7] by Otava Media Oy.[8] Its former publisher was Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy.[9][10]

Kotiliesi originally focused on articles about home economics, kitchen architecture and domestic duties.[11] In 1968 the magazine covered articles on the need for reforms related to schooling, education, social security and employment patterns for women.[12] At the end of the 1990s the magazine changed its focus from social topics and policies to personal well-being, families and babies.[12] Later the magazine expanded its coverage to include articles on food, decoration, family business, health among the others.[13]

Kotiliesi had a circulation of 645,000 copies in 2003.[14] The circulation of the magazine was 160,700 copies in 2006.[9] Its circulation fell to 152,700 copies in 2007.[10] It was the third best-selling Finnish women's magazine in 2009 with a circulation of 140,000 copies.[15] Its circulation slightly rose to 141,520 copies in 2010.[7][15] The circulation of the bimonthly was 137,772 copies in 2011 and 119,105 copies in 2012.[7] The magazine had a circulation of 137,772 copies in 2013, making it the seventh best-selling magazine in Finland.[8]

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