| Former editors |
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| Categories | Sports magazine |
| Frequency | 10 times per year |
| Founder |
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| Founded | 1971 |
| First issue | October 1971 |
| Country | Finland |
| Based in | Helsinki |
| Language | Finnish |
| Website | Juoksija |
Juoksija ( Finnish: Runner) is a Finnish language sports magazine which focuses on endurance sports, fitness, healthy living and running. [1] Founded in 1971, the magazine is one of the earliest publications in this category in Europe. [1]
History and profile
Juoksija was launched in 1971, and the first issue appeared on October that year. [2] [3] The founders are Finnish brothers Tapio and Heikki Pekola. [2] [4] The magazine is published ten times per year. [1]
Tapio Pekola served as the editor-in-chief of Juoksija until 1998 who remained in the editorial board of the magazine until 2008. [2] Another editor-in-chief was Ari Paunonen. [2]
Juoksija sold 20,537 copies and had 72,000 readers in 2017. [3]
References
- ^ a b c "Juoksija" (in Finnish). TilaaLehti. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b c d Juha Kanerva (August 2021). "Tapio Pekolan elämä päättyi avustettuun itsemurhaan". Ilta Sanomat. Urheilulehti. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ a b Sakari Anttila (2020). "A comparison of advertisement in print and online – An eye tracking study of a magazine Case study: Juoksija-lehti" (PDF). Theseus. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
- ^ "An Arctic alternative". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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