Categories | Political magazine |
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Frequency | Four times per year |
Publisher | Fingo |
First issue | 1985 |
Company | Fingo |
Country | Finland |
Based in | Helsinki |
Language | Finnish |
Website | Maailman Kuvalehti |
ISSN | 1799-151X |
OCLC | 1121047376 |
Maailman Kuvalehti ( Finnish: World's Pictorial Magazine) is a magazine which was published by KEPA, an umbrella organization of non-governmental organizations in Finland. [1] [2] [3] The print version of the magazine is published by Fingo which is the successor of the KEPA, four times a year.
Maailman Kuvalehti is published by Fingo in Finnish and focuses on global issues. [4] [5] More specifically, the magazine contains articles about daily life in developing countries and multicultural Finland. [6] Major aim of the magazine is to improve awareness on developing countries. [2] In the 2006 survey of the publisher it was founded that the readers were mostly positive about the stories on environmental issues, human rights and local cultures. [7]
Maailman Kuvalehti was formerly known as Kumppani ( Finnish: Companion). The name was changed to Maailman Kuvalehti Kumppani ( Finnish: World’s Pictorial Magazine Kumppani) in 2009. [2] It was further reported by KEPA that "Kumppani" would be eliminated from the title. [2] It was previously published six times per year. [1]