Categories | Satirical magazine |
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Founded | 1903 |
Final issue | 1957 |
Country | Finland |
Based in | Helsinki |
Language | Finnish |
Tuulispää was a satirical magazine which existed between 1903 and 1957. It was the media outlet of conservative nationalism in Finland. However, the magazine described itself as a representative of genuine satire and humor without any party affiliation. [1]
Tuulispää was started in 1903 as a successor of Matti Meikäläinen, another satirical magazine which was closed by Governor General Bobrikov in Summer 1899. [2] Although the magazine claimed that it had a political stance, it also declared that it had no political party affiliation. [1] Tuulispää was close to the Finnish-speaking Fennoman groups consisting of small landowners and independent farmers. [3] This group was one of the active factions involving in the discussions about the Finnishness, Finnish culture and Finnish identity. [3] The magazine adopted a conservative nationalist political stance criticising the Finnish labour movement and the Swedish-speaking elite in the country. [2] It also attempted to create a balance between the National Coalition Party and the National Progressive Party. [1] Some of the contributors included Topi Vikstedt, Oscar Furuhjelm and Eric Vasström. [2]
Tuulispää used the Old Helsinki slang during the initial period of its publication. [4] Its rival was Fyren, another satirical magazine which was printed in Swedish. [2] However, the same writers contributed to both titles. [2]
In the 1920s and 1930s Tuulispää had a steady circulation selling 3,000-4,000 copies. [1] The magazine folded in 1957. [2]