Euterpe (magazine)

Euterpe was first published in 1900^[1] to report the recent developments in European art and philosophy to the readers living in Finland and Sweden.^[2] The magazine was headquartered in Helsinki.^[3] It was a publication of the Swedish-speaking Finnish intellectuals such as Emil Hasselblatt, Werner Söderhjelm and Jean Sibelius.^[2] The magazine had a European orientation, being close to the French thought.^[4]

Euterpe came out weekly and featured articles on music, theatre and literature written in Swedish.^[2] However, in the first two years the magazine exclusively contained articles on music with a special reference to romanticism and introduced the new generation of Nordic composers, including Carl Nielsen.^[1] Later its focus on music decreased, and in its last year the magazine did not cover any music-related article.^[1] It was one of rare publications in Finland which included articles on the Dreyfus affair.^[4]

The last issue of Euterpe appeared on 31 December 1905.^[2] It was succeeded by another Swedish magazine entitled Finsk Musikrevy (Swedish: Finnish Music Review).^[1]