Seura
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| Editor-in-chief | Erkki Meriluoto |
|---|---|
| Categories | Family magazine |
| Frequency | 49 issues per year |
| Publisher | Otavamedia |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Company | Otava Group |
| Country | Finland |
| Based in | Helsinki |
| Language | Finnish |
| ISSN | 0358-8017 |
| OCLC | 35752716 |
Seura is a family magazine published 49 issues per year in Helsinki, Finland, and has been in circulation since 1934.
The first issue of Seura was published in 1934[1] by Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet.[2] A sample issue was published in the previous year. The magazine appeared on a weekly basis during its initial period.[3]
The magazine is part of the Otava Group[4] and its publisher is Otavamedia. The magazine targets family-oriented women in their 40s or older[2] and is published 49 issues per year.[4] The headquarters of the magazine is in Helsinki.[1]
Seura was one of the Finnish magazines which published negative views about the Jews in the pre-World War II period.[3] The magazine mostly covers articles on education, parenting, health issues, food, travelling, and world affairs.[5] It lost its market share to magazines that concentrate on celebrity gossip. Jari Lindholm was appointed as editor-in-chief in September 2004 to regain market share. Lindholm resigned on 14 April 2006 after failing to improve circulation. The current editor-in-chief is Erkki Meriluoto.
On 15 April 2005 Seura printed a story about Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen's and Minister of Culture Tanja Karpela's common night in a hotel room. The story was based on an anonymous source and was dismissed as "slimy gossip".
