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]
