Valvoja

Valvoja was launched in 1880 by a group of individuals who would become prominent academics and politicians,^[1][2] including Arvid Järnefelt and Ernst Gustaf Palmen.^[3][4] The magazine was significantly influenced by a Danish magazine, Tilskueren.^[3] The founding group adhered to classical liberalism and supported the ideas of John Stuart Mill and Charles Darwin.^[4] However, the magazine editors did not endorse naturalism.^[5]

Helmi Krohn and Thiodolf Rein served as the editors-in-chief of the magazine.^[3][6] Juhani Aho, who was one of the early professional Finnish language authors, contributed to the magazine.^[2] Another contributor was a member of Young Finns, Yrjö Koskelainen.^[7] Valvoja was instrumental in reintroducing the views of Anders Chydenius who was among the pioneers of liberalism in Sweden and Finland.^[4]

The magazine ceased publication in 1922.^[8]