Summary
Hemmets Veckotidning (Swedish: The Home Weekly Magazine) is a weekly family magazine published in Malmö, Sweden. Founded in 1929, it is one of the oldest magazines in the country.
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| Categories | Women's magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Aller Förlag AB |
| Founder | Vitus and Paula Petersson |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Company | Aller Media |
| Country | Sweden |
| Based in | Malmö |
| Language | Swedish |
| Website | Hemmets Veckotidning |
| ISSN | 0345-4630 |
| OCLC | 225843076 |
History and profile edit
Hemmets Veckotidning was founded in Malmö in 1929.[1][2] The founders were Vitus and Paula Petersson.[3] The magazine is part of Aller Media and is published by Aller Förlag AB on a weekly basis.[1][4] The company acquired the magazine in 1983.[5] Its headquarters is in Malmö,[1] but it was formerly based in Helsingborg.[6]
Hemmets Veckotidning targets women aged between 25–59 years.[6] It features articles on cooking, baking, crafts, fashion, beauty, and interior decoration.[6] Ulla Cocke was the long-term editor-in-chief of Hemmets Veckotidning.[7] Kurt Ekenberger was among its regular contributors.[8] The magazine is also distributed in other Scandinavian countries.[8]
Circulation edit
Hemmets Veckotidning enjoyed the peak circulation of 455,000 copies both in 1957 and in 1958.[3] It sold 211,500 copies in 2007 and became the third largest magazine in Sweden.[9] It was the third best-selling magazine in Scandinavian countries with a circulation of 182,300 copies in 2013.[10]
References edit
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- ^ a b Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden. Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
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- ^ "Carl Allers Etablissement A/S". Reference for Business. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "Factsheet. Hemmets Veckotidning". Publicitas. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ Elizabeth Sleeman, ed. (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002 (3rd ed.). London; New York: Europa Publications. p. 109. ISBN 978-1-85743-122-3.
- ^ a b "The Rotarian". The Rotarian. Rotary International: 51. February 1964. ISSN 0035-838X.
- ^ Eva Harrie, ed. (2009). The Nordic Media Market (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom.
- ^ "Consumer magazines: Top ten titles in the Nordic countries 2013". Nordicom. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
External links edit
- Official website