Urkki was a Finnish language men's magazine that was in circulation between 1974 and 1983.[1] The magazine was started with the subtitle of "the world's magazine" as a Finnish edition of the Danish magazine Ugens Rapport.[1] The title of the magazine, Urkki, was a reference to the Finnish President of the period, Urho Kekkonen.[1]
| Categories | Men's magazine |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Final issue | 1983 |
| Country | Finland |
| Language | Finnish |
Urkki mostly featured masculine oriented topics such as war adventures and news from other countries and did not focus on nude models or sexual content.[1][2] Following the established tradition for the Finnish men's magazines that were launched after World War II the magazine employed a sarcastic approach towards reporting domestic politics.[1]
In 1979 the magazine had a total of 238,000 readers of whom 38,000 were women.[2] At the beginning of the 1980s it was one of four best-selling men's magazines in Finland along with Jallu, Kalle and Ratto.[2]
A climbing route in Gritstoneberget, a wall section on the northern part of Ällmoraberget, Sweden, was named after Urkki.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Laura Saarenmaa (2015). "Political Nonconformity in Finnish Men's Magazines during the Cold War". In Henrik G. Bastiansen; Rolf Werenskjold (eds.). The Nordic Media and the Cold War (PDF). Göteborg: Nordicom. pp. 103, 106. ISBN 978-91-87957-15-4.
- ^ a b c Ari-Matti Auvinen (1983). "Humalassa se onnistuu vieraan kanssa". Alkoholipolitiikka. 48: 214.
- ^ "Gritstoneberget". 27 Crags. Retrieved 5 September 2021.