Juoksija

Juoksija (Finnish: Runner) is a Finnish language sports magazine which focuses on endurance sports, fitness, healthy living and running.[1] Founded in 1971, the magazine is one of the earliest publications in this category in Europe.[1]

Juoksija
Former editors
  • Tapio Pekola
  • Ari Paunonen
CategoriesSports magazine
Frequency10 times per year
Founder
  • Tapio Pekola
  • Heikki Pekola
Founded1971
First issueOctober 1971
CountryFinland
Based inHelsinki
LanguageFinnish
WebsiteJuoksija

History and profile

Juoksija was launched in 1971, and the first issue appeared on October that year.[2][3] The founders are Finnish brothers Tapio and Heikki Pekola.[2][4] The magazine is published ten times per year.[1]

Tapio Pekola served as the editor-in-chief of Juoksija until 1998 who remained in the editorial board of the magazine until 2008.[2] Another editor-in-chief was Ari Paunonen.[2]

Juoksija sold 20,537 copies and had 72,000 readers in 2017.[3]

References
  1. "Juoksija" (in Finnish). TilaaLehti. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  2. Juha Kanerva (August 2021). "Tapio Pekolan elämä päättyi avustettuun itsemurhaan". Ilta Sanomat. Urheilulehti. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  3. Sakari Anttila (2020). "A comparison of advertisement in print and online – An eye tracking study of a magazine Case study: Juoksija-lehti" (PDF). Theseus. p. 7. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
  4. "An Arctic alternative". Association of International Marathons and Distance Races. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2021.
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