Hemmets Veckotidning

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Hemmets Veckotidning
CategoriesWomen's magazine
FrequencyWeekly
PublisherAller Förlag AB
FounderVitus and Paula Petersson
Founded1929
CompanyAller Media
CountrySweden
Based inMalmö
LanguageSwedish
WebsiteHemmets Veckotidning
ISSN0345-4630
OCLC225843076

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.

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]

  1. ^ a b c The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Vol. 2. London; New York: Europa Publications. 2004. p. 4022. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
  2. ^ "Tidskrifter Magazines". Foreignlegion (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden. Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4.
  4. ^ A. Wilson; et al., eds. (2012). "Sweden". Medium Companies of Europe 1991-92. Vol. 3. London: Graham & Trotman. p. 145. ISBN 978-94-011-3012-7.
  5. ^ "Carl Allers Etablissement A/S". Reference for Business. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  6. ^ a b c "Factsheet. Hemmets Veckotidning". Publicitas. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b "The Rotarian". The Rotarian. Rotary International: 51. February 1964. ISSN 0035-838X.
  9. ^ Eva Harrie, ed. (2009). The Nordic Media Market (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom.
  10. ^ "Consumer magazines: Top ten titles in the Nordic countries 2013". Nordicom. Retrieved 14 January 2017.

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