Parnasso

Parnasso is a Finnish language literary magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. The magazine has been in circulation since 1951. It is among the most respected literary magazines in the country.[1][2]

Parnasso
CategoriesLiterary magazine
FrequencySeven times per year
Circulation6,119 (2013)
PublisherOtavamedia Oy
Year founded1951 (1951)
CompanyYhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy
CountryFinland
Based inHelsinki
LanguageFinnish
WebsiteParnasso
ISSN0031-2320
OCLC470184985

History and profile

Parnasso was established in 1951.[3][4] It was modelled on Bonniers Litterära Magasin, a Swedish literature magazine.[5] The headquarters of Parnasso is in Helsinki.[6] The magazine is part of Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet Oy,[6] and the publisher is Otavamedia Oy.[7]

Parnasso is published seven times per year and covers original writings on poetry, short fiction, essays, literary journalism, and reviews of both belles-lettres and nonfiction work.[3] It published Finnish translations of the poems by the Spanish poet Federico García Lorca and by the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda in 1950.[8] These poems were translated into Finnish by Jarno Pennanen, a Finnish poet.[8] In 1959 Parnasso published a special edition on Japanese literature which included tankas, Japanese poetry genre, translated by Tuomas Anhava, its editor-in-chief.[2] This edition also featured a Finnish translation of the short story by Fumiko Hayashi.[2]

Editors-in-chief

The past editors-in-chief of Parnasso are as follows:[5] Kaarlo Marjanen (1951-1954), Lauri Viljanen (1954-1956), Aatos Ojala (1957-1958), Kai Laitinen (1958-1966), Tuomas Anhava (1966-1979), Juhani Salokannel (1980-1986), Jarkko Laine (1987-2002), and Juhana Rossi (2003-2004)[3] In 2005 Jarmo Papinniemi became the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[5] Karo Haemaelaeinen currently serves in the post.[9]

Circulation

The audited circulation of Parnasso was 4,145 copies in 2003.[3] The magazine sold 7,027 copies in 2011.[10] Its circulation was 6,119 copies in 2013.[11]

See also

References
  1. Tatu Henttonen (Fall 2006). "Poetry Blogging in Finland". University of Tampere.
  2. Janna Kantola (2008). "Ezra Pound as a Persona for Modern Finnish poetry" (PDF). In Massimo Bacigalupo; William Pratt (eds.). Ezra Pound, Language and Persona. Genova: Università degli studi di Genova. p. 138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2020.
  3. Juhana Rossi. "Letter from Finland". Context (17).
  4. Jan Sjåvik (2006). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater. Lanham, MD; Toronto; Oxford: Scarecrow Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8108-6501-3.
  5. "Matti Suurpää: Parnasso 1951-2011 (a book)". Antti Alanen blog. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  6. "Parnasso". Media Courier. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  7. "Parnasso". Aikakaus Media. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  8. H. K. Riikonen (2007). "Modernism in Finnish Literature". In Astradur Eysteinsson; Vivian Liska (eds.). Modernism. Amsterdam; Philadelphia, PA: John Benjamins. p. 850. ISBN 978-90-272-9204-9.
  9. "Finland's 'Moomins' conquer the world". The Daily Star. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
  10. "Circulation Statistics 2011" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2015.

Official website

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