Året Runt
Året Runt (meaning All Year Around in English) is a weekly women's and family magazine published in Malmö, Sweden. Founded in 1946 it is one of the longest-running magazines in the country.
Logo of Året Runt | |
Categories | Women's magazine |
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Frequency | Weekly |
Circulation | 135,200 (2014) |
Publisher | Aller Förlag AB |
Year founded | 1946 |
Company | Aller Media |
Country | Sweden |
Based in | Malmö |
Language | Swedish |
Website | Året Runt |
OCLC | 186424836 |
History and profile
Året Runt was started by Åhlén & Åkerlunds förlag (today Bonnier AB) in 1946.[1][2] During the initial period the magazine targeted rural readers.[2] Gunny Widell served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[3][4] Another family magazine, Vårt Hem, merged with Året Runt in 1951.[2] In 1960 Året Runt began to include a TV section.[2]
The magazine is part of Aller Media,[5] which acquired it in the mid-1980s.[2] It is published by Allers Förlag AB on a weekly basis.[6] The headquarters moved from Stockholm[7] to Malmö in January 2016.[5] The magazine featured interviews with both famous personalities such as Ingmar Bergman[8] and other women figures.[6]
Circulation
Året Runt sold 60,000 copies in its first year, 1946.[2] From 1951 to 1994 it was the best-selling family magazine in Sweden.[2] The magazine reached its peak circulation in 1955 with 498,000 copies.[2]
The circulation of the magazine was 181,300 copies in 2006.[9] Next year the magazine was the fifth best-selling magazine in Sweden with a circulation of 172,700 copies.[10] Its circulation was 153,200 copies in 2011.[11] In 2014 the magazine sold 135,200 copies.[12]
References
- "History of Bonnier AB". Reference for Business. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Karl Erik Gustafsson; Per Rydén (2010). A History of the Press in Sweden (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. ISBN 978-91-86523-08-4. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Tidningsmakaren Gunny Widell avliden". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 23 May 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Björn af Kleen (10 June 2014). "Gunny Widell var en riktig dam". Journalisten (in Swedish). Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Aller media rekryterar till Året Runts nya redaktion i Malmö". My News Desk (in Swedish). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Episurf patient Christina Holmberg featured in Swedish weekly magazine Året Runt". Episurf Medical. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan - Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis Group. 2004. p. 4022. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Birgitta Steene (2005). Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide. Amsterdam University Press. p. 839. ISBN 978-90-5356-406-6. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Consumer magazines: Top ten titles by circulation/issue 2006". Nordicom. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- Eva Harrie, ed. (2009). The Nordic Media Market (PDF). Gothenburg: Nordicom. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Consumer magazines: Top ten titles by circulation 2011". Nordicom. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- "Filters upplaga rasar". Resume (in Swedish). 20 February 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2017.