Costume (magazine)

Discontinued monthly and women's magazine in Finland

CostumeEditor in chief| Sanna Sierilä

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Categories| women's magazine
women's fashion magazine
Celebrity magazine
Frequency| Monthly
Circulation| 24,009 (2013)
Publisher| Aller Media Oy
First issue| 22 August 2012 (2012-08-22)
Final issue| 2014
Company| Aller Media
Country| Finland
Based in| Helsinki
Language| Finnish
Website| Costume

Costume was a Finnish-language monthly women's and fashion magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. It was the Finnish version of the magazine with the same name which is also published in Norway[1] and Denmark.[2] The magazine was in circulation between 2012 and 2014.

## History and profile

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Costume was first published by Bonnier Publishing Oy on 22 August 2012.[3][4] The magazine was part of the Bonnier Group[2] until February 2014 when it was acquired by Aller Media.[5] Following the transaction its publisher became Aller Media Oy.[6][7] The magazine was headquartered in Helsinki and published on a monthly basis.[7]

The target audience of Costume was young women in their twenties. The magazine featured articles on fashion, beauty, food, travel and also, covers celebrity interviews.[2] It has also online and mobile editions.[2] Sanna Sierilä served as the editor-in-chief of the magazine.[4][2]

In 2013 Costume sold 24,009 copies.[4][8] Following its acquisition by the Aller media the magazine folded in 2014.[9]

## See also

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* List of magazines in Finland

## References

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1. ^ "Reading the right minds". M&M Global. 21 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
2. ^ a b c d e "Crowdsourced Costume". Bonnier Group. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
3. ^ "By Readers, For Readers" (Press Release). Bonnier Group. 23 August 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
4. ^ a b c "Media Guide. Costume". Aller Media. Archived from the original on 13 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
5. ^ "Bonnier Publications sells Finnish lifestyle magazines". Bonnier Group. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
6. ^ Joonas Villanen (2 October 2014). "Aller to acquire Dingle". Dingle. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
7. ^ a b "Costume Finland". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
8. ^ "Circulation Statistics 2013" (PDF). Media Audit Finland. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
9. ^ "Costume magazine 10/2014" (in Finnish). Huuto. Retrieved 16 September 2021.

## External links

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* Official website