A leading player among Finnish magazine publishers
Otavamedia Ltd is part of the
Otava Group. The company's three consumer magazine
units publish a total of 34 titles, many of which hold leading
positions in their respective markets in Finland.
Seura,
Anna,
Kotiliesi,
Tekniikan Maailma and
Suomen Kuvalehti are just a few examples of
Otavamedia's magazines that have enjoyed many decades of sustained
relationships with their readers and are still vibrant today. In
addition to magazines and periodicals, the company's publishing
portfolio includes a number of web services.
Otavamedia's fourth publishing unit operates in the customer
magazine sector. The unit is made up of Finland's leading experts
in corporate journalism,
Kynämies and
Viestintätoimisto Sanakunta.
New business includes the general web portal Plaza and NettiX Oy, a provider of several popular online market places, including nettiauto.com, nettimoto.com and nettivene.com.
Otavamedia has six book clubs, of which the biggest and most popular is the Great Finnish Book Club. Moreover, the readers are served by a web bookstore and a chain of bookshops in different parts of Finland.
Both new business and the book clubs, as well as the bookshops form the fifth business unit of the company.
Other Otavamedia companies are Finnish Press Agency Ltd, Lakiperintä Oy and Estonian magazine publisher Ühinenud Ajakirjad AS, whose portfolio consists of six titles. Otavamedia also holds a majority stake in Suomen Golfpiste Oy, a licensed publisher of the esteemed magazine Golf Digest.