Frequency Weekly Publisher Aller Press | Circulation 160,000 (2013) Founder Carl Aller | |
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Categories Family magazine
Women's magazine Year founded 1877; 140 years ago (1877) | ||
Familie Journalen is a Danish language weekly family and women's magazine published in Copenhagen, Denmark. The magazine is one of the oldest publications in the country. It is also published in Norway and Sweden.
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History and profile
The magazine was started as a family-oriented weekly by Carl Aller in 1877 under the name Illustreret Familie-Journal. The magazine is part of Aller, a subsidiary of Aller Holding A/S, and is published by Aller Press on a weekly basis. It has its headquarters in Copenhagen.
The frequent topics covered in Familie Journalen include sewing and knitting, cooking and baking. The magazine targets women over forty.
Familie Journalen has editions in Norway and Sweden. The Swedish version was launched in 1879 with the name Illustrerad Familij Journal. Its Norwegian version was launched in 1897.
The magazine and its Swedish and Norwegian editions covered fiction material which was edited by Erling Poulsen from 1953 and 1964.
Circulation
Familie Journalen sold 100,000 copies in 1885. In around 1900 the circulation of the magazine rose to 200,000 copies in Denmark.
In 2001 the circulation of Familie Journalen was 237,000 copies. During the last six months of 2003 the magazine had a circulation of 228,000 copies, making it the best-selling general interest magazine in the country. Its circulation was 198,300 copies during the last six months of 2007. The magazine had a circulation of 178,208 copies in 2010. It fell to 167,919 copies in 2011 and to 163,048 copies in 2012. Its circulation was 160,000 copies in 2013.