Otava (publisher)
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Parent company Otava Group | | |
| Founded | 1890 | |
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| Founder | Hannes Gebhard and Eliel Aspelin-Haapkylä | |
| Country of origin | Finland | |
| Headquarters location | Helsinki | |
| Publication types | Books | |
| Official website | www | |
Otava Publishing Company Ltd (
Frans Emil Sillanpää, Eino Leino, Paavo Haavikko, Pentti Saarikoski and Laila Hirvisaari. The parent company Otava Group also owns the major bookstore chain, Suomalainen Kirjakauppa
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The name "Otava" refers to the Big Dipper.[1]
History
Otava was founded in 1890 by
Helsinki Stock Exchange. In 1955 a new printing house was put up in Keuruu, near Jyväskylä. During the 1960s Otava faced grave financial difficulties but was able to pull through by rationalizing operations. In 1998 it bought out its rival company WSOY from the jointly owned Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet
, a large publisher of magazines.
Publications
- This is Finland (2007)
References
- ^ ISBN 9781571130266.
- ^ a b "Olli Reenpää" (PDF). EY Family Business Yearbook. Otava Ltd. 2014. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
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