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 weekly family magazine. It was founded in 1933 by Finnish publisher A-lehdet^(fi). , its current editor-in-chief is Matti Saari. In 2007, it had a certified readership of 683000 and a circulation of 215525 copies. Apu is known for its columns, an anecdote column called "Nitrodisko", its crosswords, and the weekly "Missä Jallu luuraa?" (Where is Jallu hiding?).

History

Apu was the first magazine of Finnish publisher A-lehdet^(fi), now a large publishing group with a portfolio of 18 magazines. It was founded in 1933 during a recession to help the unemployed persons, who where its exclusive resellers, hence its name meaning "help" in Finnish. The founder and first editor-in-chief was Yrjö Lyytikäinen.

Personnel

Notable editors have included, alphabetically:

• Veikko Ennala
  Veikko Ennala
  Veikko Ennala was a Finnish journalist. His best-known work was for the magazine Hymy, published by Urpo Lahtinen....
  
   (1950s–60s)
• Eve Hietamies
• Heikki Hietamies (1979–)
• Kaarina Helakisa (1969–1972)
• Juha Itkonen
• Matti Jämsä (1953–?)
• Yrjö Lyytikäinen (1933 founder and first editor-in-chief)
• Juha Numminen (special editor 1984–1988, editor 1998–2003)
• Arto Paasilinna
  Arto Paasilinna
  Arto Tapio Paasilinna is a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland, he has won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before...
  
   (1968–1970)
• Matti Saari (current editor-in-chief)
• Markku Veijalainen (Editor-in-chief 1995–1999)

Notable columnists have included:

• Heidi Hautala
  Heidi Hautala
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• Paavo Lipponen
  Paavo Lipponen
  Paavo Tapio Lipponen is a Finnish politician and former reporter. He was Prime Minister of Finland from 1995 to 2003, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Finland from 1993 to 2005...
  
   – satrap-stir about third column in Apu in spring 2004
• Arto Paasilinna
  Arto Paasilinna
  Arto Tapio Paasilinna is a Finnish writer, being a former journalist turned comic novelist. One of the most successful novelists of Finland, he has won a broad readership outside of Finland in a way few other Finnish authors have before...
  
   (1975–1988)
• Yrjö Rautio
• Ilmari Turja
• Juha Väätäinen
  Juha Väätäinen
  Juha Väätäinen is a former Finnish athlete. He is the winner of the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter gold medals at the 1971 European Championships held in Helsinki. He was the eldest of the successful Finnish runners Lasse Virén, Pekka Vasala, Tapio Kantanen, Martti Vainio, and Kaarlo Maaninka who...
  
  (1970s)