Äpy

Äpy is a traditional and the oldest Finnish humour magazine published related to the Walpurgis Night festivities.

History and profile

Äpy was first published in Christmas 1948.[1] The magazine is published in odd-numbered years[1] by the students of Aalto University (previously called Helsinki University of Technology).[2][3] It is printed extraordinarily, for instance on toilet paper and a bedsheet.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Welcome to Otaniemi". Aalto. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  2. Javier A. Galván (19 June 2014). They Do What? A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World: A Cultural Encyclopedia of Extraordinary and Exotic Customs from around the World. ABC-CLIO. p. 50. ISBN 978-1-61069-342-4.
  3. Nicolae Denut (29 April 2012). "Vappu – The Finnish Walpurgis Night". WUF. Retrieved 5 December 2014.


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