Kirsti Lyytikäinen

Kirsti Lyytikäinen (née: Keskinen; 1926–2008) was a Finnish businesswoman, publisher and journalist. She was one of the owners and a long-term board member of the A-Lehdet publishing company and served as the editor-in-chief of the magazines Anna and Hopepeili.

Kirsti Lyytikäinen
Born
Kirsti Keskinen

1926
Died2008 (aged 81–82)
Helsinki, Finland
OccupationBusinesspeople
Known forOwner of A-Lehdet

Biography

She was born in 1926.[1] Her journalist career began in 1951.[2] She first edited Hopepeili.[3] She was made editor-in-chief of Anna in 1963 when it was started by Apulehti which would be renamed as A-Lehdet in 1981.[4][5] She designed Anna as a publication which involved in gender role discussions.[5] She joined the board of the A-Lehdet company and served there for a long period.[6] She was one of the owners of the company.[7]

She was married to Olli Lyytikäinen (died 1978) who was managing director of the Apulehti company.[4] Lyytikäinen died in Helsinki on 27 July 2008.[2]

References
  1. "Lyytikäinen, Kirsti (1926 - 2008". kansallisbiografia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. "Muistot Kirsti Lyytikäinen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 27 July 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  3. "A-lehtien Kirsti Lyytikäinen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). 28 July 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. Susanna Fellman; Pirkko Leino-Kaukiainen (2006). "Business or Culture? Family Firms in the Finnish Media Business in the 20th Century". Scandinavian Economic History Review. 54 (3): 256. doi:10.1080/03585520600973618.
  5. Heidi Kurvinen (2015). "Global ideas in local media: Negotiating the Ideas of Gender Equality in a Finnish Women's Magazine—The Case of Anna, 1965–1970". In Yulia Gradskova; Sara Sanders (eds.). Institutionalizing Gender Equality: Historical and Global Perspectives. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. p. 23. ISBN 978-1-4985-1674-7.
  6. "A-lehtien Kirsti Lyytikäinen kuollut". Ilta-Sanomat (in Finnish). 28 July 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  7. "Lyytikäinen asettuu itse A-lehtien ruoriin". MediaViikko (in Finnish). 25 January 2006. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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