Tuulispää

*Tuulispää*
	A page from Tuulispää about the Finnish civil war
Categories	Satirical magazine
Founded	1903
Final issue	1957
Country	Finland
Based in	Helsinki
Language	Finnish

Tuulispää was a satirical magazine which existed between 1903 and 1957. It was the media outlet of conservative nationalism in Finland. However, the magazine described itself as a representative of genuine satire and humor without any party affiliation.^[1]

History and profile

Tuulispää was started in 1903 as a successor of Matti Meikäläinen, another satirical magazine which was closed by Governor General Bobrikov in Summer 1899.^[2] Although the magazine claimed that it had a political stance, it also declared that it had no political party affiliation.^[1] Tuulispää was close to the Finnish-speaking Fennoman groups consisting of small landowners and independent farmers.^[3] This group was one of the active factions involving in the discussions about the Finnishness, Finnish culture and Finnish identity.^[3] The magazine adopted a conservative nationalist political stance criticising the Finnish labour movement and the Swedish-speaking elite in the country.^[2] It also attempted to create a balance between the National Coalition Party and the National Progressive Party.^[1] Some of the contributors included Topi Vikstedt, Oscar Furuhjelm and Eric Vasström.^[2]

Tuulispää used the Old Helsinki slang during the initial period of its publication.^[4] Its rival was Fyren, another satirical magazine which was printed in Swedish.^[2] However, the same writers contributed to both titles.^[2]

In the 1920s and 1930s Tuulispää had a steady circulation selling 3,000-4,000 copies.^[1] The magazine folded in 1957.^[2]