Urheilulehti was founded by Ivar Wilskman in January 1898.[1] The magazine is published by A-lehdet Oy weekly on Thursdays.[2][3] Its headquarters is in Helsinki.[3]
The current editor-in-chief of Urheilulehti is Jukka Rönkä. The Sports Library has all issues of the magazine.[1]
In 2013 Urheilulehti had a circulation of 31,453 copies.[3]
Currently as of 2024, Urheilulehti is published by Sanoma Media Finland, which bought it in 2017. In 2018, the average weekly reader number of Urheilulehti was 115,000.[4]