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Otava history
Otava company history timeline
The founding shareholder Alvar Renqvist was appointed as the Managing Director in 1893.
The company acquired Olympia magazine in preparation for the Helsinki Olympics of 1940.
Otava rejoined the Board of Directors of Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet – the company had resigned in 1961 after a dispute with WSOY.
Yhtyneet Kuvalehdet acquired Lehtimiehet in 1988 – thanks to this, Otavamedia publishes magazines such as Tekniikan Maailma and Hymy (“Smile”).
The corporate privatisation of Otava, which began in 1991, was completed.
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